All Fishes

Sagor catfish

Hexanematichthys sagor

The species was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally as part of the genus Pimelodus.

Sailfin flying fish

Parexocoetus brachypterus

Stocky compared to other flying fishes. One of the distinguishing features is the blunt snout. Like …

Sailfin ribbon-goby

Oxymetopon typus

Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow.Sailfin gobies have a large, broad head, …

Sailfin tang

Zebrasoma velifer

Have a body with very high dorsal and anal fins, and when the fins are fully …

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

Body elongated, compressed from sides. Snout in form of elongated, spear-shaped rostrum, round in cross-section. The …

Sakhalin sole

Limanda sakhalinensis

The body of the Sakhalin sole is elongated and oval-shaped. It has a small mouth and …

Salmon catfish

Neoarius leptaspis

It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally within the genus Hexanematichthys.

Salmon shark

Lamnа ditropis

They have a thick spindle-shaped body, a short conical snout (the distance from the tip of …

Salmon snailfish

Careproctus rastrinus

The body of the Salmon snailfish is massive, high anteriorly, laterally compressed, and gradually tapering toward …

Salmon, Atlantic

Salmo salar

Compared to its body size, the adult Atlantic salmon has a small head. Its body is …

Salmon, Chinook

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

The body is elongated and somewhat compressed. The head is cone-shaped . It has a bluish …

Salmon, Chum

Oncorhynchus keta

The mouth is large, with the maxillary bone reaching backwards to the vertical of the posterior …

Salmon, Coho

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Head thick, forehead broad. The tail stem is high. In the sea and when entering rivers, …

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 …

Sand steenbras

Lithognathus mormyrus

The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …

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. …

Sander

Sander lucioperca

There are 8-12 short, broad, brown-black horizontal stripes on the sides. The dorsal and caudal fins …

Saposhnikovi shad

Alosa saposchnikowii

This fish has a typical "shad-like" body shape. A key identifying feature is its head, which …

Sarcastic fringehead

Neoclinus blanchardi

The species name is given in honor of Dr. S. B. Blanchard, who first discovered this …

Sardine, Pacific

Sardinops caeruleus

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

Sargassum fish

Histrio histrio

The name comes from the Latin word "histrio", meaning "actor", and is related to the behaviour …