It has a dark purple to blue-gray, wedge-shaped pectoral disc, which it flaps to
In waters off the Hawaiian islands, this ray is often a bycatch of the tuna fishing
Bathytoshia brevicaudata The largest of the rays, these can grow up to almost 7 feel across and 770 pounds. They’re slightly diamond shaped, wider than they are long, with a stocky tail shorter than the length of their bodies as adults. Although they are slow-moving in general, they can flap thei
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Inner Beauty was on display in the Florida Museum from July 2021 through May 2023. It was so popular, we reimagined it as an online exhibit. Museum technology is shifting how fish skeletons are processed providing more accessibility for research, education, outreach and global collaboration.
Explore cleared and stained specimens Smooth Butterfly Ray Scientific name: Gymnura
Torpedo torpedo This small torpedo has an oval pectoral disc with a straight edge at the very front, an elongated body with rounded pelvic fins, and two small dorsal fins set back on its stout tail near its triangular caudal (tail) fin. It is white underneath, and reddish brown on top, with five
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Cichlasoma dimerus Family Cichlidae The chanchita is part of the cichlid and tilapia family, and is physically similar to the black acara. It has a stout forebody, more compressed posterior body and is oval to slightly rectangular in shape. The body is usually gray to silver, but some individu
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It gets its name from the final phase where it has a bright blue head followed by – black and white bars and then a green or blue-green body with a gold sheen.
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Belonesox belizanus These silvery beige fish have very distinct elongated snouts with a lower jaw that is noticeably longer than the upper. Overall, they grow to around 6 inches long, but because of their growth rate and large brood size, and their tolerance to water quality, they thrive in a var
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Carcharhinus albimarginatus This streamline requiem shark tends to appear blue-gray
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Centropristis striata Not only do these fish have four color phases before they become a gray-brown to black, they also start as females and then change to males later in their lives. These stout, almond-shaped fish have pointed snouts, large eyes, and rounded fins, and they are mostly covered in
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Lutjanus synagris These almond-shaped reef fish usually find a favorite location and don’t stray far from it their entire lives. They’re pink-red on top, with yellow to red fins, and they have silvery bodies with pink to yellow lines running from end to end. Although they generally grow to about
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