Allfishes
Big skate
Beringraja binoculata
The pectoral fin discs of the big skate have a flattened diamond shape, with their width …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
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Bigeye thresher
Alopias superciliosus
A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …
Common thresher
Alopias vulpinus
The common thresher is characterized by a highly elongated upper caudal fin blade that can be …
Indian sand tiger
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Carcharias: From the Ancient Greek karkharías, shark, derived from kárkharos, sharp or jagged, referring to a …
Megamouth shark
Megachasma pelagios
The most noticeable external feature that gives this shark its name is a large rounded head …
Pelagic thresher
Alopias pelagicus
The Pelagic Thrasher is characterized by a long upper caudal fin blade that can equal the …
Rays and Skates
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Among the dominant distinguishing features of this order are the gill openings, located entirely on the …
Salmon shark
Lamnа ditropis
They have a thick spindle-shaped body, a short conical snout (the distance from the tip of …
Shark, Basking
Cetorhinus maximus
The dark gray or slate-gray fish, transitioning to a paler hue, got its name from its …
Shark, Porbeagle
Lamna nasus
The porbeagle has a strong, cobalt blue body with a perfectly conical snout ending in a …
Shark, Sand Tiger
Carcharias taurus
It has a grayish-brown or tan coloration, with dark brown spots on the sides that increase …
Shark, Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
The snout is sharp, conical. There are 24-25 sharp lanceolate teeth on each jaw. The caudal …
Shark, White
Carcharodon carcharias
The white shark has a strong, heavy body that can be a dull slate-blue, grayish-brown, or …
Sharks, Thresher
Alopias species
Known by various names, the thresher shark is distinguished by its well-branched tail, whose upper blade …
Smalltooth sand tiger
Odontaspis ferox
The Smalltooth Sand Tiger has a stocky body with a long head and slightly flattened snout. …
Thornback ray
Raja clavata
The body is rhomboid, the head is short and the wing-like pectoral fins are pointed at …