Marine

Banded houndshark

Triakis scyllium

The banded houndshark has a short, broad, rounded snout and a slender body. The nostrils are …

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 …

Dusky shark

Carcharhinus obscurus

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

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, …

Indian swellshark

Cephaloscyllium silasi

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

School shark

Galeorhinus galeus

The genus name comes from the Greek words γαλεός 'shark' and ῥινός 'nose'. Their bodies are …

Shark, Bonnethead

Sphyrna tiburo

The bonnethead shark is characterized by the presence of eyes located at the far ends of …

Shark, Sandbar

Carcharhinus Plumbeus

A relatively heavy fish, it has a dark bluish-gray or brownish-gray color and a pale or …

Sicklefin lemon shark

Negaprion acutidens

A large, stocky, yellowish shark with a broad, blunt snout, narrow teeth with smooth protrusions on …

Smalleye hammerhead

Sphyrna tudes

The body of the smalleye hammerhead is streamlined and rather slender. The hammerhead is broad and …

Snaggletooth shark

Hemipristis elongata

The snaggletooth shark has a slender, spindle-shaped body and a rounded, rather elongated snout. The large …

Starspotted smooth-hound

Mustelus manazo

The Starspotted Smoothhound has a short head and slender body. The distance from the tip of …

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

Tope has a slender body, a prominent, long, pointed snout, long pectoral fins, and a large …

Whitecheek shark

Carcharhinus dussumieri

The Latin name of the species was given by the French traveller Jean-Jacques Dussumier (1792-1883).The White …

Whitefin topeshark

Hemitriakis leucoperiptera

They have a rather elongated muzzle with a wide arched mouth. The body is "humped", stocky. …

Winghead shark

Eusphyra blochii

Very long and narrow lateral growths on the sides of the head distinguish this shark from …