Allfishes
Jenkins' whipray
Pateobatis jenkinsii
The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a rhombic flattened disk, …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Largetooth sawfish
Pristis pristis
This is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other due to its unique "weapon"—the …
Leopard torpedo
Torpedo panthera
The width of the leopard torpedo disc is less than its length, the width and elongation …
Longcomb sawfish
Pristis zijsron
The longcomb sawfish has an elongated, flat rostrum with tooth-like projections on either side. It is …
Longtail butterfly ray
Gymnura poecilura
The snout of the long-tailed butterfly ray is short and broad with a protruding tip. The …
Marbled electric ray
Torpedo marmorata
Their bodies are soft and flaccid. On either side of the head, electrically paired kidney-shaped organs …
Megamouth shark
Megachasma pelagios
The most noticeable external feature that gives this shark its name is a large rounded head …
Milk shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus
The Milk Shark is characterized by a slender build, a long pointed snout, large round eyes …
Mottled eagle ray
Aetomylaeus maculatus
The characteristic shape of the triangular flat snout, formed by the fused anterior edges of the …
Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
When viewed from above or from the side, the head of juvenile sharks is broadly arched, …
Oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinus longimanus
The pectoral fins are considerably longer and wider than those of most other sharks and are …
Ocellated eagle ray
Aetobatus ocellatus
Compared to A. narinari, A. ocellatus has a longer tail (mean total length 281 mm vs. …
Pale-edged stingray
Telatrygon zugei
The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, …
Pelagic thresher
Alopias pelagicus
The Pelagic Thrasher is characterized by a long upper caudal fin blade that can equal the …
Pink whipray
Pateobatis fai
Pectoral fin disk, thickened in the middle, about 1.1-1.2 times as wide as long. The outer …
Pondicherry shark
Carcharhinus hemiodon
The Pondicherry shark has a rather thick body with a rather long, pointed snout. Each nostril …
Pygmy Shark
Euprotomicrus bispinatus
The generic name comes from the ancient Greek words εὖ 'good', πρώτος 'first' and μικρός 'small'.The …
Rabbit fish
Chimaera monstrosa
The head of the rabbit fish is thick with a rounded snout. The eyes are large. …
Rays and Skates
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Among the dominant distinguishing features of this order are the gill openings, located entirely on the …
Reef manta ray
Mobula alfredi
Huge pectoral fins together with the head form a rhombic disc, the width of which is …
Reticulate whipray
Himantura uarnak
The anterior margin of the Reticulate whipray is curved, the triangular snout is slightly elongated and …
Roughtail stingray
Bathytoshia centroura
The snout of the roughtail ray is blunt and slightly elongated. Behind the small eyes are …
Round ribbontail ray
Taeniurops meyeni
The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a thick oval disc …
Salmon shark
Lamnа ditropis
They have a thick spindle-shaped body, a short conical snout (the distance from the tip of …