Sealife guideThe sea vertebratesThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra)
Zebra bullhead shark
(Heterodontus zebra)
Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
Frilled shark
(Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
Broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus)
Broadnose sevengill shark
(Notorynchus cepedianus)
Pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus)
Pelagic thresher shark
(Alopias pelagicus)
Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
Basking Shark
(Cetorhinus maximus)
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Great white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias)
Longfin mako (Isurus paucus)
Longfin mako
(Isurus paucus)
Short fin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)
Short fin mako
(Isurus oxyrinchus)
Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)
Sand tiger shark
(Carcharias taurus)
Blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi)
Blind shark
(Brachaelurus waddi)
Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
Nurse shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
Tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)
Tawny nurse shark
(Nebrius ferrugineus)
Brownbanded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
Brownbanded bamboo shark
(Chiloscyllium punctatum)
Raja epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium freycineti)
Raja epaulette shark
(Hemiscyllium freycineti)
Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus)
Japanese wobbegong
(Orectolobus japonicus)
Ornate wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)
Ornate wobbegong
(Orectolobus ornatus)

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