Carcharhinus porosus This slim, plain gray shark has a wide, triangular dorsal fin, and grows usually to just over 3 feet long. With its long, pointed snout and large eyes, it is well suited to the muddy bottoms of estuaries where it prefers to hunt small fish and invertebrates. because if its si
Danger to Humans The smalltail shark is considered harmless to humans.
Carcharhinus signatus This slender, medium sized, gray-blue shark is often mistaken for similar species. It has a long, pointed nose, and a somewhat small dorsal fin, but has a typical requiem shark body and coloring. Because of its diel vertical migration, it has the large eyes suited to live at
Danger to Humans According to the International Shark Attack File, there are no
Mustelus henlei This small, slender shark has a long snout, large eyes, triangular fins and an asymmetrical, notched caudal (tail) fin. It prefers coastal waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, usually muddy or sandy bottoms of bays, solitary or schooling with other species of small sharks. It is a
Danger to Humans This small shark is considered harmless to humans.
Haploblepharus fuscus These elongated torpedo-shaped sharks rarely grow longer than 24 inches from rounded snout to stout caudal (tail) fin. They prefer resting on the rocky seafloor off of coastal South Africa, scavenging invertebrates and small fishes. Like most catsharks, they have oval cat-li
Danger to Humans Due to is small size and feeding habits, this small shark is considered
Centrophorus granulosus These deep-water sharks have a slow reproduction rate, so are at risk for exploitation. They are long and slender dogfish, rarely larger than 5 feet, with two dorsal fins, and green eyes. They migrate and appear to school in small groups, but there is a lot about their lif
Danger to Humans This shark poses no threat to humans due to its deep water habitat
Carcharhinus altimus This plain grey shark has a broad, bluntly pointed snout with prominent nostril flaps, hence its name. It mostly lives off shore, eating bony fish and other elasmobranch (smaller sharks and rays) from near the sea floor. Because of its deep water habitat, it is considered a l
Danger to Humans Although this shark is large, it poses little threat to humans
Sea cucumbers are among the most abundant animals on the planet, occupying waters from the tropical reefs to the Antarctic and dominating the greatest habitat – the deep sea floor. But their diversity and ecological roles are poorly understood. To make matters worse, these loaf-like, bottom-dwell
Life on Earth Unique dove species is the dodo of the Caribbean and in similar danger
Neotrygon kuhlii The slightly diamond shaped disc of this stingray tends to be red-brown to green-yellow on top, with bright blue spots and small black spots, and a darker brown bar across its eye region. It is often confused with the bluespotted ribbontail ray, but the bluespotted stingray has a
Danger to Humans Members of the Dasyatidae family generally do not attack in an
Leucoraja garmani These deep-water skates have blunt snouts and lobed pectoral fins that are buff to brown on top and pale yellow-white underneath. Their name comes from the groupings, or rosettes, of darker spots on their shoulders and pectoral fins, which differentiate them from the freckled sk
Danger to Humans Rosette skates are considered harmless to humans.
Ocyurus chrysurus This common snapper prefers schooling in small groups in and around reefs in the Western Atlantic. It has a distinct yellow lateral line that starts off narrow near the eye and widens as it reaches the forked, yellow caudal fin. It has blue-ish or olive sides with yellow spots a
Danger to Humans There have been reports of ciguatera poisoning from human consumption
