Marine

Snail-fin poacher

Podothecus sachi

The head of the Snail-fin poacher, compressed from the sides, is 25% the length of the …

Snakeblenny

Lumpenus lampretaeformis

The snakeblenny is characterized by its highly elongated body and pointed caudal fin. The proportions of …

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. …

Southern ninespine stickleback

Pungitius platygaster

The southern ninespine stickleback can be distinguished from its European relatives by the large flaps on …

Spanish flag snapper

Lutjanus carponotatus

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

Spiny icefish

Chaenodraco wilsoni

The species was first described in 1914 by Charles Tate Regan, based on material collected by …

Spotfin butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellatus

The fish has a flattened body with silvery white sides. The pectoral fins are transparent, the …

Spotless plunderfish

It belongs to the species group "P. albipinna". It differs from other species of the group …

Spotted notothen

Trematomus nicolai

Body elongated, compressed at the sides. Mouth terminal, with horizontal or oblique slit; maxilla slightly erect. …

Stocky rockcod

Pagothenia phocae

The species was first officially described in 1844 as Notothenia phocae by the Scottish naval surgeon, …

Streaked spinefoot

Siganus javus

Streaked spinefeet have a laterally compressed body that is slightly less than half its normal length. …

Striped grouper

Epinephelus latifasciatus

Epinephelus: Greek, epinephelos = cloudy.The body of the striped grouper is of standard length, which is …

Striped sweetlips

Plectorhinchus diagrammus

The name translates as "a figure marked with lines".

Threadfin seasnail

Rhodichthys regina

The head of the Threadfin seasnail is large, thick, and compressed at the sides. The cheeks …

Threadtail anthias

Tosana niwae

This species has the following characteristics: the scales are 12-16 cm below the lateral line from …

Three-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

The Three-spined Stickleback has an elongated body that is compressed from the sides. The tail stalk …