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7046 species in Pacific, Western Central (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 247 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Scomberomorus sinensis
[Chinese seerfish]

Photo by FAO

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Scombrolabrax heterolepis
[Longfin escolar]

Photo by JAMARC

Circumglobal
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Scopelarchoides danae
[Dana pearleye]

Photo by SFSA

Indian and Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Scopelarchoides signifer
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal in warm wate
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Scopelarchus analis
[Short fin pearleye]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Scopelarchus guentheri
[Staring pearleye]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Scopelarchus michaelsarsi
[Bigfin pearleye]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Scopelengys tristis
[Pacific blackchin]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
 
Scopeloberyx malayanus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Scopeloberyx opisthopterus
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Scopeloberyx robustus
[Longjaw bigscale]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Indian and Atlantic
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Scopelogadus mizolepis
[Ragged bigscale]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Scopelogadus unispinis
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 5
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Scopelosaurus hoedti
[Hoedt's waryfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Scopelosaurus mauli
[Maul's waryfish]

Photo by SFSA

South Atlantic and Indian
Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
Photo by SFSA
 
Scopelosaurus meadi
[Blackring waryfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Scopelosaurus smithii
[]
No picture found
West Pacific
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Scorpaena bulacephala
[Bullhead scorpionfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Scorpaena grandisquamis
[Bigscale scorpionfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Scorpaena hemilepidota
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 44.5 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Scorpaena izensis
[Izu scorpionfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 33.7 cm SL
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Scorpaena jacksoniensis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 37.5 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Scorpaena neglecta
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Scorpaena onaria
[Western scorpionfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Scorpaena regina
[Eastern Queen scorpionfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Scorpaenodes albaiensis
[Longfingered scorpionfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R. & M.V. Erdmann

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Photo by Allen, G.R. & M.V. Erdmann
 
Scorpaenodes bathycolus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes corallinus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes evides
[Cheekspot scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes guamensis
[Guam scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes hirsutus
[Hairy scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes kelloggi
[Kellogg's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes minor
[Minor scorpionfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Scorpaenodes muciparus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
[Lowfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Greenfield, D.W.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
Photo by Greenfield, D.W.
 
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus
[Fourspine scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes scaber
[Pygmy scorpionfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Scorpaenodes smithi
[Little scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenodes varipinnis
[Blotchfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 23.1 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
[Weedy stingfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps
[Sculpin scorpionfish]

Photo by Motomura, H.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Photo by Motomura, H.
 
Scorpaenopsis crenulata
[Serrated deepwater scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
[False stonefish]

Photo by Banks, I.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Photo by Banks, I.
 
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
 
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi
[Furneaux scorpionfish]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa
[Humpbacked scorpionfish]

Photo by Naranji, M.K. & V. Govinda Rao

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 13.6 cm TL
Photo by Naranji, M.K. & V. Govinda Rao
 
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
[Flasher scorpionfish]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Photo by Steene, R.
 
Scorpaenopsis neglecta
[Yellowfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Scorpaenopsis obtusa
[Shortsnout scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus
[Tassled scorpionfish]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
[Papuan scorpionfish]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19.4 cm SL
Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Scorpaenopsis possi
[Poss's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20.8 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
[Rama Rao's scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis venosa
[Raggy scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna
[Bandfin scorpionfish]

Photo by Banks, I.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Banks, I.
 
Scorpis lineolata
[Silver sweep]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 90.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scuticaria okinawae
[Shorttailed snake moray]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 140 cm TL
Photo by Field, R.
 
Scuticaria tigrina
[Tiger reef-eel]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Scyliorhinus garmani
[Brownspotted catshark]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 77.8 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Scyliorhinus torazame
[Cloudy catshark]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 165 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Scyris indica
[Indian threadfish]

Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.
 
Searsia koefoedi
[Koefoed's searsid]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Searsioides calvala
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Searsioides multispinus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sebastapistes coniorta
[Humpback nohu]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Sebastapistes cyanostigma
[Yellowspotted scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4.7 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sebastapistes fowleri
[Pigmy scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sebastapistes galactacma
[Galactacma scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sebastapistes mauritiana
[Spineblotch scorpionfish]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10.2 cm TL
 
Sebastapistes nuchalis
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Photo by Field, R.
 
Sebastapistes strongia
[Barchin scorpionfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Sebastapistes taeniophrys
[Eyebrow scorpionfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sebastapistes tinkhami
[Darkspotted scorpionfish]

Photo by IGFA

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 35.9 cm TL
Photo by IGFA
 
Sebastes inermis
[]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Sebastiscus albofasciatus
[]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36.2 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Sebastiscus marmoratus
[False kelpfish]

Photo by Chiang, S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 37 cm SL
Photo by Chiang, S.
 
Sebastiscus tertius
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm FL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Selar boops
[Oxeye scad]

Photo by Field, R.

Circumtropical. Indo-Pac
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Photo by Field, R.
 
Selar crumenophthalmus
[Bigeye scad]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Selaroides leptolepis
[Yellowstripe scad]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Selenanthias analis
[Pearl-spotted fairy basslet]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
 
Selenanthias barroi
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Selenanthias myersi
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Selenotoca multifasciata
[Spotbanded scat]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Selenotoca papuensis
[]

Photo by Senou, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by Senou, H.
 
Semicossyphus reticulatus
[]

Photo by Pontes, M.

Circumglobal. Tropical an
Max. Length 190 cm TL
Photo by Pontes, M.
 
Seriola dumerili
[Greater amberjack]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Seriola hippos
[Samson fish]

Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)

Circumglobal in subtropic
Max. Length 250 cm TL
Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)
 
Seriola lalandi
[Yellowtail amberjack]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Circumglobal. Indo-West
Max. Length 160 cm FL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Seriola rivoliana
[Longfin yellowtail]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 77.5 cm TL
Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Seriolina nigrofasciata
[Blackbanded trevally]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Serranocirrhitus latus
[Hawkfish anthias]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific. South
 
Serrivomer bertini
[Thread eel]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 67 cm TL
 
Serrivomer jesperseni
[Crossthroat sawpalate]
No picture found
Southwestern Pacific
 
Serrivomer neocaledoniensis
[]
No picture found
Pacific
Max. Length 63 cm TL
 
Serrivomer samoensis
[Samoa sawtooth eel]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Serrivomer sector
[Sawtooth eel]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Setarches armata
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 31.4 cm TL
Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Setarches guentheri
[Channeled rockfish]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Setipinna breviceps
[Shorthead hairfin anchovy]

Photo by WWF-Canon / Vidthayanon, C.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm SL
Photo by WWF-Canon / Vidthayanon, C.
 
Setipinna melanochir
[Dusky-hairfin anchovy]

Photo by Hossain, M.A.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
Photo by Hossain, M.A.R.
 
Setipinna taty
[Scaly hairfin anchovy]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Setipinna tenuifilis
[Common hairfin anchovy]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Sicyopterus eudentatus
[]

Photo by Lord, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Photo by Lord, C.
 
Sicyopterus lagocephalus
[Red-tailed goby]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Sicyopterus lividus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Philippines and Indonesia
Max. Length 10.3 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis
[]

Photo by IRD/C. Ledru

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Photo by IRD/C. Ledru
 
Sicyopterus micrurus
[Clinging goby]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
 
Sicyopus nigriradiatus
[]

Photo by FishBase

Asia
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Photo by FishBase
 
Sicyopus zosterophorus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus argenteus
[Streamlined spinefoot]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Siganus canaliculatus
[White-spotted spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus corallinus
[Blue-spotted spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus doliatus
[Barred spinefoot]

Photo by Kuiter, R.H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Kuiter, R.H.
 
Siganus fuscescens
[Mottled spinefoot]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 42 cm TL
Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Siganus guttatus
[Orange-spotted spinefoot]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 53 cm TL
Photo by Field, R.
 
Siganus javus
[Streaked spinefoot]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Siganus labyrinthodes
[Labyrinth spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus lineatus
[Golden-lined spinefoot]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Siganus puellus
[Masked spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus punctatissimus
[Peppered spinefoot]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Siganus punctatus
[Goldspotted spinefoot]

Photo by Woodland, D.J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 33.5 cm FL
Photo by Woodland, D.J.
 
Siganus randalli
[Variegated spinefoot]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Siganus spinus
[Little spinefoot]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver
 
Siganus unimaculatus
[Blotched foxface]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Siganus uspi
[Bicolored foxface]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Siganus vermiculatus
[Vermiculated spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus virgatus
[Barhead spinefoot]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siganus vulpinus
[Foxface]

Photo by Borsa, P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 25.2 cm SL
Photo by Borsa, P.
 
Siganus woodlandi
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Sigmops bathyphilus
[Spark anglemouth]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Sigmops ebelingi
[Ebeling's fangjaw]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Worldwide. Mediterranean
Max. Length 27.5 cm TL
Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Sigmops elongatus
[Elongated bristlemouth fish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Sigmops gracilis
[Slender fangjaw]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Sigmops longipinnis
[]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Signigobius biocellatus
[Twinspot goby]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Silhouettea capitlineata
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific.
Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Silhouettea evanida
[Vanishing silhouette goby]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Silhouettea hoesei
[Hoese's silhouette goby]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Photo by Hazes, B.
 
Silhouettea nuchipunctata
[]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Sillaginopodys chondropus
[Clubfoot sillago]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Sillaginops macrolepis
[Large-scale sillago]

Photo by Krumme, U.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Photo by Krumme, U.
 
Sillago aeolus
[Oriental sillago]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Sillago analis
[Golden-lined sillago]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 14.9 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Sillago argentifasciata
[Silver-banded sillago]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Sillago asiatica
[Asian sillago]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by FAO
 
Sillago boutani
[Boutan's sillago]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Photo by Groeneveld, R.
 
Sillago burrus
[Western trumpeter sillago]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 51 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sillago ciliata
[Sand sillago]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Sillago flindersi
[Eastern school whiting]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Sillago indica
[Indian sillago]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Sillago ingenuua
[Bay sillago]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Sillago intermedia
[Intermediate sillago]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Sillago japonica
[Japanese sillago]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Sillago lutea
[Mud sillago]

Photo by Maddern, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Maddern, M.
 
Sillago maculata
[Trumpeter whiting]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Sillago nierstraszi
[Rough sillago]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Sillago robusta
[Stout whiting]

Photo by Barchana, D.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 31 cm SL
Photo by Barchana, D.
 
Sillago sihama
[Silver sillago]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Simenchelys parasitica
[Snubnosed eel]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Simipercis trispinosa
[Threespine grubfish]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 39.9 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Sinobatis borneensis
[Borneo leg skate]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Sinobatis bulbicauda
[Western Australian Legskate]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
 
Sinobatis filicauda
[Eastern Australian legskate]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 52 cm TL
 
Sinobatis stenosoma
[Narrow leg skate]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Siokunichthys bentuviai
[Barred xenia-pipefish]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Siokunichthys breviceps
[Softcoral pipefish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Siokunichthys herrei
[Herre’s pipefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siokunichthys nigrolineatus
[Mushroom-coral pipefish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
 
Siokunichthys southwelli
[Southwell's pipefish]

Photo by Fricke, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Photo by Fricke, R.
 
Siokunichthys striatus
[New Caledonian soft-coral pipefish]

Photo by Aime M. Awl / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Photo by Aime M. Awl / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Siphamia argentea
[Silver siphonfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
 
Siphamia arnazae
[Cat’s eye cardinalfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia brevilux
[Shortlight siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia corallicola
[Coral siphonfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean and

 
Siphamia cuneiceps
[Wedgehead siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia cyanophthalma
[Blue-eye siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia elongata
[Elongate siphonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia fistulosa
[Fistulose cardinalfish]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Siphamia fraseri
[]

Photo by Chen, J.-P.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Photo by Chen, J.-P.
 
Siphamia fuscolineata
[Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Siphamia guttulata
[Speckled siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia jebbi
[Jebb's siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia majimai
[Striped siphonfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Siphamia papuensis
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Siphamia roseigaster
[Pinkbreast siphonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia spinicola
[Reef siphonfish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Siphamia stenotes
[Narrow-lined siphonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Siphamia tubifer
[Tubifer cardinalfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Central Pacific
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Siphamia tubulata
[Siphonfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40.5 cm SL
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Sirembo amaculata
[Lined cusk]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Photo by CSIRO
 
Sirembo imberbis
[Golden cusk]

Photo by Tanaka, H.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
Photo by Tanaka, H.
 
Sirembo jerdoni
[Brown-banded cusk-eel]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-Pacific
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Sirembo metachroma
[Chameleon cusk]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
 
Skythrenchelys macrostomus
[]

Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 29.6 cm TL
Photo by Bucol, A.A.
 
Skythrenchelys zabra
[Angry worm eel]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by FAO
 
Sladenia remiger
[Celebes monkfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 65 cm TL
 
Sladenia zhui
[]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Smilosicyopus fehlmanni
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Circumtropical excluding
Max. Length 26.8 cm TL
Photo by JAMARC
 
Snyderidia canina
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Snyderina yamanokami
[]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Solea ovata
[Ovate sole]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Photo by Graham, K.
 
Solegnathus dunckeri
[Dunker's pipehorse]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Solegnathus hardwickii
[Hardwicke's pipefish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Solegnathus lettiensis
[Günther's pipehorse]

Photo by Malaer, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Photo by Malaer, P.
 
Soleichthys heterorhinos
[Black-tip sole]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Soleichthys maculosus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Soleichthys nigrostriolatus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Soleichthys oculofasciatus
[Banded-eye sole]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean to W
 
Soleichthys serpenpellis
[Snakeskin sole]

Photo by Vidthayanon, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Photo by Vidthayanon, C.
 
Soleichthys siammakuti
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Solenostomus armatus
[Armored pipefish]

Photo by JiMin

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Photo by JiMin
 
Solenostomus cyanopterus
[Ghost pipefish]

Photo by Henke, M.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
Photo by Henke, M.
 
Solenostomus halimeda
[Halimeda ghostpipefish]

Photo by Henke, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Henke, M.
 
Solenostomus leptosoma
[Delicate ghostpipefish]

Photo by Hazes, B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Hazes, B.
 
Solenostomus paegnius
[Roughsnout ghost pipefish]

Photo by Sokou, P.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Photo by Sokou, P.
 
Solenostomus paradoxus
[Harlequin ghost pipefish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 28.2 cm SL
 
Solivomer arenidens
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Solocisquama stellulata
[]

Photo by Gadig, O.B.F.

North Pacific and Arctic
Max. Length 440 cm TL
Photo by Gadig, O.B.F.
 
Somniosus pacificus
[Pacific sleeper shark]

Photo by Chao, N.L.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Photo by Chao, N.L.
 
Sonorolux fluminis
[Estuary croaker]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sorsogona tuberculata
[Tuberculated flathead]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Sovvityazius acer
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic and Pacific Ocea
Max. Length 127 cm SL
Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Spectrunculus grandis
[Pudgy cuskeel]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Sphaeramia nematoptera
[Pajama cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sphaeramia orbicularis
[Orbiculate cardinalfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Sphagemacrurus decimalis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Photo by SFSA
 
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps
[Dwarf whiptail]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Sphagemacrurus richardi
[Richard's whiptail]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 40.5 cm SL
Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Sphoeroides pachygaster
[Blunthead puffer]

Photo by Chater, S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Photo by Chater, S.
 
Sphyraena acutipinnis
[Sharpfin barracuda]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 200 cm TL
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Sphyraena barracuda
[Great barracuda]

Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 32.2 cm TL
Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.
 
Sphyraena chrysotaenia
[Yellowstripe barracuda]

Photo by Cook, D.C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Photo by Cook, D.C.
 
Sphyraena flavicauda
[Yellowtail barracuda]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 92.3 cm FL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sphyraena forsteri
[Bigeye barracuda]

Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Photo by Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan
 
Sphyraena japonica
[Japanese barracuda]

Photo by Field, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by Field, R.
 
Sphyraena jello
[Pickhandle barracuda]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sphyraena novaehollandiae
[Australian barracuda]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sphyraena obtusata
[Obtuse barracuda]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Sphyraena pinguis
[Red barracuda]

Photo by Prein, M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Photo by Prein, M.
 
Sphyraena putnamae
[Sawtooth barracuda]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 170 cm TL
Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Sphyraena qenie
[Blackfin barracuda]

Photo by Motomura, H.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 58.7 cm SL
Photo by Motomura, H.
 
Sphyraena stellata
[Yellow-striped barracuda]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 31 cm FL
 
Sphyraena waitii
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Photo by FAO
 
Sphyraenops bairdianus
[Triplespine deepwater cardinalfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Circumglobal in coastal w
Max. Length 430 cm TL
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sphyrna lewini
[Scalloped hammerhead]

Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)

Circumglobal in coastal w
Max. Length 610 cm TL
Photo by University of Western Australia (UWA)
 
Sphyrna mokarran
[Great hammerhead]

Photo by Murch, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Sphyrna tiburo
[Bonnethead]

Photo by Murch, A.

Widespread in temperate a
Max. Length 500 cm TL
Photo by Murch, A.
 
Sphyrna zygaena
[Smooth hammerhead]

Photo by Schwarzhans, W.

Eastern Indian to Western
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photo by Schwarzhans, W.
 
Spicomacrurus adelscotti
[Celebration whiptail]
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Scomberomorus sinensis Chinese seerfish Western Pacific 247 TL
Scombrolabrax heterolepis Longfin escolar Atlantic, Indian and Paci 30 TL
Scopelarchoides danae Dana pearleye Circumglobal 12.3 SL
Scopelarchoides signifer Indian and Pacific 10 SL
Scopelarchus analis Short fin pearleye Circumglobal in warm wate 12.6 SL
Scopelarchus guentheri Staring pearleye Atlantic Ocean 12 SL
Scopelarchus michaelsarsi Bigfin pearleye Atlantic, Indian and Paci 10.2 SL
Scopelengys tristis Pacific blackchin Western Indian Ocean 20 SL
Scopeloberyx malayanus Indo-West Pacific
Scopeloberyx opisthopterus Atlantic, Indian and Paci 3.7 SL
Scopeloberyx robustus Longjaw bigscale Circumglobal 7.3 SL
Scopelogadus mizolepis Ragged bigscale Indian and Atlantic 9.4 SL
Scopelogadus unispinis Western Pacific
Scopelosaurus hoedti Hoedt's waryfish Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 5 14 SL
Scopelosaurus mauli Maul's waryfish Western Atlantic 11 SL
Scopelosaurus meadi Blackring waryfish South Atlantic and Indian 16.9 SL
Scopelosaurus smithii Eastern Atlantic 25 TL
Scorpaena bulacephala Bullhead scorpionfish West Pacific 8.8 SL
Scorpaena grandisquamis Bigscale scorpionfish Western Pacific
Scorpaena hemilepidota Western Central Pacific
Scorpaena izensis Izu scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific. 44.5 TL
Scorpaena jacksoniensis Western Pacific 33.7 SL
Scorpaena neglecta Indo-West Pacific. 37.5 TL
Scorpaena onaria Western scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
Scorpaena regina Eastern Queen scorpionfish Western Pacific 6.5 SL
Scorpaenodes albaiensis Longfingered scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 12 TL
Scorpaenodes bathycolus Western Pacific 6.3 SL
Scorpaenodes corallinus Indo-Pacific 10.5 TL
Scorpaenodes evides Cheekspot scorpionfish Indo-Pacific. 10.5 TL
Scorpaenodes guamensis Guam scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL
Scorpaenodes hirsutus Hairy scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5.6 SL
Scorpaenodes kelloggi Kellogg's scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5 TL
Scorpaenodes minor Minor scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 5.2 TL
Scorpaenodes muciparus Indo-West Pacific. 8.7 SL
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis Lowfin scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 14 TL
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Fourspine scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 10.0 SL
Scorpaenodes scaber Pygmy scorpionfish Indo-Pacific. 12 TL
Scorpaenodes smithi Little scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific. 7.7 TL
Scorpaenodes varipinnis Blotchfin scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 13 TL
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa Weedy stingfish Northwest Pacific 23.1 SL
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Sculpin scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 6.3 SL
Scorpaenopsis crenulata Serrated deepwater scorpionfish Southwestern Pacific 4.9 SL
Scorpaenopsis diabolus False stonefish Indo-Pacific 30 TL
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Southwestern Pacific 11.5 SL
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Furneaux scorpionfish Western Pacific 9.6 SL
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa Humpbacked scorpionfish Western Indian Ocean 21 SL
Scorpaenopsis macrochir Flasher scorpionfish Pacific Ocean 13.6 TL
Scorpaenopsis neglecta Yellowfin scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific. 19 SL
Scorpaenopsis obtusa Shortsnout scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus Tassled scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 36 TL
Scorpaenopsis papuensis Papuan scorpionfish Pacific Ocean 25 TL
Scorpaenopsis possi Poss's scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 19.4 SL
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Rama Rao's scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 20.8 TL
Scorpaenopsis venosa Raggy scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Bandfin scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL
Scorpis lineolata Silver sweep Southwest Pacific 30 TL
Scuticaria okinawae Shorttailed snake moray Indo-Pacific 90.5 TL
Scuticaria tigrina Tiger reef-eel Indo-Pacific 140 TL
Scyliorhinus garmani Brownspotted catshark Indo-West Pacific 38 TL
Scyliorhinus torazame Cloudy catshark Northwest Pacific 77.8 TL
Scyris indica Indian threadfish Indo-Pacific 165 TL
Searsia koefoedi Koefoed's searsid Eastern Atlantic 15 SL
Searsioides calvala Western Central Pacific 9.3 SL
Searsioides multispinus Western Central Pacific 11.8 SL
Sebastapistes coniorta Humpback nohu Eastern Central Pacific 10 TL
Sebastapistes cyanostigma Yellowspotted scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL
Sebastapistes fowleri Pigmy scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 4.7 TL
Sebastapistes galactacma Galactacma scorpionfish Pacific Ocean 4.9 SL
Sebastapistes mauritiana Spineblotch scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 9.5 TL
Sebastapistes nuchalis Indo-Pacific. 10.2 TL
Sebastapistes strongia Barchin scorpionfish Indo-Pacific 9.5 TL
Sebastapistes taeniophrys Eyebrow scorpionfish Indo-West Pacific 2.5 TL
Sebastapistes tinkhami Darkspotted scorpionfish Indo-Pacific. 10 TL
Sebastes inermis Northwest Pacific 35.9 TL
Sebastiscus albofasciatus Western Pacific 25 TL
Sebastiscus marmoratus False kelpfish Western Pacific 36.2 TL
Sebastiscus tertius Western Pacific 37 SL
Selar boops Oxeye scad Pacific Ocean 25 FL
Selar crumenophthalmus Bigeye scad Circumtropical. Indo-Pac 70 TL
Selaroides leptolepis Yellowstripe scad Indo-West Pacific 22 TL
Selenanthias analis Pearl-spotted fairy basslet Western Pacific 13 SL
Selenanthias barroi Western Pacific 13.3 SL
Selenanthias myersi Western Pacific 8.7 SL
Selenotoca multifasciata Spotbanded scat Indo-West Pacific 40 SL
Selenotoca papuensis Western Pacific 9 SL
Semicossyphus reticulatus Western Pacific 100 TL
Seriola dumerili Greater amberjack Circumglobal. Tropical an 190 TL
Seriola hippos Samson fish Indo-Pacific 150 TL
Seriola lalandi Yellowtail amberjack Circumglobal in subtropic 250 TL
Seriola rivoliana Longfin yellowtail Circumglobal. Indo-West 160 FL
Seriolina nigrofasciata Blackbanded trevally Indo-West Pacific 77.5 TL
Serranocirrhitus latus Hawkfish anthias Western Pacific 13 TL
Serrivomer bertini Thread eel Indo-West Pacific. South
Serrivomer jesperseni Crossthroat sawpalate Western Pacific 67 TL
Serrivomer neocaledoniensis Southwestern Pacific
Serrivomer samoensis Samoa sawtooth eel Pacific 63 TL
Serrivomer sector Sawtooth eel Western Pacific 76 TL
Setarches armata Western Central Pacific
Setarches guentheri Channeled rockfish Eastern Atlantic 31.4 TL
Setipinna breviceps Shorthead hairfin anchovy Western Central Pacific 24 SL
Setipinna melanochir Dusky-hairfin anchovy Western Central Pacific 33 SL
Setipinna taty Scaly hairfin anchovy Indo-West Pacific 22.1 SL
Setipinna tenuifilis Common hairfin anchovy Eastern Indian Ocean 22 SL
Sicyopterus eudentatus Oceania 10.2 SL
Sicyopterus lagocephalus Red-tailed goby Indo-Pacific 13 TL
Sicyopterus lividus Oceania 6 SL
Sicyopterus macrostetholepis Philippines and Indonesia 10.3 TL
Sicyopterus micrurus Clinging goby Asia and Oceania 9.5 TL
Sicyopus nigriradiatus Oceania 5.6 SL
Sicyopus zosterophorus Asia 4.5 SL
Siganus argenteus Streamlined spinefoot Indo-Pacific 40 TL
Siganus canaliculatus White-spotted spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 40 TL
Siganus corallinus Blue-spotted spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 35 SL
Siganus doliatus Barred spinefoot Western Pacific 25 SL
Siganus fuscescens Mottled spinefoot Western Pacific 40 TL
Siganus guttatus Orange-spotted spinefoot Eastern Indian Ocean and 42 TL
Siganus javus Streaked spinefoot Indo-Pacific 53 TL
Siganus labyrinthodes Labyrinth spinefoot Western Central Pacific 25 TL
Siganus lineatus Golden-lined spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 43 TL
Siganus puellus Masked spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 38 TL
Siganus punctatissimus Peppered spinefoot Western Pacific 35 SL
Siganus punctatus Goldspotted spinefoot Western Pacific 40 TL
Siganus randalli Variegated spinefoot Western Pacific 33.5 FL
Siganus spinus Little spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 28 TL
Siganus unimaculatus Blotched foxface Western Pacific 20 SL
Siganus uspi Bicolored foxface Western Pacific 24 TL
Siganus vermiculatus Vermiculated spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 45 TL
Siganus virgatus Barhead spinefoot Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
Siganus vulpinus Foxface Western Pacific 25 SL
Siganus woodlandi Western Pacific 25.2 SL
Sigmops bathyphilus Spark anglemouth Eastern Atlantic 20 SL
Sigmops ebelingi Ebeling's fangjaw Western Pacific 9.7 SL
Sigmops elongatus Elongated bristlemouth fish Worldwide. Mediterranean 27.5 TL
Sigmops gracilis Slender fangjaw Pacific Ocean 13.3 SL
Sigmops longipinnis Southeast Pacific
Signigobius biocellatus Twinspot goby Western Pacific 10 SL
Silhouettea capitlineata Western Central Pacific 2.1 SL
Silhouettea evanida Vanishing silhouette goby Western Central Pacific.
Silhouettea hoesei Hoese's silhouette goby Western Central Pacific 3.5 TL
Silhouettea nuchipunctata Western Central Pacific 2.9 SL
Sillaginopodys chondropus Clubfoot sillago Indo-Pacific 35 SL
Sillaginops macrolepis Large-scale sillago Western Central Pacific 20 SL
Sillago aeolus Oriental sillago Indo-Pacific 30 SL
Sillago analis Golden-lined sillago Western Central Pacific 45 SL
Sillago argentifasciata Silver-banded sillago Western Central Pacific 14.9 TL
Sillago asiatica Asian sillago Western Pacific 15 SL
Sillago boutani Boutan's sillago Northwest Pacific 20 SL
Sillago burrus Western trumpeter sillago Western Central Pacific 36 SL
Sillago ciliata Sand sillago Western Pacific 51 TL
Sillago flindersi Eastern school whiting Western Pacific 32 TL
Sillago indica Indian sillago Indian Ocean 34 TL
Sillago ingenuua Bay sillago Indo-West Pacific 20 SL
Sillago intermedia Intermediate sillago Eastern Indian Ocean 20 SL
Sillago japonica Japanese sillago Northwest Pacific 30 TL
Sillago lutea Mud sillago Indo-West Pacific 16 SL
Sillago maculata Trumpeter whiting Western Pacific 30 TL
Sillago nierstraszi Rough sillago Western Central Pacific 25 TL
Sillago robusta Stout whiting Indo-Pacific 30 TL
Sillago sihama Silver sillago Indo-West Pacific 31 SL
Simenchelys parasitica Snubnosed eel Eastern Atlantic 61 TL
Simipercis trispinosa Threespine grubfish Western Pacific 13.5 SL
Sinobatis borneensis Borneo leg skate Western Pacific 39.9 TL
Sinobatis bulbicauda Western Australian Legskate Indo-West Pacific 56 TL
Sinobatis filicauda Eastern Australian legskate Western Pacific 55 TL
Sinobatis stenosoma Narrow leg skate Northwest Pacific 52 TL
Siokunichthys bentuviai Barred xenia-pipefish Western Indian Ocean 6.1 SL
Siokunichthys breviceps Softcoral pipefish Western Indian Ocean 15 SL
Siokunichthys herrei Herre’s pipefish Indo-West Pacific 7.6 SL
Siokunichthys nigrolineatus Mushroom-coral pipefish Western Central Pacific 8 SL
Siokunichthys southwelli Southwell's pipefish Western Indian Ocean 4.3 SL
Siokunichthys striatus New Caledonian soft-coral pipefish Western Pacific 9.3 SL
Siphamia argentea Silver siphonfish Western Pacific 5 TL
Siphamia arnazae Cat’s eye cardinalfish Western Pacific 2.1 SL
Siphamia brevilux Shortlight siphonfish Western Pacific 2.2 SL
Siphamia corallicola Coral siphonfish Western Central Pacific 3.1 SL
Siphamia cuneiceps Wedgehead siphonfish Eastern Indian Ocean and
Siphamia cyanophthalma Blue-eye siphonfish Indo-West Pacific 2.2 SL
Siphamia elongata Elongate siphonfish Western Pacific 4.5 TL
Siphamia fistulosa Fistulose cardinalfish Pacific Ocean 4 TL
Siphamia fraseri Pacific Ocean 3.8 SL
Siphamia fuscolineata Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish Western Pacific 4 SL
Siphamia guttulata Speckled siphonfish Western Central Pacific
Siphamia jebbi Jebb's siphonfish Indo-Pacific 2.5 SL
Siphamia majimai Striped siphonfish Western Pacific 3.5 SL
Siphamia papuensis Western Pacific 3 SL
Siphamia roseigaster Pinkbreast siphonfish Southwest Pacific 6.4 TL
Siphamia spinicola Reef siphonfish Western Central Pacific 4 TL
Siphamia stenotes Narrow-lined siphonfish Western Pacific 2.4 SL
Siphamia tubifer Tubifer cardinalfish Indo-West Pacific 7 TL
Siphamia tubulata Siphonfish Western Central Pacific
Sirembo amaculata Lined cusk Western Pacific 40.5 SL
Sirembo imberbis Golden cusk Western Pacific 20 SL
Sirembo jerdoni Brown-banded cusk-eel Indo-West Pacific 12.5 SL
Sirembo metachroma Chameleon cusk Indo-Pacific
Skythrenchelys macrostomus Indo-Pacific 22.5 TL
Skythrenchelys zabra Angry worm eel Indo-West Pacific 29.6 TL
Sladenia remiger Celebes monkfish Western Central Pacific 40 TL
Sladenia zhui Western Pacific 65 TL
Smilosicyopus fehlmanni Oceania 5.1 SL
Snyderidia canina Circumtropical excluding 26.8 TL
Snyderina yamanokami Western Pacific 24 TL
Solea ovata Ovate sole Indo-Pacific 10 TL
Solegnathus dunckeri Dunker's pipehorse Western Pacific
Solegnathus hardwickii Hardwicke's pipefish Western Indian Ocean 40 TL
Solegnathus lettiensis Günther's pipehorse Eastern Indian Ocean
Soleichthys heterorhinos Black-tip sole Eastern Indian Ocean and 18 SL
Soleichthys maculosus Western Pacific 9.5 SL
Soleichthys nigrostriolatus Western Pacific 6.8 SL
Soleichthys oculofasciatus Banded-eye sole Western Pacific 12.5 SL
Soleichthys serpenpellis Snakeskin sole Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Soleichthys siammakuti Western Pacific 8.2 SL
Solenostomus armatus Armored pipefish Western Pacific 5.7 SL
Solenostomus cyanopterus Ghost pipefish Indo-West Pacific 17 TL
Solenostomus halimeda Halimeda ghostpipefish Indo-Pacific 4.7 SL
Solenostomus leptosoma Delicate ghostpipefish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
Solenostomus paegnius Roughsnout ghost pipefish Indo-Pacific 12 TL
Solenostomus paradoxus Harlequin ghost pipefish Indo-West Pacific 12 TL
Solivomer arenidens Western Central Pacific 28.2 SL
Solocisquama stellulata Indo-West Pacific 9.3 SL
Somniosus pacificus Pacific sleeper shark North Pacific and Arctic 440 TL
Sonorolux fluminis Estuary croaker Western Central Pacific 8 SL
Sorsogona tuberculata Tuberculated flathead Indo-West Pacific 14 TL
Sovvityazius acer Western Pacific 4.7 SL
Spectrunculus grandis Pudgy cuskeel Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 127 SL
Sphaeramia nematoptera Pajama cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 8.5 TL
Sphaeramia orbicularis Orbiculate cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 10 TL
Sphagemacrurus decimalis Western Central Pacific.
Sphagemacrurus pumiliceps Dwarf whiptail Indo-Pacific 25 TL
Sphagemacrurus richardi Richard's whiptail Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
Sphoeroides pachygaster Blunthead puffer Circumglobal in tropical 40.5 SL
Sphyraena acutipinnis Sharpfin barracuda Indo-Pacific 80 TL
Sphyraena barracuda Great barracuda Indo-Pacific 200 TL
Sphyraena chrysotaenia Yellowstripe barracuda Indo-Pacific 32.2 TL
Sphyraena flavicauda Yellowtail barracuda Indo-West Pacific 60 TL
Sphyraena forsteri Bigeye barracuda Indo-Pacific 92.3 FL
Sphyraena japonica Japanese barracuda Western Pacific 35 SL
Sphyraena jello Pickhandle barracuda Indo-West Pacific 150 TL
Sphyraena novaehollandiae Australian barracuda Indo-Pacific 100 TL
Sphyraena obtusata Obtuse barracuda Indo-Pacific 55 TL
Sphyraena pinguis Red barracuda Northwest Pacific 50 TL
Sphyraena putnamae Sawtooth barracuda Indo-West Pacific 90 TL
Sphyraena qenie Blackfin barracuda Indo-Pacific 170 TL
Sphyraena stellata Yellow-striped barracuda Indo-Pacific 58.7 SL
Sphyraena waitii Indo-West Pacific. 31 FL
Sphyraenops bairdianus Triplespine deepwater cardinalfish Eastern Indian Ocean
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead Circumglobal in coastal w 430 TL
Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead Circumglobal in coastal w 610 TL
Sphyrna tiburo Bonnethead Western Atlantic 150 TL
Sphyrna zygaena Smooth hammerhead Widespread in temperate a 500 TL
Spicomacrurus adelscotti Celebration whiptail Eastern Indian to Western 16 TL



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