Marine

Bocaccio

Sebastes paucispinis

Body is elongated, its height fits 3,6-3,8 times standard body length. The head is large, pointed, …

Brown guitarfish

Rhinobatos schlegelii

Rhinobatos: Greek, rhinos = nose + Greek, batis, -does = a ray (Raja sp.)The snout ridges …

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, …

Dunkleosteus

Dunkleosteus terrelli

Dunkleosteus terrelli is an extinct species of arthrodire placoderm, a group of ancient armored fish that …

European eel

Anguilla anguilla

It has a long body with a brownish-greenish back, with yellowing on the sides and belly. …

Giant guitarfish

Rhynchobatus djiddensis

This species can be confused with its distant relative, the common shovelnose ray, from which it …

Goosefish

Lophius americanus

The American goosefish is dark brown, with a mottling of dark spots and blotches. It has …

Great hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

They have a characteristic spindle-shaped body and head with projections on the sides. In adults, the …

Great sturgeon

Huso huso

Has typical characteristics of other sturgeons, such as an elongated body, a heterocercal tail, a partially …

Grouper, Nassau

Epinephelus striatus

The body is relatively tall. The coloration of the Nassau grouper varies; it usually has a …

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 …

Japanese huchen

Parahucho perryi

This species differs from the common taimen in having larger scales. There are small teeth on …

Knifetooth sawfish

Anoxypristis cuspidata

The elongated, flat rostrum is covered with tooth-like projections on both sides. It is covered with …

Large yellow croaker

Larimichthys crocea

The caudal peduncle is rather slender, its length more than 3 times its height. The scales …

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 …

Megalodon

Otodus megalodon

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

Oceanic whitetip shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

The pectoral fins are considerably longer and wider than those of most other sharks and are …

Persian sturgeon

Huso persicus

Until recently, it was assigned to the genus Acipenser and called Acipenser persicus. However, in 2025, …

Pondicherry shark

Carcharhinus hemiodon

The Pondicherry shark has a rather thick body with a rather long, pointed snout. Each nostril …

Red handfish

Thymichthys politus

This species is characterized by the following combination of features: large esca, medium-sized eyes, body variably …

Rock grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Body elongated, tapering caudally to a thin filament, covered with fine cycloid scales with numerous denticles. …