Marine

Pink whipray

Pateobatis fai

Pectoral fin disk, thickened in the middle, about 1.1-1.2 times as wide as long. The outer …

Pondicherry shark

Carcharhinus hemiodon

The Pondicherry shark has a rather thick body with a rather long, pointed snout. Each nostril …

Port Jackson shark

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

The Port Jackson shark has a slender, cylindrical body. They have a large head with a …

Prickly shark

Echinorhinus cookei

They have a flabby, cylindrical body (adultsharks are much more massive than juveniles) and a short, …

Pygmy Shark

Euprotomicrus bispinatus

The generic name comes from the ancient Greek words εὖ 'good', πρώτος 'first' and μικρός 'small'.The …

Rabbit fish

Chimaera monstrosa

The head of the rabbit fish is thick with a rounded snout. The eyes are large. …

Rays and Skates

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

Reef manta ray

Mobula alfredi

Huge pectoral fins together with the head form a rhombic disc, the width of which is …

Reticulate whipray

Himantura uarnak

The anterior margin of the Reticulate whipray is curved, the triangular snout is slightly elongated and …

Roughtail stingray

Bathytoshia centroura

The snout of the roughtail ray is blunt and slightly elongated. Behind the small eyes are …

Round ribbontail ray

Taeniurops meyeni

The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a thick oval disc …

Rusty carpetshark

Parascyllium ferrugineum

The Rusty Carpetshark has a slender, elongated body with a short snout. The mouth is placed …

Salmon shark

Lamnа ditropis

They have a thick spindle-shaped body, a short conical snout (the distance from the tip of …

Scalloped hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

The broad and flat head of the shark is divided into 2 lobes, with small eyes …

School shark

Galeorhinus galeus

The genus name comes from the Greek words γαλεός 'shark' and ῥινός 'nose'. Their bodies are …

Shark, Atlantic Angel

Squatina dumeril

The Atlantic angelfish is often mistaken for a stingray because of its flattened, triangular body. However, …

Shark, Basking

Cetorhinus maximus

The dark gray or slate-gray fish, transitioning to a paler hue, got its name from its …

Shark, Blacktip

Carcharhinus limbatus

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

Shark, Blue

Prionace glauca

The blue shark is very slender and streamlined, with a long and pointed snout that is …

Shark, Bonnethead

Sphyrna tiburo

The bonnethead shark is characterized by the presence of eyes located at the far ends of …

Shark, Bull

Carcharhinus leucas

The Bull shark gets its name from its bull-like head and is known for its heavy …

Shark, Lemon

Negaprion brevirostris

It is usually yellow-brown, but can also be a dirty dark brown or dark gray with …

Shark, Leopard

Triakis semifasciata

The leopard shark is a striking fish, so named for its leopard-like black spots that run …

Shark, Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

The porbeagle has a strong, cobalt blue body with a perfectly conical snout ending in a …