Marine

Hooktooth shark

Chaenogaleus macrostoma

The hooktooth shark has a slender body and elongated snout. The large oval eyes are horizontally …

Indian sand tiger

Carcharias tricuspidatus

Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …

Indian swellshark

Cephaloscyllium silasi

The Indian swellshark has a thick body, a broad and short head with narrow, high-set eyes. …

Indonesian wobbegong

Orectolobus leptolineatus

The Indonesian Wobbegong has a flattened and broad head and body. The nostrils are framed by …

Japanese angelshark

Squatina japonica

The Japanese angelshark has a rather slender body and wing-shaped, broad pectoral and ventral fins characteristic …

Japanese bullhead shark

Heterodontus japonicus

The Japanese Bullhead has a cylindrical body and a massive head with a blunt and short …

Japanese wobbegong

Orectolobus japonicus

They have a flattened and broad head and body. There is a leathery fringe of five …

Jenkins' whipray

Pateobatis jenkinsii

The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened disk, …

Largetooth sawfish

Pristis pristis

This is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its unique "weapon"—the …

Leopard torpedo

Torpedo panthera

The width of the leopard torpedo disc is less than its length, the width and elongation …

Longcomb sawfish

Pristis zijsron

The longcomb sawfish has an elongated, flat rostrum with tooth-like projections on either side. It is …

Longtail butterfly ray

Gymnura poecilura

The snout of the long-tailed butterfly ray is short and broad with a protruding tip. The …

Marbled electric ray

Torpedo marmorata

Their bodies are soft and flaccid. On either side of the head, electrically paired kidney-shaped organs …

Megalodon

Otodus megalodon

Latin Otodus megalodon or Carcharocles megalodon ← Greek μέγας "large" + ὀδούς "tooth". It existed in …

Megamouth shark

Megachasma pelagios

The most noticeable external feature that gives this shark its name is a large rounded head …

Milk shark

Rhizoprionodon acutus

The Milk Shark is characterized by a slender build, a long pointed snout, large round eyes …

Mottled eagle ray

Aetomylaeus maculatus

The characteristic shape of the triangular flat snout, formed by the fused anterior edges of the …

Necklace carpetshark

Parascyllium variolatum

The necklace carpetshark has a slender, elongated body and a short snout. The mouth is located …

Northern wobbegong

Orectolobus wardi

Northern Wobbegong have a flattened and broad head and body. The nostrils are framed by unbranched …

Nurse shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

When viewed from above or from the side, the head of juvenile sharks is broadly arched, …

Oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

The pectoral fins are considerably longer and wider than those of most other sharks and are …

Ocellated eagle ray

Aetobatus ocellatus

Compared to A. narinari, A. ocellatus has a longer tail (mean total length 281 mm vs. …

Pale-edged stingray

Telatrygon zugei

The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, …

Pelagic thresher

Alopias pelagicus

The Pelagic Thrasher is characterized by a long upper caudal fin blade that can equal the …