Marine

Annular seabream

Diplodus annularis

It has a deep, compressed body with an elongated ovoid shape. There are 8 incisors in …

Bigeye thresher

Alopias superciliosus

A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …

Blackhead seabream

Acanthopagrus schlegelii

The body is tall, strongly flattened at the sides. The head is large. Mouth terminal small. …

Bogue

Boops boops

Has an elongated body, compressed at the sides, covered with small scales. Dorsal spines: 13-15; Dorsal …

Common Dentex

Dentex dentex

Body oval in shape, compressed at the sides. The lateral line organ is clearly visible on …

Common thresher

Alopias vulpinus

The common thresher is characterized by a highly elongated upper caudal fin blade that can be …

Gilt-head bream

Sparus aurata

Body oval, torso flattened at the sides with a steep head profile, with a distinct sharp …

Goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

The body is spindle-shaped and the fins have an unusual rounded shape for sharks. The third …

Goldlined seabream

Rhabdosargus sarba

The goldlined seabream has a deep and compressed body, with a depth of 2-2.3 times its …

Humpnose big-eye bream

Monotaxis grandoculis

The humpnose big-eye bream has an elongated body with a depth of 2.1-2.7 times its standard …

Indian sand tiger

Carcharias tricuspidatus

Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …

Japanese large-eye bream

Gymnocranius euanus

The Japanese Large Eye Bream has an elongated body that is about two and a half …

Megalodon

Otodus megalodon

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

Megamouth shark

Megachasma pelagios

The most noticeable external feature that gives this shark its name is a large rounded head …

Pelagic thresher

Alopias pelagicus

The Pelagic Thrasher is characterized by a long upper caudal fin blade that can equal the …

Red Porgy

Pagrus pagrus

Body oval, moderately deep. Head profile convex, slightly steeper in front of the eyes; 6 or …

Salmon shark

Lamnа ditropis

They have a thick spindle-shaped body, a short conical snout (the distance from the tip of …

Shark, Basking

Cetorhinus maximus

The dark gray or slate-gray fish, transitioning to a paler hue, got its name from its …

Shark, Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

The porbeagle has a strong, cobalt blue body with a perfectly conical snout ending in a …

Shark, Sand Tiger

Carcharias taurus

It has a grayish-brown or tan coloration, with dark brown spots on the sides that increase …

Shark, Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

The snout is sharp, conical. There are 24-25 sharp lanceolate teeth on each jaw. The caudal …

Shark, White

Carcharodon carcharias

The white shark has a strong, heavy body that can be a dull slate-blue, grayish-brown, or …

Sharks, Thresher

Alopias species

Known by various names, the thresher shark is distinguished by its well-branched tail, whose upper blade …

Smalltooth sand tiger

Odontaspis ferox

The Smalltooth Sand Tiger has a stocky body with a long head and slightly flattened snout. …