All Fishes

Southern conger

Conger verreauxi

The fish is named after Kaup's friend Julius "Jules" Verreaux (1807-1873), a botanist, ornithologist and naturalist …

Southern herring smelt

Glossanodon australis

Glossanodon: Greek, glossa = tongue + Greek, anodos = without teeth.These are small fish, similar in …

Southern ninespine stickleback

Pungitius platygaster

The southern ninespine stickleback can be distinguished from its European relatives by the large flaps on …

Southern seadevil

Ceratias tentaculatus

The generic name Ceratias comes from the Greek keras ("horn"), referring to the prominent "fishing rod" …

Southern Sleeper Shark

Somniosus antarcticus

The number of vertebrae is 36-38. They differ from Pacific sleeper shark in that the distance …

Spadefish; Atlantic Spadefish

Chaetodipterus faber

Their body is very flattened and almost as deep as it is long. The first, or …

Spadenose shark

Scoliodon laticaudus

Body elongated, head broad with flattened muzzle. Eyes and nostrils small. The corners of the mouth …

Spanish flag snapper

Lutjanus carponotatus

The Spanish flag snapper has a moderately deep body, about 2.5 times its normal length. The …

Spearfish, Longbill

Tetrapturus pfluegeri

Spearfish can be distinguished from other fish species by their slender, light body, short beak, and …

Spearfish, Mediterranean

Tetrapturus belone

Body powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides: snout in form of elongated, lance-shaped, rounded in cross-section …

Spearfish, Shortbill

Tetrapturus angustirostris

Body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides, its height is 8,3-10,4 times of body length. …

Speckled flounder

Limanda punctatissima

The speckled flounder has a strongly compressed, oval body typical of flatfishes. Its most distinctive feature …

Speckled peacock bass

Cichla temensis

Speckled peacock bass has dark spots on the operculum and three distinctive vertical black stripes on …

Spikefin goby

Discordipinna griessingeri

Body completely covered with scales. Longitudinal row of scales 22-25; cycloid scales anteriorly, ctenoid posteriorly; cheeks …

Spined loach

Cobitis taenia

The spined loach has a long, slender body, slightly compressed laterally, which helps it move easily …

Spinetail mobula

Mobula japanica

The pectoral fins of the spinetail mobula, the base of which is behind the eyes, merge …

Spinner dolphin

Stenella longirostris

The main characteristic is a long, curved snout. Spinner dolphins have different body shapes depending on …

Spinner shark

Carcharhinus brevipinna

The spinner shark differs from the blacktip shark in that the first dorsal fin is more …

Spiny butterfly ray

Gymnura altavela

The pectoral fins of the spiny ray are elongated in the form of broad "wings", the …

Spiny icefish

Chaenodraco wilsoni

The species was first described in 1914 by Charles Tate Regan, based on material collected by …

Spiny seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

It has a slender, elongated, and fully spined body. They are sharp, with dark tips, and …

Splake

Salvelinus namaycush x Salvelinus fontinalis

Splake are difficult to identify externally as they resemble both parents. The body shape is intermediate …

Splendid alfonsino

Beryx splendens

The body is elongated, its height less than or equal to the length of the head. …

Spot

Leiostomus xanthurus

The spot body is short, tall, and compressed, and the tail is slightly forked. The dorsum …