63 illustrations of fish including: oarfish, opah, paddlefish, parr, perch, pickerel, pike, pilchard, pilotfish, pimelodus, pipefish, piper, plaice, plesiops, pogge, pole, pollack, pomfret, pompano, porgy, pout, priestfish, and pufferfish
The Skull of a Paddle-Fish with the Beak Removed
"Skull of Spatularia, with the long beak removed, the anterior (asc) and posterior (psc) semicircular…
Chinese Paddlefish
A fish with an extended snout far beyond its mouth. Grows up to 18 feet in length.
Paradise Fish
The Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis) is a labyrinth fish in the Osphronemidae family of gouramies.
Parr
"Found in European waters, and being marked on the back by transverse dusky bars very similar to those…
Perch
"An embiotocoid fish, with small scales, uniserial and jaw teeth, and lip free and deeply cut along…
Perch
A genus of fish including many species, and found widely distributed both in salt and fresh water. They…
Fins of Common Perch
"Fins of Common Perch. D, first dorsal; D', second dorsal; P, pectoral; V, ventral; A, anal; C, caudal."…
Climbing Perch
The Anabantidae are a family of perciform fish commonly called the climbing gouramies or climbing perches.…
European Perch
"One of the best and handsomest of the freshwater fishes of that quarter of the globe." — Goodrich,…
Pike Perch
A fish with elongated form, subconical head, and sharp canines mixed with the villiform teeth from the…
Pirate Perch
This fish is of a dark olive color heavily dotted with black, and has two dark bars at the base of the…
Yellow Perch
This is an illustration of the Yellow Perch. A perch is a freshwater bony fish belonging to the family…
Pickerel
"Is from one to three feet long, and is found in most of the lakes, ponds, and rivers of the Middle…
Pike
A genus of fishes found in the freshwater bodies of America and Eurasia. Most species have a long body…
European Pike
"It is strong, fierce, and active, swims rapidly, and occasionally darts along with the swiftness of…
Saury Pike
"From one to two feet long, swims in vast shoals, and when chased by the porpoise leaps to the height…
Pilchard
"Is eight to eleven inches long; it resembles the herring, but is smaller, and at the same time thicker."…
Pilchard
A fish resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder, with the under jaw shorter, the back more elevated,…
Pilotfish
"The pilot fish attains a length of about one foot. It is somewhat of the mackerel form, of a silver-gray…
Pipefish
"Have a long, eel-like body, with the jaws united forming a tube nearly cylindrical. The eggs of the…
The Pipefish (Fistularia Tabacaria)
"The tube of the muzzle is long and flat, and from the caudal fin springs a terminal filament nearly…
The Pipefish (Syngnathus acus)
"The Pipe-fish has the head small, the snout long, nearly cylindrical, slightly raised at the end. The…
Piraya Piranha
The Piraya Piranha or Caribe (Pygocentrus piraya) is a species of piranha in the Characidae family.
Plaice
"Weighing six to twelve pounds; it feeds on mollusca, crustacea, and young fish; inhabits sandy banks…
Pole
"Is fifteen to twenty inches long; color yellowish-brown; found on the European coasts; rare in England."…
Pollack
"A frolicsome fish, constantly splashing in the water, ad biting keenly at the hood; it is twelve to…
Polypterus
"Larva of Polypterus. e.g., Large external gill of the hyoid arch; Pc., pectoral fins; Pv., pelvic fins.…
Atlantic Pomfret
The Atlantic Pomfret (Brama brama) is a fish in the Bramidae family of pomfrets. Its synonyms and other…
Pompano
"Pompano is considered Florida's "Fish de luxe" and commands the highest price. The fish is delicate…
Common Pompano
A fish with a blunt snout and fins free of spines. Color is uniformly blueish above without dark bands…
Indian Pompano
A pompano with a high rounded back, rather large and smooth scales, and a nearly double dorsal, the…
Common Ponyfish
The Common Ponyfish (Leiognathus equulus) is a species of ponyfish in the Leiognathidae family.
Porbeagle
"Six feet long, and derriving its name from a resemblence of form to the porpoise. Common in European…
Sea Porcupine
A fish with many small spikes that blows itself into a globular shape by swallowing air.
Porgy
A fish native to the Mediterranean and Alantic waters. Usually silver in color and rosy on its back.
