Marine

Arctic cisco

Coregonus autumnalis

The back of the Arctic cisco is rather high and slightly curved. The pelvis has an …

Bering cisco

Coregonus laurettae

The Bering cisco has an elongated, compressed body. It is distinguished from the Arctic cisco (Coregonus …

Bigeye thresher

Alopias superciliosus

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

Common thresher

Alopias vulpinus

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

Dolly Varden trout

Salvelinus malma

The body of the Dolly Varden trout is elongated, somewhat rounded, with the greatest depth of …

European grayling

Thymallus thymallus

The distinctive features of the European grayling are its spindle-shaped body, its upper jaw that reaches …

Goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

The body is spindle-shaped and the fins have an unusual rounded shape for sharks. The third …

Indian sand tiger

Carcharias tricuspidatus

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

Japanese huchen

Parahucho perryi

This species differs from the common taimen in having larger scales. There are small teeth on …

Masu salmon

Oncorhynchus masou

It has a spindle-shaped, streamlined, somewhat laterally compressed body covered with fine scales. There are 130-240 …

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 …

Nelma

Stenodus nelma

Nelma has a spindle-shaped body that is slightly flattened on the sides. Its mouth is large, …

Pelagic thresher

Alopias pelagicus

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

Salmon shark

Lamnа ditropis

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

Salmon, Atlantic

Salmo salar

Compared to its body size, the adult Atlantic salmon has a small head. Its body is …

Salmon, Chinook

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

The body is elongated and somewhat compressed. The head is cone-shaped . It has a bluish …

Salmon, Chum

Oncorhynchus keta

The mouth is large, with the maxillary bone reaching backwards to the vertical of the posterior …

Salmon, Coho

Oncorhynchus kisutch

Head thick, forehead broad. The tail stem is high. In the sea and when entering rivers, …

Salmon, Pink

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Pink salmon are known as "humpback" because of their distorted, extremely humped appearance, which is caused …

Shark, Basking

Cetorhinus maximus

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

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, Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

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