Allfishes
Shortjaw bonefish
Albula glossodonta
This species is characterized by the following features: the tip of the lower jaw is broadly …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Sicklefin weasel shark
Hemigaleus microstoma
The sicklefin weasel shark has a slender body and a rounded, rather elongated snout. The large …
Silky shark
Carcharhinus falciformis
The name "Silky" was given to the shark because of its soft, placoid scales. The silky …
Silver pomfret
Pampus argenteus
Body very large, strongly compressed at the sides, with hard muscles. Caudal peduncle compressed at the …
Silvertip shark
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
It is a powerful fish with a streamlined body, a moderately long and wide snout, and …
Smooth hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
It differs from other large hammerheads in the shape of its head - its leading edge …
Snapper, Cubera
Lutjanus cyanopterus
The body is elongated, short. Mouth with large lips. Both jaws have fang-like teeth. The teeth …
Snapper, Red
Lutjanus campechanus
Body is moderately high. Eyes small. Nostrils without tubes, situated close to each other. The anal …
Spinner shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna
The spinner shark differs from the blacktip shark in that the first dorsal fin is more …
Spiny seahorse
Hippocampus histrix
It has a slender, elongated, and fully spined body. They are sharp, with dark tips, and …
Sturgeon, Atlantic
Acipenser oxyrinchus
The Atlantic sturgeon is dark brown or olive green with a white belly. The head is …
Sturgeon, White
Acipenser transmontanus
The adult white sturgeon has a moderately blunt snout, spines closer to the tip of the …
Sunfish, Ocean
Mola mola
The short, strongly laterally compressed body is disk-shaped. Thick skin is covered with small bony tubercles. …
Tautog
Tautoga onitis
Blunt-nosed and thick-lipped, has high forehead and heavy body. The back and sides are brownish, lighter …
Tawny nurse shark
Nebrius ferrugineus
The body shape of the tawny nurse shark is more streamlined than that of other nurse …
Tuna, Bigeye
Thunnus obesus
This species is characterized by a stocky body and large eyes. As a rule, there are …
Velvet belly lanternshark
Etmopterus spinax
It is a dense-bodied fish with a moderately elongated, broad, flattened snout. The mouth is surrounded …
Whitetip reef shark
Triaenodon obesus
A small shark with a slender body and a broad, flat head. The snout is rounded …