Fish living in the Indian Ocean

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

The albacore has long pectoral fins that reach a point behind the anal fin, as well …

Chub, Bermuda

Kyphosus sectatrix

Bermuda Chub has an egg-shaped profile, short head and small mouth. From the edge of the …

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

The body is elongated, with a broad, impressed head. The first dorsal fin consists of 8-10 …

Dogfish, Spiny

Squalus acanthias

The body is elongated and slender. Head is pointed. Coloration from above from slate-gray to brownish, …

Dolphin, Common

Coryphaena hippurus

The body is slender and streamlined, tapering sharply from head to tail. Large males, called bulls, …

Dolphin, Pompano

Coryphaena equiselis

This species is almost identical to the common dolphin in coloring and general shape, although it …

Flyingfish, Atlantic Flyingfish

Cypselurus heterurus

The flyingfish has normal-length jaws, unlike these other species; the fins are soft rayed and spineless; …

Jack, Almaco

Seriola rivoliana

The body and fins may be a uniform dark brown, dark bluish-green, bronze, or metallic gray, …

Pompano, African

Alectis ciliaris

The most striking characteristic is the four to six elongated, threadlike filaments that extend from the …

Rays and Skates

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Among the dominant distinguishing features of this order are the gill openings, located entirely on the …

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

Body elongated, compressed from sides. Snout in form of elongated, spear-shaped rostrum, round in cross-section. The …

Shark, Blacktip

Carcharhinus limbatus

Dark bluish-gray on the back and whitish underneath, with a distinctive silvery-white stripe on each side. …

Shark, Sand Tiger

Carcharias taurus

It has a grayish-brown or tan coloration, with dark brown spots on the sides that increase …

Shark, Sandbar

Carcharhinus Plumbeus

A relatively heavy fish, it has a dark bluish-gray or brownish-gray color and a pale or …

Shark, Tiger

Galeocerdo cuvier

Dark bluish-gray or brownish-gray above and whitish below, the tiger shark is so called because of …

Shark, White

Carcharodon carcharias

The white shark has a strong, heavy body that can be a dull slate-blue, grayish-brown, or …

Sharks

Like all fish, sharks are vertebrates, but ichthyologists separate them from most bony fish because a …

Sharks, Hammerhead

Sphyrna species

Hammerheads are easy to identify, even for the beginner: the eyes are located at the ends …

Spearfish, Shortbill

Tetrapturus angustirostris

Body is powerful, elongated, strongly flattened from sides, its height is 8,3-10,4 times of body length. …

Sunfish, Ocean

Mola mola

The short, strongly laterally compressed body is disk-shaped. Thick skin is covered with small bony tubercles. …

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

The swordfish has a strong, rather rounded body and large eyes. The first dorsal fin is …

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

The body of the tarpon is elongated and contracted, covered with large major scales and a …

Tilefish: Sand Tilefish

Malacanthus plumieri

Tilefish have a slender figure. The anal and dorsal fins are long and low. The pelvic …

Triggerfish: Queen Triggerfish

Balistes vetula

This fish has a compressed body, and the powerful first spine of the dorsal fin is …