Very large: 1.5 to 4 m
Tuna, marlin, sturgeon, the larger sharks and rays. 203 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldCopper shark
Temperate requiem shark with bronze skin and hooked teethShark · Coasts and shelves · 1870
WorldWhitetip reef shark
Small Indo-Pacific reef shark with white-tipped finsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1837
WorldMilk shark
A small coastal requiem shark found in tropical waters worldwide.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837
WorldPorbeagle
A fast, cold-water mackerel shark found in the Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1788
WorldSilky shark
A fast, migratory requiem shark found in tropical oceans worldwide.Shark · Open ocean · 1839
WorldSchool shark
A temperate houndshark valued for liver oil and meat.Shark · Coasts and shelves
🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreWobbegong
Camouflaged bottom-dwelling sharks found in the western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean.Shark · Coasts and shelves
WorldAngelshark
Flat-bodied sharks that bury themselves in sandy seabeds to ambush prey.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇺🇸 United States and 3 morePacific angelshark
A flat-bodied ambush shark of the eastern Pacific coast.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1859
WorldSpinner shark
A fast requiem shark known for spinning leaps out of water.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreSpeartooth shark
Rare river shark of northern Australia and New GuineaShark · Rivers and lakes · 1839
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreNorthern river shark
Rare requiem shark of northern Australian and Papuan riversShark · Rivers and lakes · 2008
WorldPigeye shark
A robust coastal requiem shark often confused with the bull shark.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839
WorldKitefin shark
A deep-sea squaliform shark known for its bioluminescence and large oil-filled liver.Shark · Deep sea · 1788
🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreTasselled wobbegong
A camouflaged carpet shark with a fringed head.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1867
🇦🇺 AustraliaSpotted wobbegong
A camouflaged carpet shark native to Australian coastal waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1778
WorldSandbar shark
Large coastal requiem shark with a high dorsal finShark · Coasts and shelves
WorldGalapagos shark
Large requiem shark of tropical oceanic islandsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1905
South AsiaWinghead shark
A small hammerhead with an exceptionally wide cephalofoil.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1822
WorldBlacktip reef shark
Small coral reef shark with distinct black fin tipsShark · Coasts and shelves · 1824
WorldBlue shark
A slender, deep-blue oceanic shark found in temperate and tropical seas worldwide.Shark · Open ocean
WorldGrey reef shark
Common Indo-Pacific reef predator known for threat displaysShark · Coasts and shelves · 1856
WorldBlacktip shark
A coastal requiem shark known for spinning leaps and black-tipped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1839
WorldLemon shark
A social, yellow-skinned requiem shark of shallow tropical waters.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1868
WorldSicklefin lemon shark
Large Indo-Pacific requiem shark with sickle-shaped fins.Shark · Coasts and shelves · 1837
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Copper shark: Robert Nyman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Whitetip reef shark: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Milk shark: Karunakar Rayker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Porbeagle: NOAA, Public domain, source
- Silky shark: Alex Chernikh, CC BY 2.5, source
- School shark: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Wobbegong: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Angelshark: RYO SATO, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pacific angelshark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spinner shark: Jean-Lou Justine, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Speartooth shark: Bill Harrison, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pigeye shark: Tassapon KRAJANGDARA, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kitefin shark: Chris_huh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tasselled wobbegong: Lakshmi Sawitri, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sandbar shark: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Galapagos shark: Andrew J. Green / Reef Life Survey, CC BY 4.0, source
- Winghead shark: Sir Francis Day, Public domain, source
- Blacktip reef shark: https://www.whatsthatfish.com/profile/fishx6, Public domain, source
- Blue shark: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Grey reef shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Blacktip shark: Albert Kok at Dutch Wikipedia Later versions were uploaded by Siebrand, Public domain, source
- Lemon shark: Albert kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sicklefin lemon shark: Patrick Quinn-Graham, CC BY 2.0, source