All Fishes

Sturgeon, Shovelnose

Scaphirhynchus platorinchus

The shovelnose sturgeon has a broad, flat head with an elongated shovel-like snout. There are four …

Sturgeon, White

Acipenser transmontanus

The adult white sturgeon has a moderately blunt snout, spines closer to the tip of the …

Sturgeon: Green Sturgeon

Acipenser medirostris

Sturgeon and paddlefish, best known for their black caviar, belong to the order Acipenseriformes, but at …

Sucker, White

Catostomus commersoni

White suckers have inconspicuous coloration, usually sparse shades of white, yellow, and pink. Adults have almost …

Sucker: Northern Redhorse

Maxostoma macrolepidotum

Suckers are most easily distinguished by their small mouths and large fleshy lips. They have no …

Sulu Sea skate

Okamejei jensenae

On the ventral side of the disc there are 5 gill slits, nostrils and a mouth. …

Sumatra barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

These barbs have tall, strongly compressed bodies. There are no whiskers. Females are larger than males …

Sunfish, Green

Lepomis cyanellus

Latin name Lepomis cyanellus Other names Green perch, black perch, pond perch, creek perch, sand bass, …

Sunfish, Longear

Lepomis megalotis

With its stocky body, the longear sunfish is not as shrunken as the bluegill or pumpkinseed, …

Sunfish, Mud

Acantharchus pomotis

It has a rectangular compressed body that is dark reddish brown on the back and light …

Sunfish, Ocean

Mola mola

The short, strongly laterally compressed body is disk-shaped. Thick skin is covered with small bony tubercles. …

Sunfish, Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

A brilliantly colored fish, the adult pumpkinseed is olive green with blue and orange spots and …

Sunfish, Redbreast

Lepomis auritus

The body of the redbreasted sunfish is deep and compressed, but rather elongated for a sunfish. …

Sunfish, Redear

Lepomis microlophus

Pale golden-green on top, the redear sunfish has a rounded shape and is compressed at the …

Sunfish: Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Lepomis gibbosus

Each species has coarse scales and two united dorsal fins, the first of which is strongly …

Surfperch: Rubberlip Surfperch, Barred Surfperch

Rhacocilus toxotes, Amphistichus argenteus

They have a compressed body, more or less oval, usually silvery, and large fleshy lips. The …

Swarthy parrotfish

Scarus niger

The swarthy parrotfish is famous for its ability to radically change appearance throughout its life. These …

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

The swordfish has a strong, rather rounded body and large eyes. The first dorsal fin is …

Talbot's damselfish

Chrysiptera talboti

The species is named after the fisheries scientist Frank H. Talbot, director of the Australian Museum …

Taranets char

Salvelinus taranetzi

This species is very similar to the Arctic char. Taranets char have a low, flattened body …

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

The body of the tarpon is elongated and contracted, covered with large major scales and a …

Tasselled wobbegong

Eucrossorhinus dasypogon

The Tasselled Wobbegong has a flattened and broad head and body. The width of the head …

Tassled scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus

It has an elongated body, tapering posteriorly. The orbit is narrow. The superior temporal and supraorbital …

Tautog

Tautoga onitis

Blunt-nosed and thick-lipped, has high forehead and heavy body. The back and sides are brownish, lighter …