Allfishes
Rock greenling
Hexagrammos lagocephalus
There are two forms: Asian and American. In the Asian form the supraorbital lobes are short …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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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. …
Rusty carpetshark
Parascyllium ferrugineum
The Rusty Carpetshark has a slender, elongated body with a short snout. The mouth is placed …
Sakhalin sole
Limanda sakhalinensis
The body of the Sakhalin sole is elongated and oval-shaped. It has a small mouth and …
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. …
Shark, Atlantic Angel
Squatina dumeril
The Atlantic angelfish is often mistaken for a stingray because of its flattened, triangular body. However, …
Short-tail stingray
Bathytoshia brevicaudata
The short-tail stingray has a broad, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc that is wider than it is …
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 …
Slender lizardfish
Saurida elongata
Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard.Slender lizardfish have a streamlined, elongated body shape and sharp …
Sole, Petrale
Eopsetta jordani
Body of petrale sole elongated, moderately slender and compressed. Eyes large, color of eyes uniformly dark …
Southern ninespine stickleback
Pungitius platygaster
The southern ninespine stickleback can be distinguished from its European relatives by the large flaps on …
Spikefin goby
Discordipinna griessingeri
Body completely covered with scales. Longitudinal row of scales 22-25; cycloid scales anteriorly, ctenoid posteriorly; cheeks …
Spotted garden eel
Heteroconger hassi
Have an elongated, eel-shaped body. Vertebrae: 163-177. Anterior nostrils merge into a continuous free lip roll.
Spotted scorpionfish
Scorpaena plumieri
The spotted scorpionfish has a robust body. Toxin glands attached to the spines of the dorsal …
Stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa
The head is broad and flat. The skin is tough and rough, with warts. The small …
Striated frogfish
Antennarius striatus
The body is short and spherical. The mouth is large with numerous tufted teeth on the …
Tasselled wobbegong
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon
The Tasselled Wobbegong has a flattened and broad head and body. The width of the head …
Threadless blenny
Meiacanthus anema
Presence of poisonous cheek glands associated with grooved canines.
Torpedo, Atlantic
Torpedo nobiliana
Atlantic torpedo has a broad disc, flattened in front, and a short snout. It has a …
Triplecross lizardfish
Synodus macrops
Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth.The body of the Triplecross …
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
The Tub gurnard has a large, triangular head covered with bony plates, featuring numerous ridges and …