Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

Conservation status: Least Concern × Phylum: Chordata ×

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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 …

Salmon, Sockeye

Oncorhynchus nerka

The slimmest and most streamlined of the Pacific salmon, which are elongated and somewhat compressed from …

Sand Lance

Ammodytes americanus, Ammodytes dubius, Ammodytes hexapterus

It is a small, slender, elongated and round-bodied fish without teeth, usually without pelvic fins, without …

Sand steenbras

Lithognathus mormyrus

The body of the Sand Steenbras is elongated, flattened at the sides with a slightly rounded …

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 …

Sardine, Pacific

Sardinops caeruleus

It has an elongated body, compressed head and small mouth, of moderate size. There are no …

Sargassum fish

Histrio histrio

The sargassum fish is an unusual-looking fish that is well camouflaged among the seaweed beds where …

Sargo

Anisotremus davidsonii

The body of the adult has a compressed oval shape, the back is elevated. The head …

Sauries

Cololabis saira

The snout is elongated. The upper jaw is not elongated, and the lower jaw forms a …

Scissortail sergeant

Abudefduf sexfasciatus

They get their name from the black stripes on their tail and flanks, which resemble the …

Sculpin

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, Leptocottus armatus

Sculpin are characterized by a broad body tapering to a thin, compressed tail. They may be …

Scup

Stenotomus chrysops

The fish are inconspicuous in appearance. They have a deep body, about the same depth as …

Sea Bass, Black

Centropristis striata

The black sea bass has a relatively strong body with a length (not including the tail) …

Sea goldie

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

There is a pronounced dimorphism in this species.

Sea Robin

Prionotus carolinus

Sea robins, are characterized by a bifurcated pectoral fin consisting of rigid individual rays in the …

Seabass, White

Atractoscion nobilis (also Cynoscion nobilis)

The body of white sea bass is elongated and somewhat compressed. Along the middle of the …

Seatrout, Sand

Cynoscion arenarius

Its coloration is pale yellow on the back and silvery white underneath, without any clear spots. …

Seatrout, Silver

Cynoscion nothus

The coloration is pale straw or hazel on the back and silvery-white underneath, without clearly defined …