Allfishes
Robust ghost pipefish
Solenostomus cyanopterus
This species is a true chameleon of the underwater world. Its appearance is an ideal combination …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Rock greenling
Hexagrammos lagocephalus
There are two forms: Asian and American. In the Asian form the supraorbital lobes are short …
Round goby
Neogobius melanostomus
The body of the round goby is stocky and fully scaled, with scales extending onto the …
Rusty blenny
Parablennius sanguinolentus
The body of the Rusty blenny is relatively deep. It is rounded anteriorly and compressed posteriorly. …
Saffron cod
Eleginus gracilis
The lower jaw is shorter than the upper jaw, there is a chin tendril whose length …
Sagor catfish
Hexanematichthys sagor
The species was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally as part of the genus Pimelodus.
Sailfin ribbon-goby
Oxymetopon typus
Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow.Sailfin gobies have a large, broad head, …
Sakhalin sole
Limanda sakhalinensis
The body of the Sakhalin sole is elongated and oval-shaped. It has a small mouth and …
Salmon catfish
Neoarius leptaspis
It was described by Pieter Bleeker in 1862, originally within the genus Hexanematichthys.
Salmon snailfish
Careproctus rastrinus
The body of the Salmon snailfish is massive, high anteriorly, laterally compressed, and gradually tapering toward …
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …
Sanddab, Pacific
Citharichthys sordidus
The body is short, oblong, and compressed. There is a bony ridge above the lower eye. …
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Body elongated, high, slightly compressed at the sides. Muzzle short and blunt. Small mouth with fine …
Shorthorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpius
The head is broad and spiny, the body is strong and scaleless. There are two conspicuous …
Shulupaoluk
Lycodes jugoricus
Shulupaoluk has a naked body; scales are completely absent, even in the largest specimens. The chin …
Siberian sturgeon
Huso baerii
The Siberian sturgeon has a spindle-shaped body with several longitudinal rows of bumps. Its short, triangular …
Sleepers
Gobiomorus dormitor
Sleepers are closely related to gobies, although they do not have the usual gobies sucking disc, …
Slender eelblenny
Lumpenus fabricii
The Slender Eelblenny has a broad head and a terminal mouth. Its lower lip is divided …
Slender lizardfish
Saurida elongata
Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Slender lizardfish have a streamlined, elongated body shape and sharp …
Snakeblenny
Lumpenus lampretaeformis
The snakeblenny is characterized by its highly elongated body and pointed caudal fin. The proportions of …
Sole, Petrale
Eopsetta jordani
Body of petrale sole elongated, moderately slender and compressed. Eyes large, color of eyes uniformly dark …
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 …
Speckled flounder
Limanda punctatissima
The speckled flounder has a strongly compressed, oval body typical of flatfishes. Its most distinctive feature …