Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
The nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is a common coastal shark of the western Atlantic–Caribbean,in family Ginglymo···
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Ginglymostoma cirratum
The nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is a common coastal shark of the western Atlantic–Caribbean,in family Ginglymo···
Sphyrna zygaena
The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is a widely distributed temperate–tropical shark in familySphyrnidae. Its hamme···
Mobula birostris (= Manta birostris)
The giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris, widely treated as Mobula birostris) is afilter‑feeding mobulid that frequ···
Mola mola Linnaeus, 1758
The ocean sunfish (Mola mola) is among the heaviest bony fishes (family Molidae).It has a huge disc‑shaped body, the ca···
Triaenodon obesus
The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is one of the most common medium‑sized sharks onIndo‑Pacific coral reefs. ···
Alopias (genus)
Alopias, the thresher sharks, belongs to family Alopiidae (order Lamniformes) and comprisesthree extant species: A. vulp···
Delphinidae (family)
Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins) is the largest and most widespread family of toothed whales,including true dolphins, ···
Trichechus (genus)
Trichechus is the manatee genus within order Sirenia and family Trichechidae, comprisingthree living species: West India···
Cheilinus undulatus
The humphead wrasse (also called Napoleon wrasse; Cheilinus undulatus) is a giant reef fish of thefamily Labridae. It is···
Istiophorus platypterus
The sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is a fast, highly migratory oceanic predator in the familyIstiophoridae. Its icon···
Megachasma pelagios
The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is a rare, filter‑feeding large shark in the familyMegachasmidae, formally de···
Carcharodon carcharias
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a temperate to subtropical coastal apex predatorin the family Lamnidae···
Orectolobidae (family)
Orectolobidae—the wobbegong family within the order Orectolobiformes—comprisesbottom‑dwelling ambush predators noted ···
Carcharhinus leucas
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is a large coastal requiem shark famous for its ability to livefor extended periods in ···
Arctocephalinae (subfamily)
Arctocephalinae (fur‑seal subfamily) within Otariidae includes the Southern HemisphereArctocephalus and the Northern Fu···
Frilled Shark
IntroductionThe frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) is a unique and intriguing species that captures the imaginat···
Mitsukurinidae owstoni,Goblin shark, Goblin shark, Goblin shark
Owstoni's sharpnose shark (scientific name: Mitsukurinidae owstoni), also known as Owstoni's sharpnose shark, Ow···
Xiphias gladius,swordfish,Swordfish, marlin, blue swordfish, tench
Swordfish (scientific name: Xiphias gladius), also known as "arrowfish". It is a common fish in tropical and s···
Xiphias gladius,swordfish,Sailfish, swordfish, marlin, plantain fish, umbrella sailfish, flatfin sailfish
There are two common types of sailfish: the oriental sailfish and the gray sailfish. Also known as flat sail, swordfish,···
Tuna, bluefin tuna, elephant fish, swordfish, bluefin tuna
Tuna (formerly translated as Asian winter fish in Portuguese in Macau) swims fast, with an instantaneous speed of up to ···
Sturgeon, sturgeon, yellow sturgeon, tuna, sturgeon shark, king tuna
The Chinese sturgeon is the largest and longest-lived freshwater fish. (After the extinction of the Chinese sturgeon)The···
Chinese swordfish, sword-nosed white sturgeon, elephant fish, elephant nose fish, swordfish, sturgeon, anglerfish, tuna, Yangtze white sturgeon
The white sturgeon is one of the largest freshwater fish, named for its lighter color. It is also known as the harp fish···
Sand Lazi, small Lazi, sturgeon, sturgeon, Yangtze sturgeon
Acipenser dabryanus is a type of sturgeon. It is one of the precious large fish species unique to my country, and its ex···
Arapaima gigas
There is a kind of big fish in South America that is not afraid of piranhas. Not only that, they eat piranhas. This big ···