APHOTOMARINE

An Educational Photographic Resource and Stock Image Library
of the Sea, Maritime Environment, Marine and Rockpool Life in the
Coastal Waters of South-West England by David Fenwick.

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Boney fish (Actinopterygii)

Bream
Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 - Gilt-head bream
Spondyliosoma cantharus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Black bream or Seabream

Cod, Pollack, Whiting and Pouting
Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 - Cod
Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) - European hake
Molva molva (Linnaeus, 1758) - European ling
Pollachius pollachius (Linnaeus, 1758) - Pollack
Trisopterus luscus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Pouting or Pout-whiting
Trisopterus minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Poor cod or Capelan

Eels
Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common, River or Silver eel
Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758) - European conger eel

Flatfish Pleuronectidae - Righteye flounders
Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) - Lemon sole
Platichthys flesus (Linnaeus, 1758) - European flounder
Pleuronectes platessa Linnaeus, 1758 - European plaice

Flatfish - Scophthalmidae - Turbots
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792) - Megrim
Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Turbot
Scophthalmus rhombus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Brill
Zeugopterus punctatus (Bloch, 1787) - Topknot

Flatfish - Soleidae - Soles
Buglossidium luteum (Risso, 1810)
- Solenette or Lamb's-tongue sole
Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758) - Dover or Common sole

Gurnard
Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Red gurnard

Mackerel, Herring and Garfish
Belone belone (Linnaeus, 1761) - Gar or Garfish
Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 - Herring
Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792)
- European pilchard or Sardine
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 - Atlantic mackerel
Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Atlantic horse mackerel or Scad

Mullet
Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827) - Thick-lipped grey mullet
Liza aurata (Risso, 1810) - Golden grey-mullet
Liza ramada (Risso, 1827) - Thin-lipped grey mullet
Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 - Striped red-mullet

Sand eel
Ammodytes tobianus Linnaeus, 1758
- Lesser sand eel or Lesser launce
Hyperoplus immaculatus (Corbin, 1950)
- Corbin's sand eel
Hyperoplus lanceolatus (Le Sauvage, 1824)
- Greater sand eel or launce

Smelt
Atherina (Hepsetia) presbyter Cuvier, 1829 - Sand smelt

Wrasse
Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Rock cook
Ctenolabrus rupestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Goldsinny wrasse
Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767 - Ballan wrasse
Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758
- The Cook or Cuckoo wrasse
Symphodus (Crenilabrus) melops (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Corkwing wrasse

Migratory Fish
Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 - Atlantic salmon
Salmo trutta trutta Linnaeus, 1758 - Sea trout

Other Seafish
Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 - Triggerfish
Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sea bass
Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier, 1829)
- Lesser weaver or Weaverfish
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758
- Angler-fish or Monkfish
Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 - John dory

Sharks, Skates and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Skates and Rays
Amblyraja radiata (Donovan, 1808) - Starry skate
Bathyraja brachyurops (Fowler, 1910) - Blonde ray
Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758 - Thornback ray or Roker
Raja microocellata Montagu, 1818 - Small-eyed ray

Sharks, Dogfish, Catsharks and Nursehounds
Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) - Basking shark
Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) - Blue shark
Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Small-spotted catshark or Lesser-spotted dogfish
Scyliorhinus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Nurse hound, Bull huss or Greater-spotted dogfish

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