Marine

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 …

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, Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

The snout is sharp, conical. There are 24-25 sharp lanceolate teeth on each jaw. The caudal …

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 …

Sharks, Sharpnose

Rhizoprionodon species

It has a characteristic long and flattened snout and a slender brown to olive-gray body with …

Sharks, Thresher

Alopias species

Known by various names, the thresher shark is distinguished by its well-branched tail, whose upper blade …

Sharpnose sevengill shark

Heptranchias perlo

These sharks have a slender, spindly body with a narrow, pointed head. The large oval eyes …

Short-tail stingray

Bathytoshia brevicaudata

The short-tail stingray has a broad, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disc that is wider than it is …

Sicklefin lemon shark

Negaprion acutidens

A large, stocky, yellowish shark with a broad, blunt snout, narrow teeth with smooth protrusions on …