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Atlantic Hagfish
Myxine limosa (Myxine glutinosa)

To 31" (79 cm). Eel-like, elongate, cylindrical. Reddish brown to blackish purple to grayish pink. Eyes rudimentary, not visible; 6 barbels around mouth; 5–6 gill pouches on each side; 1 exterior connection to gill pouches. No paired fins; caudal fin ...… read more

Sea Lamprey
Petromyzon marinus

To 33" (84 cm). Eel-like; olive-brown above, usually mottled yellowish-brown on sides, pale below; some have shades of red, blue, and green on sides, others blackish. Mouth without jaws, with numerous rasplike teeth; eyes small; 7 pairs of gill openings.… read more

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
Hexanchus griseus

To 16' (4.8 m). Elongated. Gray. 1 dorsal fin, located far back; pelvic fins far back, near anal fin; tail fin's upper lobe long, swept-back, notched. No fin spines. 6 pairs of gill slits; not continuous across throat. Lower jaw has a series of elongate, ...… read more

Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum

To 14' (4.3 m). Elongate; grayish-brown or yellowish, darker above than below. Snout short, mouth under its tip; well-developed barbel attached to front of each nostril. 2 dorsal fins without spines, first not much larger than second; caudal fin low ...… read more

Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus

To 60' (18.3 m). Very large, elongate, with 3 ridges on each side from head to caudal peduncle; dark gray to brown on back and sides, lower parts much lighter, fading to yellow or white; yellow or white spots between narrow lines of same color result in ...… read more

Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias

A large, stout, spindle-shaped shark with a pointed snout. Blue or brownish above, turning abruptly white on lower side and onto belly; dusky spot behind pectoral fin. Teeth serrate; upper teeth broadly triangular. Gill openings rather large but not ...… read more

Shortfin Mako Shark
Isurus oxyrinchus

A slender, spindle-shaped shark with a long, acutely pointed snout and tiny second dorsal and anal fins. Grayish blue to deep blue above, shading to white on belly; underside of snout white. Teeth smooth edged; upper teeth narrowly triangular. First ...… read more

Basking Shark
Cetorhinus maximus

To 45' (13.7 m). Fusiform; gray-brown to totally gray or black, occasionally lighter below. Snout short, nearly conical, tip rounded; teeth very small, conical. Gill slits very long, nearly meeting under throat; gill rakers long, horny, united at their ...… read more

Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvier

To 18' (5.5 m); 1,780 lbs (807 kg). Fusiform; gray or grayish-brown, darker above than on sides; specimens less than 6' long prominently marked on back with dark spots forming bars. Snout short, bluntly rounded, length much shorter than width of mouth.… read more

Smooth Dogfish
Mustelus canis

A small, slender shark. Well-separated dorsal fins, second nearly as large as first. Pale gray overall, lighter below; no spots or dark bars. Scales lance-shaped, with 3 or 4 parallel keel-like ridges. Origin of first dorsal fin over inner margin of ...… read more

Blue Shark
Prionace glauca

To 12'7" (3.8 m); 437 lbs (198 kg). Very slender, fusiform; dark blue above, bright blue on sides, white below; tips of pectoral, dorsal, and anal fins dusky. Snout long, narrowly rounded, length longer than width of mouth. … read more

Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata

To 6'6" (2 m). Elongate, fusiform; gray with black spots and bars which may stretch across back. Snout moderately long, pointed; fourth and fifth gill slits over pectoral fin. First dorsal fin origin above rear of pectoral fin; second dorsal fin ...… read more

Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini

To 13'9” (4.2 m). Elongate, compressed; head greatly expanded laterally, with eyes at each end of lateral expansion; gray above, white below. Anterior margin of head with median indentation.… read more

Spiny Dogfish
Squalus acanthias

To 5' (1.5 m). Elongate, slender; gray or brown above, dirty white below; young have light spots on back. Snout long, pointed. Spine in front of each dorsal fin; origin of first dorsal fin slightly posterior to rear of pectorals; origin of second ...… read more

Smalltooth Sawfish
Pristis pectinata

To 18' (5.5 m). Moderately depressed and shark-shaped, tail sector large and not distinct from body; color nearly uniform mousy-gray to blackish above, paler on sides, whitish below. Snout large, bladelike, with 24 or more teeth on each side. … read more

Big Skate
Raja binoculata

To 8' (2.4 m). Depressed, almost rhomboid; front of disc concave; olive-brown or gray above, whitish below; ocellus on each side of disc. Moderate thorns between eyes; 1 mid-dorsal thorn behind spiracles; single row of mid-dorsal thorns to front of ...… read more

Clearnose Skate
Raja eglanteria

To 3'1" (94 cm). Disc rhombic, depressed, wider than long, angle of snout about 100 degrees, broadly rounded posteriorly; light to dark brown above with darker brown or black roundish spots and irregular bars, white below; sides of snout translucent; no ...… read more

Little Skate
Raja erinacea

To 21" (53 cm). Disc broadly rounded laterally and posteriorly, depressed, about as wide as long; gray to dark brown above, usually with small irregular spots on disc; pale below, without spots. Angle of snout about 120-degrees; usually less than 54 ...… read more

Southern Stingray
Dasyatis americana

To 5' (1.5 m) wide. Disc roughly rhombic in shape; outer corners sharply rounded; anterior edges of disc nearly straight. Upper surface light brown, gray, or olive, varies depending on surroundings; lower surface whitish with gray or brownish margins.… read more

Diamond Stingray
Dasyatis dipterura

48" (120 cm) disk width. Flattened, diamond-shaped disk; snout pointed; leading edge of enlarged pectoral fin "wings" straight, with rounded tip. Blackish above, white below. Raised eyes far apart, set back. Whiplike tail 1 1/2 times ...… read more

Spotted Eagle Ray
Aetobatus narinari

A beautiful, graceful ray with a very long, whip-like tail. Disk diamond shaped; head extends beyond front margins of disk. Tips of pectoral fins pointed, rear margins concave. Brown above, with round white spots; white below. … read more

Cownose Ray
Rhinoptera bonasus

To 3' (91 m) wide. Disc about 1.7 times wider than long; front edges nearly straight, posterior edges of disc concave, outer corners falcate. Brownish above, whitish or yellowish-white below. … read more

Round Stingray
Urolophus halleri

To 22" (56 cm) long. Disc almost circular; tail shorter than disc; gray-brown above, sometimes with small, light spots, yellow below. Lacks dorsal fin; long, venomous spine about halfway down tail.… read more

Manta
Manta birostris

To 22' (6.7 m) wide. Disc about twice as broad as long; upper surface varying from reddish to olive-brown to black, paler on edges. Shoulders uniform in color or with white patches or series of dark spots across them; lower surface blotched slate-gray ...… read more

Spotted Ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei

To 3'2" (96 cm). Elongate, head large, tapering to slender caudal fin; bronze above, with metallic hues, silvery below with numerous white spots; eyes green. Teeth pliable, incisorlike. Males have spiny, club-shaped process on head.… read more

Atlantic Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrhinchus

An elongate fish, pentagonal in cross section, with a heterocercal tail and shark-like fins. Top of head and back bluish black, shading to white on belly. Mid-dorsal scutes oval, longer than broad, and without pronounced hooks on their keels; spines and ...… read more

White Sturgeon
Acipenser transmontanus

To 12'6" (3.8 m); 1,387 lbs (630 kg). Elongate, rounded in cross section, head slightly flattened; gray above, lighter below. Snout short, broad, pointed; mouth ventral, below eye; 4 long barbels near tip of snout. 38-48 midlateral plates. Tail ...… read more

Shovelnose Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

To 3' (91 cm); 7 lbs (3.2 kg). Elongate, bony plates sharply keeled; olive to yellowish-brown above, sides lighter, white below. Bony head plates with short spines at tip of snout and anterior to eye; snout-shovel-shaped; bases of 4 barbels in straight ...… read more

Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula

To 7'1" (2.2 m); 200 lbs (90.7 kg). Slightly compressed; snout paddle-shaped; back dark bluish-gray, often mottled, lighter on sides, belly white. Mouth very large; eyes small, above front edge of mouth; gill rakers slender, numerous; opercular flap ...… read more

Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus

To 6' (1.8 m); 50 1/4 lbs (22.8 kg). Cylindrical; dark olive to brownish above, lighter on sides with dark spots, usually on posterior, belly whitish. Median fins yellowish-brown with many dark spots; young with dark middorsal and midlateral stripe. … read more

Bowfin
Amia calva

To 34" (86 cm); 21 1/2 lbs (9.8 kg). Long, moderately robust, head massive; dark olive-green above with lighter color on sides, often producing netlike pattern; cream to greenish-yellow below. Nostrils tubular; maxilla extends beyond eye; jaws with ...… read more

Ladyfish
Elops saurus

To 3'3" (99 cm). Elongate, fusiform; blue-gray above, sides silvery, belly yellowish. Mouth terminal, oblique; upper jawbone reaches well beyond eye; adipose eyelid present; 23-25 bones in gill membrane; gular plate present in lower jaw. Fins dusky ...… read more

Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus

To 8' (2.4 m); 283 lbs (128.4 kg). Large, elongate, moderately deep and compressed; back blue-gray, sides and belly silvery, fins dusky or pale. Mouth huge, oblique, superior, lower jaw projects well beyond upper; upper jawbone reaches well beyond eye; ...… read more

Bonefish
Albula vulpes

A slender, fusiform fish, almost round in cross section, only slightly compressed. Bluntly conical snout extends beyond inferior mouth. Bluish above, shading to silvery white on side; dark streaks between scales of upper side. Snout has median, small, ...… read more

American Eel
Anguilla rostrata

To 4'11" (1.5 m). Elongate, snakelike, circular in cross section anteriorly, compressed posteriorly. Color variable depending on habitat and age, usually dark brown or greenish above, fading to yellowish-white on belly. Head large, about one-eighth of ...… read more

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

To 5' (1.5 m). Elongate, eel-like; brown to green-brown. Mouth large, teeth strong, gill openings small, round; back of head elevated. Pectoral fins absent. Skin thick, scaleless.… read more

Spotted Moray
Gymnothorax moringa

To 3'3" (99 cm). Robust; moderately compressed; yellow above, white or yellow elsewhere, with dense, irregular, brownish to purplish-black spots and small blotches. Occipital area elevated; posterior nostril simple, without tube.… read more

Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus

To 15" (38 cm). Elongate, strongly compressed, ventral profile more convex than dorsal, depth less than one-quarter length. Back iridescent grayish-green or violet, sides paler, belly silvery, humeral spot dusky. Head less than one-fifth length; eye ...… read more

American Shad
Alosa sapidissima

To 30" (76 cm); 9 1/4 lbs (4.2 kg). Elongate, strongly compressed; dorsal and ventral profiles evenly rounded; depth about one-fourth length. Back dark bluish or greenish, sides much paler, belly silvery; dusky humeral spot usually followed by several ...… read more

Atlantic Menhaden
Brevoortia tyrannus

To 18" (46 cm). Oval, deep and compressed; blue or green, sometimes bluish-brown above; sides and belly silvery, fins yellowish; distinct humeral spot often followed by several rows of smaller spots. Head very large; mouth oblique, maxilla reaches to ...… read more

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