Marine

Pigfish

Orthopristis chrysoptera

The fish has long anal fins corresponding in shape and size to the soft dorsal fin. …

Plain sculpin

Myoxocephalus jaok

The head of the plain sculpin is depressed with bony spines and ridges on its upper …

Plumed scorpionfish

Scorpaena grandicornis

The plumed scorpionfish is named for the long, fleshy projections above each eye. It is not …

Porgies

Stenotomus chrysops

The body is oval, and the pectoral fins are shorter than the length of the head. …

Porgy, Jolthead

Calamus bajonado

The body is elongated, tall and strongly compressed from the sides. The high, rounded forehead gives …

Potato grouper

Epinephelus tukula

The potato grouper has a slightly convex area between the eyes and the dorsal profile of …

Red emperor

Lutjanus sebae

Body very tall, maximum height 2.1-2.4 times the standard body length, covered with fine ctenoid scales. …

Red icefish

Channichthys rugosus

Red icefish is distinguished from other species of the genus Channichthys by the following set of …

Scaly rockcod

Trematomus loennbergii

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

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 …

Sheepshead

Archosargus probatocephalus

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

Sixbar grouper

Epinephelus sexfasciatus

In the six-bar grouper, the standard body length is 2.7-3.2 times its thickness. The dorsal profile …

Slender grouper

Anyperodon leucogrammicus

The head occupies 40% of the total length, the mouth is large and the lower jaw …

Snapper, Cubera

Lutjanus cyanopterus

The body is elongated, short. Mouth with large lips. Both jaws have fang-like teeth. The teeth …

Snapper, Gray

Lutjanus griseus

The body is short, the snout is long and pointed. The front pair of canines on …

Snapper, Lane

Lutjanus synagris

Body is moderately high. The snout is pointed, and the lower jaw protrudes forward. Bases of …

Snapper, Mutton

Lutjanus analis

Body is moderately high. Head is pointed. There are fang-like teeth on both jaws. There are …

Snapper, Pacific Cubera

Lutjanus novemfasciatus

Juveniles are purplish-brown with a light spot in the center of each scale, while adults and …

Snapper, Red

Lutjanus campechanus

Body is moderately high. Eyes small. Nostrils without tubes, situated close to each other. The anal …

Snapper, Yellowtail

Ocyrus chrysurus

The body is short, the head is relatively small, the upper jaw slightly protrudes forward over …

Snook, Common

Centropomus undecimalis

A silvery fish with a yellow-green or olive hue, it has a streamlined and slender body …

Snook: Fat Snook, Swordspine Snook, Tarpon Snook

Centropomus parallelus, Centropomus ensiferus, Centropomus pectinatus

The fat snook has a deeper body than other snook, although it is not severely compressed. …

Spanish flag snapper

Lutjanus carponotatus

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