Marine

Arabian smooth-hound

Mustelus mosis

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

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 …

Australian marbled catshark

Atelomycterus macleayi

Australian marbled catsharks have an elongated, slender, almost cylindrical body that tapers slightly towards the tail. …

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 …

Bigeye houndshark

Iago omanensis

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

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 …

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 …

Caribbean reef shark

Carcharhinus perezi

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

Chilean devil ray

Mobula tarapacana

The pectoral fins of the Chilean devil ray, the base of which is behind the eyes, …

Common eagle ray

Myliobatis aquila

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

Common smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

These sharks have a short head and an elongated body. The distance from the tip of …

Common stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca

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

Copper shark

Carcharhinus brachyurus

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

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 …

Deepwater stingray

Plesiobatis daviesi

The body of the deepwater stingray is flabby, with the pectoral fins forming a rounded disc …

Dusky shark

Carcharhinus obscurus

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

Dwarf black stingray

Hemitrygon parvonigra

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

Fine-spotted leopard whipray

Himantura tutul

Himantura tutul was first scientifically described in 2013.

Giant oceanic manta ray

Mobula birostris

Huge pectoral fins form a diamond-shaped disc with the head, the width of which is about …