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The balloon shark (Cephaloscyllium sufflans) is a species of catshark, and part of the family Scyliorhinidae, endemic to the southwestern Indian Ocean off South Africa and Mozambique. Benthic in nature, it is found over sandy and muddy flats at depths of 40–600 m (130–1,970 ft). This thick-bodied species has a broad, flattened head and a ...
White fish (Atlantic cod) White fish fillet (halibut – on top) contrasted with an oily fish fillet (salmon – at bottom)Whitefish or white fish is a fisheries term for several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), whiting (Merluccius bilinearis), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), hake (Urophycis), and pollock (Pollachius), among others.
[7] [8] It has three vertical white stripes outlined with a fine black line. The first passes just behind the eye, the second in the middle of the body widens forward to the head centrally and the third one circles the caudal peduncle . [ 4 ]
Atlantic flyingfish are generally green to blue dorsally, and white or silver ventrally. [7] They have a sharp, small snout that is shorter than the length of its eye and a small, slanted mouth. [8] They also have a dark dorsal fin, a transparent anal fin, and a darkly colored caudal fin.
Kessler, K. T., 1860: A zoological voyage to the northern coast of the Black Sea and Crimea in 1858. Kyiv : 1–248, Pls. 1–2. Murgoci, A. A., 1940: Étude sur quelques espèces du genre Lepadogaster de la mer Noire.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.