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Arabian carpetshark
Chiloscyllium arabicum
The Arabian carpetshark has a slender, almost cylindrical body and a relatively long, thick, rounded snout. …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Arabian smooth-hound
Mustelus mosis
The Arabian smooth-hound has a short head and a rather slender body. The distance from the …
Australian butterfly ray
Gymnura australis
Gymnura: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, oura = tail.The snout of the Australian butterfly ray …
Australian marbled catshark
Atelomycterus macleayi
Australian marbled catsharks have an elongated, slender, almost cylindrical body that tapers slightly towards the tail. …
Banded houndshark
Triakis scyllium
The banded houndshark has a short, broad, rounded snout and a slender body. The nostrils are …
Barbelthroat carpetshark
Cirrhoscyllium expolitum
Sharks have a slender, elongated body and a long, slightly pointed snout. The throat has characteristic …
Big skate
Beringraja binoculata
The pectoral fin discs of the big skate have a flattened diamond shape, with their width …
Bigeye houndshark
Iago omanensis
The Bigeye Houndshark has a dense, humpbacked body and a rather elongated, broad snout. The gill …
Bigeye thresher
Alopias superciliosus
A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …
Bignose shark
Carcharhinus altimus
They have a heavy body with a relatively long, broad and blunt snout with pronounced nostril …
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …
Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Taeniura lymma
The pectoral fins of these rays are fused to the head, forming an oval disk 4/5 …
Bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchus griseus
The bluntnose sixgill shark has a dense, spindle-shaped body and a broad head with a blunt …
Broad stingray
Bathytoshia lata
The pectoral fins of the Broad stingray are fused to the head, forming a rhombic flattened …
Brownbanded bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium punctatum
The brownbanded bamboo shark has a slender cylindrical body with no lateral or dorsal protrusions. The …
Caribbean reef shark
Carcharhinus perezi
They have a strong, spindle-shaped body and a broad, rounded, short snout. The large mouth is …
Chilean devil ray
Mobula tarapacana
The pectoral fins of the Chilean devil ray, the base of which is behind the eyes, …
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
The pectoral fins fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, wider than long, …
Common guitarfish
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Very similar in appearance to the blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus), but generally smaller, with larger eyes, …
Common smooth-hound
Mustelus mustelus
These sharks have a short head and an elongated body. The distance from the tip of …
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 …
Coral catshark
Atelomycterus marmoratus
The Coral Catshark has a very slender, cylindrical, dense body and a short, narrow head. The …
Cowtail stingray
Pastinachus sephen
The thick pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened …