Marine

Antarctic starry skate

Amblyraja georgiana

The body is relatively thick and heavy. The snout is rather short. The rostral cartilage is …

Arabian carpetshark

Chiloscyllium arabicum

The Arabian carpetshark has a slender, almost cylindrical body and a relatively long, thick, rounded snout. …

Arabian smooth-hound

Mustelus mosis

The Arabian smooth-hound has a short head and a rather slender body. The distance from the …

Arctic skate

Amblyraja hyperborea

The broad and flat pectoral fins of the Arctic skate form a rhombic disk with a …

Atlantic stingray

Dasyatis sabina

The Atlantic stingray has an elongated, pointed snout. Spiracles are located behind the eyes. The ventral …

Australian butterfly ray

Gymnura australis

Gymnura: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, oura = tail.The snout of the Australian butterfly ray …

Banded eagle ray

Aetomylaeus nichofii

The characteristic shape of the triangular flattened snout, formed by the fused front edges of the …

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 …

Bigeye houndshark

Iago omanensis

The Bigeye Houndshark has a dense, humpbacked body and a rather elongated, broad snout. The gill …

Bluespotted ribbontail ray

Taeniura lymma

The pectoral fins of these rays are fused to the head, forming an oval disk 4/5 …

Broad stingray

Bathytoshia lata

The pectoral fins of the Broad stingray are fused to the head, forming a rhombic flattened …

Brown guitarfish

Rhinobatos schlegelii

Rhinobatos: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -does = a ray (Raja sp.)The snout ridges …

Brownbanded bamboo shark

Chiloscyllium punctatum

The brownbanded bamboo shark has a slender cylindrical body with no lateral or dorsal protrusions. The …

Common guitarfish

Rhinobatos rhinobatos

Very similar in appearance to the blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus), but generally smaller, with larger eyes, …

Common stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca

The pectoral fins merge with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, only slightly wider …

Common torpedo

Torpedo torpedo

The common torpedo has a classic electric ray shape and a very recognizable coloration. Its body …

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 …

Dwarf black stingray

Hemitrygon parvonigra

These rays have a pointed snout in the shape of a broad triangle. Behind the large …

Flounder, Southern

Paralichthys lethostigma

Latin Name Paralichthys lethostigma Other names Flatfish, flounder, halibut, mud flounder, plie, southern fluke; Spanish: lenguado …

Frilled shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

The frilled shark is named for the wide skin folds formed by gill fibres covering the …

Grey bamboo shark

Chiloscyllium griseum

The grey bamboo shark has a slender cylindrical body with no lateral or dorsal projections. The …

Guitarfish, Atlantic

Rhinobatos lentiginosus

The head and pectoral fins form a triangular disk at the front of the body. The …