Marine

Antarctic starry skate

Amblyraja georgiana

The body is relatively thick and heavy. The snout is rather short. The rostral cartilage is …

Arabian carpetshark

Chiloscyllium arabicum

The Arabian carpetshark has a slender, almost cylindrical body and a relatively long, thick, rounded snout. …

Arabian smooth-hound

Mustelus mosis

The Arabian smooth-hound has a short head and a rather slender body. The distance from the …

Arctic skate

Amblyraja hyperborea

The broad and flat pectoral fins of the Arctic skate form a rhombic disk with a …

Atlantic stingray

Dasyatis sabina

The Atlantic stingray has an elongated, pointed snout. Spiracles are located behind the eyes. The ventral …

Atlantic white-sided dolphin

Lagenorhynchus acutus

The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is characterized by its shortened head and beak. Its genus name, Lagenorhynchus, …

Australian butterfly ray

Gymnura australis

Gymnura: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, oura = tail.The snout of the Australian butterfly ray …

Australian humpback dolphin

Sousa sahulensis

Australian humpbacks differ slightly from the other three humpback dolphin species in overall length, number of …

Australian marbled catshark

Atelomycterus macleayi

Australian marbled catsharks have an elongated, slender, almost cylindrical body that tapers slightly towards the tail. …

Banded eagle ray

Aetomylaeus nichofii

The characteristic shape of the triangular flattened snout, formed by the fused front edges of the …

Banded houndshark

Triakis scyllium

The banded houndshark has a short, broad, rounded snout and a slender body. The nostrils are …

Barbelthroat carpetshark

Cirrhoscyllium expolitum

Sharks have a slender, elongated body and a long, slightly pointed snout. The throat has characteristic …

Big skate

Beringraja binoculata

The pectoral fin discs of the big skate have a flattened diamond shape, with their width …

Bigeye houndshark

Iago omanensis

The Bigeye Houndshark has a dense, humpbacked body and a rather elongated, broad snout. The gill …

Bigeye thresher

Alopias superciliosus

A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …

Bignose shark

Carcharhinus altimus

They have a heavy body with a relatively long, broad and blunt snout with pronounced nostril …

Blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …

Bluespotted ribbontail ray

Taeniura lymma

The pectoral fins of these rays are fused to the head, forming an oval disk 4/5 …

Bluntnose sixgill shark

Hexanchus griseus

The bluntnose sixgill shark has a dense, spindle-shaped body and a broad head with a blunt …

Broad stingray

Bathytoshia lata

The pectoral fins of the Broad stingray are fused to the head, forming a rhombic flattened …

Brown guitarfish

Rhinobatos schlegelii

Rhinobatos: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -does = a ray (Raja sp.)The snout ridges …

Brownbanded bamboo shark

Chiloscyllium punctatum

The brownbanded bamboo shark has a slender cylindrical body with no lateral or dorsal protrusions. The …

Caribbean reef shark

Carcharhinus perezi

They have a strong, spindle-shaped body and a broad, rounded, short snout. The large mouth is …

Cenderawasih epaulette shark

Hemiscyllium galei

The Cenderawasih epaulette shark has no hood on its head from snout to gills. These sharks …