Allfishes
Spinner shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna
The spinner shark differs from the blacktip shark in that the first dorsal fin is more …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carcharhinidae 11
- Dasyatidae 5
- Serranidae 3
- Acipenseridae 2
- Alopiidae 2
- Carangidae 2
- Epinephelidae 2
- Ginglymostomatidae 2
- Hemigaleidae 2
- Istiophoridae 2
- Labridae 2
- Lutjanidae 2
- Channichthyidae 1
- Dalatiidae 1
- Delphinidae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Gymnuridae 1
- Hemiscylliidae 1
- Hexanchidae 1
- Lamnidae 1
- Molidae 1
- Nemipteridae 1
- Pleuronectidae 1
- Pomatomidae 1
- Sciaenidae 1
- Scombridae 1
- Somniosidae 1
- Sparidae 1
- Sphyrnidae 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stromateidae 1
- Torpedinidae 1
Genus
- Carcharhinus 8
- Epinephelus 4
- Acipenser 2
- Alopias 2
- Bathytoshia 2
- Lutjanus 2
- Trachurus 2
- Chaenogaleus 1
- Champsocephalus 1
- Chiloscyllium 1
- Dalatias 1
- Dentex 1
- Etmopterus 1
- Ginglymostoma 1
- Gymnura 1
- Hemigaleus 1
- Hippoglossus 1
- Istiophorus 1
- Lamna 1
- Makaira 1
- Mola 1
- Mycteroperca 1
- Nebrius 1
- Negaprion 1
- Nemipterus 1
- Notorynchus 1
- Pampus 1
- Pateobatis 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Rhizoprionodon 1
- Selachimorpha 1
- Semicossyphus 1
- Somniosus 1
- Sousa 1
- Sphyrna 1
- Taeniurops 1
- Tautoga 1
- Telatrygon 1
- Thunnus 1
- Torpedo 1
- Triaenodon 1
- Umbrina 1
Order
- Carcharhiniformes 14
- Perciformes 7
- Myliobatiformes 6
- Lamniformes 3
- Orectolobiformes 3
- Squaliformes 3
- Acanthuriformes 2
- Acipenseriformes 2
- Carangiformes 2
- Istiophoriformes 2
- Labriformes 2
- Scombriformes 2
- Actinopterygii 1
- Artiodactyla 1
- Hexanchiformes 1
- Pleuronectiformes 1
- Spariformes 1
- Squalidae 1
- Tetraodontiformes 1
- Torpediniformes 1
Phylum
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Sturgeon, Atlantic
Acipenser oxyrinchus
The Atlantic sturgeon is dark brown or olive green with a white belly. The head is …
Sturgeon, White
Acipenser transmontanus
The adult white sturgeon has a moderately blunt snout, spines closer to the tip of the …
Sunfish, Ocean
Mola mola
The short, strongly laterally compressed body is disk-shaped. Thick skin is covered with small bony tubercles. …
Tautog
Tautoga onitis
Blunt-nosed and thick-lipped, has high forehead and heavy body. The back and sides are brownish, lighter …
Tawny nurse shark
Nebrius ferrugineus
The body shape of the tawny nurse shark is more streamlined than that of other nurse …
Tuna, Bigeye
Thunnus obesus
This species is characterized by a stocky body and large eyes. As a rule, there are …
Velvet belly lanternshark
Etmopterus spinax
It is a dense-bodied fish with a moderately elongated, broad, flattened snout. The mouth is surrounded …
Whitetip reef shark
Triaenodon obesus
A small shark with a slender body and a broad, flat head. The snout is rounded …