All Fishes

Sharpnose sevengill shark

Heptranchias perlo

These sharks have a slender, spindly body with a narrow, pointed head. The large oval eyes …

Sheephead, California

Semicossyphus pulcher

The body is elongated, strong and compressed. This species is hermaphroditic: it begins life as a …

Sheepshead

Archosargus probatocephalus

The body is comparatively short and high. Head is high. Mouth almost horizontal, small or medium-sized, …

Shi drum

Umbrina cirrosa

Body elongated, high, slightly compressed at the sides. Muzzle short and blunt. Small mouth with fine …

Shiner, Common

Luxilus cornutus

The common shiner is silvery with a deeply compressed body, a dark dorsal stripe, large eyes, …

Shiner, Emerald

Notropis atherinoides

The Emerald Shiner is a slender, elongated fish with a pale silvery slate body that is …

Shiner, Golden

Notemigonus crysoleucas

The golden shiner has a deep, compressed body that is usually a golden yellow or brassy …

Shiner, Striped

Luxilus chrysocephalus

The striped shiner is a silvery, laterally compressed minnow with large eyes and a terminal mouth. …

Short mackerel

Rastrelliger brachysoma

The short mackerel has the typical appearance of a medium-sized mackerel. This species is characterised by …

Short-finned eel

Anguilla australis

The body is long, snake-like, tubular, the head is small, and the jaws reach from behind …

Short-finned pilot whale

Globicephala macrorhynchus

The short-finned pilot whale is very different in appearance from the long-finned pilot whale. They have …

Short-tail stingray

Bathytoshia brevicaudata

The short-tail stingray has a broad, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc that is wider than it is …

Shorthorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus scorpius

The head is broad and spiny, the body is strong and scaleless. There are two conspicuous …

Shortjaw bonefish

Albula glossodonta

This species is characterized by the following features: the tip of the lower jaw is broadly …

Shovelnose sea catfish

Arius subrostratus

The species was first described in 1840 by Achille Valenciennes.

Shrimp scad

Alepes djedaba

The body of the shrimp scad is elongated, compressed at the sides and covered with fine …

Shulupaoluk

Lycodes jugoricus

Shulupaoluk has a naked body; scales are completely absent, even in the largest specimens. The chin …

Siamese fighting fish

Betta splendens

The body of the Siamese fighting fish is oval, flattened at the sides and elongated in …

Siberian sturgeon

Huso baerii

The Siberian sturgeon has a spindle-shaped body with several longitudinal rows of bumps. Its short, triangular …

Sicklefin lemon shark

Negaprion acutidens

A large, stocky, yellowish shark with a broad, blunt snout, narrow teeth with smooth protrusions on …

Sicklefin weasel shark

Hemigaleus microstoma

The sicklefin weasel shark has a slender body and a rounded, rather elongated snout. The large …

Silky shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

The name "Silky" was given to the shark because of its soft, placoid scales. The silky …

Silver carp

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

The body of the silver carp is quite deep, moderately elongated, and covered with small, easily …

Silver pomfret

Pampus argenteus

Body very large, strongly compressed at the sides, with hard muscles. Caudal peduncle compressed at the …