 |
|
| fishes text index | photo index |
| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrate > fishes |
| Photo
index of fishes on Singapore shores Typical fish-shaped: medium 5-10cm |
| 8-10cm. Bulbous snout, 2 rows of deep blue spots on the lower sides. Coral rubble, near seagrasses and reefs. Commonly seen on many of our shores. | 7cm.
Bulging cheeks, pattern of small white spots regularly spaced its
face and in rows along body, with dark blotches and saddles.. Rocky
shores and reefs. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. |
4-8cm. With a pair of barbels under the chin (difficult to spot), various body patterns and colours. Sandy, silty areas near seagrasses. Sometimes seen on some of our shores. | 6-8cm,
grows to 30cm. Long, slender silvery with large eyes; small, sharp
mouth. Sandy areas near reefs. Commonly seen on many of our shores. |
6-8cm,
grows to 30cm. Long, slender silvery with large eyes; small, sharp
mouth. Sandy areas near reefs. Commonly seen on many of our shores. |
| 6-8cm, to 13cm. Dark brown stripe along the side, white ringed black spot on tail. Near reefs. Seen on many of our shores. | 5-8cm, to 16cm. Colourful: greenish with red and blue markings. Coral rubble near seagrasses. Commonly seen on many of our shores. | 5-8cm. Silvery almost transparent. Dorsal fin notched with
black tip. Seagrass, mangroves, coral rubble. Sometimes seen
on some of our shores. |
5-10cm,
to 25cm. Body slender, long and silvery. Dorsal fin not notched,
with black tip. Juveniles have 7-8 dusky diagonal bars. Sandy areas
near seagrasses, rubble or reefs. Often seen on many of our shores. |
8cm, grows to 30cm. Silvery with 4-6 dark horizontal lines. Tail fin pale or dusky. Among seagrasses. Sometimes seen on our Northern shores. |
| 4-6cm, to 14cm. With 6-7 black narrow bars across a yellowish body. Tail no horizontal bars and has rounded lobes. Coral rubble near reefs. Sometimes seen on our Southern shores. | 17-22cm. 4-5 broad black bars across a yellowish body. Tail fins with pointed tips resembling scissors with black horizontal stripes.. Sometimes seen near reefs. | About 8cm, to 23cm. With 6 dark bars, black spot at base of tail. Near reefs. Seen once on Sisters Island. | 12-15cm, to 20cm. Juvenile with electric blue stripes on nose and ringed dark spot on dorsal fin and base of tail. Commonly seen on our reefs. | |
| 4-6cm, to 11cm. With 4 thick yellow bars and 5 thick black bars across the body. Juveniles look very different from adults. Near living reefs. Sometimes seen on our Southern shores. |
| how to tell apart small silvery fishes |
photo
index of
fishes on this site
|