Fish

Schoolmaster

See: Snappers The schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus), is a species of marine ray-finned fish; a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean, and like other snapper species, it is a popular food fish. The schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus), is a species of marine ray-finned fish; a snapper belonging […]

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Scamp

See: Sea Basses The scamp grouper (Mycteroperca phenax), also known as scamp, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. The scamp grouper (Mycteroperca phenax), also known

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Scad

See: Jacks The mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus), or speedo, is a species of fish of the family, Carangidae. While it can be considered gamefish, it is usually used as bait. It is popular for consumption in Hawaiʻi, the Philippines and the U.A.E. In Hawaiʻi, mackerel scad are called ʻopelu. In the Philippines they are called

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Sauger

See: Perches The sauger (Sander canadensis) is a freshwater perciform fish of the family Percidae that resembles its close relative, the walleye. The species is a member of the largest vertebrate order, the Perciformes. It is the most migratory percid species in North America. Saugers have two dorsal fins; the first is spiny and the

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Sargo

See: Grunts USS Sargo (SS-188), the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sargo fish. Construction and commissioning Sargo′s keel was laid on 12 May 1937 by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 6 June 1938,

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Sardine

See: Herrings The European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the monotypic genus Sardina. The young of the species are among the many fish that are sometimes called sardines. This common species is found in the northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea at depths of 10–100 m (33–328 ft).

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Sand Lance

Raitt’s sand eel (Ammodytes marinus), is a small semi-pelagic ray-finned fish found in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Raitt’s sand eel is member of the family Ammodytidae which includes all 31 species of sand eels, often referred to as sand lances. Contrary to their name sand eels, including Raitt’s sand eel, are not true eels

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Salmon

Salmon is a ray-finned fish native to the North Atlantic and North Pacific. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is the single Atlantic species; Pacific salmon comprises several Oncorhynchus species including Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Pink, and Chum. Per NOAA Fisheries, U.S. native Atlantic salmon populations are now found only in Maine, and the Gulf of Maine distinct

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Saithe

See: Codfishes Pollachius virens is a species of marine fish in the genus Pollachius. Together with P. pollachius, it is generally referred to in the United States as pollock. It is commonly known in Britain as the coalfish, coley, or saithe ( or ), and the young fish may also be called podleys or cuddies

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Sailors choice

See: Grunts Haemulon parra, also known by the common names sailor’s grunt and sailor’s choice, is a species of grunt native to the Atlantic Ocean. Taxonomy Haemulon parra was described in 1823 by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest. Its genus name comes from the Greek haimaleos, meaning “bloody.” The specific epithet is a Latin word for “sparrow.”

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