Common Fish Names Beginning With S

Here are some fish that start with the letter “S” along with a couple of unique descriptions for each:

1. Swordfish

Swordfish are large, predatory fish with a distinctive bill-like snout that they use to slash through schools of smaller fish. They are known for their firm, meaty flesh and are popular game fish.

2. Seahorse

Seahorses are unique fish that swim in an upright position and are named for their horse-like head and neck. They are known for their monogamous mating habits and the fact that males carry the fertilized eggs in a special pouch until they hatch.

3. Saury

Saury is a type of slender, silver-colored fish found in the Pacific Ocean. They are known for their distinctive body shape, which resembles a long, narrow tube with a pointed snout, and is often eaten grilled or smoked.

4. Sunfish

Sunfish, also known as Mola, is one of the largest bony fish in the world and are known for their distinctive circular shape and large, fin-like protrusions. They are found in oceans around the world and are often seen basking on the surface of the water.

5. Salmon

Salmon is a popular and nutritious fish that are native to the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They are known for their distinctive pink flesh and are often eaten smoked, grilled, or baked. Salmon is also an important species for commercial fishing and is raised on farms for consumption

Freshwater fish that start with S

• Sailfin Catfish
• San Juan Red Shiner
• Sawfin Shiner
• Scaly Sand Goby
• Scaled Sardine
• Scaled Sculpin
• Schindleria
• Scissortail Rasbora
• Schistura
• Sculpin
• Seven-Spot Archerfish
• Sharp-Nosed Puffer
• Sheepshead Minnow
• Short-Body Eel
• Short-Head Sucker
• Short-Jaw Cisco
• Shortnose Gar
• Shortnose Sturgeon
• Shovelnose Sturgeon
• Silver Arowana
• Silver Carp
• Silver Chub
• Silver Dollar
• Silver Redhorse
• Silver Shiner
• Six-Spined Stickleback
• Skipjack Herring
• Slenderhead Darter
• Slender Mola
• Slender Shiner
• Smallmouth Bass
• Smooth Dogfish
• Smooth Flounder
• Snakehead Fish
• Snapping Turtle
• Snook
• Sockeye Salmon
• Spangled Perch
• Spanish Mackerel
• Speckled Peacock Bass
• Speckled Trout
• Spiny Eel
• Spiny Softshell Turtle
• Spot
• Spotted Bass
• Spotted Gar
• Spotted Sucker
• Springfish
• Squawfish
• Stargazing Minnow
• Steelhead Trout
• Stonecat
• Striped Bass
• Striped Mullet
• Sturgeon
• Suckermouth Catfish
• Sunapee Trout
• Sunfish
• Swamp Darter
• Swan River Gudgeon

Tropical fish that start with S

• Sabertooth Characin
• Saddleback Butterflyfish
• Sailfin Tang
• Salt and Pepper Corydoras
• Sammara
• San Juan Cichlid
• Sand Diver
• Sand Tilefish
• Sardine
• Sargassum Fish
• Sashimi Beta
• Saddle Wrasse
• Saddle Carpet Anemone
• Scalare Angel
• Scarlet Badis
• Scarlet Tetra
• Scissortail Goby
• Scooter Blenny
• Sea Apple
• Sea Dragon
• Sea Fan
• Sea Horse
• Sea Slug
• Sea Star
• Sebae Anemone
• Senegal Bichir
• Serpae Tetra
• Seven Color Neolamprologus
• Severum Cichlid
• Shark Catfish
• Shark Egg
• Shark Nose Goby
• Shovelnose Catfish
• Siamese Algae Eater
• Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta)
• Silver Dollar
• Silver Hatchetfish
• Six Line Wrasse
• Skunk Corydoras
• Slate Goby
• Sleeper Goby
• Slimy Damsel
• Smooth Hatchetfish
• Snakehead
• Snowball Pleco
• Solar Fairy Wrasse
• Soldierfish
• South American Leaf Fish
• Southern Platyfish
• Spanish Hogfish
• Spanish Mackerel
• Sparkling Gourami
• Spotted Cardinalfish
• Spotted Climbing Perch
• Spotted Congo Tetra
• Spotted Raphael Catfish
• Springeri Cichlid
• Starry Blenny
• Starry Night Cichlid
• Sterbai Corydoras
• Strawberry Peacock Cichlid
• Striped Raphael Catfish
• Swordtail

Saltwater fish that start with S

• Sabre Squirrelfish
• Sailfin Tang
• Salarias-fasciatus
• Salmon Shark
• Sand Diver
• Sand Tilefish
• Sandbar Shark
• Sargassum Fish
• Sargassum Triggerfish
• Saddle Wrasse
• Sailfish
• Sailfin Flyingfish
• Salmoides
• Samson Fish
• Sand Bass
• Sand Goby
• Sand Lance
• Sand Perch
• Sand Steenbras
• Sand Tiger Shark
• Sandbar Shark
• Sandfish
• Sandpaper Skate
• Sandperch
• Sargassumfish
• Sawfish
• Scalare Angel
• Scalloped Hammerhead
• Scaly Dragonfish
• Scat
• Scissortail Dartfish
• Scorpionfish
• Scolopsis
• Scrawled Cowfish
• Sea Bass
• Sea Bream
• Sea Catfish
• Sea Chub
• Sea Devil
• Sea Dragon
• Sea Hare
• Sea Horse
• Sea Robin
• Sea Slug
• Sea Star
• Seabass
• Seabream
• Seagullfish
• Seasnail
• Seasnake
• Seasnipe
• Seasniper
• Seastar
• Seasnail
• Seasnipe
• Sergeant Major
• Seven-Banded Grouper
• Seven-Spot Grouper
• Shortbill Spearfish
• Shortnose Sturgeon
• Shovelnose Ray
• Silver Trevally
• Silvertip Shark
• Sixband Parrotfish
• Skipjack Tuna
• Skunk Clownfish
• Slender Snipe Eel
• Slimy Mackerel
• Smalltooth Sawfish
• Smooth Hammerhead
• Smooth Lumpsucker
• Snake Mackerel
• Snake Eel
• Snapper
• Snowflake Eel
• Snowy Grouper
• Sole
• Spanish Mackerel
• Spangled Emperor
• Spanish Flag
• Spangled Perch
• Spiny Lobster
• Spiny Puffer
• Spinycheek Scorpionfish
• Spotted Drum
• Spotted Eagle Ray
• Spotted Grouper
• Spotted Moray Eel
• Spotted Seatrout
• Squid
• Squirrelfish
• Star Puffer
• Starry Grouper
• Steelhead Trout
• Stingray
• Stonefish
• Striped Bass
• Striped Marlin
• Striped Surgeonfish
• Sturgeon