Marine

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 …

Banded eagle ray

Aetomylaeus nichofii

The characteristic shape of the triangular flattened snout, formed by the fused front edges of the …

Banded pipefish

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

The banded pipefish has a straight, elongated body. Fleshy veins extend from the head. These are …

Big-belly seahorse

Hippocampus abdominalis

The big-belly seahorse has a forward-inclined head with a long snout, a swollen but narrow belly, …

Black-striped pipefish

Syngnathus abaster

The black-striped pipefish possesses a highly elongated, slender body. Its elongated, pipette-like snout is slightly flattened …

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 …

Broad-banded Pipefish

Dunckerocampus boylei

The species name is in honor of Bill Boyle, an underwater photographer who brought the species …

Broadnosed Pipefish

Syngnathus typhle

It is a slender, elongated fish with a hexagonal cross section, which distinguishes it from its …

Chilean devil ray

Mobula tarapacana

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

Chinese trumpetfish

Aulostomus chinensis

Have a long body. Tubular, prominent snout with a mouth that can open to the diameter …

Common eagle ray

Myliobatis aquila

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

Common seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Body rather large, elongated, without spines, all convexities rounded. The head is relatively large in proportion …

Common stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca

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

Cowtail stingray

Pastinachus sephen

The thick pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened …

Dash-and-dot goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

The body is elongated, slightly compressed at the sides. The upper profile is straight. The mouth …

Deepwater stingray

Plesiobatis daviesi

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

Denise's pygmy seahorse

Hippocampus denise

Denise's pygmy seahorse has a short snout, a slender body and a stout tail. Its body …

Dwarf black stingray

Hemitrygon parvonigra

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

Dwarf seahorse

There are often small skin growths called tendrils that resemble algae. The head is at right …

Fine-spotted leopard whipray

Himantura tutul

Himantura tutul was first scientifically described in 2013.

Flat-faced seahorse

Hippocampus trimaculatus

The appearance of the flat-faced seahorse can vary, but it is usually flat with sharp, hook-like …

Giant oceanic manta ray

Mobula birostris

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