Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis This flat, almond-shaped fish has large, round dorsal and anal fins that match the caudal (tail) fin, giving it its ‚tripletail‘ name. It has a triangular head, and as it ages, the forehead grows more dramatically concave. It’s a coastal tropical fish that pre
(Spanish), driestert (Afrikaans), faumer (Tobian), furriel (Portuguese), ikan tidur (Malay), jalow (Somali
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Cobia Rachycentron canadum This torpedo-shaped fish has a long, pointed face and slightly depressed head that swoops back to a row of spines spaced out in front of its dorsal fin. With triangular, curved fins and crescent tail, as well as dark olive-brown on top and silver grey below colorin
Arabic), seheeha (Arabic), sikel (Arabic), sikin (Arabic), sungoro (Swahili), sugi (Japanese), takho (Somali
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Sharksucker Echeneis naucrates These are very recognizable fish because of their highly modified dorsal fin that is an oval shaped sucking disc. They are as long as 43 inches, and slender, with lower jaws that extend much further than upper. They attach themselves to sharks, turtles, whales,
mãnh (Vietnamese), chasbak-mahi (Persian), chuán di yú (Mandarin Chinese), dag (Wolof), eey-maanyo (Somali
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Pompano Dolphin Coryphaena equiselis The pompano dolphin (not related to the marine mammal) is a silvery, colorful fish with bright blue-green on top, yellow sides, and a white/gold underside. It has a long body, reaching up to 50 inches, with a distinctly forked caudal fin (tail) and a dors
Lampuka (Maltese), llampuga borda (Catalan), mahimahi (Hawaiian), pomapano-dorade (Afrikaans), sucbaan (Somali
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