Allfishes
Red naped wrasse
Pseudolabrus eoethinus
This species was first officially described in 1846 by the Scottish naturalist and naval surgeon John …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Red-sashed hogfish
Bodianus rubrisos
The specific name is a compound of the Latin rubri meaning "red" and the letters s, …
Redlip morwong
Goniistius zebra
They have an oval, compressed body. The redlip morwong has thick fleshy lips, a bony spur, …
Regal tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
The body is laterally compressed, ovoid in shape. This species is characterized by long dorsal and …
Reticulate boxfish
Ostracion solorensis
This species is a relatively rare inhabitant of coral-rich areas of coastal reefs. The striped boxfish …
Ring-tailed cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus aureus
Ring-tailed cardinalfish have the following characteristics: they have 14 vertebrae; porous lateral line scales, 25; predorsal …
Roughback sea catfish
Plicofollis tonggol
Latin namePlicofollis tonggolOther nameManyung, arahan.DistributionThey inhabit the coastal waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Pakistan.HabitatMarine …
Roughsnout ghost pipefish
Solenostomus paegnius
This species usually has protruding filamentous projections along the ventral surface of the snout, and may …
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
The round sardinella is similar to the European sardine in body structure, but differs from it …
Sailfin flying fish
Parexocoetus brachypterus
Stocky compared to other flying fishes. One of the distinguishing features is the blunt snout. Like …
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 …
Sardine, Pacific
Sardinops caeruleus
It has an elongated body, compressed head and small mouth, of moderate size. There are no …
Sauries
Cololabis saira
The snout is elongated. The upper jaw is not elongated, and the lower jaw forms a …
Scaly damsel
Pomacentrus lepidogenys
Scaly damselfish have a rounded, elongated body shape that is compressed at the sides. They have …
Scissortail sergeant
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
They get their name from the black stripes on their tail and flanks, which resemble the …
Scup
Stenotomus chrysops
The fish are inconspicuous in appearance. They have a deep body, about the same depth as …
Sea goldie
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
There is a pronounced dimorphism in this species.
Semicircled angelfish
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Adults and juveniles are very different. Juveniles gradually acquire adult colouration when they reach a size …
Shad, Alabama
Alosa alabamae
It has a large terminal mouth with upper and lower jaws of almost equal length. The …
Shad, American
Alosa sapidissima
The laterally compressed, rather deep body of the American shad is silvery white, with some amount …
Shad, Hickory
Alosa mediocris
Gray-green on the back and transitioning to silver on the sides, the hickory shad has transparent …
Short mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
The short mackerel has the typical appearance of a medium-sized mackerel. This species is characterised by …
Shortjaw bonefish
Albula glossodonta
This species is characterized by the following features: the tip of the lower jaw is broadly …