Author: Linda Weiss Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) Key Features/Appearance The color of the Sandbar shark’s back is generally a...

Author: Linda Weiss Frilled Shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) Key Features/Appearance The Frilled shark’s predominant color is brown,...

Bigeye Sand Tiger sharks are large, bulky sharks uniformly reddish brown to black in color, reaching lengths of 3.6 m (12 ft). The first dor

Greenland Sharks are large, thick-bodied with short dorsal fins of similar size and no anal fin. Adults average 2.5m to 4.5m (8 to 15 ft) in

This bottom-dwelling shark species prefers shallow water coral reefs. The epaulette is often trapped on rocks and corals when tides recede.

The Prickly dogfish is one shark that definitely has highly distinguishable features! Most notably is its dorsal fin resembling a sail. The

Learn all about the Common Angelshark ( Squatina squatina) in our Elasmobranch of the Month blog. They are currently listed as 'Critical

Alopias vulpinus-also known as the Common Thresher Shark or Fox shark. Thresher sharks were first named after foxes by Aristotle in the book

Bull sharks have a very stout appearance due to their high body width to length ratio. They also exhibit countershading, which means that th

The False Catshark is a deep-sea ground shark. It has been described as ugly as a discarded sofa and was thus given the moniker ‘sofa shark’

The viper dog fish was first identified in 1986, they are very rare and have been found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan, Hawaii

Our February Elasmobranch of the month is the Salmon Shark. They are a pelagic species of mackerel shark named for the salmon that is part o

This beautiful species is easily distinguishable with a flat, broad snout and very high first and second dorsal fins, where the maximum leng

Learn all about the White-spotted shovelnose ray (Rhynchobatus australiae) also known as as the white-spotted wedgefish.

DID YOU KNOW: Ratfish are from the order CHIMAERA, which are in the class CHONDRICHTHYES – i.e. cartilaginous fish! That means they are clos

Learn all about the Swell Shark and it's amazing adaptations! Did you know this shark displays biofluorescence?

Learn all about the Goblin Shark. This deep-sea shark has some incredible adaptations and can grow up to 3.2 meters in length.

Learn all about the Tope (School shark ) Galeorhinus galeus.

Thornback ray (Raja clavata) Image credit: Andy Murch Key Features Characterized by the many thorns often present on their dorsal side,...

The smalltooth sawfish is a remarkable creature with a tool on it's face! Sadly, they are a critically endangered species.