Raja binoculata These diamond-shaped skates live in the colder waters of the northeastern Pacific, growing as large as almost 8 feet long from pointed snout to stout tail. Usually a mottled reddish-brown to dark grey on top, and scattered with small pale spots and larger dark blotches, they also
Danger to Humans The big skate is harmless to humans and will remain motionless
Nebrius ferrugineus This large (up to 10 feet long) and bulky carpet shark tends to be gray-brown but can modify its color based on background. It sleeps in a favorite crevice or cave during the day, often piled up with other sharks, and hunts the sea floor during the night. It hunts for small fi
Danger to Humans This nurse shark is quite docile, allowing itself to be touched
Epinephelus itajara This large, solitary fish will defend its territory when threatened, with aggressive body language and a rumbling sound it makes with its swim bladder. Its large, thick, elongated body can grow to over 8 feet long (and up to 800 pounds), from rounded snout and small eyes, to s
Danger to Humans Very large goliath grouper have been observed to stalk divers and
Alopias vulpinus These sharks are easily recognized by the long upper lobe of the caudal fin (top half of the tail), which they use to stun their prey, usually smaller schooling fish. They are fast swimmers that will sometimes leap out of the water. Because they have small mouths and teeth, and a
Danger to Humans The thresher shark is considered harmless.
Seriola dumerili This large fish is slender and agile, and can grow to be more than 6 feet long. Its is mostly a silvery white color, with a darker gray or bluish coloring from above. This is a popular recreational fish but because it is in the of the apex of the marine food chain, the larger one
Danger to Humans Large greater amberjacks have been implicated in cases of ciguatera
Gymnothorax funebris One of the largest of the morays, the green moray is often found at 6 feet long but can reach 8 feet and 65 pounds. Although it is actually dark grey-brown, it is covered in a thick yellow mucus, giving it its green coloring and protecting it from parasites and disease. Like
Danger to Humans Large green morays are potentially dangerous fish.
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos This is a classically shaped requiem shark. Like many species in the genus Carcharhinus, it is dark grey on the dorsal surface and paler, almost white on the ventral side. It can be distinguished from other species in the genus by the characteristically dark margin on t
Danger to Humans The grey reef shark is considered one of the more aggressive sharks
Atractosteus spatula These elongated torpedo-shaped ‚living fossils‘ have long, broad snouts with two rows of sharp teeth in their mouths. Their scales are heavy and overlapping like chain mail, and their small fins are set far back near their abbreviated, irregular caudal (tail) fin. They genera
Danger to Humans Due to its large size and sharp teeth, the alligator gar is capable
Triaenodon obesus The Whitetip Reef Shark is a smaller, greyish brown shark with a distinctive white tip on its dorsal and caudal fins. (Compagno, 2005) It prefers caves and coral reefs, often be found resting by the bottom of the ocean by day and hunting by night (Compagno, 2005). Unlike many sh
(Compagno, 2005) Danger to Humans This shark rarely shows aggression (Compagno,
Galeorhinus galeus This abundant, migrating, schooling shark is a strong swimmer that can travel 35 miles in a day and is found from the open sea all the way inshore to the surf zone. It is slender and dusky colored, with large eyes and mouth in a pointed snout, triangular fins, and a strong, asy
Danger to Humans The tope shark is considered harmless to humans due to its small
