Fish living in the Pacific Ocean

Salmon, Pink

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink salmon are known as "humpback" because of their distorted, extremely humped appearance, which is caused …

Salmon, Sockeye

Oncorhynchus nerka

The slimmest and most streamlined of the Pacific salmon, which are elongated and somewhat compressed from …

Sand Lance

Ammodytes americanus, Ammodytes dubius, Ammodytes hexapterus

It is a small, slender, elongated and round-bodied fish without teeth, usually without pelvic fins, without …

Sanddab, Longfin

Citharichthys xanthostigma

The body is oblong and compressed. The head is deep, the eyes are large and located …

Sanddab, Pacific

Citharichthys sordidus

The body is short, oblong, and compressed. There is a bony ridge above the lower eye. …

Sardine, Pacific

Sardinops caeruleus

It has an elongated body, compressed head and small mouth, of moderate size. There are no …

Sargo

Anisotremus davidsonii

The body of the adult has a compressed oval shape, the back is elevated. The head …

Sauries

Cololabis saira

The snout is elongated. The upper jaw is not elongated, and the lower jaw forms a …

Scorpionfish, California

Scorpaena guttata

The fish has a stocky and slightly compressed body, as well as a large head and …

Sculpin

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, Leptocottus armatus

Sculpin are characterized by a broad body tapering to a thin, compressed tail. They may be …

Scup

Stenotomus chrysops

The fish are inconspicuous in appearance. They have a deep body, about the same depth as …

Sea Bass, Black

Centropristis striata

The black sea bass has a relatively strong body with a length (not including the tail) …

Sea Bass, Giant

Stereolepis gigas

The body is elongated and has dorsal spines that enter the groove on the back. Greenish-brown …

Seabass, White

Atractoscion nobilis (also Cynoscion nobilis)

The body of white sea bass is elongated and somewhat compressed. Along the middle of the …

Shark, Basking

Cetorhinus maximus

The dark gray or slate-gray fish, transitioning to a paler hue, got its name from its …

Shark, Blue

Prionace glauca

The blue shark is very slender and streamlined, with a long and pointed snout that is …

Shark, Bonnethead

Sphyrna tiburo

The bonnethead shark is characterized by the presence of eyes located at the far ends of …

Shark, Bull

Carcharhinus leucas

The Bull shark gets its name from its bull-like head and is known for its heavy …

Shark, Leopard

Triakis semifasciata

The leopard shark is a striking fish, so named for its leopard-like black spots that run …

Shark, Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

The porbeagle has a strong, cobalt blue body with a perfectly conical snout ending in a …

Shark, Sand Tiger

Carcharias taurus

It has a grayish-brown or tan coloration, with dark brown spots on the sides that increase …

Shark, Sandbar

Carcharhinus Plumbeus

A relatively heavy fish, it has a dark bluish-gray or brownish-gray color and a pale or …

Shark, Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

The snout is sharp, conical. There are 24-25 sharp lanceolate teeth on each jaw. The caudal …

Shark, Tiger

Galeocerdo cuvier

Dark bluish-gray or brownish-gray above and whitish below, the tiger shark is so called because of …