Marine

Red Porgy

Pagrus pagrus

Body oval, moderately deep. Head profile convex, slightly steeper in front of the eyes; 6 or …

Red scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

The body of the red scorpionfish is stout, strong and slightly flattened at the sides. The …

Redlip croaker

Larimichthys polyactis

Phylogenomic studies indicate this species emerged from the same common ancestor of L. crocea around 25.4 …

Reef scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes caribbaeus

The reef scorpionfish has a bony body. It has several poisonous spines protruding from its upper …

Reef triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

The body shape of these fish is similar to an oval. The snout is elongated and …

Remoras

Echeneis naucrates

They are slender fish with a flat sucking disc on the top of the head. They …

Ribbon eel

Rhinomuraena quaesita

The body is slender, ribboned, the head small with an elongated pointed muzzle. There is a …

Robust ghost pipefish

Solenostomus cyanopterus

This species is a true chameleon of the underwater world. Its appearance is an ideal combination …

Rock greenling

Hexagrammos lagocephalus

There are two forms: Asian and American. In the Asian form the supraorbital lobes are short …

Rockfish, Copper

Sebastes caurinus

Body is moderately deep and compressed. The head is large, with slightly curved upper profile. Mouth …

Rockfish, Yelloweye

Sebastes ruberrimus

It has an orange-red or orange-yellow body coloration. It has bright yellow irises, black pupils, and …

Roosterfish

Nematistius pectoralis

A bright, shimmering fish, it is distinguished by seven longer, thread-like dorsal fins that are found …

Rough-toothed dolphin

Steno bredanensis

The most obvious distinguishing features are the conical shape of the head and the thin snout. …

Round goby

Neogobius melanostomus

The body of the round goby is stocky and fully scaled, with scales extending onto the …

Runner, Blue

Caranx crysos

The body is bluish-green to coppery-silver, silvery, or light olive. The upper end of the gill …

Runner, Rainbow

Elagatis bipinnulata

Body prostrate, torpedo-shaped. Head is pointed, mandibles protrude forward. Mouth small, upper jaw not reach vertical …

Salmon shark

Lamnа ditropis

They have a thick spindle-shaped body, a short conical snout (the distance from the tip of …

Salmon, Atlantic

Salmo salar

Compared to its body size, the adult Atlantic salmon has a small head. Its body is …

Salmon, Chinook

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

The body is elongated and somewhat compressed. The head is cone-shaped . It has a bluish …

Salmon, Chum

Oncorhynchus keta

The mouth is large, with the maxillary bone reaching backwards to the vertical of the posterior …

Salmon, Pink

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink salmon are known as "humpback" because of their distorted, extremely humped appearance, which is caused …

Sanddab, Longfin

Citharichthys xanthostigma

The body is oblong and compressed. The head is deep, the eyes are large and located …

Sanddab, Pacific

Citharichthys sordidus

The body is short, oblong, and compressed. There is a bony ridge above the lower eye. …

Sarcastic fringehead

Neoclinus blanchardi

The species name is given in honor of Dr. S. B. Blanchard, who first discovered this …