Marine

Banded eagle ray

Aetomylaeus nichofii

The characteristic shape of the triangular flattened snout, formed by the fused front edges of the …

Bigeye thresher

Alopias superciliosus

A characteristic feature of the Bigeye Thresher is the long upper caudal fin blade, which can …

Blacktip reef shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

This species has a characteristic torpedo-shaped, streamlined body. The snout is short, broad and rounded. The …

Broad stingray

Bathytoshia lata

The pectoral fins of the Broad stingray are fused to the head, forming a rhombic flattened …

Common thresher

Alopias vulpinus

The common thresher is characterized by a highly elongated upper caudal fin blade that can be …

Copper shark

Carcharhinus brachyurus

It has a slender, streamlined body with a slightly curved profile behind the head. The muzzle …

Dogfish, Spiny

Squalus acanthias

The body is elongated and slender. Head is pointed. Coloration from above from slate-gray to brownish, …

Graceful shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides

The body is barrel-shaped and streamlined. The muzzle is broad and short, wedge-shaped. The eyes are …

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

The head is elongated and the distance from the tip of the snout to the pectoral …

Grey bamboo shark

Chiloscyllium griseum

The grey bamboo shark has a slender cylindrical body with no lateral or dorsal projections. The …

Hooktooth shark

Chaenogaleus macrostoma

The hooktooth shark has a slender body and elongated snout. The large oval eyes are horizontally …

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 …

Milk shark

Rhizoprionodon acutus

The Milk Shark is characterized by a slender build, a long pointed snout, large round eyes …

Nurse shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

When viewed from above or from the side, the head of juvenile sharks is broadly arched, …

Pale-edged stingray

Telatrygon zugei

The pectoral fins of these rays fuse with the head to form a diamond-shaped flat disc, …

Pink whipray

Pateobatis fai

Pectoral fin disk, thickened in the middle, about 1.1-1.2 times as wide as long. The outer …

Rabbit fish

Chimaera monstrosa

The head of the rabbit fish is thick with a rounded snout. The eyes are large. …

Reef manta ray

Mobula alfredi

Huge pectoral fins together with the head form a rhombic disc, the width of which is …

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 …

Shark, Blacktip

Carcharhinus limbatus

Dark bluish-gray on the back and whitish underneath, with a distinctive silvery-white stripe on each side. …

Shark, Bull

Carcharhinus leucas

The Bull shark gets its name from its bull-like head and is known for its heavy …

Shark, Lemon

Negaprion brevirostris

It is usually yellow-brown, but can also be a dirty dark brown or dark gray with …