saltwater fish library

Pilot Fish

Pilot Fish, the name of two kinds of fish. It was once believed that these fish led sharks out of danger or to food.

Plaice

Plaice, a flatfish related to the halibut and flounder. It is an important food fish in Europe.

Pollock

Pollock, or Pollack, any of three species of fish. “Pollock” is the usual spelling when referring to the common pollock (found along both coasts of the North Atlantic Ocean) and to the walleye pollock (found along both coasts of the North Pacific Ocean).

Porcupine Fish

Porcupine Fish, the common name of a family of fish. Porcupine fish are from about 10 inches to 3 feet (25 to 90 cm) long, and are covered with sharp spines.

Porgy

Porgy, one of a large family of marine and freshwater fish found in temperate and tropical waters.

Redfish

Redfish, or Rosefish, an important food fish of the North Atlantic. The redfish is orange to bright red in color.

Remora

Remora, or Shark Sucker, a slender-bodied fish that attaches itself to larger fish by means of a sucking disk on top of its head.

Ribbonfish

Ribbonfish, fish with long, slender bodies, found in all oceans. Ribbonfish inhabit the ocean depths and when found near the surface are usually dead.

Sablefish

Sablefish, a fish found in the North Pacific. The sablefish is also called black cod.

Sailfish

Sailfish, the common name for a genus of game fish found primarily in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Sand Lance

Sand Lance, or Sand Eel, a small marine fish found in schools in shallow waters of northern seas.

Sardine

Sardine, a name given to various small fish of the herring family. The name is believed to come from the Italian island of Sardinia.

Sea Horse

Sea Horse, a small bony fish closely related to the pipefish. The head of the sea horse is shaped like that of a horse.

Shad

Shad, the name applied to several species of fish of the herring family. Shad are bony fish with deeply forked tails.

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Sheepshead

Sheepshead, a food and game fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.

Silverside

Silverside, the common name of a family of chiefly marine fish found along the shores of temperate and tropical seas.

Sole

Sole, the common name of several species of flatfish. Soles are bottom-dwelling fish, usually found near the shore.

Stickleback

Stickleback, the common name for a family of small fish native to the Northern Hemisphere.

Swordfish

Swordfish, a large marine fish of tropical and temperate waters throughout the world.