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Large Fish Species

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Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

The nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is a common coastal shark of the western Atlantic–Caribbean,in family Ginglymo···

Smooth Hammerhead

Smooth Hammerhead

Sphyrna zygaena

The smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena) is a widely distributed temperate–tropical shark in familySphyrnidae. Its hamme···

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris (= Manta birostris)

The giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris, widely treated as Mobula birostris) is afilter‑feeding mobulid that frequ···

Ocean Sunfish

Ocean Sunfish

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···

Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

The whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is one of the most common medium‑sized sharks onIndo‑Pacific coral reefs. ···

Thresher Sharks

Thresher Sharks

Alopias (genus)

Large Fish Not evaluated

Alopias, the thresher sharks, belongs to family Alopiidae (order Lamniformes) and comprisesthree extant species: A. vulp···

Dolphins

Dolphins

Delphinidae (family)

Large Fish Not evaluated

Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins) is the largest and most widespread family of toothed whales,including true dolphins, ···

Manatees

Manatees

Trichechus (genus)

Large Fish Not evaluated

Trichechus is the manatee genus within order Sirenia and family Trichechidae, comprisingthree living species: West India···

Humphead Wrasse

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

The humphead wrasse (also called Napoleon wrasse; Cheilinus undulatus) is a giant reef fish of thefamily Labridae. It is···

Sailfish

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

The sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) is a fast, highly migratory oceanic predator in the familyIstiophoridae. Its icon···

Megamouth Shark

Megamouth Shark

Megachasma pelagios

The megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) is a rare, filter‑feeding large shark in the familyMegachasmidae, formally de···

Great White Shark

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a temperate to subtropical coastal apex predatorin the family Lamnidae···

Carpet Shark

Carpet Shark

Orectolobidae (family)

Large Fish Not evaluated

Orectolobidae—the wobbegong family within the order Orectolobiformes—comprisesbottom‑dwelling ambush predators noted ···

Bull Shark

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is a large coastal requiem shark famous for its ability to livefor extended periods in ···

Fur Seals

Fur Seals

Arctocephalinae (subfamily)

Large Fish Not evaluated

Arctocephalinae (fur‑seal subfamily) within Otariidae includes the Southern HemisphereArctocephalus and the Northern Fu···

Mitsukurinidae owstoni

Mitsukurinidae owstoni

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

Xiphias gladius

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

Xiphias gladius

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

Tuna

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 ···

Acipenser sinensis

Acipenser sinensis

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···

Psephurus gladius

Psephurus gladius

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···

Acipenser dabryanus

Acipenser dabryanus

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

Arapaima

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 ···

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