Snake Eels

Snake eels in the Ophichthidae family have long, cylindrical, snakelike bodies and can move backward extremely effectively. Their tails a...

Moray Eels

The Muraenidae family of morays is the most infamous group within the order Anguilliformes, which are jawed fish called eels. They constit...

Roanoke Bass (Ambloplites cavifrons)

Roanoke Bass (Ambloplites cavifrons) The Roanoke bass is a sunfish and a member of the Centrarchidae family, similar in body shape to a...

American Conger Eel (Conger oceanicus)

Conger eels are widely distributed members of the small Congridae family of marine eels that inhabit temperate and tropical waters. Id...

Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)

Commonly known as a channel bass and a redfish, the red drum is second only to the black drum (see: Drum, Black) in size among members of ...

Black Drum (Pogonias cromis)

The black drum is the largest member of the Sciaenidae family (drum and croaker). The common term “drum” refers to the loud and distincti...

Pompano Dolphin (Coryphaena equiselis)

The pompano dolphin is the smaller of the two Coryphaenidae family species and is often confused with the females and the young of its la...

Common Dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus)

The common dolphin is the larger of the two very similar species in the family Coryphaenidae, both of which are cosmopolitan in warm seas...

Redeye Bass (Micropterus coosae)

Redeye Bass (Micropterus coosae) There are two widely recognized forms of this member of the black bass group of the Centrarchidae fami...

Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

The spiny dogfish is the most prominent member of the Squalidae family of dogfish sharks. Some live in relatively shallow water close to sh...