Allfishes
Australian marbled catshark
Atelomycterus macleayi
Australian marbled catsharks have an elongated, slender, almost cylindrical body that tapers slightly towards the tail. …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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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 …
Catfish, Gafftopsail
Bagre marinus
The Gafftopsail catfish has a grayish-blue dorsal fin, silvery pelvic fins, a strong body, and a …
Common smooth-hound
Mustelus mustelus
These sharks have a short head and an elongated body. The distance from the tip of …
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 …
Fleshysnout catfish
Arius dispar
The species was described by Albert William Herre in 1926, originally as part of the genus …
Giant sea catfish
Arius gigas
Described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911, originally as genus Tachysurus. Body elongate and rounded; head …
Goat catfish
Arius sumatranus
The description of the species is attributed to Edward Turner Bennett in 1830. It was originally …
Graceful shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides
The body is barrel-shaped and streamlined. The muzzle is broad and short, wedge-shaped. The eyes are …
Great hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
They have a characteristic spindle-shaped body and head with projections on the sides. In adults, the …
Grey reef shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
The body of the fish is torpedo-shaped, the snout is round, wide, the eyes are round, …
Grey sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
The grey sharpnose shark has a slender body with a long, pointed snout and large, round …
Indian swellshark
Cephaloscyllium silasi
The Indian swellshark has a thick body, a broad and short head with narrow, high-set eyes. …
Milk shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus
The Milk Shark is characterized by a slender build, a long pointed snout, large round eyes …
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
The pectoral fins are considerably longer and wider than those of most other sharks and are …
Pondicherry shark
Carcharhinus hemiodon
The Pondicherry shark has a rather thick body with a rather long, pointed snout. Each nostril …
Roughback sea catfish
Plicofollis tonggol
Latin namePlicofollis tonggolOther nameManyung, arahan.DistributionThey inhabit the coastal waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Pakistan.HabitatMarine …
Scalloped hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
The broad and flat head of the shark is divided into 2 lobes, with small eyes …
School shark
Galeorhinus galeus
The genus name comes from the Greek words γαλεός 'shark' and ῥινός 'nose'. Their bodies are …
Shark, Blue
Prionace glauca
The blue shark is very slender and streamlined, with a long and pointed snout that is …
Shark, Tiger
Galeocerdo cuvier
Dark bluish-gray or brownish-gray above and whitish below, the tiger shark is so called because of …