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Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
A high-speed billfish with a towering dorsal sail, often called the fastest fish in the sea.
If you've been searching for fish that start with S, you'll find 11 detailed fish below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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List of Fish That Start With S
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Sardine
Sardina pilchardus
A small, silvery, oil-rich schooling fish that has fed coastal populations from antiquity to the modern tin.
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Sea Bass
Dicentrarchus labrax
A silver-flanked predator of European coasts, prized in Mediterranean cuisine and farmed across the region.
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Sea Bream
Sparus aurata
A silver-gold Mediterranean reef fish, second only to sea bass in European marine aquaculture.
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Skipjack Tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
A small, abundant pelagic tuna with horizontal belly stripes, the species behind most canned light tuna.
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Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
A hard-fighting game fish of clear, rocky rivers and northern lakes, prized for its strength relative to size.
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Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
A deep-red-fleshed Pacific salmon famous for the spectacular spawning runs that turn river systems crimson.
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Sole
Solea solea
A small, slipper-shaped European flatfish prized for delicate flesh and dishes from Dover sole to meuniere.
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Sterlet
Acipenser ruthenus
A small Eurasian river sturgeon, once the source of Russia's "golden sterlet" caviar served to tsars.
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Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
A powerful anadromous game fish of the Atlantic coast, central to East Coast sport fishing.
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Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
A solitary, sword-billed pelagic giant of the open ocean, capable of remarkable dives and turns of speed.
About fish starting with S
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