Marine

Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.

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Myliobatis aquila

The pectoral fins fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, wider than long, …

Rhynchobatus djiddensis

This species can be confused with its distant relative, the common shovelnose ray, from which it …

Sphyrna mokarran

They have a characteristic spindle-shaped body and head with projections on the sides. In adults, the …

Cephaloscyllium silasi

The Indian swellshark has a thick body, a broad and short head with narrow, high-set eyes. …

Otodus megalodon

Latin Otodus megalodon or Carcharocles megalodon ← Greek μέγας "large" + ὀδούς "tooth". It existed in …

Carcharhinus longimanus

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

Carcharhinus hemiodon

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

Sphyrna lewini

The broad and flat head of the shark is divided into 2 lobes, with small eyes …

Galeorhinus galeus

The genus name comes from the Greek words γαλεός 'shark' and ῥινός 'nose'. Their bodies are …

Sphyrna tudes

The body of the smalleye hammerhead is streamlined and rather slender. The hammerhead is broad and …

Galeorhinus galeus

Tope has a slender body, a prominent, long, pointed snout, long pectoral fins, and a large …