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Fish S - Z
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 | Seahorse The seahorse is the only fish as yet known to have a prehensile tail. It has been found in the Hudson River of this country, about five or six inches in length, (Hooker, 1882). |
 | Seahorse A seahorse |
 | Dusky serranus "Common in the Mediterranean, and occaisionally found on the shores of Northern Europe, it weighs from twenty to forty pounds, its flesh is in some estimation as food." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Shad A picture of a Shad fish. |
 | Shad "Shad is the popular name of three anadromous fishes of the genus Clupea: (1) The allice or European shad. (2) The American shad, an important food fish, abundant on the Atlantic coast of America, and in some of the American rivers. It spawns in fresh water. Great quantities are salted. (3) The Twaite shad, common on the coasts of Europe, ascending rivers; abundant in the Nile. The flesh is coarser than that of the allice shad."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Shad A genus of fish of the herring family, but differing from the herrings proper in having a longer and deeper body, and notches in the upper jaw. Writers have described a number of species that are more or less widely distributed, and all are esteemed for food. |
 | Twaite shad "Is twelve or thirteen inches in length, the flesh is dry and tasteless; nevertheless it is somewhat extensively eaten." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Shanny "A very curious species, five sinches long, remarkable for creeping out of the water with their pectoral fins and hiding themselves in holes among the rocks, where they remain till the return of the tide; it is said they can live out of water for thirty hours, they immediately die, however, upon being put in fresh water." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Shark "Theses are at once distinguished by their elongated, spindle-shaped bodies, their branchial apertures placed on the sides of the neck, and their pectoral fins of the ordinary form and position. The symmetrical tail is large and fleshy, furnished with powerful fins, which render it a most efficient agent in progression; the nost is usually conical and pointed, the mouth large, and armed with most formidable, cutting teeth, and the upper surface of the head is frequently furnished with a pair of spiracles, although these apertures are often wanting." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Shark An extensive genus of fishes of the ray family, found widely distributed in the ocean, but most abundantly within the tropics. The body is elongated in most species, the tail thick and fleshy, and the teeth are generally large, sharp, and formed for cutting. |
 | White Shark Sharks belong to the Chondrichthyes family. |
 | hammerhead shark "Having a body like other sharks, but with a double snout like a double-headed hammer, and having an eye in the middle of each extremity; it is very voracious, and from twelve to twenty feet long." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Thresher shark "Is twelve to eighteen feet long, the tail nearly as long as the body; it uses this member for attacking other animals by its powerful strokes." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | White shark "Has the body elongated, swims with great ease, measures from fifteen to twenty feet, is extremely voracious, and has been known to swallow the entire body of a man." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Sheepshead Sheepshead. |
 | Sly silurus "It sometimes attains the length of six feet, and the weight of three hundred pounds. It is a slow and sluggish fish, lying in wait for its prey in holes and muddy bottoms." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Skate Common skate (ray). The skates and rays have a broad body, partly due to the merging of the body into the large, horizontally flattened pectoral fins. |
 | Skate "It is very voracious, and grows to large size. Found in the European and American waters" — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Skate "Skate is the popular name for any individual of a section of the genus Raia, differing from the rays proper in having a long pointed snout."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Smelt "Common in Europe, called Spirling and Sparling in Scotland; it inhabits the rivers the greater part of the year, that is, from August to May." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Sole "Sole (Solea vulgaris) is a marine fish belonging to the flat fishes, of an oblong or oval form. These fish abound on all the coasts of Europe, except the most N. where the bottom is sandy. They furnish a whole-some and delicious article of food. The name is given in America to flounders, somewhat resembling the true sole in form. The sole is at its worst from February to the end of March, this being the spawning season."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Common sole "Ten to twenty inches long, and weighing from on to ten pounds; it inhabits sandy shores in deep water, being taken by the trawl-net, and not by the hook." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Smooth sole "Seldom exceeds four or five inches in length. Is is sometimes called the Scald-Fish. |
 | Spotted Torpedo A ray capable of shooting off 200 volts of electricity for self defense. |
 | Sprat "Is six inches long, and inferior to the herring in flavor; still immense numbers of it are taken along the European coasts." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Stickleback "Three inches long, is found in both salt and fresh water. It so abounds in the sluggish steams and pools of the Lincolnshire fens of England, that it is sometimes used for manure." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Fifteen-spined stickleback "Five to eight inches long. It is very voracious, and one six inches long being put into a pail of water with an eel three inches long, immediately swallowed all but the tail; it was obliged, however, after a short time to disgorge it in a half-digested state." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Sticklebacks and nest "A few fish, however, form a sort of nest for the protection of their eggs and young; and in some instances, the male remains as a guard over the fry until they have acquired sufficient strength and agility to venture forth into the world. The little sticklebacks, common in ponds, furnish and interesting example of the exercise in this instinct" — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Striped Bass "Striped bass is a soft-fleshed fish, sometimes called rockfish, averaging 2 to 5 pounds in weight. It is best when broiled." |
 | Sturgeon the sturgeon has a cylindrical body covered by rhomboidal bony scales that are coated with enamel, making a strong and complete armor. |
 | Sturgeon The sturgeon, although a cartilaginous fish, has externally rows of bony plates. Almost every part of it is used, i.e. caviar from the roe. |
 | Sturgeon "These have an elongated body, and a funnel-shaped and protrusible mouth, without teeth, places on the under side of the head" — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Sturgeon A genus of ganoid fishes, having five rows of bony shields and four barbels in a transverse row before the small tubeless mouth. |
 | Sucker A genus of soft-rayed fishes of the carp family, having the mouth usually protractile, with thick and fleshy lips adapted for sucking in food. |
 | Chub Sucker A catostomine fish with the air bladder dvided into two parts and no lateral line. |
 | Suckerfish A tropical fish that attaches to large marine mammals. |
 | Hair Lip Suckers A fish with a brownish color above, the sides and belly silvery, the lower fins tinged with orange. |
 | Short sun-fish "Almost of a circular form, with long dorsal and anal fins, projecting like handles from its inder parts. It attains a great size, sometimes as much as four or five hundred pounds' wright, and measures four or five feet in length." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Sunfish A genus of marine fishes of the diodon family. They are so called from the compressed form of the body, and because of their habit of coming to the surface when the sun shines. |
 | Surgeon Fish "Surgeon-fish is a popular name for any species of the genus Acanthurus, from the sharp, erectile, lancet-shaped spine with which each side of the tail is armed. In the early stages of their growth these fish are so different from the fully-developed individuals, that for some time the young fish were placed in a separate genus."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Surgeon Fish "Surgeon-fish is a popular name for any species of the genus Acanthurus, from the sharp, erectile, lancet-shaped spine with which each side of the tail is armed. In the early stages of their growth these fish are so different from the fully-developed individuals, that for some time the young fish were placed in a separate genus."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Black Swallower A dark fish noted for it voracity and enourmous distensibility of their stomachand integuments, which permit them to swallow fishes large than themselves. |
 | Sword Fish A family of spinyrayed fished allied to the mackerels. They attain a length of fifteen feet, and have the bones of the upper jaw consolidated to a widely distributed in the open seas of tropical and sub-tropical climes, and being quite strong and swift. |
 | Swordfish The swordfish is found in every part of the Mediterranean Sea. Its "sword" is an elongation of the upper jaw, of great strength. |
 | Swordfish "Swordfish is a popular name for any individual of the Xiphiidæ. They are pelagic fishes, widely distributed in tropical and sub-tropical seas, and are extremely strong and swift. Their popular name is derived from their formidable sword-like weapon, formed by the coalescence and prolongation of the maxillary and intermaxillary bones beyond the lower jaw; it is very hard and strong, and capable of inflicting terrible wounds."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Tadpole A larva frog. |
 | Spotted Burbot Tail A diphyceral tail of a spotted burbot fish. |
 | Tench "Found in most Europes lakes in rivers. It is exceedingly tenacious of life; loves foul and weedy water; thrives even where the mud is of an intolerably fetid odor, and so black as to color the fish with its own inky hue." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Thornback "The prevailing color of the upper part, which is rough and with small points, is dark brown, the under part white, as is the case with most species of ray. It is two to three feet long." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Thresher Shark "Thresher-Shark (Alopias vulpes)."-Whitney, 1902 |
 | Muller's topknot "Seven or eight inches long, is common on the British coasts." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Torpedo Fish A class of fishes allied to the rays and skates, having an electrical apparatus with which they stun or kill their prey and defend themselves against enemies. |
 | Torsk "One to three feet long; is eaten but not much relished. Found in Europe." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Trout The name of various species of fish belonging to the salmon family, and abundant in almost all the rivers and lakes of the temperate and colder zones. |
 | American Brook Trout A fresh water fish red in color. |
 | Common River Trout "Trout is a term applied generally to various species of fishes belonging to the salmon family. The best-known species, and that which par excellence receives the name, is the common trout, a fish which inhabits clear and running streams. The average weight of the common trout is from three-fourths to one pound. "—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Rainbow Trout It is quite widely distributed by pisciculturists. In the breeding season its colors are resplendent, giving rise to the popular name. |
 | Salmon Trout A migratory fish. Returns to its birth place to lay and hatch eggs. |
 | Trumpet-fish "Feeds on minute animals found amonth the sea-weed; its flesh is good; length five inches and upward; common on the coasts of Europe." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Trunk-fish "There are several species, covered with an inflexible bony armor." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Common tunny "A large species, four to twenty feet long, and sometimes weighing a thousand pounds." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Turbot "Common in European waters, and regarded in England as one fo the richest and best of fishes; it feeds on small fish, crustacea, and shell-fish; seeks sandy ground, and is a great wanderer, usually in companies; the common size is five to ten pounds." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Vendace "Is a small fish, of delicate flavor, seven inches long, taken with nets in some fo the Scottish lakes." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Weakfish "Weakfish (sea trout). The flesh is lean and flaky. Adaptable to any form of cooking." |
 | Great weaver "It is about twelve inches long, lives in deep water, and is noted for inflicting serious wounds with its spines when carelessly handled." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Greenland Whale A whale valued for its oil. |
 | White Whale A whale about 12 feet in length and whit ein color. Has a slightly projecting snout. |
 | Baleen Whales A large whale that feeds on plankton and krill. |
 | Whiff "Is twelve to twenty-four inches long, and is very thing; it is not greatly esteemed for the table." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | White Shark An exceptionally big lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. |
 | White-Fish A picture of a White-Fish. |
 | Whitebait "A small fish, abundant in the River Thames, and greatly valued by the epicures of London. It is a common practice among the citizens of that metropolis, commended, indeed, by the example of the Lord Mayor, cabinet ministers, and philosophers of the Royal Society, to go down to the Greenwich or Blackwall, to enjoy the luxury of a meal of "Whitebait"."— Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Whitebait "Whitebait is the name by which the fry of the herring, and sprat are known in the market, and when served for the table."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Whitefish The name commonly applied to several species of fishes of the salmon family. They are found mostly in the lakes of the northern regions of North America, and are generally favored among the food fishes. |
 | Whiting "Well known for the surpassing delicacy and pearly whitness of its flesh. It is from twelve to twenty inches long, and weighs from one to four pounds." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Whiting "The fish called the whiting is met with on all the coasts of Northern Europe, and is caught in great numbers with hook and line. The fish derives its English name from the pearly whiteness of its flesh, which is highly esteemed, and large quantities of which are salted and dried."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911) |
 | Wolf-Fish "A genus of blenniod fishes, typical of the family Annarrhichadidæ."-Whitney, 1902 |
 | Wrasee "Generally of stout form and moderate size, and often of very brilliant colors." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Yellow Perch This is an illustration of the Yellow Perch. A perch is a freshwater bony fish belonging to the family Osteichthyes. |
 | bull-trout "Sometimes called the Gray Trout or Whitling is a Europen species, resembling the common salmon in habits and appearance, and weighing from six to twenty pounds." — Goodrich, 1859 |
 | Large spotted dogfish "Two to three feet long, haunts deep water, and feeds on small fish and crustacea. Found on the British coasts." — Goodrich, 1859 |
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