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Sabre Goby - Gobies

Also known as Deep Water Sabre Goby, Reef Goby, Sabre-fin Goby. Found in small schools, often hovering in the water column, over very deep, and steep, rocky ledges,.. more

Sabre Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Giant Squirrelfish, Longjaw Squirrelfish, Long-jawed Squirrelfish, Spinecheek Squirrelfish, Spiny Squirrelfish. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, during the day in caves, crevices, and under.. more

Sacramento Perch - Basses---Sunfishes

Also known as Sunperch. Found close to vegetation, in quiet creeks, lakes, pools, and murky waters of rivers. They feed on tiny crustaceans and aquatic insect larvae. Length - 73cm Depth.. more

Saddle Anemonefish - Damselfishes

Also known as Anemonefish, Black-backed Anemonefish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Fire Anemonefish, Fire Clown, Fire Clownfish, Red Saddle Clown, Red Saddle Clownfish, Red Saddleback Anemonefish, Tomato Clown, Tomato.. more

Saddle Bass - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Atlantic Dwarf Sea Bass, Cod, Dwarf Sea Bass, Hind, Rockcod, Saddle Basslet, Trout. Found singly, in deeper waters, over mixed rubble and sandy areas, rich.. more

Saddle Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Hawaiian Saddle Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse, Saddleback Wrasse. Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over coral, rock, and rubble areas, of clear water lagoons and seaward.. more

Saddleback Clownfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Anemonefish, Black Saddleback Anemonefish, Black Saddleback Clownfish, Brownsaddle Clownfish, Brown Saddleback Anemonefish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Panda Clownfish, Saddleback Anemonefish, Saddleback Clown, White-tipped Anemonefish, Yellowfin.. more

Saddled Bichir - Bichirs

Also known as Black Volta, Dragonfin Bichir, Reedfish, Ripsaw Catfish, Ropefish, Saddled Polypterus, Sailfin, Sailfin Bichir, Tiger Polypterus. Found close to the bottom in brackish mangroves and freshwater.. more

Saddled Blenny - Blennies---Labrisomids

Also known as Saddle Blenny, Scaly Blenny. Found singly, resting on their Pectoral and Dorsal Fins, blending in with the background, in crevices, amongst rubble, and weedy areas,.. more

Saddled Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Blackblotch Butterflyfish, Black-blotched Butterflyfish, Coralfish, Saddle Butterflyfish, Saddleback Butterflyfish, Saddled Coralfish. Found singly, or in pairs, over clearwater, lagoons and seaward reefs, rich in coral.. more

Saddled Seabream - Porgies

Also known as Saddle Bream, Saddled Bream, Seabream. Found in schools over rocky bottoms and in seagrass beds of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on small benthic invertebrates Length.. more

Saddled Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Saddled Prawngoby, White-spotted Shrimpgoby. Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with their host, the alpheid shrimp, on coarse rubble and sandy bottoms, over.. more

Saddled Snake Eel - Eels---Snake Eels

Also known as Banded Snake Eel, Half-banded Snake Eel. Found singly, over sandy areas and in seagrass beds, of lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on crustaceans and.. more

Saifin Molly - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers

Also known as Balloon Molly, Balloon-belly Molly, Millionfish, Tooth Carp. Found in schools, in vegetated backwaters, coastal waters, slow flowing creeks, drains, lakes, ponds, rivers, warm springs and.. more

Sailfin Armourhead - Oceanic Basses---Armorheads

Also known as Boarfish, Deepsea Armourhead, Sailfin Boarfish, Sailfin Boarhead, Threebar Boarfish. Found singly, or in small schools, usually in very deep waters, of rocky reef. They feed on.. more

Sailfin Blenny - Blennies---Pike-Tube-Flagblennies

Also known as Algae Blenny, Atlantic Sailfin Blenny, Caribbean Sailfin Blenny, Chaenopsid Blenny. Found with their head poking out of holes, or resting close to coral, rubble, and.. more

Sailfin Catfish - Catfishes---Eeltail Catfishes

Also known as Butler's Catfish, Eel-tailed Catfish. Found singly, amongst debris, in crevices and holes, under ledges and rocks of shallow coastal reefs. They are bottom feeders and use.. more

Sailfin Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Colorado Grouper, Hind, Mangrove Grouper, Rockcod, Trout, Yellow Grouper. Found singly, resting on vertical well structured rock formations, like larva ridges and rock walls.. more

Sailfin Molly - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers

Also known as Balloon Molly, Giant Sailfin Molly, Mexican Sailfin Molly, Silver Sailfin Molly, Yucatan Molly, Yucatan Sailfin Molly. Found in small schools, close to vegetation for cover.. more

Sailfin Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Blue-gold Striped Snapper, Blue-lined Sea Bream, Blue-lined Sea Perch, Hi-fin Snapper, Majestic Snapper, Majestic Snapperfish, Majestic Threadfin, Threadfin Majestic Snapperfish. Found singly, or in schools,.. more

Sailfin Snapper (Juvenile) - Snappers

Also known as Blue-gold Striped Snapper, Blue-lined Sea Bream, Blue-lined Sea Perch, Hi-fin Snapper, Majestic Snapper, Majestic Snapperfish, Majestic Threadfin, Threadfin Majestic Snapperfish. Found singly, or in schools,.. more

Sailor's Grunt - Grunts

Also known as Album, Bastard Margaret, Dogfish, Sailor's Choice, Sand Grunt, Sweetlips. Found in schools during the day, dispersing at night , foraging for food, over open, shallow.. more

Sailor's Grunt (Juvenile) - Grunts

Also known as Album, Bastard Margaret, Dogfish, Sailor's Choice, Sand Grunt, Sweetlips. Found in schools during the day, dispersing at night, foraging for food, over open, shallow, coastal.. more

Salema - Porgies

Also known as Cow Bream, Goldline, Salema Porgy, Seabream, Sharp-snout Sea Bream. Found singly or in small schools, over rocks and sandy areas rich in algae growth. They feed.. more

Sammara Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Armed Squirrelfish, Blood-drop Squirrelfish, Bloodspot Squirrelfish, Javelin Squirrelfish, Lonchin Soldierfish, Sam Soldierfish, Sammara Soldierfish, Slender Squirrelfish, Spotfin Silver Squirrelfish, Spotfin Squirrelfish. Found singly or.. more

Samoan Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Brown Pipefish. Found singly in crevices and over rocky substrates and in tidepools of lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed on tiny invertebrates which they suck.. more

Sand Diver - Grinners---Lizardfishes

Also known as Common Sand Diver, Filamented Sand Dragon, Intermediate Lizardfish, Sanddiver Lizardfish. Found singly or in pairs, half buried, or resting on boulders, sandy bottoms and in.. more

Sand Perch - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Blue-striped Sand Perch, Sand Sea Bass, Sandfish. Found singly, near to their crevice or hole, which they retreat to when threatened, close to shallow banks.. more

Sand Steenbras - Porgies

Also known as Striped Bream, Striped Seabream. Found in small to large schools, over mud, sand and seagrass beds of coastal waters and in estuaries. They feed on small.. more

Sand Tilefish - Tilefishes

Also known as Caribbean Sand Tilefish, Muttonfish, Sand Blanquillo, Sand Eel, Sandfish, Whitey, Whiting. Found singly or in pairs, in miles of self-made burrows made from rock and.. more

Sand-canyon Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Reef Goby, Venezuelan Goby. Found over extremely shallow, mud and sand bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 7.5cm Depth -.. more

Sandager's Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Eastern King Wrasse, King Coris, King Wrasse, Rainbow Wrasse, Sand Wrasse, Sandager Wrasse. Found in harems, around sand patches of coral and rocky reefs. They feed.. more

Sandy Prawngoby - Gobies

Also known as Fierce Shrimpgoby, Pale Shrimpgoby, Partner Goby, Sand Goby, Sand Shrimpgoby, Sandy Partner Goby, Sandy Shrimpgoby, Shrimp Goby. Found singly or in pairs sharing their.. more

Santer Seabream - Porgies

Also known as Barred Silvery Bream, Basterman, Muscle Cracker Fish, Pink Porgie, Sander, Sander Bream, Soldier. Found over rocky substrates, in shallow, too much deeper areas, of coastal.. more

Sapphire Damselfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Azure Damsel, Azure Damselfish, Azure Demoiselle, Blue Damsel, Blue Damselfish, Blue Demoiselle, Pavo Damselfish, Peacock Damsel, Peacock Damselfish, Sapphire Damsel, Sapphire Demoiselle. Found in.. more

Saratoga - Bony Tongues---Arowanas

Also known as Australian Arowana, Barramunda, Dawson River Salmon, Gulf Saratoga, Saratoga Arowana, Saratoga Barramundi, Southern Saratoga, Spotted Arowana, Spotted Australian Arowana, Spotted Barramundi, Spotted Bonytongue, Spotted.. more

Sargassumfish - Anglerfishes---Frogfishes

Also known as Marbled Angler, Marbled Anglerfish, Mouse Fish, Sargassum Anglerfish, Sargassum Frogfish, Shaggy Angler, Wartskin Frogfish. Found singly or in loose schools, sheltering under Sargassum seaweed mats.. more

Satomi's Pygmy Seahorse - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Miniature Seahorse, Pygmy Seahorse. Found singly, pairs or groups, during the day hiding, anchored with their tails to sea fans over coral reefs. They feed.. more

Saucereye Porgy - Porgies

Also known as Goat's Head Porgy, Porgy Grunt. Found swimming or hovering above sand bottoms and seagrass beds over coral and rocky reefs, often display body bars when.. more

Saulos's Mbuna - Cichlids

Also known as Dwarf Mbuna, Malawi Cichlid, Mbuna, Saulosi Cichlid, Saulosi Mbuna. Found in large schools, over sediment-free rocky areas with strong currents, over upper reefs. They feed on.. more

Sauro Lizardfish - Grinners---Lizardfishes

Also known as Calico Lizardfish, Panamanian Lizardfish, Reef Lizardfish. Found singly, during the day half buried with only their eyes and mouth protruding ready to pounce on their.. more

Saw-jawed Monocle Bream - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Ciliate Spinecheek, Coral Bream, Monocle Bream, Sawjaw Monocle Bream, Sawjaw Spinecheek, Saw-jawed Monocle Spinecheek, Silverline Spinecheek, Spinecheek, Whiptail, Whitestreak Monocle Bream, Whitestreak Spinecheek, White-striped.. more

Sawbwa Barb - Carps---Minnows-Carps

Also known as Asian Rummy Nose, Burmese Rummy Nose, Naked Micro Rasbora, Rummynose Rasbora. Found in large schools, amongst dense vegetation, in clear, peaty, and very murky.. more

Sawcheek Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also know as Nurseryfish, Red Cardinal. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, during the day in caves, coral holes, and in tubular sponges, dispersing at night, foraging.. more

Scalloped Ribbonfish (Juvenile) - Velifers-Tube-eyes-Ribbonfishes

Also known as Sicklefish. Found swimming with its head pointing upwards, in deep open waters of the oceans. They feed on crustaceans, small fish and squid. Juveniles close to.. more

Scalpel Sawtail - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Doctorfish, Japanese Sawtail, Lancetfish, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish. Found in schools, over shallow surge zones, of rocky reefs, rich in seaweed growth. They feed on algae. Length.. more

Scaly Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Brown Chromis, Puller, Scaly Puller. Found in schools, close to shelter, over lagoons, seaward and outer reef slopes, rich in coral growth. They feed on zooplankton. Length.. more

Scaly Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Blue Damsel, Scaly Damselfish. Found singly or in small schools, feeding in the water column, over lagoons, passages and outer reef slopes. Geographical colour variations. They.. more

Scalynape Goby - Gobies

Also known as Coral Goby, Ghost Goby, Gudgeon, Solenocaulon Ghost Goby. Found singly, on gorgonians and hard corals, over coastal reef slopes. They feed on plankton. Length - 3cm Depth -.. more

Scamp - Groupers

Also known as Brown Grouper, Scamp Grouper. Found singly, or in spawning schools, over various substrates and depths, usually depending on water temperature. They feed on benthic crustaceans, fish,.. more

Scarface Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Redhead Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny. Found singly, on hard bottoms, over shallow surge zones, of coastal, coral and rocky reefs. They feed on.. more

Scarlet Frogfish - Anglerfishes---Frogfishes

Also known as Freckled Angler, Freckled Anglerfish, Freckled Frogfish, Hawaiian Frogfish, Scarlet Anglerfish, Shaggy Angler, Spotfin Frogfish, Toadfish, Whitebait Frogfish. Found singly, pairs or in trios, sitting amongst.. more

Scarlet Gem Badis - Gouramies---Chameleonfishes

Also known as Gem Badis, Red Scarlet Badis, Scarlet Badis, Scarlet Indian Badis. Found in crystal clear streams, and tributaries of rivers, with dense vegetation. They feed on small.. more

Scarlet Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Bigeye Soldier, Bigeye Soldierfish, Big-eyed Soldier, Big-eyed Soldierfish, Big-eyed Squirrelfish, Port Praslin Squirrelfish, Reef Soldierfish, Scarlet Soldier, Smooth-cheeked Soldierfish. Found in small loose schools, during.. more

Scarlet Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Hogfish, Pigfish, Scarlet Parrotfish, Soldier. Found singly, or in pairs, always on the move, over open bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs, rich in gorgonians... more

Scatty - Surgeonfishes---Scats

Also known as African Banded Scat, African Scat, Banded Scat, Ruby Scat, Striped Scat, Tiger Scat. Found in small schools, in murky shallow waters, of estuaries, harbours, lagoons.. more

Schoolmaster - Snappers

Also known as Dogtooth Snapper, Schoolmaster Snapper, Schooly. Found in small to large schools, hovering above reefs, often in the shade of large corals, especially elkhorn corals or.. more

Schoolmaster (Juvenile) - Snappers

Also known as Dogtooth Snapper, Schoolmaster Snapper, Schooly. Found in small to large schools, hovering above reefs, often in the shade of large corals, especially elkhorn corals, or.. more

Schultz's Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Guilded Pipefish, Long-snouted Pipefish. Found in pairs or small schools amongst corals and sea fans over lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on tiny swimming.. more

Scissortail Damselfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Scissortai Chromis, Puller, White-spot Chromis. Found in large schools, on sandy bottoms, or high in the water column feeding, over coral and rocky reefs. They feed.. more

Scissortail Fusilier - Fusiliers

Also known as Blue Fusilier, Blue-and-Gold Fusilier, Blue-and-Yellow Fusilier, Goldband Fusilier, Gold-banded Fusilier, Scissor-tailed Fusilier. Found in schools, over coral reefs, in deep lagoons and seaward reefs. Varies.. more

Scissortail Rasbora - Carps---Danios

Also known as Black Scissortail, Scissorfish, Scissortail, Scissor-tailed Rasbora, Threeline Rasbora, Three-lined Rasbora. Found close to the surface, in open areas of slow flowing waters, over canals, ditches,.. more

Scissortail Sergeant - Damselfishes

Also known as Scissortail Sergeant Major, Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Six-banded Sergeant Major, Six-barred Sergeant Major, Striptail Damselfish, Stripe-tailed Damselfish. Found in schools, close to tall soft corals and.. more

Scissortail Synodontis - Catfishes---Squeakers-Upside-down Catfishes

Also known as African Catfish, Gabon Catfish. Found during the day, in tropical waters, over rapids, of rocky shores. They feed nocturnally on algae, crustaceans, insects, molluscs, and seeds. Length.. more

Scott's Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Multicolor Fairy Wrasse, Scott's Fairy Wrasse, Scott's Greenback Fairy Wrasse, Scott's Multicolor Wrasse, Scott's Velvet Wrasse, Small-mouthed Wrasse. Found singly or in small schools, feeding.. more

Scrawled Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Maypole Butterflyfish, Meyeri Butterflyfish, Meyer's Butterfly, Meyer's Butterflyfish, Meyer's Coralfish, Scrawl Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs, over clear lagoons and seaward reefs,.. more

Scrawled Cowfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Boxfishes

Also known as Cowfish, Trunkfish. Found singly, mainly over seagrass beds and walls remaining motionless, blending in with the background, if detected will quickly retreat. They feed on.. more

Scribbled Angelfish - Surgeonfishes---Angelfishes

Also known as Scribbled Angel. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over soft bottoms, open flat bottoms and rubble areas with coral, sea whip and sponge outcrops,.. more

Scribbled Leatherjacket Filefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Broomtail File, Broomtail Filefish, Leatherjacket, Scrawled Filefish, Scrawled Leatherjacket, Scribbled Filefish, Scribbled Fish, Scribbled Leatherjacket, Scrolled Filefish, Tobaccofish. Found singly, over deep coastal slopes,.. more

Scribbled Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Australian Banded Pipe, Australian Messmate Pipefish, Banded Messmate Pipefish, Banded Pipefish, Messmate Pipefish, Waite's Pipefish. Found in pairs or small schools over coral, rubble and.. more

Scribbled Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes

Also known as Black Spinefoot, Black Trevally, Blue-spotted Trevally, Blunt-nosed Rabbitfish, Blunt-nosed Spinefoot, Happy Moments, Little Rabbitfish, Little Spinefoot, Marbled Rabbitfish, Marbled Spinefoot, Mi-mi, Scribbled Spinefoot, Spinefoot,.. more

Sea Carp - Basses---Trumpeters

Also known as Blue Morwong, Morwong, Queenfish, Queen Morwong, Queen Snapper, Southern Blue Morwong. Found singly or in schools, around off-shore rocky reefs and over deep waters of.. more

Sea Goldie - Groupers---Fairy Basslets-Streamer Basses

Also known as Anthias, Basslet, Goldie, Jewel Fairy Basslet, Lyretail Anthias, Lyretail Coralfish, Lyretail Fairy Basslet, Orange Basslet, Orange Fairy Basslet, Orange Sea Perch, Rainbow, Red Coral.. more

Sea Trout - Salmons---Salmonids

Also known as Blacktail, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Brownie, Finnick, Galway Sea Trout, Gillaroo, Herling, Lammas Men, Lammas Whiting, Loch Leven Trout, Orangefin, Orkney Sea Trout, Peal,.. more

Sea Trumpeter - Basses---Grunters-Tigerperches

Also known as Tigerfish. Found in schools, over shallow, sandy bottoms, and seagrass beds, in brackish waters, of estuaries, mangroves, and coastal shorelines. They feed on algae, small fish,.. more

Seagrass Razorfish - Wrasses

Also known as Green-banner Wrasse, Razorfish, Razor Wrasse, Sand Wrasse, Seagrass Nurse, Seagrass Wrasse. Found singly, or in loose schools, secretive, and well camouflaged, over algae covered reef.. more

Seale's Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Bargill Cardinalfish, Cheekbar Cardinalfish, Cheek-barred Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish. Found in small too large schools, during the day hiding in the arms of branching corals, dispersing at.. more

Seaweed Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Tompot. Found in crevices and holes of eroded boulders, mangrove roots and rocks, over shallow reefs rich in.. more

Sebae Anemonefish - Damselfishes

Also known as Anemonefish, Black Sebae Anemonefish, Brown Clownfish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Picasso Sebae Clownfish, Platinum Sebae Clownfish, Saddleback Clownfish, Sebae Clown, Sebae Clownfish, Seba's Anemonefish, Seba's.. more

Sebree's Dwarfgoby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Pygmy Goby, Redstripe Dwarfgoby, Reef Goby, Striped Dwarfgoby, Sebree's Pygmygoby, Striped Pygmygoby. Found in small schools resting on live corals, over shallow, lagoon reefs. They.. more

Secretary Benny - Blennies---Pike-Tube-Flagblennies

Also known as - Chaenopsid Blenny. Found with their head protruding from holes in the coral of limestone slopes usually dotted with small brain corals, stinging coral, sea.. more

Semicircle Angelfish - Surgeonfishes---Angelfishes

Also known as Blue Angel, Blue Angelfish, Blue Koran Angel, Halfcircle Angelfish, Half-circled Angelfish, Koran Angel, Koran Angelfish, Koran Semicircle Angelfish, Zebra Angelfish. Found singly or in pairs,.. more

Semicircle Angelfish (juvenile) - Surgeonfishes---Angelfishes

Also known as Blue Angel, Blue Angelfish, Blue Koran Angel, Halfcircle Angelfish, Half-circled Angelfish, Koran Angel, Koran Angelfish, Koran Semicircle Angelfish, Zebra Angelfish. Found singly or in pairs,.. more

Seminole Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Reef Goby. Found in pairs or small colonies, often hovering close to their shallow burrow, over open stretches of coarse sand, also in very.. more

Senator Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Patrician Wrasse, Purple-banded Wrasse, Senator Fish. Found singly or in schools over algae and kelp beds of rocky reefs. They feed on benthic invertebrates and molluscs. Length.. more

Senegalese Sole - Flatfishes---Soles

Also known as Estuarine Flatfish. Found singly or in pairs over mud and sandy bottoms, of coastal areas brackish lakes. They feed on small crustaceans and benthic invertebrates. Length -.. more

Seram Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Ceram Blenny, Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny. Found singly or in pairs amongst dead coral and rubble over shallow silty waters of sheltered bays.. more

Sergeant Major - Damselfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Five-banded Damselfish, Five-banded Sergeant Major, Fivefinger, Indo-Pacific Seargeant, Pilotfish, Sergeant, Sergeant Major Damselfish, Striped Sergeant Damselfish. Found in large schools, over shallow reef tops. They.. more

Seven-striped Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Blackstripe Cardinalfish, Nine-banded Cardinalfish, Nine-banded Soldierfish, Nineline Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish. Found in pairs, close to shelter, over rocky areas, of shallow, lagoons and reef flats, dispersing.. more

Severum - Cichlids

Also known as Banded Cichlid, Common Severum, Deacon, Gold Severum, Golden Red Spot Severum, Green Severum, Hero, Hero Severum, Red Spot, Red Spot Severum. Found in schools, within.. more

Seychelles Soldier - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Pinecone Soldierfish, Seychelles Soldierfish. Found during the day, sheltering in caves, and beneath overhangs, dispersing at night foraging for food, over coral and rocky.. more

Shadowfin Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Blackfin Soldierfish, Blue Squirrelfish, Bronze Soldierfish, Onespot Squirrelfish, Shadowfish Soldierfish, Shoulderbar Soldierfish. Found singly or in small schools, during the day in caves and under.. more

Shanny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Common Blenny, Common Shanny, Coral Blenny, European Shanny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Shan. Found singly, in or out of shallow waters, often hiding under rocks.. more

Sharknose Goby - Gobies

Also known as Caribbean Cleaner Goby, Cleaner Gob, Golden Neon Goby, Gudgeon, Neon Goby, Sharknose Cleaning Goby, Sharpness Goby. Found in pairs, on live coral heads, at cleaning.. more

Sharp-headed Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Brown-lined Wrasse, Finescale Razorfish, Hawaiian Knifefish, Hawaiian Razorfish, Razor Wrasse, Sand Wrasse, Sharp-headed Wrasse Fish, Slender Razorfish, Slender Sand Wrasse. Found singly, over sandy bottoms,.. more

Sharpchin Barracudina - Grinners---Barracudinas

Also known as Lancet, Lancetfish. Found in cold, deep to very deep waters, of the Eastern Ionian Sea. They feed on crustaceans, fish, and planktonic organisms. Length - 50cm Depth -.. more

Sharpnose Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer, Pufferfish, Sharpnose Pufferfish. Found singly or in pairs, swimming close to reef margins, mangroves, and seagrass beds, of lagoons and seaward reefs. They.. more

Sharpsnout Seabream - Porgies

Also known as Coral Bream, Seabream, Sheepshead Bream, Sheepshead Sea Bream. Found singly or in small schools, over rock and sandy bottoms in coastal surf zones. They feed on.. more

Sharptail Eel - Eels---Snake Eels

Also known as Seasnake, Sharptail Snake Eel. Found singly, swimming in shallow, clear waters, close to the bottom, of sandy areas and in seagrass beds, around harbours, and.. more

Shaw's Cowfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Deepwater Boxfishes

Also known as Boxfish, Cowfish, Painted Boxfish, Shaw's Boxfish, Shaw's Trunkfish, Southern Cowfish, Striped Cowfish, Striped Trunkfish, Temperate Boxfish, Trunkfish. Found singly, in rocky areas and seagrass.. more

Sheepshead - Porgies

Also known as Convictfish, Sea Bream, Sheepshead Seabream, Southern Sheepshead. Found in schools, in brackish and sometimes freshwaters, around bridge pilings, jetties, and rocky shores, of spring basins,.. more

Sheepshead Minnow - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers---Pupfishes

Also known as Atlantic Pupfish, Bahama Sheepshead Minnow, Pursy Minnow, Sheepshead Pupfish, Variegated Minnow. Found in schools, close to vegetation, in brackish fresh and salty waters, over muddy.. more

Sheepshead Porgy - Porgies

Also known as Littlemouth Porgy, Porgy Grunt, Speckled Porgy. Found swimming or hovering, above semi-hard bottoms, of clearwater, coral reefs. Often displaying body bars, when close to the.. more

Shoemaker Spinefoot - Rabbitfishes

Also known as African White-spotted Rabbitfish, Brown Spinefoot, Marbled Spinefoot, Seagrass Rabbitfish, Spinefoot, White-spotted Rabbitfish, White-spotted Spinefoot. Found in schools, over seagrass beds, in coastal areas, and inner.. more

Short Dragonfish - Flying Gurnards---Seamoths

Also known as Common Seamoth, Dragonette, Dragonfish, Dragon Sea Moth, Dwarf Seamoth, Little Dragonfish, Little Seamoth, Longtail Seamouth, Pegasus Fish, Pegasus Seamoth, Short Seamoth. Found singly or in.. more

Short-finned Eel - Eels---Freshwater Eels

Also known as Australian Shortfin Glass Eel, Australian Short-finned Eel, Glass Eel, River Eel, Shortfin Eel, Shortfin Freshwater Eel, Short-finned Freshwater Eel, Silver Eel, Southern Shortfin Eel,.. more

Short-nosed Tripodfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Triplespines

Also known as Blackfin Triplespine, Black-finned Triplespine, Blacktail Tripodfish, Hollow-snouted Tripodfish, Sharp-nosed Tripodfish, Shortnose Tripodfish, Silver Horsefish, Silver Leatherjacket, Silver Tripodfish, Tripodfish. Found over muddy sand flats, along.. more

Short-spined Sea Scorpion - Sculpins

Also known as Arctic Sculpin, Bull Rout, Bullhead, Daddy Sculpin, European Sculpin, Father Lasher, Goat Sculpin, Greenland Bullhead, Greenland Sculpin, Guffy, Horny Whore, Pigfish, Scolping, Scully, Scummy,.. more

Short-tooth Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Blue Bridle Cardinalfish, Diamond Cardinal, Goldbelly Cardinalfish, Golden Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Plain Cardinal, Plain Cardinalfish, Short-tooth Cardinal, Short-toothed Cardinalfish. Found in pairs or small schools, over.. more

Shortfin Lizardfish - Grinners---Lizardfishes

Also known as Short-finned Lizardfish, Short-finned Saury, Short-pectoral Fin Lizardfish, Synodontid Lizardfish. Found over muddy bottoms, of the continental shelf. They feed on small fish and benthic invertebrates. Length -.. more

Shortfin Molly - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers

Also known as Atlantic Molly, Cave Molly, Mexican Molly, Millionfish, Molly, Orangefin Molly, Sailfin Molly, Tooth Carp. Found in schools, over canals, in flooded caves, ditches, ponds, rivers.. more

Shortjaw Lizardfish - Grinners---Lizardfishes

Also known as Norman's Lizardfish, Sand Lizardfish. Found singly, or in pairs, half buried, or resting on mud and sandy bottoms, over current swept areas in off-shore reefs. They.. more

Shortnose Batfish - Anglerfishes---Batfishes

Also known as Deep-sea Batfish, Handfish, Longnose Batfish, Red-bellied Batfish, Sea Bat, Short-nosed Batfish, Slantbrow Batfish, Walking Batfish. Found singly, resting on, or partially covered in sand, over.. more

Shortnose Boxfish (Juvenile) - Puffers-Filefishes---Boxfishes

Also known as Common Boxfish, Cowfish, Shortsnout Boxfish, Small-nosed Boxfish, Log-nosed Boxfish, Trunkfish. Found singly over silty mud, rock, and sandy substrates, of sheltered bays and coastal trawling.. more

Shortnose Sturgeon - Sturgeons---Paddlefishes

Also known as Bottlenose Sturgeon, Mammose Sturgeon, North American Sturgeon, Paddlefish, Pinkster, Round-noser Sturgeon, Salmon Sturgeon, Short-nosed Little Sturgeon. Found on soft substrates, in bays, estuaries and lakes,.. more

Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Dwarf Pipehorse, Northern Little Pipehorse, Pipehorse, Pipe Seahorse, Pygmy Pipehorse. Found in pairs, over sparse patches of algae and seagrass beds, close to reefs. They feed.. more

Shortsnout Filefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Hair-finned Leather Jacket, Japanese Leatherjacket, Leatherjacket. Found singly, over protected areas, of open sand and silty bottoms. They feed on algae and invertebrates. Length - 11.3cm Depth -.. more

Shoulder-spot Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Blue-sided Wrasse, Bluespot V-Wrasse, Bluespot Wrasse, Weedy Wrasse. Found in harems, over rocky bottoms, around rubble patches, in clear coastal slopes to outer reef lagoons,.. more

Shoulderbar Goby - Gobies

Also known as Bridled Goby, Cauer Eyebar Goby, Eyebar Goby, Eyebar Sandgoby, Goldspot Goby, Gudgeon, Sand Goby, Shoulderspot Goby, Shoulderspot Sandgoby. Found singly or in small schools, resting.. more

Shoulderbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Epaulette Soldierfish, Epaulette Squirrelfish, Kuntee Soldierfish, Kuntee Squirrelfish, Pearly Soldierfish, Pearly Squirrelfish, Shoulderbar Squirrelfish. Found in large schools, below the surge zone, over reef flats,.. more

Siamese Algae Eater - Carps---Algae Eaters

Also known as Chinese Algae Eater, Gold Algae Eater, Golden Loach, Honey Sucker, Indian Algae Eater, Indian Sucking-loach, Lemon Algae Eater, Siamese Headbreather, Sucker Loach, Sucking Catfish,.. more

Siamese Fighter - Gouramies

Also known as Betta, Crowntail, Halfmoon, Siamese Fightingfish. Found in standing water of canals, floodplains, rice paddies and rivers. They feed on insect larvae, mosquito larvae and zooplankton. Length -.. more

Siamese Flying Fox - Carps---Minnows-Carps

Also known as Gray Flying Fox, Siamese Algae Eater. Found in clear, fast flowing freshwater hill streams, over rapids, bottoms of rivers and streams. They feed on plankton. Length -.. more

Siamese Sole - Flatfishes---Soles

Also known as Flatfish Sole, Gulf Sole, Tonguefish, Wongratana's Sole. Found singly, buried beneath the sand, exposing only its eye and tubular nostril, or moving extremely fast when.. more

Sidespot Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Blackspot Goatfish, Roundspot Goatfish, Whitespot Goatfish. Found singly foraging for food over coral, rock, rubble, sand and seagrass beds of shallow lagoons and seaward reefs. They.. more

Sidestripe Rasbora - Carps---Danios

Also known as - No other name. Found near the surface, in shallow, medium flowing canals, ditches, ponds, rivers, and streams. They feed on insects. Length - 12cm Depth - ? Widespread.. more

Sieve-patterned Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Australian Moray, Brown-flecked Moray, Brown-flecked Reef Eel, Sieve Moray, Sieve-patterned Eel, Sieve-patterned Moray Eel, Sydney Moray. Found singly during the day, in recesses of the.. more

Silver Bream - Porgies

Also known as Australian Sea Bream, Black Bream, Bream, Common Bream, Eastern Black Bream, Sea Bream, Snapper, Surf Bream, Yellowfin Bream, Yellow-finned Bream. Found singly, or in schools,.. more

Silver Demoiselle - Damselfishes

Also known as Anabatoid Damselfish, Brown Demoiselle, Greenshine Damsel, Lyretail Damselfish, Silver Damsel. Found in large schools, over soft bottoms, around coral and rocky outcrops, with large colonies.. more

Silver Dollar - Characins---Piranhas-Pacus

Also known as Spotted Metynnis. Found in schools, close to weedy banks of rivers and tributaries of the Tapajos River Basin. They feed on plants. Length - 14cm Depth - ?m South.. more

Silver Dollar - Characins---Piranhas-Pacus

Also known as Bighead Silver Dollar. Found in schools, usually close to the surface, of rivers. They feed on algae and plants. Length - 18cm Depth - ?m Widespread South America Popular Aquarium.. more

Silver Pearlfish - Cusk Eels---Pearlfishes

Also known as Eel Fish, Indo-Pacific Messmate Fish. Found singly, pairs or in small schools, in the body cavity of sea cucumbers, entering through their anus, leaving at.. more

Silver Porgy - Porgies

Also known as Mojarra, Seabream, South American Silver Porgy, White Bream. Found singly or in small schools around rocky areas over surge zones of rocky coastlines. They feed on.. more

Silver Seabream - Porgies

Also known as Australasian Snapper, Australian Snapper, Bream, Cockney, Cockney Snapper, Eastern Snapper, Golden Snapper, Nobblers, Old Man, Old Man Red Snapper, Old Man Snapper, Pink Snapper,.. more

Silver Sillago - Smelt-whitings

Also known as Common Asohos, Common Sillago, Common Whiting, Indian Whiting, Northern Whiting, Sand Borer, Sand-smelt, Sand-whiting, Sillago-whiting, Silver Whiting, Smelt, Trumpeter Whiting, Whiting. Found in schools,.. more

Silver Surfperch - Surfperches

Also known as Seaperch, Silver Perch. Found in schools, around rocky areas, piers, sand, and surf areas of inshore waters. They feed on algae and crustaceans. Length - 27cm Depth -.. more

Silver Sweep - Basses---Halfmoons

Also known as False Pompano, Sweep, Trump. Found in large schools, in estuaries and in both high energy areas and quiet areas of coastal reefs. They feed on algae. Juveniles.. more

Silver Sweeper - Oceanic Basses---Sweepers

Also known as Blackstripe Sweeper, Bullseye, Glassy Sweeper, Hatchet Fish, Schwenk's Sweeper. Silver Bullseye, Striped Bullseye. Found singly or in small to large schools, during the day hiding.. more

Silvergrey Grunt - Grunts

Also known as Dogfish, Sweetlips. Found singly in pairs or schools during the day close to sheltered areas out at night foraging for food over hard rock and.. more

Silverspot Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Crocus Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Prawn Goby, Saffron Shrimpgoby, Seychelles Shrimpgoby, Shrimp Goby. Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp,.. more

Silverspot Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Fanfin Soldier, Spot-tailed Soldierfish, Tailspot Squirrelfish, Whitetail Squirrelfish. Found singly or in schools, during the day in caves, crevices, and under ledges, dispersing at night.. more

Silviae Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as African Cichlid, Dwarf Cichlid. Found in pairs, close to caves and crevices, in the lower part of the Niger River System. They feed on crustaceans, insects,.. more

Similar Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Similar Damselfish, Similis Damselfish. Found singly, pairs, or in small to large schools, hovering above the substrate feeding, over coral and rocky reefs. They feed on.. more

Sinai parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Purplestreak Parrotfish. Found singly, or in large schools, foraging for food, over reef slopes, rich in coral growth. They feed on benthic algae. Length - 31cm Depth -.. more

Singapore Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Blue-faced Parrotfish, Dusky Parrotfish, Greencheek Parrotfish, Greenface Parrotfish, Greenthroat Parrotfish, Ocean Parrotfish. Found in large schools, foraging for food over shallow, protected reef flats, and.. more

Singaporet Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Blue-faced Parrotfish, Dusky Parrotfish, Greencheek Parrotfish, Greenface Parrotfish, Greenthroat Parrotfish, Ocean Parrotfish. Found in large schools, foraging for food on shallow protected reef flats, over.. more

Singlebar Devil - Damselfishes

Also known as Bellyband Damselfish, Farmer Damsel, Sash Damsel, Whiteband Damsel, Whiteband Damselfish, White-banded Damsel, Whitebar Damselfish, White-ringed Damselfish. Found singly or in loose schools, over shallow.. more

Singlebar Devil (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Bellyband Damselfish, Farmer Damsel, Sash Damsel, Whiteband Damsel, Whiteband Damselfish, White-banded Damsel, Whitebar Damselfish, White-ringed Damselfish. Found singly or in loose schools over shallow.. more

Singular bannerfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Bannerfishes, Coralfish, Masked Heniochus. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, in deep lagoons and seaward reefs rich in coral growth They feed on coral polyps. Length.. more

Six-banded Tiger Barb - Carps---Minnows-Carps

Also known as Six-banded Barb. Found in schools, under shaded, vegetated areas, of undisturbed peat, and forest swamps, also black water streams. They feed on crustaceans, small.. more

Six-finger Threadfin - Threadfins

Also known as Golden Six-thread Tasselfish, Kingfish, Moi Threadfin, Pacific Threadfin, Pacific Threadfin Fish, Six-feeler Threadfin, Six-fingered Threadfin, Tasselfish, Yellow-thread Threadfin. Found in small schools over mangroves, mudflats,.. more

Sixbar Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Hardwick Wrasse, Hardwicki Wrasse, Hardwick's Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse, Six-banded Wrasse, Six-barred Wrasse. Found in small loose schools, along drop-offs and slopes, of shallow.. more

Sixbar Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Hardwick Wrasse, Hardwicki Wrasse, Hardwick's Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse, Six-banded Wrasse, Six-barred Wrasse. Found in small loose schools along drop-offs and slopes of shallow.. more

Sixblotch Hind - Groupers

Also known as Cave Cod, Cave Grouper, Cave Hind, Cave Rockcod, Cod, Freckled Cod, Freckled Grouper, Freckled Hind, Freckled Rockcod, Hind, Leopard Hind, Rockcod, Saddle Cod, Saddle.. more

Sixline Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Flasher Wrasse, Pyjama, Pyjama Wrasse, Six-lined Wrasse, Sixstripe Wrasse, Small-mouthed Wrasse, Twelve-line Wrasse, Watermelon Wrasse. Found in small schools, often in the branches of corals.. more

Sixplate Sawtail (juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Australian Sawtail, Australian Sawtail Surgeonfish, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Sawtail, Sawtail Surgeonfish. Found in schools, over rocky shores of bays, estuaries and coastal reefs. They feed on benthic.. more

Sixspine Leatherjacket - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjacket, Six-spined Leatherjacket, Variable Leatherjacket. Found singly or in pairs, over shallow and deep reefs, of bays, harbours and coastlines. They feed on algae.. more

Sixspot Goby - Gobies

Also known as Blacktip Goby, Bluedot Goby, Bluedot Sleeper Goby, Chalk Goby, Gudgeon, Ladder Glider, Ladder Glider Goby, Ladder Goby, Sixspot Glider Goby, Sixspot Sleeper Goby, Sleeper.. more

Skipjack Shad - Herrings-Shads-Sardines-Menhadens

Also known as Blue Herring, Golden Shad, Green Herring, River Herring, Skipjack Herring. Found in coastal waters, as well as brackish, and fast flowing, freshwater rivers, often seen.. more

Skipjack Tuna - Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos

Also known as Arctic Bonito, Atlantic Bonito, Club Mackerel, Lesser Tunny, Mushmouth, Ocean Bonito, Oceanic Bonito, Oceanic Skipjack, Skipjack, Skipjack Tunafish, Skipper, Skippy, Skyjack, Striped Bellied Bonito,.. more

Skunk Anemonefish - Damselfishes

Also known as Anemonefish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Nosestripe Anemonefish, Nose-striped Anemonefish, Orange Skunk Clownfish, Peach Skunk Clownfish, Skunk Clownfish, Skunk-striped Anemonefish, Western Skunk Anemonefish, White-backed Clownfish. Found in.. more

Skunk Botia - Carps---Pointface Loaches

Also known as Cream Loach, Hora's Loach, Hora's Skunk Loach, Mouse Loach, Skunk Botia Loach, Skunk Loach. Found in excavated burrows, in crevices, logs, and rocks, over sandy.. more

Slantband Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Rainbow Wrasse. Found in very shallow waters. They feed on invertebrates and zooplankton. Length - 18cm Depth - 0-2m Western Indian Ocean - Arabian Sea, Oman Most reef fish.. more

Slantbar Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Diagonal Bar Prawngoby, Diagonal Shrimpgoby, Diamond Diagonal Bar Prawngoby, Gudgeon, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby. Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with the blotched.. more

Slate Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Australian Slatey, Blackall, Blubberlip, Bluey, Grey Sweetlips, Painted Blubberlip, Painted Sweetlip Bream, Painted Sweetlips, Slate Bream, Slatey Bream, Smokey Bream, Sweetlips. Found in large schools.. more

Sleek Mosquitofish - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers

Also known as Mosquitofish. Found in deeper waters of lakes, rivers, and streams. They feed on fish eggs, small insects, mosquito larvae, and zooplankton. Length - 4cm Depth - 0-?m Widespread Central.. more

Sleek Unicornfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Blacktongue Unicorn, Blacktongue Unicornfish, Bluetail Unicornfish, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Nohorn Unicorn, Sleek Unicorn, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, Thorpe's Unicornfish. Found in large schools, over reef slopes, in.. more

Sleek Unicornfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Blacktongue Unicorn, Blacktongue Unicornfish, Bluetail Unicornfish, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Nohorn Unicorn, Sleek Unicorn, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, Thorpe's Unicornfish. Found in large schools, over reef slopes, in.. more

Slender Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Arrow Cardinal, Arrow Cardinalfish, Glassfish, Graceful Cardinalfish, Luminous Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Slender Cardinal. Found in small to large schools, amongst coral and rocks, over sheltered coastal.. more

Slender Emperor - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Bream, Coral Bream, Pigface Bream, Scavenger, Trumpet Emperor, Variegated Emperor. Found singly or in schools, close to cover for camouflage, over rubble, sand and in.. more

Slender Emperor (Juvenile) - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Bream, Coral Bream, Pigface Bream, Scavenger, Trumpet Emperor, Variegated Emperor. Found singly or in schools, close to cover for camouflage, over rubble, sand and in.. more

Slender Filefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjacket, Tuckers Filefish. Found singly or in pairs, drifting vertically, and blending in with their surroundings, amongst the branches of gorgonians, over rock and sandy.. more

Slender Fusilier - Fusiliers

Also known as Shoaling Fusilier, Shoaling Slender Fusilier. Found in large schools, with other members of the same genus, over coastal coral reefs. Varies in colour, from blue.. more

Slender Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Sand Goby. Found over mud, sand and in seagrass beds over inshore reefs. They feed on crustaceans. Length - 16cm Depth - 0-30m Widespread Mediterranean These Gobies feed.. more

Slender Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Slender Rockcod, Trout, Whiteline Grouper, Whiteline Rockcod, White-lined Cod, White-lined Grouper, White-lined Rockcod. Found singly, over clear water lagoons and seaward reefs,.. more

Slender Grouper (Juvenile) - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Slender Rockcod, Trout, Whiteline Grouper, Whiteline Rockcod, White-lined Cod, White-lined Grouper, White-lined Rockcod. Found singly, over clear water lagoons and seaward reefs,.. more

Slender Mudskipper - Gobies---Mudskippers

Also known as Graceful Mudskipper, Gudgeon, Indonesian Mudskipper, Mudskipper. Found singly, or in schools, zipping about, over mud, rubble, sand, and in rock pools, on very shallow intertidal.. more

Slender Pinjalo - Snappers

Also known as Fusilier, Pinjalo, Pinjalo Snapper, Red Pinjalo, Tropical Snapper, Whitespot Pinjalo Snapper. Found in schools over rocky bottoms of reefs. They feed on benthic and planktonic invertebrates. Length.. more

Slender Rockfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Elongated Rockfish, Slender Scorpionfish, Slender Stingfish, Stingfish. Found singly and well camouflaged, during the day over rocky areas, but at night on sandy bottoms, of.. more

Slender Snipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses---Snipefishes-Shrimpfishes

Also known as Bellowfish, Little Bellowfish, Longspine Snipefish, Trumpetfish. Found in small, to very large schools, sometimes close to the surface, or in moderate to very deep waters,.. more

Slender Tail Hap - Cichlids

Also known as African Cichlid, Green Lepturus, Haplochromis Lepturus Green, Malawi Cichlid. Found over sandy substrates, in deeper waters, of Lake Malawi. They feed on juvenile cichlids. Juveniles over shallow.. more

Slender Unicornfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Bluespot Naso Tang, Bluespot Tang, Bluespot Unicornfish, Doctorfish, Elongate Unicornfish, Lancetfish, Lopez's Unicornfish, Slender Unicorn, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish. Found in large schools in areas with.. more

Slender Yellowtail Kingfish - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Banded Scad, Crevelle, Djeddaba Crevalle, Djeddaba Scad, Even-bellied Crevelle, Herring Trevally, Horse Mackerel, Scad, Shrimp Caranx, Shrimp Scad, Trevally, Yellowtail Scad. Found in large schools,.. more

Slendertail Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Graceful-tailed Moray. Found singly, around corals and rocks of lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on smaller eels, small fish and invertebrates. Length - 32cm Depth - 0-20m Widespread.. more

Slimy Sculpin - Sculpins

Also known as Bear Lake Bullhead, Cockatouch, Common Slimy Muddler, Freshwater Sculpin, Miller's Thumb, Northern Sculpin, Slimy Muddler, Stargazer, Western Slimy Sculpin. Found singly, in brackish and freshwater,.. more

Slingjaw Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Long-jawed Wrasse, Maori Wrasse, Slingjaw, Telescopefish, Thicklip Wrasse. Found singly, over drop-offs and along deep slopes, of lagoons and seaward reefs, rich in coral.. more

Slingjaw Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Long-jawed Wrasse, Maori Wrasse, Slingjaw, Telescopefish, Thicklip Wrasse. Found singly, over drop-offs, and along deep slopes of lagoons and seaward reefs, rich in coral.. more

Slippery Dick - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse. Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over shallow, rocky reefs. They feed on fish and benthic invertebrates. Length - 35cm Depth - 1-15m Widespread.. more

Slippery Dick (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasse, Slippery Dick Wrasse. Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over shallow rocky reefs. They feed on fish and benthic invertebrates. Length - 35cm Depth - 1-15m Widespread.. more

Small Red Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Red Scorpionfish, Small Rockfish. Found singly, well camouflaged over rocky, coastal shorelines and in much deeper waters. Often pales or darkens to match surroundings. They feed.. more

Small-spotted Dart - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Baillon's Dart, Black-spotted Dart, Black-spotted Pompano, Black-spotted Swallowtail, Dart, Ladyfish, Moonfish, Northern Dart, Northern Swallowtail, Silver Pompano, Smallspot Dart, Small-spotted Pompano, Spotted Dart, Spotted.. more

Small-toothed Jobfish - Snappers

Also known as Blue Smalltooth Job, Blue Smalltooth Jobfish, Fork-tailed Snapperfish, Jobfish, Olive Smalltooth Jobfish, Silvermouth, Small Jobfish, Smallmouth Jobfish, Smalltooth Jobfish, Snapper Jobbyfish. Found singly or in.. more

Small-toothed Whiptail (Juvenile) - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Banded Threadfin Bream, Banana Fish, Banana Spinecheek, Big-tailed Besugo, Canine-toothed Midwater Bream, Redfin Midwater Bream, Small-toothed Threadfin Bream, Threadfin Whiptail, Threadtail Bream. Found singly.. more

Smallmouth Bass - Basses---Sunfishes

Also known as Bareback Bass, Black Bass, Bronzeback, Brown Bass, Brown Trout, Brownie, Gold Bass, Green Bass, Jumper, Northern Smallmouth Bass, Redeye, Smallie, Smallmouth Black Bass, Small-mouthed.. more

Smallmouth Grunt - Grunts

Also known as Banana Grunt, Bronze Grunt, Dogfish, Smallmouth, Small-mouthed Grunt, Sweetlips, Yellowstripe Grunt. Found in schools, during the day close to elkhorn and staghorn corals, dispersing at.. more

Smallmouth Scad - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Banded Scad, Roundfin Trevally, Small-mouthed Scad, Trevally. Found over inshore waters of the continental shelf. They feed on benthic crustaceans and molluscs. Length - 30cm Depth - 5-80m Western.. more

Smallmouth Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Fine-lined Squirrelfish, Red-and-Silver Squirrelfish, Silver Squirrelfish, Slender Squirrelfish. Found singly, or in small schools, during the day sheltering in the arms of staghorn corals, or.. more

Smallmouth Threadfin - Threadfins

Also known as Blackspot Threadfin, Slender Five-finger Threadfin, Small-mouthed Threadfin, Striped Threadfin, Tasselfish, Threadfish. Found singly or in small schools, in murky churned waters of coastal estuaries,.. more

Smallscale Mojarra - Mojarras

Also known as Common Silverbiddy, Longtail Silverbiddy, Long-tailed Silverbiddy, Pursemouth, Scimitar Silverbiddy, Silverbelly, Silverbiddy, Smallscale Pursemouth, Smallscale Silverbelly, Strongspine Silverbiddy, Strong-spined Silverbiddy. Found singly or in small schools.. more

Smallspine Turretfish (Juvenile) - Puffers-Filefishes---Boxfishes

Also known as Cowfish, Trunkfish, Turretfish. Found singly, over flat bottoms, of coastal waters. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 30cm Depth - 0-180m Widespread Indo-West Pacific The bodies of Boxfish.. more

Smalltooth Emperor - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Bream, Longface Emperor, Long-nosed Emperor, Pigface Bream, Small-toothed Emperor, Small-toothed Pigface Bream, Starry Pigface Bream. Found singly or in small schools, over sandy areas close.. more

Smoke Angelfish - Surgeonfishes---Angelfishes

Also known as Cream Angelfish, Indian Smoke Angelfish, Indian Yellowtail Angelfish, Yellowtail Angelfish. Found singly or in pairs, over coral and rubble areas, of reef faces and fore.. more

Smokey Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Fawn Chromis, Puller, Smokey Puller, Yellow Demoiselle. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over coral and rocky reefs, in lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed.. more

Smoky Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Charcoal Damsel, Dusky Damselfish, Muddy Damsel, Pacific Dusky Damselfish, Smoky Damselfish, Tidal Damsel. Found singly, or in small loose schools, over coral, rock and rubble.. more

Smooth Blaasop - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blowfish, Pufferfish, Smoothback Puffer, Smoothback Pufferfish, Smooth-backed Blowfish, Smooth Golden Toadfish, Smooth Northern Toadfish, Toadfish. Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over sandy bottoms, of.. more

Smooth Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blowfish, Pufferfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found singly, or in small loose schools, over mud and sand bottoms of coastal and off-shore banks. They feed on fish and.. more

Smooth Razorfish - Pipefishes-Seahorses---Snipefishes-Shrimpfishes

Also known as Grooved Razorfish, Wafer Shrimpfish. Found head down, singly, or in small schools, usually in seagrass beds, in estuaries and along shorelines. They feed on small planktonic.. more

Smooth Trunkfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Boxfishes

Also known as Cowfish, Spotted Trunkfish, Trunkfish. Found singly or in small schools, foraging for food, over sandy areas of coral reefs. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 47cm Depth.. more

Snake Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Eel Blenny, Hairtail Blenny, Hairtail Snake Blenny, Hair-tailed Blenny, Snake Eel Blenny. Found singly, during the day over mud and sand bottoms, often with their.. more

Snakefish - Grinners---Lizardfishes

Also known as Bluestripe Lizardfish, Bluntnose Lizardfish, Blunt-nosed Lizardfish, Forster's Lizardfish, Ground Spearing, Painted Grinner, Painted Lizardfish, Painted Saury, Sandspear, Shorthead Lizardfish, Short-headed Lizardfish, Snake Lizardfish, Striped.. more

Snakehead Gudgeon - Gobies---Bully Sleepers

Also known as Aporos Sleeper, Eleotris Serpent, Floral Snakehead Gudgeon, Gudgeon, Ornate Sleeper, Sleeper Goby, Snake-headed Gudgeon. Found over mud bottoms, often amongst dense vegetation, in freshwater, inshore.. more

Snooty Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Longjaw Maori Wrasse, Maori-and-Thicklip Wrasse, Plain-faced Maori Wrasse, Pointhead Maori, Pointhead Maori Wrasse, Pointed-head Maori Wrasse, Pointed-head Wrasse, Red Maori Wrasse, Redhog Wrasse, Snooty.. more

Snooty Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Longjaw Maori Wrasse, Maori-and-Thicklip Wrasse, Plain-faced Maori Wrasse, Pointhead Maori, Pointhead Maori Wrasse, Pointed-head Maori Wrasse, Pointed-head Wrasse, Red Maori Wrasse, Redhog Wrasse, Snooty.. more

Snow Pleco - Catfishes---Armored Catfishes

Also known as Grey Armored Catfish, Hypostomus Plecostomus, Janitor Fish, Parana Sailfin Catfish, Plecostomus, Royal Plec, Sailfin Armored Catfish, Sailfin Plec, Snow King Plec, Snow King Plecostomus,.. more

Snubnose Emperor - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Jima, Seabream, Whitespotted Pigface Bream. Found singly, or in small schools, during the day hovering over sandy areas of reef flats and slopes, dispersing at.. more

Snubnose Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Barred-chest Grouper, Bigspot Rockcod, Cod, Coral Cod, Hind, Large-spotted Rockcod, Longfin Grouper, Reef Cod, Rockcod, Snubnose Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, over deep lagoons and outer.. more

Snubnose Pompano - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Asian Pompano, Buck-nosed Trevally, Dart, Golden Permit, Golden Pompano, Goldfin Permit, Ladyfish, Long Dorsalfin Pompano, Moonfish, Ovate Pompano, Oyster Cracker, Oyster Eater, Permit, Round.. more

Social Wrasse - Wrasses

Also know as Blue-and-Red Fairy Wrasse, Blue-and-Red Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus Rubeus, Dwarf Parrot Wrasse, Longfin Fairy Wrasse, Red Parrot Fairy Wrasse, Redfin Fairy Wrasse, Ruby Longfin Fairy Wrasse,.. more

Sohal Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Arabian Surgeonfish, Arabian Tang, Clown Surgeonfish, Clown Tang, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Red Sea Clown, Red Sea Clown Surgeon, Red Sea Surgeonfish, Sohal Tang, Thorntail, Thorntail.. more

Solor Boxfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Boxfishes

Also known as Cowfish, Jigsaw Boxfish, Reticulate Boxfish, Reticulated Boxfish, Scribbled Boxfish, Solorensis Boxfish, Striped Boxfish, Trunkfish. Found singly or in pairs, over shallow crests and upper.. more

Solor Jawfish - Jawfishes

Also known as Variegated Jawfish. Found singly with just the head showing, in rock lined burrows on rubble and sandy areas close too reefs. They feed mainly on.. more

Solor Wrasse - Wrasses

Also know as Clown Fairy Wrasse, Clown Wrasse, Fairy Wrasse, Multicolor Fairy Wrasse, Painted Fairy Wrasse, Rainbow Fairy Wrasse, Redeye Wrasse, Red-eyed Fairy Wrasse, Redhead Solor Fairy.. more

Somber Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Arabian Sweetlips, Blubber-lipped Bream, Grey Sweetlips, Minstrel, Minstrel Sweetlips, Somber Blubberlips, Somber Rubberlips, Sweetlips. Found singly or in small schools, over coral and rocks, in.. more

South Seas Devil - Damselfishes

Also known as Australian Tasmanian Devil Damsel, Blue Star Damsel, Blue Star Damselfish, Fiji Blue Devil, Fiji Blue Devil Damsel, Fiji Blue Devil Damselfish, Fiji Damsel, Fiji.. more

Southern Blue Devil - Roundheads

Also known as Blue Devil, Blue Devilfish, Devilfish, Longfin, Spiny Basslet, Southern Blue Devilfish, Western Blue Devil. Found singly, pairs or in small schools, during the day sheltering.. more

Southern Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Australian Cardinalfish, Gobbleguts, Nurseryfishes, Orange Cardinalfish, Southern Gobbleguts. Found sheltering in caves and under ledges during the day, dispersing at night to feed over sheltered.. more

Southern Herring Smelt - Marine Smelts---Argentines-Herring Smelts

Also known as Deep Sea Smelts. Found in large schools close to the bottom of the continental shelf and slope. They feed on fish and zooplankton. Length - 19cm Depth.. more

Southern Kingcroaker - Drums-Croakers

Also known as Carolina Whiting, Channel Mullet, Florida Whiting, Ground Mullet, Kingfish, Sand Whiting, Sea Mink, Sea Mullet, Sea Smelt, South American King Croaker, Southern King Whiting,.. more

Southern Leatherjacket - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Brown-striped Leatherjacket, Donovan's Leatherjacket, Leatherjacket. Found singly or in pairs, in kelp beds and over coastal rocky reefs. They feed on algae and invertebrates. Length -.. more

Southern Platyfish - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers

Also known as Calico Platy, Hi-fin Platy, Mickey Mouse Platy, Moonfish, Platy, Rainbow Platy, Red Wag Platy, Southern Platy, Tooth Carp, Topsail. Found in schools, close to silt.. more

Southern Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blowfish, Pufferfish, Southern Smooth Puffer, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found singly, or in small schools, over rubble, sand, and seagrass beds, in protected coastal waters, of bays.. more

Southern Stargazer - Sand Dwellers---Stargazers

Also known as Popeye Fish, Pop-eyed Fish, Tube-nosed Stargazer. Found singly, buried in gravel, mud, and sandy areas, with just the eyes and mouth showing, waiting for their.. more

Southern Tubelip - Wrasses

Also known as Southern Tubelip Wrasse, Tubelip, Tubelip Wrasse. Found singly, or in small schools, over shallow reefs, rich in coral growth. They feed on coral polyps. Juveniles act as.. more

Southern Whitetail Major - Damselfishes

Also known as Farmer Damsel, Galapagos Ringtail Damselfish, Southern Whitetail Damsel, Whitetail Damsel, Whitetail Damselfish. Found in shallow waters, over coral and rocky reefs. A territorial fish. They feed.. more

Southern Whitetail Major (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Farmer Damsel, Galapagos Ringtail Damselfish, Southern Whitetail Damsel, Whitetail Damsel, Whitetail Damselfish. Found in shallow waters, over coral and rocky reefs. A territorial fish. They feed.. more

Southern Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasse, South Pacific Wrasse. Found in small schools, over shallow areas, of reef flats, and patch reefs. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 7cm Depth -.. more

Spangled Emperor - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Ambon Emperor, Blue Emperor, Emperor Fish, Green Snapper, Lesser Spangled Emperor, Morning, Northwest Snapper, Pigface Bream, Pig-faced Bream, Red-finned Emperor, Sand Bream, Sand Emperor,.. more

Spanish Flag - Snappers

Also known as Dusky-striped Seaperch, Dusky-striped Snapper, Gold-banded Seaperch, Goldstripe Seaperch, Golden-banded Snapper, Seaperch, Spanish Flag Snapper, Striped Sea Perch, Stripey, Stripey Seaperch, Stripey Snapper. Found singly or.. more

Spanish Grunt - Grunts

Also known as Dogfish, Grey Grunt, Sow Grunt, Streaked Grunt, Striped Grunt, Sweetlips, Thicklip Grunt. Found in dense schools, during the day close to shelter, dispersing at night.. more

Spanish Hogfish - Wrasses

Also known as Dogfish, Hog Snapper, Hogfish, Rufus Hogfish. Found singly, pairs, or in harems, over coral and rocky reefs. They feed on crustaceans, molluscs, brittle stars, and sea.. more

Spearfish Remora - Jacks---Remoras

Also known as Marlin Sucker, Spearfish Sucker, Swordfish Remora, Swordfish Sucker. Found singly or in schools often with Billfish, Sharks and Swordfish although in this case found with.. more

Speckled Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also called Citron Butterfly, Citron Butterflyfish, Citron Coralfish, Coralfish, Lemon Butterflyfish, Speckled Coralfish. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, around scattered corals, over shallow, moderately exposed reef.. more

Speckled Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Fire Damsel, Flame Damselfish, Ocellate Damselfish, Red Damsel, Red Speckled Damsel, Speckled Damselfish. Found singly or in small schools, over coarse rubble and rocky areas.. more

Speckled Hind - Groupers

Also known as Calico Grouper, Cod, Hind, Kitty Mitchell, Kitty Mitchell Grouper, Rock Grouper, Rockcod, Strawberry Grouper, Trout. Found singly, over rocky bottoms of deep off-shore coral reefs. They.. more

Speckled Maori Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Arenatus Wrasse, Blackstripe Wrasse, Maori Wrasse, Oriental Maori Wrasse, Oriental Wrasse, Slender Maori Wrasse, Thinline Maori Wrasse. Found singly, in caves, and over deep and.. more

Speckled Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Fine-spotted Moray, Spotted Moray Eel. Found singly or with other eels in crevices, holes and dark recesses, amongst rocks and rubble areas, over mud and.. more

Speckled Pavon - Cichlids

Also known as Blue Tucunare, Butterfly Peacock Bass, Eyetail Cichlid, Giant Peacock Bass, Jumbo Temensis Peacock Bass, Painted Pavon, Royal Pavon, Speckled Peacock, Speckled Peacock Bass, Spotline.. more

Speckled Sandperch - Sand Dwellers---Sandperches

Also known as Blacktail Grubfish, Blacktail Sandperch, Blacktail Sandsmelt, Grubfish, Ocellated Grubfish, Sandsmelt, Speckled Grubfish, Speckled Sandmelt, Speckled Weever, Spot-tail Sandperch, Spotted Sandperch, Spotted Sandsmelt, Weever. Found singly.. more

Speckled Shrimpfish - Pipefishes-Seahorses---Snipefishes-Shrimpfishes

Also known as Jointed Razorfish, Razorfish, Spotted Shrimpfish. Found in small schools, swimming head down, for protection in the arms of branching corals, and long-spined sea.. more

Speckled-fin Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Hind, Honeycomb Rockcod, Lace-finned Rockcod, Rockcod, Specklefin Grouper, Specklefin Rockcod, Speckle-finned Rockcod, Speckled-fin Rockcod, Summan Grouper, Trout, Wavy-lined Grouper, Wavy-lined Rockcod, White-speckled Grouper,.. more

Specklefin Midshipman - Toadfishes

Also known as Barbells, Frogfish, Midshipman, Midshipman Fish. Found singly, during the day in rocky areas, buried or resting on soft sand bottoms, floating just above the bottom.. more

Spectacled Filefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjacket, Spectacled Leatherjacket. Found singly and close to shelter, over harbours and seaward reefs, rich in coral and invertebrate growth. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length -.. more

Spectacled Sandgoby - Gobies

Also known as Eyeline Sandgoby, Gudgeon, Honeycomb Sandgoby, Sand Goby, Spectacled Goby. Found over mud and sand bottoms, in very shallow waters, of estuaries and sheltered shorelines. They feed.. more

Sphinx Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny. Found singly or in pairs, over algae covered terraces, in very shallow surge zones of rocky coastal reefs exposed.. more

Sphinx Goby - Gobies

Also known as Brown-barred Goby, Dusky-barred Goby, Gudgeon, Sleeper Banded Goby. Found singly or in pairs, close to their burrows, over sandy areas with sparse seagrass, on protected.. more

Spider-eye Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Ambon Puffer, Ambon Pufferfish, Ambon Sharpnose Puffer, Ambon Toby, Blue Spotted Puffer, Peacock Toby Pufferfish, Sharpnose Pufferfish, Spider-eye Pufferfish, Spider-eye Toby Puffer, Spotted Toby,.. more

Spike Eye Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Gulf Blenny, Ornate Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Striped-tail Blenny. Found singly, hiding in holes on coral outcrops, of lagoons and fringing coastal.. more

Spikefin Glass Blenny - Blennies---Pike-Tube-Flagblennies

Also known as Caribbean Blenny, Caribbean Flag Blenny, Chaenopsid Blenny, Glass Blenny. Found in crevices, or over dead and live corals, also abandoned clam shells and worm tubes.. more

Spineblotch Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Devilfish, Mauritius Scorpionfish, Mauritius Stingfish, Spineblotch Stingfish, Stingfish. Found singly and secretive, well camouflaged over shallow, exposed surge zones of reef flats and lagoon reefs. They.. more

Spinecheek Anemonefish - Damselfishes

Also known as Anemonefish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Goldstripe Clown, Goldstripe Maroon Clownfish, Lightning Maroon Anemonefish, Lightning Maroon Clownfish, Maroon Anemonefish, Maroon Clownfish, Maroon-and-Goldstripe Clownfish, Spinecheek Clown, Spinecheek.. more

Spinecheek Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Pretty Lagoongoby, Sand Goby. Found singly or in pairs, close to their burrows which are formed in depressions in the sand, over silty bottoms,.. more

Spined Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Obscure Pipefish, Pale-blotched Pipefish, Twospine Pipefish. Found singly or in pairs, in coral and rocky habitats, of lagoons and seaward reefs, from surf zones to.. more

Spinster Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasse. Found singly, over gravel and sand bottoms, close to reefs, rich with invertebrate growth. They dive into the sand when disturbed or for.. more

Spiny Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Chromis, Puller, Spiny Chromis Damselfish, Spiny Damselfish, Spiny Puller, Spinytail Chromis, Spinytail Puller, Spotty-tail. Found in pairs or small schools, over harbours, lagoons, and outer.. more

Spiny Flathead - Scorpionfishes---Flatheads

Also known as Devil Flathead, Large-scaled Spiny Flathead, Midget Flathead. Found singly, during the day buried in the substrate, over mud and sand bottoms of fringing coral.. more

Spiny Flounder - Flatfishes---Lefteye Flounders

Also known as American Spiny Flounder, Flounder, Platefish, Solefish. Found singly, over soft rock and sand bottoms of coastal reefs. They feed on benthic crustaceans and small fish. Length -.. more

Spiny Lumpsucker - Sculpins---Lumpfishes

Also known as Ballon Lumpfish, Lumpsucker, Pimpled Lumpsucker, Spiny Pimpled Lumpsucker, Spotted Lumpsucker. Found singly, attached to rocks or solid objects at low tide, but can be.. more

Spiny Searobin - Scorpionfishes---Searobins

Also known as Waspfish. Found singly, on mud and sand bottoms, over both inshore waters, too much deeper waters, of the continental shelf edge. They feed on benthic crustaceans. Length.. more

Spiny Stargazer - Sand Dwellers---Stargazers

Also known as Marbled Stargazer, Popeye Fish, Pop-eyed Fish, Tube-nosed Stargazer. Found singly, buried in gravel, mud, and sandy areas, with just the eyes and mouth showing, waiting.. more

Spiny Waspfish - Scorpionfishes---Waspfishes

Also known as Spiny Cockatoo, Spiny Cockatoo Waspfish, Spiny Leaf Fish. Found singly or in pairs, rocking in the current during the day, over sand, rubble, and weedy.. more

Spiny-tufted Frogfish - Anglerfishes---Frogfishes

Also known as Pink Anglerfish, Rosy Anglerfish, Rosy Frogfish. Found singly, pairs, or in trios, sitting in sponge zones, camouflaged with the colour and pattern of their.. more

Spinyhead Blenny - Blennies---Pike-Tube-Flagblennies

Also known as - Chaenopsid Blenny. Found with their head protruding from crevices, of dead and live corals, also abandoned clam shells and worm tubes, (hence the name.. more

Splendid Dottyback - Dottybacks

Also known as Jewel Pygmy Basslet, Neon Dottyback, Splendid Dwarf Bass, Splendid Pseudochromis, Thread-finned Dottyback. Found singly, or in pairs, close to corals and sponges, over drop-offs, in.. more

Splendid Garden Eel - Eels---Conger-Garden Eels

Also known as Orange-barred Garden Eel, Striped Garden Eel. Found singly, or in small colonies, half buried in the sand, over exposed, clean, sandy slopes, usually waving their.. more

Splendid Hawkfish - Basses---Hawkfishes

Also known as Mottled Hawkfish. Found singly, perched coral heads and rocky bottoms, of shallow, seaward reefs. They feed on crustaceans and small fish. Length - 20cm Depth - 0-10m Australia.. more

Spot Croaker - Drums-Croakers

Also known as Norfolk Spot, Spot, Striper Candy, Yellowbelly. Found in schools, over mud and sandy bottoms, of estuaries and coastal waters. They feed on small crustaceans, organic detritus,.. more

Spot-banded Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Dot-and-Dash Butterflyfish, Dot Dash Butterflyfish, Punctato Butterflyfish, Sevenband Butterflyfish, Spotband Butterflyfish, Spots-and-Bands Butterflyfish, Spots-and-Bands Coralfish, Spotted Belly Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs, over.. more

Spot-fin Porcupinefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Porcupinefishes-Burrfishes

Also known as Balloonfish, Black-spotted Porcupinefish, Blowfish, Freckled Porcupinefish, Giant Porcupinefish, Globefish, Hedgehog, Hedgehogfish, Porcupine Puffer, Pufferfish, Spiny Box Puffer, Spiny Boxfish, Spiny Puffer, Spotted Porcupine, Spotted.. more

Spot-nape Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Pigface Butterflyfish, Spot-naped Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs, over lagoons and seaward reefs rich in coral growth. They feed on anemones and coral polyps. Length.. more

Spot-tail Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Spot-tail Coralfish, Spot-tailed Butterflyfish, Tailspot Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs, over reef channels and outer slopes of lagoons, reef flats, and seaward.. more

Spot-tail Coris - Wrasses

Also known as Sand Wrasse, Spotfin Coris, Spot-tail Wrasse, Tailspot Rainbow Wrasse, Tailspot Wrasse. Found singly on sandy areas and in seagrass beds of coastal lagoons and outer.. more

Spot-tail Grunt - Grunts

Also known as Scaled-fin Grunt, Sweetlips. Found in large schools during the day, dispersing at night, foraging for food, over open, sandy, coastal reefs. They feed nocturnally on small.. more

Spot-tail Needlefish - Needlefishes

Also known as Banded Needlefish, Blackspot Longtom, Fullbeak, Fullbeak Garfish, Garfish, Light-colored Garfish, Roundtail Alligator Garfish, Roundtail Needlefish. Found singly or in small schools, close to the surface,.. more

Spotcheek Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as American Cichlid, Elliot Cichlid, Firemouth, Mexican Firemouth, Spotcheek Elliot, Yellow Flash, Yellow Meeki. Found in schools, over sand and rocky areas of lower and.. more

Spotcheek Emperor - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Pig Face Bream, Red-eared Emperor, Red-ears, Red-edged Emperor, Redgill Emperor, Red-gilled Emperor, Red Opercled Snapper, Scarlet Cheek Emperor, Spot Cheek Emperor. Found singly, or in.. more

Spotfin Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Butterbun, Caribbean Reef Butterflyfish, Common Butterflyfish, Coralfish, Reef Butterflyfish, School Mistress, Spotfin Butterfly, Two-spotted Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs, over clear water, coral reefs,.. more

Spotfin Frogfish - Anglerfishes---Frogfishes

Also known as Bigspot Angler, Coin-bearing Frogfish, Dark-spotted Frogfish, Ocellated Angler, Ocellated Anglerfish, Ocellated Fringed Fishing Frog, Opulent Frogfish, Spotfin Angler, Spotfin Anglerfish, Toadfish, White Finger Anglerfish,.. more

Spotfin Hogfish - Wrasses

Also known as Cuban Hogfish, Hogfish. Found singly or in pairs, over coral and rocky reefs. They feed on crustaceans. Juveniles hide in corals. Curious of divers. Length - 28cm Depth - 10-120m Widespread.. more

Spotless Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Cross-eyed Cardinalfish, Dwarf Cardinalfish, Fowleria Cardinalfish, Mottled Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish. Found singly, hiding amongst the branches of Acropora corals, over sheltered coastal lagoons and reefs. They feed.. more

Spotnape Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as False Earspot Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish. Found in schools, above remote coral and rock outcrops, over deep sandy slopes, in clear lagoons, dispersing at night to feed.. more

Spotnape Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Nurseryfish. Found in schools, around coral bommies, and rocky outcrops, dispersing at night to feed, over reefs. They feed nocturnally on benthic invertebrates and zooplankton. Length -.. more

Spotted Barb - Carps---Minnows-Carps

Also known as Common Barb. Found in shallow, sluggish, and stagnant flowing brooks, canals, rivers, mountain streams, and below waterfalls, as well as around islands. Can be.. more

Spotted Burrfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Porcupinefishes-Burrfishes

Also known as Balloonfish, Blowfish, Fewspine Porcupinefish, Few-spined Porcupinefish, Globefish, Hedgehog Fish, Lanternfish, Pacific Burrfish, Spotfin Burrfish, Spotfin Porcupinefish, Spotted-fin Burrfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found singly, hiding in protected.. more

Spotted catfish - Catfishes---Sea Catfishes

Also known as Giant Catfish, Marine Catfish, Sea Barbel, Sea Catfish, Spotted Sea Catfish. Found in schools, over brackish, fresh and marine waters, around estuaries, and inshore waters. They.. more

Spotted Codling - Cods---Phycid Hakes

Also known as Ling Cod, Spotted Hake, Wild Cusk Eel. Found over mud and sand bottoms, of deep water, coastal areas. They feed on crustaceans, fish, and squid. Juveniles found.. more

Spotted Coral Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Barcheek Coral Trout, Bar-cheeked Trout, Barred-cheek Coral Trout, Coastal Trout, Cod, Coral Cod, Coral Trout, Hind, Island Coral Trout, Island Trout, Leopard Cod, Leopard.. more

Spotted Croucher - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Coral Croucher, Gumdrop Coral Croucher, Gumdrop, Gumdrop Goby, Orbicular Velvetfish, Pacific-spotted Velvetfish, Red-speckled Coral Goby, Scarlet-spotted Velvetfish, Spotted Coral Croucher, Velvetfish. Found wedged between branches,.. more

Spotted Croucher - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Coral Croucher, Gumdrop, Gumdrop Coral Croucher, Orbicular Velvetfish, Spotted Coral Croucher. Found singly usually wedged between branches of living Acropora corals over lagoons and seaward.. more

Spotted Drum - Drums-Croakers

Also known as Hardhead, Highhat, Highhat Drum, Jack-knife, Spotted Drumfish, Spotted Equetus, Spotted Ribbonfish. Found singly and secretive, during the day close to small caves, around bases of.. more

Spotted Gar - Gars

Also known as Alligator Gar, Billfish, Garfish, Garpike, Spotted Garfish. Found in brackish waters as well as clear pools, of lowland creeks, oxbow lakes, small to large rivers.. more

Spotted Garden Eel - Eels---Conger-Garden Eels

Also known as Black-spotted Garden Eel, Hass's Garden Eel. Found in large colonies, half buried over sand and seagrass beds, usually waving their heads around pointing into the.. more

Spotted Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Copper Pilot, Goat Mullet, Queen Mullet, Red Goatfish. Found singly or in schools, foraging for food, over rock, sand, and seagrass beds of reefs. They.. more

Spotted Hawkfish - Basses---Hawkfishes

Also known as Blotched Hawkfish, Boar Hawkfish, Red-barred Hawkfish, Red-spotted Hawkfish,Threadfin Hawkfish. Found singly or in small schools, perched on coral and rocks, over coral and rocky areas.. more

Spotted Hoplo - Catfishes---Callichthyid Armored Catfishes

Also known as Armored Catfish, Black Marble Hoplo, Black-spotted Catfish, Bubblenest Catfish, Hoplo, Hoplo Armoured Catfish, Hoplo Catfish, Marbled Hoplo, Mottled Hoplo Catfish, Porthole Catfish. Found in coastal.. more

Spotted Metynnis - Characins---Piranhas-Pacus

Also known as Piranha, Silver Dollar, Speckled Silver Dollar, Spotted Silver Dollar. Found in large schools, over freshwater, river basins and their tributaries. They feed on crustaceans, fish, fruits,.. more

Spotted Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Common Conger, Common-spotted Moray, Conger, Conger Eel, Red Moray, Speckled Moray, Spotted Moray Eel, White-chinned Moray, White-jawed Moray, White-jawed Moray Eel. Found singly, over coral,.. more

Spotted Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Black-spotted Moray, Honeycomb Moray, Spotted Moral Eel. Found singly, or in family groups, hiding in crevices, and holes, amongst outcrops in the reef, with just.. more

Spotted Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Bicolor Parrotfish, Red-speckled Parrotfish, Two-colour Parrotfish. Found in harems, foraging for food, over coral and rocky, clear water, lagoons and seaward reefs, rich in algae.. more

Spotted Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Bicolor Parrotfish, Red-speckled Parrotfish, Two-colour Parrotfish. Found in harems, foraging for food, over coral and rocky, clearwater, lagoons and seaward reefs, rich in algae growth. They.. more

Spotted Prawngoby - Gobies

Also known as Blackchest Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Orangespot Prawngoby, Orange-spotted Goby, Orange-spotted Prawngoby, Orange-spotted Shrimpgoby, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby, Spotted-partner Goby, Spotted-shrimpgoby, Sunspot Goby, Yellow-spotted Shrimpgoby. Found singly or.. more

Spotted Sand Bass - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Spotted Bay Bass, Trout. Found over mud, sand and seagrass beds in coastal areas to much deeper waters. They feed on benthic .. more

Spotted Sand-diver - Gobies---Sanddivers

Also known as Blue-spotted Sand-diver, Filamented Sand Eel, Hairfin, Sand Lance. Found in large colonies, resting on the sand or hovering just above clean sand bottoms, darting into.. more

Spotted Scat - Surgeonfishes---Scats

Also known as Argus Fish, Butterfish, Common Scat, Leopard Scat, Spadefish, Spotted Butterfish. Found in small schools, in shallow, brackish and freshwaters of estuaries, harbours, mangroves and streams. They.. more

Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Barbfish, Gurnard, Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish, Prickly Hind, Spotted Stone Scorpionfish, Stinging Grouper, Stone Scorpionfish. Found singly or in pairs, during the day well camouflaged, often.. more

Spotted Sea Trout - Drums-Croakers

Also known as Sea Trout, Speckled Sea Trout, Speckled Trout, Spotted Trout, Spotted Weakfish. Found over sandy bottoms and in seagrass beds of shallow coastal marine areas, in.. more

Spotted Seabass - Temperate Basses

Also known as Sea Bass, Black-spotted Bass, European Sea Bass and Spotted Bass. Found in murky waters, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of shallow, coastal waters, estuaries,.. more

Spotted Seahorse - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Common Seahorse, Estuarine Seahorse, Estuary Seahorse, Indian Seahorse, Kuda Seahorse, Oceanic Red Seahorse, Oceanic Seahorse, Orange Seahorse, Smooth Seahorse, Yellow Seahorse. Found singly or in.. more

Spotted Sicklefish - Surgeonfishes---Sicklefishes

Also known as Batfish, Butterfish, Concertina Fish, Drepane, Jetto, Moonfish, Peppercorn, Silver Moonfish, Spotted Batfish, Spotted Drepane, Spotted Moonfish, Spotted Sickle. Found over mud and sand bottoms, close.. more

Spotted Snake Eel - Eels---Snake Eels

Also known as Leopard Eel, Spotted Tiger Snake Eel, Tiger Snake Eel. Found singly, over shallow, mud and sand bottoms, either buried in the substrate, or out hunting.. more

Spotted Soapfish - Groupers---Soapfishes

Also known as Bearded Grouper, Bearded Soapfish, Clown Grouper, Clown Leaflip Grouper, Leaflip Soapfish, Snowflake Grouper, Snowflake Soapfish, Soapfish. Found around large coral heads and slopes in moderate.. more

Spotted Soapfish (Juvenile) - Groupers---Soapfishes

Also known as Bearded Grouper, Bearded Soapfish, Clown Grouper, Clown Leaflip Grouper, Leaflip Soapfish, Snowflake Grouper, Snowflake Soapfish, Soapfish. Found around large coral heads and slopes in moderate.. more

Spotted Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Bristletooth, Bristletooth Surgeonfish, Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish, Combtooth Tang, Doctorfish, Goldeye Tang, Goldring Bristletooth, Goldring Surgeonfish, Kole Tang, Kole Yellow-eye Tang, Lancetfish, Slender-toothed Surgeonfish, Spotted Bristletooth,.. more

Spotted Tinselfish - Dories---Grammicolepidids

Also known as Oreo Dory, Tinselfish. Found in deep oceanic waters, on the continental slope, of all three major oceans. Length - 15cm Depth - 90-900m Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic,.. more

Spotted Trunkfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Boxfishes

Also known as Cowfish, Honeycomb Cowfish, Trunkfish. Found singly, close to crevices, holes, ledges, and in seagrass beds, over clear water, coral and rocky reefs. They feed on benthic.. more

Spotted Trunkfish (Juvenile) - Puffers-Filefishes---Boxfishes

Also known as Cowfish, Honeycomb Cowfish, Trunkfish. Found singly close to crevices, holes, ledges and in seagrass beds, over clear water coral and rocky reefs. They feed on benthic.. more

Spotted Unicornfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Brown Unicornfish, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Lined Unicornfish, Longnose Doctorfish, Longnose Unicornfish, Long-snouted Unicornfish, Palefin Unicornfish, Paletail Unicornfish, Shortnose Unicornfish, Short-nosed Kala, Short-nosed Unicorn Tang, Shortsnout.. more

Spotted Unicornfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Brown Unicornfish, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Lined Unicornfish, Longnose Doctorfish, Longnose Unicornfish, Long-snouted Unicornfish, Palefin Unicornfish, Paletail Unicornfish, Shortnose Unicornfish, Short-nosed Kala, Short-nosed Unicorn Tang, Shortsnout.. more

Spotted Weever - Weeverfishes

Also known as Mediterranean Spotted Weeverfish, Spotted Weaverfish, Starry Weever. Found resting, or buried with their eyes and Dorsal Fin exposed, on gravel, mud, and sandy bottoms, of.. more

Spotted-and-Barred Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Banded Blenny, Mimic Blenny. Found singly or in loose schools, often in abandoned worm tubes, and holes in rocky shorelines. They feed on algae. Length - 5cm Depth.. more

Spotted-cheek Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Guru, Spotted-cheek Damselfish. Found singly or in small loose schools, over shallow areas of lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 8cm Depth - 0-5m Eastern.. more

Spotted-tail Morwong - Basses---Trumpeters

Also known as Black-barred Morwong, Flagfish, Morwong, Spot-tail Morwong, White-spot-tail Morwong, Whitetail Morwong. Found singly, or in pairs, over coral and rocky faces and slopes, of reefs. They feed.. more

Spotted-tail Sole (Juvenile) - Flatfishes---Soles

Also known as Banded Sole, Many-banded Sole, Zebra Sole. Found singly, over mud and sandy bottoms, of estuaries and sheltered bays. They feed on small fish and invertebrates. Length -.. more

Spotwing Flying Gurnard - Flying Gurnards

Also known as Flying Gurnard, Largespot Flying Gurnard, Mottled Flying Gurnard, Spiny Flying Gurnard, Spotwing Flying Helmut Gurnard, Spotwing Helmet Gurnard. Found singly, over shallow muddy bottoms, and.. more

Springer's Coral Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Clown Blenny and Springer's Blenny. Found singly, often seen perched on live corals. They feed on algae, from dead coral bases. Length - 4.3cm Depth - 2-8m Widespread Western.. more

Squarespot Anthias - Groupers---Fairy Basslets-Streamer Basses

Also known as Anthias, Basslet, Blotched Fairy Basslet, Mirror Basslet, Pink Square Anthias, Sea Perch, Squareback Anthias, Squarebox Anthias, Squarespot Fairy Basslet. Found in schools, close to current.. more

Squaretail Coralgrouper - Groupers

Also known as Apricot Trout, Cod, Coral Trout, Hind, Leopard Trout, Passionfruit Coral Trout, Passionfriut Trout, Polkadot Cod, Polkadot Coral Trout, Rockcod, Spotted Coral Trout, Squaretail Coral.. more

Squaretail Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes

Also know as Dusky Rabbitfish, Dusky Spinefoot, Little Spinefoot, Marbled Spinefoot, Spinefoot, Squaretail Spinefoot. Found singly or small schools, in very shallow waters close to the bottom, over.. more

Squeaker Catfish - Catfishes---Squeakers-Upside-down Catfishes

Also known as African Catfish, African Suckermouth Catfish. Found during the day, in standing and running waters, over rocky shores, of rivers. They feed nocturnally on algae, crustaceans, fish.. more

Sri Lanka Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Sweetlips, Ceylon Sweetlips. Found in small too large schools, often near shallow sandstone platforms of coastal fringing reefs. They feed on fish and benthic invertebrates. Length -.. more

Staghorn Damselfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Black-snouted Sergeant Major, Clouded Damselfish, Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Staghorn Damsel, Staghorn Sergeant. Found in schools, sheltering in the arms of staghorn corals, over coastal bays,.. more

Star-spotted Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Hexagon Grouper, Hexagon Rockcod, Hind, Honeycomb Grouper, Honeycomb Reefcod, Rockcod, Sharp-spotted Grouper, Trout, White-speckled Rockcod, Wirenet Rockcod, Wire-netting Cod. Found singly and well camouflaged,.. more

Starck's Demoiselle - Damselfishes

Also known as Starcki Damsel, Starck's Damsel, Starck's Damselfish. Found singly or in pairs, around crevices in rocky outcrops, along sand channels of outer reef slopes. They feed on.. more

Stareye Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Bucktooth, Bucktooth Parrotfish, Caroline's Parrotfish, Carolinus Parrotfish, Christmas Parrotfish, Marbled Parrotfish, Spinytooth Parrotfish, Stareye Parrot, Starry-eye Parrotfish. Found singly or in small schools, foraging for.. more

Stareyed Stonefish - Scorpionfishes---Stonefishes

Also known as Mangrove Stonefish. Found singly or in family groups, either partially buried or under rocks with just their spines and fins showing, over rubble and sandy.. more

Stargazer Snake Eel - Eels---Snake Eels

Also known as Stargazer Eel. Found singly burrowed into the sand tail first so only their head is showing, living symbiotically with the cleaner shrimp Periclimenes magnificus,.. more

Starry Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Lawnmower Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Snowflake Blenny, Starry Lawnmower Blenny. Found singly or in small schools, around coral and rocky outcrops, as.. more

Starry Dragonet - Dragonets

Also known as Marble Scooter, Red Scooter, Red Scooter Blenny, Red Scooter Dragonet, Ruby Red Scooter Dragonet, Scooter Blenny, Scooter Dragonet, Stellate Dragonet. Found resting on algae covered.. more

Starry Flounder - Flatfishes---Righteye Flounders

Also known as Diamond Flounder, Emerywheel, English Sole, Flounder, Grindstone, Long-jaw Flounder, Long-nosed Flounder, Rough Jacket, Sole, Swamp Flounder. Found inshore, partially buried, or out foraging for food,.. more

Starry Goby - Gobies

Also known as Blue-spotted Goby, Gudgeon, Half-spotted Goby, Reef Goby, Sleeper Goby, Starfin Goby, Star-finned Goby, Star-finned Gudgeon. Found singly, or in small schools, close to burrows and.. more

Starry Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Flag Cabrilla, Flag Grouper, Hind, Red-tipped Grouper, Rock Bass, Rockcod, Trout, Red-tipped Grouper. Found singly, over rocky areas of coastal waters within the continental.. more

Starry Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Bosch's Moray, Bosch's Moray Eel, Bosch's Reef Eel, Clouded Eel, Clouded Moray, Clouded Reef Eel, Diamond-backed Moray, Floral Eel, Flowery Eel, Nebulous Moray Eel,.. more

Starry Triggerfish (Juvenile) - Puffers-Filefishes---Triggerfishes

Also known as Flat-tailed Triggerfish, Star Puffer, Star Triggerfish, Starry Filefish. Found singly or in pairs, over mud and sandy bottoms, close to reefs rich in algae and.. more

Stars-and-Stripes Leatherjacket - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Beautiful Leatherjacket, Leatherjacket, Stars-and-Stripes Filefish. Found singly, or in pairs, close to sponge areas, of deep coastal reefs. They feed on invertebrates and zooplankton. Juveniles.. more

Steephead Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Blunthead Parrotfish, Blunt-headed Parrotfish, Gibbus Parrotfish, Heavybeak Parrotfish, Pacific Steephead Parrotfish. Found in schools, foraging for food over lagoons and seaward reefs, rich in algae.. more

Steephead Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Indian Ocean Steephead Parrotfish, Indian Parrotfish, Purple-headed Parrotfish, Roundhead Parrotfish. Found singly or in schools, foraging for food over reef edges, of lagoons and seaward.. more

Steephead Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Blunthead Parrotfish, Blunt-headed Parrotfish, Gibbus Parrotfish, Heavybeak Parrotfish, Pacific Steephead Parrotfish. Found in schools, foraging for food, over lagoons and seaward reefs rich in algae.. more

Steephead Parrotfish (juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Indian Ocean Steephead Parrotfish, Indian Parrotfish, Purple-headed Parrotfish, Roundhead Parrotfish. Found singly or in schools, foraging for food over reef edges of lagoons and seaward.. more

Steinitz' Prawngoby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Orange-banded Prawngoby, Orange-banded Shrimpgoby, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby, Steinitz' Goby, Steinitz' Partner Goby, Steinitz' Shrimpgoby. Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with.. more

Stellate Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Black-lined Pufferfish, Blowfish, Diagonal-banded Toadfish, Giant Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Star Puffer, Starry Puffer, Starry Pufferfish, Starry Toadfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found over sandy coral slopes and patch.. more

Stellate Puffer (Juvenile) - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Black-lined Pufferfish, Blowfish, Diagonal-banded Toadfish, Giant Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Star Puffer, Starry Puffer, Starry Pufferfish, Starry Toadfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found over sandy coral slopes and patch.. more

Sterba's Cory - Catfishes---Callichthyid Armored Catfishes

Also known as Armored Catfish, Cory Catfish, Sterbai Cory, Sterbai Cory Catfish, Sterba's Cory Cat, Sterba's Corydoras. Found in schools, over flooded forest pools, and in swift flowing.. more

Stippled Clingfish - Clingfishes-Singleslits

Also known as Tail-wagging Stippled Clingfish. Found singly, resting on limestone rocks and ledges, in clear, shallow waters, of coral reefs, with strong wave action. They feed on crustaceans.. more

Stocky Hawkfish - Basses---Hawkfishes

Also known as Hard-headed Hawkfish, Marbled Hawkfish, Spotted Hawkfish, White-spotted Hawkfish. Found singly, perched on corals and rocks, over shallow, exposed, shorelines of rocky reefs. They feed on crustaceans,.. more

Stoke's Sea Snake - Sea Snakes---Venomous Sea Snakes

Also known as - No other name. Found singly, over coral and rocky reefs, of coastal bays and lagoons. When migrating, they form meter-long sticks, in their thousands!.. more

Stonefish - Scorpionfishes---Stonefishes

Also known as Common Stonefish, Dornorn, Fish Stone, Goblinfish, Poison Scorpionfish, Reef Stone, Reef Stonefish. Found singly, or in family groups, blending in with the substrate, under rocks,.. more

Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Dark Green Parrotfish, Moontail, Parrot Chub, Redbelly. Found singly or in small schools, foraging for food, over live corals, in clear water reefs, rich in.. more

Stoplight Parrotfish (juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Dark Green Parrotfish, Moontail, Parrot Chub, Redbelly. Found singly or in small schools, foraging for food over live corals, in clear water reefs, rich in.. more

Storthynx Dwarfgoby - Gobies

Also known as Belly-spotted Pygmygoby, Gudgeon, Pygmy Goby, Reef Goby, Rosy Eviota, Storthynx Pygmygoby. Found singly on eelgrass patches and rocky areas over coral flats, mangroves and shallow.. more

Stout Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Puller, Robust Puller, Stoutbody Chromis, Stoutbody Puller. Found in large schools feeding high above the bottom, over shallow waters, of lagoons, outer coral and rocky.. more

Stout Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Abbott's Eel, Abbott's Moray, Abbott's Moray Eel, Indo-Pacific Stout Moray, Pepper Moray, Salt-and-Pepper Moray, Spotted Moray, Stout Moray Eel, White-speckled Moray. Found singly, during.. more

Straightstick Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Longhead Pipefish, Longnose Pipefish, Long-nosed Pipefish, Longsnout Pipefish, Long-snouted Pipefish, Slender Pipefish. Found singly, over open mud bottoms, of estuaries and coastal reefs. They.. more

Strapweed Filefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjacket, Small-spotted Filefish, Small-spotted Leatherjacket, Spotted Filefish, Spotted Leatherjacket, Strapweed Leatherjacket. Found singly, or in pairs, over shallow estuaries and coastal reefs rich in.. more

Strapweed Filefish (Juvenile) - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjacket, Small-spotted Filefish, Small-spotted Leatherjacket, Spotted Filefish, Spotted Leatherjacket, Strapweed Leatherjacket. Found singly, or in pairs, over shallow estuaries and coastal reefs rich in.. more

Strawberry Dwarf Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as Bujurqui, Dwarf Cichlid, Strawberry Apisto, Strawberry Cichlid. Found in both clear, and black waters, around leaf litter, of slow moving backwaters, creeks, and tributaries, of.. more

Strawberry Hind - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Golden Hind, Hind, Orange Grouper, Orange Rockcod, Orange-red Pigmy Grouper, Rockcod, Strawberry Cod, Strawberry Coral Cod, Strawberry Grouper, Strawberry Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, in.. more

Streaked Gurnard - Scorpionfishes---Searobins

Also known as African Gurnard, Flying Gurnard, Grunt Fish, Gurnard, Rock Gurnard, South African Gurnard. Found singly, over rock and sandy bottoms, sometimes buried in the.. more

Streaky Rockskipper - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Dusky Rockskipper, Dussumier's Blenny, Dussumier's Rockskipper, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Rockskipper, Streaky Dussumier, Twin-banded Blenny. Found singly, skipping from rockpool to rockpool,.. more

Streamlined Spinefoot - Rabbitfishes

Also know as Forktail Rabbitfish, Gold-spotted Spinefoot, Marbled Spinefoot, Mottled Spinefoot, Rabbitface Spinefoot, Rabbit-faced Spinefoot, Roman-nose Spinefoot, Schooling Rabbitfish, Silver Rabbitfish, Silver Spinefoot, Spinefoot, Streaked Spinefoot. Found in.. more

Striated Frogfish - Anglerfishes---Frogfishes

Also known as Black Angler, Blotched Anglerfish, Hairy Anglerfish, Hairy Frogfish, Splitlure Frogfish, Straited Anglerfish, Striped Angler, Striped Anglerfish, Striped Frogfish, Striped Hairy Anglerfish, Striped Hairy Frogfish,.. more

Striated Fusilier - Fusiliers

Also known as Striped Fusilier. Found in schools, feeding midwater over coastal coral reefs. Varies in colour from blue to red with night and day. They feed on zooplankton. Length.. more

Striated Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Bristletooth Orange Stripe, Bristletooth Surgeonfish Striated Tang, Bristletooth Tang, Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish, Doctorfish, Fine-lined Bristletooth, Lancetfish, Lined Bristletooth, Orange-dotted Bristletooth, Orange Stripe Kole Tang, Striped.. more

Striated Surgeonfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Bristletooth Orange Stripe, Bristletooth Surgeonfish Striated Tang, Bristletooth Tang, Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish, Doctorfish, Fine-lined Bristletooth, Lancetfish, Lined Bristletooth, Orange-dotted Bristletooth, Orange Stripe Kole Tang, Striped.. more

Striated Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Disappearing Wrasse, Pinstripe Wrasse, Pin-striped Wrasse, Scarlet Pinstripe Wrasse, Scarlet Wrasse, Secretive Wrasse, Small-mouthed Wrasse. Found singly, in the arms of branching corals and over.. more

Striped Bass - Temperate Basses

Also known as Atlantic Striped Bass, Linesider, Roccus, Rock, Rockfish, Striped Seabass Striper Bass. Found singly or in schools, over coastal, rocky bays, and rivers. Some populations.. more

Striped Boarfish - Oceanic Basses---Armorheads

Also known as Boarfish, Japanese Boarfish, Sailfin Armorhead, Whiskered Armorhead, Whiskered Boarfish. Found in pairs or small schools, over reef and sandy areas of deep rocky drop-offs. They feed.. more

Striped Burrfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Porcupinefishes-Burrfishes

Also called Albino Striped Burrfish, Balloonfish, Blowfish, Globefish, Hedgehog Fish, Spiny Box Puffer, Spiny Boxfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found singly, in shallow sandy areas and seagrass beds, of bays.. more

Striped Catfish - Catfishes---Shark Catfishes

Also known as Asian Catfish, Freshwater Catfish, Iridescent Shark, Iridescent Shark Catfish, Pangas Catfish, Pangasiid Catfish, Pangasiid Shark, Pangasius Cat, Pangasius Catfish, Pangasius Sutchi, River Catfish, Siamese.. more

Striped Croaker - Drums-Croakers

Also known as St. Lucian Corvina, Table Bashaw. Found over mud and sandy bottoms, of inshore waters, rich in algae growth. They feed on benthic crustaceans, mainly shrimps. Juveniles found.. more

Striped Eel Catfish - Catfishes---Eeltail Catfishes

Also known as Barbel-eel Catfish, Canine Catfish Eel, Catfish Eel, Coral Catfish, Darkfin Eel Catfish, Eel Catfish, Giant Catfish, Indo-Pacific Striped Eel Catfish, Lined Catfish, Striped Catfish,.. more

Striped Eel Catfish (Juvenile) - Catfishes---Eeltail Catfishes

Also known as Barbel-eel Catfish, Canine Catfish Eel, Catfish Eel, Coral Catfish, Darkfin Eel Catfish, Eel Catfish, Giant Catfish, Indo-Pacific Striped Eel Catfish, Lined Catfish, Striped Catfish,.. more

Striped Glass Catfish - Catfishes---Sheatfishes

Also known as Asian Catfish, East Indies Glass Catfish, False Glass Catfish, Glass Cat, Mottled Glass Catfish, Poor Man's Glass Catfish, Tawny Glass Catfish. Found in schools, over.. more

Striped Large-eye Bream - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Glowfish, Glowspot Sea Bream, Goldspot Bream, Goldspot Emperor, Goldspot Sea Bream, Gold-lined Emperor, Gold-lined Large-eyed Bream, Gold-lined Sea Bream, Gold-striped Bream, Golden-lined Sea Perch,.. more

Striped Marlin - Jacks---Billfishes

Also known as Barred Marlin, Beak, Beakie, High-finned Spearfish, Jack, Marlin, New Zealand Marlin, Pacific Striped Marlin, Spearfish, Spikefish, Striped Swordfish, Stripey, Swordfish. Found singly, or in.. more

Striped Mojarra - Mojarras

Also known as Pursemouth, Silverbelly, Silverbiddy. Found in schools, over mud bottoms, in brackish waters, of mangrove-lined bays, creeks, and lagoons, often entering a considerable distance into freshwater. They.. more

Striped Monocle Bream - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Black-and-White Monocle Bream, Black-and-White Spinecheek, Coral Bream, Green-lined Spinecheek, Latticed Monocle Bream, Lined Monocle Bream, Lined Spinecheek, Monocle Bream, Spinecheek, Striped Spinecheek, Whiptail. Found singly.. more

Striped Panchax - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers---Killifishes

Also known as Golden Panchax, Golden Wonder Killifish, Golden Wonder Panchax, Malabar Killie. Found in loose schools at high altitude, in reservoirs, rivers and streams, also in brackish.. more

Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Caribbean-striped Parrotfish, Grey Chub, Mottlefin Parrotfish, Mudbelly, Sammy Johnson, Sleep-on-Grass. Found in schools, foraging for food, over seagrass beds, of coral and rocky reefs, rich.. more

Striped Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Caribbean-striped Parrotfish, Grey Chub, Mottlefin Parrotfish, Mudbelly, Sammy Johnson, Sleep-on-Grass. Found in schools, foraging for food, over seagrass beds, of coral and rocky reefs,.. more

Striped Poison-fang Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Black-banded Blenny, Creamy-striped Blenny, Fang Blenny, Grammistes Blenny, Linespot Fangblenny, Linespot Harptail, Linespot Harptail Blenny, Sabretooth Blenny, Sabre-toothed Blenny, Stripe Blenny, Striped Blenny, Striped.. more

Striped Poison-fang Blenny Mimic - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Black-banded Blenny, Dandy Blenny, Fang Blenny, Sabretooth Blenny, Sabre-toothed Blenny, Shorthead Fangblenny, Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny, Short-headed Blenny, Short-headed Sabretooth, Short-headed Sabretooth Blenny, Striped Fangblenny.. more

Striped Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Four-banded Sweetlips, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Silver-banded Sweetlips, Striped Grunt, Sweetlips, Yellow-lined Sweetlips. Found singly during the day, close to caves and ledges of steep.. more

Striped Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Lesson's Sweetlips, Lesson's Thicklip, Lined Sweetlips, Sweetlips. Found singly during the day, close to caves and ledges of steep slopes, dispersing at night to hunt.. more

Striped Sweetlips (juvenile) - Grunts

Also known as Lesson's Sweetlips, Lesson's Thicklip, Lined Sweetlips, Sweetlips. Found singly, during the day, close to caves and ledges, of steep slopes, dispersing at night hunting for.. more

Striped Triplefin - Blennies---Triplefin Blennies

Also known as Lined Triplefin, Neon Threefin, Neon Triplefin, Striped Threefin, Threefin, Threefin Blenny, Triplefin, Tropical Striped Triplefin. Found singly or in small schools resting on rocky.. more

Striped-fin Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Blue-spotted Bristletooth, Blue-spotted Surgeonfish, Bristletooth Tang, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Starry Kole Tang, Striped-fin Tang, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish. Found in small schools, over surge zones, of shallow.. more

Stripehead Dwarfgoby - Gobies

Also known as Dwarf Goby, Gudgeon, Red-lined Pygmygoby, Reef Goby, Stripehead Goby. Found singly or in small schools in caves and crevices of outer reef slopes in deep.. more

Stripey - Basses---Stripeys

Also known as Butterflyfish, Convictfish, Eastern Common Stripey, Eastern Stripey, Footballer, Western Stripey. Found in large dense schools, during the day in caves and under ledges, dispersing at.. more

Sua Bumblebee Goby - Gobies

Also known as Bumblebee Goby, Freshwater Goby, Gudgeon. Found in murky estuaries and freshwater canals, ditches, marshes and streams. They feed on mosquito larvae and zooplankton. Length - 4cm Depth -.. more

Sucker Head - Carps---Minnows-Carps

Also known as Indian Diamond Garra, Indian Sucker Head, Silver Garra, Stone Roller, Suckermouth Barb. Found in schools, in lakes and streams They feed on algae, detritus and.. more

Suckermouth Catfish - Catfishes---Armored Catfishes

Also known as Algae-eater, Common Pleco, Janitor Fish, Plecostomus, Spotted Pleco, Suckerfish, Sucker-mouthed Catfish, Sucking Catfish. Found in coastal drainage areas and cultured in ponds for the aquarium.. more

Sulphur Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Banana Damsel, Lemon Damsel, Sulphur Damselfish, Yellow Damsel. Found over inshore coral reefs, rich in coral growth. They feed on algae, crustaceans and zooplankton. Length - 11cm Depth.. more

Sulu Velvetfish - Scorpionfishes---Velvetfishes

Also known as Dragonfish, Obese Dragonfish. Found singly, on rubble and sand bottoms close to reefs. They feed on crustaceans. Length - 5cm Depth - 10-30m Widespread Western Pacific Scorpionfish are masters of.. more

Sumatra Barb - Carps---Minnows-Carps

Also known as Green Tiger Barb, Moss Green Tiger Barb, Partbelt Barb, Tiger Barb. Found in schools, over canals, ditches, flooded fields, rivers and streams. They feed on.. more

Summan Grouper (Juvenile) - Groupers

Also known as Edgeblack Grouper, Speckled-fin Grouper, Spotted Grouper, Suman Grouper, White-spotted Grouper. Found in pairs, or small schools, over protected, shallow, brackish waters, of lagoons and.. more

Sumo Loach - Carps---Brook Loaches

Also known as Loach, Orange Saddle Loach, Schistura Loach, Stone Loach, Tri-band Loach, Tri-band Sumo Loach. Found over rock and stony areas of rivers and hill streams. They feed.. more

Sunburst Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Blacklip Butterfly, Blacklip Butterflyfish, Black-lipped Butterflyfish, Bluehead Butterflyfish, Brown Butterflyfish, Coralfish, Corallicola Butterflyfish, Klein's Butterfly, Klein's Butterflyfish, Klein's Coralfish, White-spotted Butterflyfish, Yellowspot Butterflyfish. Found singly.. more

Sunset Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Dot-and-Dash Butterflyfish, Dot-and-Dash Coralfish, Dotdash Butterflyfish, Pelewensis Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs, over coral and rocky reefs rich in invertebrate growth. They feed on.. more

Super Kelpfish - Blennies---Clinids

Also known as Blenny, Highfin Kelpfish. Found in weed cover for camouflage, over intertidal and sub-tidal areas. Colour varies to match surroundings. They feed on benthic crustaceans. Length - 30cm Depth.. more

Surf Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Rivulated Parrotfish, Scribble-faced Parrotfish, Tattooed Parrotfish. Found in large schools, foraging for food, over silty coastal, coral and rocky reefs and in deep tide pools,.. more

Surge Damselfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Blueline Surge Damsel, Blueribbon Damsel, Blueribbon Surge Damsel, Indian Surge Damsel, Orange Devil, Pacific Surge Damsel, Surge Damsel, Surge Demoiselle, White-banded Damselfish. Found singly or.. more

Surge Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, in shallow surge zones of lagoons and exposed outer reefs close to Oceanic Atolls. They feed on crustaceans, small fish.. more

Surge Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Green-blocked Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse, Purple Wrasse, Rainbow Wrasse, Red-and-Green Wrasse. Found in schools, in surge zones, over outer reef flats, reef margins, and rocky coastlines. They.. more

Surmullet - Goatfishes

Also known as Red Goatfish, Red Mullet, Red-striped Mullet, Striped Mullet, Striped Red Mullet, Woodcock-of-the-Sea. Found over broken rough ground and soft sand bottoms, from shallow to very.. more

Swallowtail Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Black-nosed Cardinalfish, Luminous Cardinalfish, Nose-spot Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Schooling Cardinalfish. Found in large dense schools, during the day around caves, and over patch reefs, with coral.. more

Swallowtail Dart - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Dart, Southern Dart, Southern Swallowtail, Surf Bream, Surf Trevally, Swallowtail Pompano, Swallow-tailed Dart, Trevally. Found in pairs or small schools, over shallow, surface waters, and.. more

Swallowtail Seaperch - Groupers---Fairy Basslets-Streamer Basses

Also known as Anthias, Basslet, Lyretail Sea Perch, Sea Perch. Found in harems, amongst coral, gravel and rocks, also in submarine caves, over upper slopes and the continental.. more

Swamp Darter - Perches

Also known as Log Perch. Found singly, or in small schools, over mud and sandy substrates, close to vegetation, in slow moving stagnant backwaters, ponds, streams, and.. more

Sweetlip Emperor - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Green Snapper, Island Snapper, Lipper, Longface Emperor, Longnose Emperor, Long-nosed Emperor, Northwest Snapper, Redlip Emperor, Redspot Emperor, Redthroat, Redthroat Emperor, Red-throated Emperor, Starry Pigface.. more

Sydney Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Four-banded Cardinalfish, Limenus Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish. Found in small schools, during the day sheltering in rocky areas of estuaries, harbours and off-shore reefs, dispersing at night.. more

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