Sealife guideThe Orectolobiformes orderThe 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 !
Les poissons marins
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)
Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
Spotted wobbegong
(Orectolobus maculatus)
Tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
Tasselled wobbegong
(Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Whale shark
(Rhincodon typus)
Zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
Zebra shark
(Stegostoma fasciatum)

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