Allfishes
Brown guitarfish
Rhinobatos schlegelii
Rhinobatos: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -does = a ray (Raja sp.)The snout ridges …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
The pectoral fins fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, wider than long, …
Common guitarfish
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
Very similar in appearance to the blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus), but generally smaller, with larger eyes, …
Giant guitarfish
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
This species can be confused with its distant relative, the common shovelnose ray, from which it …
Great hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
They have a characteristic spindle-shaped body and head with projections on the sides. In adults, the …
Indian swellshark
Cephaloscyllium silasi
The Indian swellshark has a thick body, a broad and short head with narrow, high-set eyes. …
Japanese angelshark
Squatina japonica
The Japanese angelshark has a rather slender body and wing-shaped, broad pectoral and ventral fins characteristic …
Largetooth sawfish
Pristis pristis
This is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its unique "weapon"—the …
Longcomb sawfish
Pristis zijsron
The longcomb sawfish has an elongated, flat rostrum with tooth-like projections on either side. It is …
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 …
School shark
Galeorhinus galeus
The genus name comes from the Greek words γαλεός 'shark' and ῥινός 'nose'. Their bodies are …
Shark, Sand Tiger
Carcharias taurus
It has a grayish-brown or tan coloration, with dark brown spots on the sides that increase …
Shark, White
Carcharodon carcharias
The white shark has a strong, heavy body that can be a dull slate-blue, grayish-brown, or …
Smalleye hammerhead
Sphyrna tudes
The body of the smalleye hammerhead is streamlined and rather slender. The hammerhead is broad and …
Tope
Galeorhinus galeus
Tope has a slender body, a prominent, long, pointed snout, long pectoral fins, and a large …
Whitefin topeshark
Hemitriakis leucoperiptera
They have a rather elongated muzzle with a wide arched mouth. The body is "humped", stocky. …