Marine

Arabian smooth-hound

Mustelus mosis

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

Australian marbled catshark

Atelomycterus macleayi

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

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 …

Caribbean reef shark

Carcharhinus perezi

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

Common smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

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

Common torpedo

Torpedo torpedo

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

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 …

Dusky shark

Carcharhinus obscurus

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

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 …

Hooktooth shark

Chaenogaleus macrostoma

The hooktooth shark has a slender body and elongated snout. The large oval eyes are horizontally …

Indian swellshark

Cephaloscyllium silasi

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

Leopard torpedo

Torpedo panthera

The width of the leopard torpedo disc is less than its length, the width and elongation …

Marbled electric ray

Torpedo marmorata

Their bodies are soft and flaccid. On either side of the head, electrically paired kidney-shaped organs …

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 …

Scalloped hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

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