Marine

Asian butterflyfish

Chaetodon argentatus

The Asian butterflyfish is a fish with a large body compressed at the sides, a small …

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 …

Caribbean reef shark

Carcharhinus perezi

They have a strong, spindle-shaped body and a broad, rounded, short snout. The large mouth is …

Chevron butterflyfish

Chaetodon trifascialis

Adults have an elongated body. Because of the peculiar age-dependent coloration and the elongated silhouette, this …

Copper shark

Carcharhinus brachyurus

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

Dusky shark

Carcharhinus obscurus

The Dusky Shark has a slender, streamlined body with a broad, rounded snout. The skin folds …

Foureye butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

The foureye butterflyfish has a body that is compressed laterally. The upper part of the head …

Fourspot butterflyfish

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Fourspot butterflyfish have very fine, hair-like teeth that allow them to target small organisms inaccessible to …

Graceful shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides

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

Grey reef shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

The body of the fish is torpedo-shaped, the snout is round, wide, the eyes are round, …

Hawaiian butterflyfish

Chaetodon tinkeri

Small fishes with a very compressed body, high on the sides, a small terminal retractable mouth, …

Hong Kong butterflyfish

Chaetodon wiebeli

Chaetodon wiebeli was first officially described in 1863 by the German ichthyologist Johann Jakob Kaup (1803-1873), …

Latticed butterflyfish

Chaetodon rafflesii

Muzzle length is 2.1-2.6 inches long. Body depth 1.4-1.8 inches wide.

Oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

The pectoral fins are considerably longer and wider than those of most other sharks and are …

Oman butterflyfish

Chaetodon dialeucos

Medium-sized fish with a very laterally compressed, high body, small terminal mouth, armed with small bristle-like …

Ornate butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus

Snout length 2.6-3.2 in HL. Body depth 1.3-1.6 in SL.

Peppered butterflyfish

Chaetodon guttatissimus

The Peppered Butterflyfish has a laterally compressed, large body and a small, terminal, retractable mouth armed …

Pondicherry shark

Carcharhinus hemiodon

The Pondicherry shark has a rather thick body with a rather long, pointed snout. Each nostril …

Shark, Blacktip

Carcharhinus limbatus

Dark bluish-gray on the back and whitish underneath, with a distinctive silvery-white stripe on each side. …

Shark, Bull

Carcharhinus leucas

The Bull shark gets its name from its bull-like head and is known for its heavy …

Shark, Sandbar

Carcharhinus Plumbeus

A relatively heavy fish, it has a dark bluish-gray or brownish-gray color and a pale or …

Silky shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

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

Silvertip shark

Carcharhinus albimarginatus

It is a powerful fish with a streamlined body, a moderately long and wide snout, and …