All Fishes

Sargassum fish

Histrio histrio

The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …

Sargo

Anisotremus davidsonii

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

Sauger

Stizostedion canadense

The body of the sauger is slender and almost cylindrical, and the head is long and …

Saugeye

Stizostedion vitreum x S. canadense

The saugeye's body is more similar to that of a walleye than a sauger, although the …

Sauries

Cololabis saira

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

Scalloped hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

The broad and flat head of the shark is divided into 2 lobes, with small eyes …

Scaly damsel

Pomacentrus lepidogenys

Scaly damselfish have a rounded, elongated body shape that is compressed at the sides. They have …

Scaly osman

Diptychus maculatus

The body of the Scaly osman is fusiform (spindle-shaped), elongate, and shallow. The mouth is inferior …

Scaly rockcod

Trematomus loennbergii

The body of the Scaly Rockcod is elongated, moderately compressed at the sides, not high; its …

School shark

Galeorhinus galeus

The genus name comes from the Greek words γαλεός 'shark' and ῥινός 'nose'. Their bodies are …

Scissortail sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus

They get their name from the black stripes on their tail and flanks, which resemble the …

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 …

Sea goblin

Inimicus didactylus

The sea goblin's skin is scaleless except on the lateral line and is covered with spines …

Sea goldie

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

There is a pronounced dimorphism in this species.

Sea Robin

Prionotus carolinus

Sea robins, are characterized by a bifurcated pectoral fin consisting of rigid individual rays in the …

Seabass, White

Atractoscion nobilis (also Cynoscion nobilis)

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

Seatrout, Sand

Cynoscion arenarius

Its coloration is pale yellow on the back and silvery white underneath, without any clear spots. …

Seatrout, Silver

Cynoscion nothus

The coloration is pale straw or hazel on the back and silvery-white underneath, without clearly defined …

Seatrout, Spotted

Cynoscion nebulosus

The spotted seatrout has an elongated body with a more regular and straight tail fin with …

Semicircled angelfish

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

Adults and juveniles are very different. Juveniles gradually acquire adult colouration when they reach a size …