Marine

Arabian scad

Trachurus indicus

The Arabian Scad has an elongated and slightly compressed body, with approximately equal upper and lower …

Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

It has a spindle-shaped, elongated body covered with fine scales, ending in a slender tail stalk. …

Australian humpback dolphin

Sousa sahulensis

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

Bigeye thresher

Alopias superciliosus

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

Blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

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

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

The body is long, strong, compressed, with flat belly. The mouth is large with very sharp, …

Cenderawasih epaulette shark

Hemiscyllium galei

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

Common Dentex

Dentex dentex

Body oval in shape, compressed at the sides. The lateral line organ is clearly visible on …

Common thresher

Alopias vulpinus

The common thresher is characterized by a highly elongated upper caudal fin blade that can be …

Copper shark

Carcharhinus brachyurus

It has a slender, streamlined body with a slightly curved profile behind the head. The muzzle …

Dogfish, Spiny

Squalus acanthias

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

Graceful shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides

The body is barrel-shaped and streamlined. The muzzle is broad and short, wedge-shaped. The eyes are …

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

The head is elongated and the distance from the tip of the snout to the pectoral …

Grouper, Goliath

Epinephelus itajara

Goliath grouper are yellowish-brown to olive-green or brown. The entire body, including the head and fins, …

Grouper, Red

Epinephelus morio

Red grouper have different coloration, usually dark brown-red, may have dark stripes and spots similar to …

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin

Sousa chinensis

The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin has a strong, stocky body. The eyes are relatively small. Fins and …

Indonesian coelacanth

Latimeria menadoensis

Instead of vertebrae, the Indonesian coelacanth has a thick tube containing a highly pressurized fluid. An …

Marlin, Blue

Makaira nigricans and Makaira mazara

The pectoral fins of the blue marlin are never rigid, even after death, and can be …

Milk shark

Rhizoprionodon acutus

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

Nurse shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

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

Pike icefish

Champsocephalus esox

The species was given its Latin name because of its resemblance to the common pike (Esox …

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

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

Sheephead, California

Semicossyphus pulcher

The body is elongated, strong and compressed. This species is hermaphroditic: it begins life as a …

Silky shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

The name "Silky" was given to the shark because of its soft, placoid scales. The silky …