Ichthyology Collection

A sperm whale family swimming together
A sperm whale family swims together while sharing a close bond between them

Megalodon prehistoric shark, artwork, hunting a school of fish. Megalodon, Carcharocles (Carcharodon) megalodon, lived between around 20 and 1.2 million years ago, and is known only from fossils

TUNA. A female bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Greater weaver or sting-bull)
FLO4613879 Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Greater weaver or sting-bull, Trachinus major)

Koi carp. These fish are an ornamental domesticated variety of the common carp (Cyprinus carpo)

Common carp anatomy
illustration engraving of a common carp anatomy

A Great White Shark with sunrays just below the surface

Striped Burrfish on caribbean reef

Wels catfish and Blochs catfish
Wels catfish, Silurus glanis 74, and Blochs catfish, Pimelodus blochii 75

Skate, stingray and thornback ray
Skate, Dipturus batis 8, 9, stingray, Dasyatis pastinaca 10, and thornback ray, Raja clavata 11

Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus. Vulnerable
Haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Gadus aeglefinus). Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Ribbonfish and red bandfish
Ribbonfish, Trachipterus trachypterus 1, and red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma 2

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

A Pair of nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea
A pair of nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Nudibranch feeding on algae, Papua New Guinea

Wobbegong shark and cardinalfish, Byron Bay, Australia

Killer whales hunt together in the beautiful clear ocean
Two female and one male killer whales hunt together in the beautiful clear ocean

Nudibranch on orange sponge, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
Nudibranch or sea slug (Chromodoris coi) on orange sponge, Fathers reef, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Fish anatomy, historical model
Fish anatomy. 1950s anatomical model showing the internal organs of a typical fish

Charles Regan, British ichthyologist C013 / 6226
Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943), British ichthyologist. Regan did much work on fish classification. He joined the British Museum (Natural History) in 1901

AUDUBON: OSPREY. Osprey, or Fish Hawk (Pandion haliaetus), by John James Audubon for his Birds of America, 1827-38

Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus (Marine or spotted lamprey). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

European pilchard, Sardina pilchardus (Pilchard, Clupea pilchardus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes, Donovan and F.C. and J

Bicolour blenny (Ecsenius bicolor), grey-blue front section and orange rear section

Varieties of jellyfish
Comb jelly, Pleurobrachia pileus m, moon jelly, Aurelia aurita n, Pelagia panopyra o, spotted jelly, Mastigias papua p, barrel jelly, Rhizostoma pulmo q, sea raft, Velella velella r, hydrozoan

Sea urchins, starfish, etc
Sea urchin, Echinus esculentus a, red pencil urchin, Heterocentrotus mamillatus b, six-holed keyhole urchin, Leodia sexiesperforata c, red comb star, Astropecten aranciacus d, serpent star

Varieties of crustaceans
European crayfish, Astacus astacus c, hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus f, purple land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola g, European spider crab, Maja squinado h, mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis k

Varieties of fish
Brown trout, Salmo trutta a, c, endangered huchen, Hucho hucho b, lake char, Salvelinus umbla d, grayling, Thymallus thymallus e, whitefish, Coregonus wartmanni f, smelt, Osmerus eperlanus g

Varieties of fish
Bleak, Alburnus alburnus a, nase, Chondrostoma nasus b, minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus c, vimba bream, Vimba vimba d, bitterling, Rhodeus amarus e, gudgeon, Gobio gobio f, barbel, Barbus barbus

Bream, ide, Crucian carp, rudd, roach, chub and dace
Bream, Abramis brama a, ide, Leuciscus idus b, g, Crucian carp, Carassius carassius c, rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus d, roach, Rutilus rutilus e, chub, Squalius cephalus f, and dace

Loach, flyingfish, herring, anchovy, carp, etc
Stone loach, Barbatula barbatula a, weatherfish, Misgurnus fossilis b, spined loach, Cobitis taenia c, wels, Silurus glanis d, blue flyingfish, Exocoetus volitans e, Atlantic herring

European fish species
John Dory, Zeus faber a, plaice, Pleuronectes platessa b, Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus c, perch, Perca fluviatilis d, zander, Sander lucioperca e, ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernua f

Eelpout, sharksucker, mackerel, gurnards, etc
Viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus a, European bullhead, Cottus gobio b, live sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates c, red scorpionfish, Scorpaena scrofa d, Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus e

Stargazer, hake, ling, cod, haddock and burbot
Atlantic stargazer, Uranoscopus scaber a, European hake, Merluccius merluccius b, common ling, Molva molva c, Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua d, f, haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus e, poor cod

Sunfish, pipefish, eels, wolffish and swordfish
Ocean sunfish, Mola mola a, greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus b, short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus c, little dragonfish, Eurypegasus draconis d, electric eel

Lumpfish, monkfish, sturgeon, cowfish and puffer
Lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus a, monkfish, Lophius piscatorius b, sturgeon, Acipenser sturio (critically endangered) c, beluga or Russian sturgeon, Huso huso (critically endangered) d, sterlet

Rays and lampreys
Eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila a, marbled electric ray, Torpedo marmorata b, thornback ray, Raja clavata c, sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus d, European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis e, g

Great white, hammerhead shark and sawfish
Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias a, smooth hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena b, and largetooth sawfish, Pristis pristis c

Greater weever, Atlantic stargazer and dragonet fish
Greater weever, Trachinus draco 1, 2, Atlantic stargazer, Uranoscopus scaber 3, and common dragonet, Callionymus lyra 4, 5

Species of pomfret, tube-eye, hairtail, swordfish, etc
Pomfret, Pampus cinereus 1, black pomfret, Parastromateus niger 2, tube-eye or thread-tail, Stylephorus chordatus 3, largehead hairtail, Trichiurus lepturus 4, diaphanous hatchetfish

Species of hagfish and lamprey
Atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa hag fish 1, 2, sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus 3, and river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis 4, juvenile under surface 5

Endangered devil fish, guitar fish and rays
Endangered devil fish, Mobula mobular 1, Madeiran ray, Raja clavata 2, endangered painted ray, Raja undulata 3, electric ray, Torpedo torpedo 4, and critically endangered guitarfish

Various species of sharks
Blue dog shark, Prionace glauca 1, dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula 2, critically endangered angelshark, Squatina squatina 3, smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena 4, zebra shark

Species of sawfish, endangered sturgeon, and rabbit fish
Critically endangered largetooth sawfish, Pristis pristis 1, rabbit fish, Chimaera monstrosa 2, critically endangered Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio 3, endangered sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus 4

Lumpfish, angler fish and frogfish species
Lumpsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus 1, Cornish sucker, Lepadogaster purpurea 2, common seasnail, Liparis liparis 3, frogfish, Antennarius species 4, angler fish, Histrio histrio 5, Brazilian batfish

Triggerfish and leatherjacket species
Queen triggerfish or old wife, Balistes vetula 1, rough triggerfish, Canthidermis maculata 2, lagoon triggerfish, Rhinecanthus aculeatus 3 and unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros 4

Species of seadragon, seahorse, seamoth, etc
Seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus 1, greater pipefish, Syngnathus acus 2, seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus 3, seamoth, Eurypegasus draconis 4, long-tailed dragonfish, Pegasus volitans 5

Species of pufferfish, porcupinefish and burrfish
White spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus 1, ocellated puffer, Takifugu ocellatus 2, Nile puffer, Tetraodon lineatus 3, oceanic puffer, Lagocephalus lagocephalus 4, spot-fin porcupinefish

Trunkfish, cowfish and turretfish
Humpback turretfish, Tetrosomus gibbosus 1, smooth trunkfish, Lactophrys triqueter 2, shortnose boxfish, Rhynchostracion nasus 3, spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis 4, scrawled cowfish

Species of threadfin, gizzard shad, goldfish, etc
Paradise threadfin, Polynemus paradiseus 1, lesser African threadfin, Galeoides decadactylus 2, Chinese gizzard shad, Clupanodon thrissa 3, Bloch's gizzard shad, Nematalosa nasus 4, ziege

Species of mullet, smelt, flyingfish, etc
Mediterranean sand smelt, Atherina hepsetus 1, flathead grey mullet, Mugil cephalus 2, 3, tropical two-wing flyingfish, Exocoetus volitans 4, flyingfish, Cheilopogon exsiliens 5

Species of trumpetfish, garfish, ballyhoo, etc
Chinese trumpetfish, Aulostomus chinensis 1, cornetfish, Fistularia tabacaria 2, longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus 3, garfish, Belone belone 4, ballyhoo, Hemiramphus brasiliensis 5, ladyfish

Species of piranha, leporinus, lizardfish, etc
Tetra, Astyanax bimaculatus 1, banded leporinus, Leporinus fasciatus 2, greater lizardfish, Saurida tumbil 3, African pike characin, Hepsetus odoe 4, river hatchetfish, Gasteropelecus sternicla 5

Species of catfish, weatherfish and four-eyes
Bloch's catfish, Pimelodus blochii 1, Raphael catfish, Platydoras costatus 2, suckermouth catfish, Hypostomus plecostomus 3, weatherfish, Misgurnus fossilis 4, largescale four-eyes

Species of bonito, cobia, leatherjacket and croaker
Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda 1, cobia, Rachycentron canadum 2, Castin leatherjacket, Oligoplites saliens 3, bar jack, Caranx ruber 4, and longtail croaker, Lonchurus lanceolatus 5

Species of snook, bass, stickleback, scad, etc
Common snook, Centropomus undecimalis 1, striped bass, Morone saxatilis 2, three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus 3, southern roughy, Trachichthys australis 4, torpedo scad

Species of bass, hind, perch, etc
Cichlid, Crenicichla brasiliensis 1, striped bass, Morone saxatilis 2, spotted seabass, Dicentrarchus punctatus 3, red hind, Epinephelus guttatus 4, European perch, Perca fluviatilis 5

Parrotfish, seabass and shi drum species
Mediterranean parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense 1, European bass, Dicentrarchus labrax 2, 5, shi drum, Umbrina cirrosa 3, and spotted seabass, Dicentrarchus punctatus 4

Species of wrasse, gourami, leaffish, etc
Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus 1, three-spot gourami, Trichopodus trichopterus 2, black-eye thicklip wrasse, Hemigymnus melapterus 3, ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta 4, Guyana leaffish

Species of hogfish, eartheater, wrasse, snapper, etc
Spanish hogfish, Bodianus rufus 1, red-striped eartheater, Geophagus surinamensis 2, red-breasted wrasse, Cheilinus fasciatus 3, yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus 4, annular sea bream

Topknot, angelfish, butterflyfish, batfish, etc
Common topknot, Zeugopterus punctatus 1, emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator 2, sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis 3, gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus 4, copperband butterflyfish

Sole, plate fish, plaice, tongue fish, angelfish, etc
Sole, Zebrias zebra 1, plate fish, Bothus lunatus 2, European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa 3, tongue fish, Paraplagusia bilineata 4, bicolor angelfish, Centropyge bicolor 5

Scorpionfish, lionfish, pompano, etc
Red scorpionfish, Scorpaena scrofa 1, estuarine stonefish, Synanceia horrida 2, spotfin lionfish, Pterois antennata 3, African pompano, Alectis ciliaris 4, 5, and pugnose ponyfish

Species of mahi-mahi, bullhead, remora, goby, etc
Red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma 1, common remora, Remora remora 2, sand goby, Pomatoschistus minutus 3, mahi-mahi, Coryphaena hippurus 4, fivefinger wrasse, Iniistius pentadactylus 5

Species of cod, saithe, blenny and humphead fish
Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua 1, saithe, Pollachius virens 2, poor cod, Trisopterus minutus 3, oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau 4, butterfly blenny, Blennius ocellaris 5, and Indian humphead

Critically endangered European eel, electric eel, etc
European eel, Anguilla anguilla, critically endangered 1, marbled swamp eel, Synbranchus marmoratus 2, snake eel, Caecula species 3, electric eel, Electrophorus electricus 4, Mediterranean moray

Lobster, shrimp and hermit crab species
Slipper lobster, Scyllarus arctus 1, mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis 2, Halloween hermit crab, Ciliopagurus strigatus 3, narwal shrimp, Plesionika narval 4, hermit crab, Diogenes dubius 5

Gorgonian soft corals and red coral
Gorgonian soft corals, Annella reticulata and Verrucella umbraculum, and red coral, Corallium rubrum

Hermit crabs, mantis shrimp and amphipods
Red reef hermit, Dardanus arrosor, hermit crabs, Cancellus canaliculatus and Pagurus excavatus in shell, mantis shrimp, Squilla mantis, and amphipods, Gammarus ampullas, Gammarellus paludosus

Types of stony coral
Organ pipe coral, Tubipora musica, mushroom coral, Fungia fungites, bowl coral, Halomitra pileus, Madrepora foliaceus and Madrepora agathus

Purple land crab, shell-carrying crab, etc
Purple land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola, shell-carrying crab or sponge crab, Conchoecetes artificiosus, Dorippoides facchino, and Muradium tetragonum. Crustacea

Seaweeds, coral weed and algae
Red seaweed, Corallina officinalis, green macroalgae, Halimeda incrassata, slender-beaded coral weed, Jania rubens var. corniculata, Jania squamata, watercress alga, Halimeda opuntia

Red beard sponge, demosponge, purse sponge, soft coral, etc
Red beard sponge, Clathria (Clathria) prolifera, demosponge, Isodictya palmata, calcareous purse sponge, Sycon ciliatum, Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tubulosa, Spongia tabulosa

Soft coral sea fan, sea whip, red tree coral and octocoral
Soft coral sea fan, Antillogorgia americana, sea whip, Ellisella ceratophyta, red tree coral, Primnoa resedaeformis, and octocoral, Swiftia exserta

Greater argonaut, glassy nautilus and chambered nautilus
Greater argonaut, Argonauta argo, glassy nautilus, Carinaria cristata, and chambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius

Species of Bryozoans: Flustra foliacea 1, Flustra bombycina 2, Carbasea carbasea 3, and Electra verticillata 4. Zoophytes

Frilled anemone, Metridium senile, as Actinia cercus, Actinia dianthus

Sea slug, Onchidium typhae 1, depilatory sea hare, Aplysia depilans 2, redbrown nudibranch, Platydoris argo 3, blue sea dragon, Glaucus atlanticus 4, common grey sea slug, Aeolidia papillosa 5

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Ichthyology, the study of fish, takes us on a captivating journey through the depths of our oceans. From the venomous Greater weever, Trachinus draco, to the majestic sperm whale family gracefully swimming together, these creatures never cease to amaze. The powerful TUNA, particularly the female bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), showcases its strength and beauty in every movement. But let's not forget about their ancient relatives like Megalodon, a prehistoric shark that ruled the seas with its sheer size and power. On a more serene note, Koi carp grace our ponds with their vibrant colors and graceful presence. Delving into anatomy, we explore the intricacies of common carp anatomy - an essential aspect for understanding these fascinating creatures. Meanwhile, Striped Burrfish find solace on Caribbean reefs as they navigate their surroundings with precision. The Wels catfish and Blochs catfish remind us of diversity within this field; each species possesses unique characteristics that contribute to our knowledge base. And who can ignore the intriguing Sea lamprey? Its peculiar appearance raises questions about evolution and adaptation. Moving towards European waters brings us face-to-face with pilchards - Sardina pilchardus - showcasing their abundance in these regions. In contrast to this tranquility lies Byron Bay in Australia where Wobbegong sharks coexist harmoniously with cardinalfish amidst stunning coral reefs. Lastly but certainly not least are killer whales hunting together in clear oceanic waters – a breathtaking sight that exemplifies both teamwork and nature's raw beauty. Ichthyology allows us to immerse ourselves in an underwater world filled with wonderment and discovery. These glimpses into various aquatic ecosystems remind us of how precious our oceans truly are – teeming with life waiting to be explored by curious minds seeking answers beneath the waves.