Hagfish lack bones, paired fins, and a true jaw. The hagfish skeleton is composed of cartilage, the … read more
The sea lamprey is very primitive fish resembling fossil records that are over 340 million years old… read more
Skin color ranges from tan to brown, or as dark as black. It has a light colored lateral line down t… read more
Elongated body, yellow-brown to grey-brown in color, darker above. Moderately long barbels, mouth w… read more
Capacious mouth which can be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) wide and can contain between 300 and 350 rows… read more
The great white shark has a robust large conical snout. The upper and lower lobes on the tail fin ar… read more
The shortfin mako is sleek and spindle-shaped with a long conical snout. Mako sharks have a more hyd… read more
Coloration is highly variable, commonly dark brown to black or blue dorsally fading to a dull white … read more
One of the largest sharks in existence, considered second most dangerous to humans, next to great wh… read more
Olive grey or brown, and may have shades of yellow or grayish white. Slender, small with separated d… read more
Elongated and fusiform, narrowly rounded with long snout, round eyes, and nictitating membrane. Serr… read more
Moderately stout body, with short, rounded snout and triangular flaps of skin in front of the nares.… read more
Also known as the bronze, kidney-headed or southern hammerhead, most common of all hammerheads. Colo… read more
Grayish brown with white spots along back; elongated. Distinguished by two spines (one anterior to e… read more
The smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata), also known as the wide sawfish, is a sawfish of the fami… read more
Flattened, diamond-shaped pectoral fin disk slightly wider than its length. Long, moderately pointed… read more
Grayish or variable shades of brown above, lighter towards the edges, white or gray below. Most have… read more
The southern stingray, Dasyatis americana, is a stingray of the family Dasyatidae (the Whiptail Stin… read more
Rhomboid pectoral fin disc; long dorsal and ventral fin folds behind the spine. Adults develop a row… read more
The spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari, Euphrasen (1790), or bonnet ray, is a cartilaginous fish … read more
Typically brown-backed with a whitish or yellowish belly. Although its coloration is not particularl… read more
The round stingray or Haller's round ray, Urobatis halleri, is a species of round ray, family Urolop… read more
Manta
Manta birostris
The manta ray (Manta birostris) is the largest species of the rays. The largest known specimen was m… read more
The spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, is a chimaera found in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. Oft… read more
The Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) is a member of the Acipenseridae family and is among on… read more
The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus, meaning "sturgeon beyond the mountains"), also known as… read more
The shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, is the smallest species of freshwater sturgeon… read more
Paddlefish (family Polyodontidae) are primitive Chondrostean ray-finned fishes. The paddlefish can b… read more
The longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus, is a primitive ray-finned fish of the gar family. It is also k… read more
Bowfins are an order (Amiiformes, play /əˌmaɪ.ɨˈfɔrmiːz/) of prim… read more
The ladyfish or ten-pounder, Elops saurus, is a tropical species of ray-finned fish. It is slender a… read more
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
The Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, inhabits coastal waters, estuaries, lagoons, and rivers. T… read more
The American eel, Anguilla rostrata, is a catadromous fish found on the eastern coast of North Ameri… read more
The California Moray, Gymnothorax mordax, is a Moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found in the east… read more
The spotted moray, Gymnothorax moringa, is a medium to largemoray eel. It has a long snake-like body… read more
Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
The alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) is a species of herring. There are anadromous and landlocked form… read more
The American shad or Atlantic shad, Alosa sapidissima, is a species of anadromous fish in family Clu… read more
The Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) is a silvery, highly compressed fish in the herring fami… read more
The Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii, is a species of the herring family associated with the Pacific… read more
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