Guides de vie marine pour requins, raies, tortues et plus

A small, shallow-water requiem shark recognized by black-tipped fins, commonly found on tropical Indian and Pacific coral reefs.

A common Indo-Pacific reef shark often seen near coral-reef drop-offs, identifiable by its fin markings and broad, rounded snout.

Isurus, known as mako sharks, are largely pelagic, fast predatory sharks in the family Lamnidae.

A robust, typically sedentary shark species from the family Ginglymostomatidae, globally assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

Large mackerel sharks of the genus Alopias found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide and comprising three extant species.

The whale shark is a very large, slow-moving, filter-feeding shark found in tropical open oceans and listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

A small, nocturnal Indo-Pacific reef shark identifiable by white-tipped fins and a slender body, commonly found resting in caves by day and hunting at night.

A distinctive Indo-Pacific carpet shark with spotted adults, striped juveniles, reaching about 2.5 m and typically resting by day while hunting at night.

Eagle rays are large, open-ocean cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae with long tails and rhomboidal bodies.

Electric rays are flattened cartilaginous fishes that can produce electric discharges used for prey capture and defense.

A circumglobal species, the giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) is the largest ray, typically found in tropical and subtropical waters and sometimes in temperate seas.

Guitarfish are a family of rays with an elongated, flattened body found in warm seas worldwide.

Moray eels (family Muraenidae) are a group of eels found worldwide, with about 200 species in 16 genera.

A large Indo-Pacific ray typically found in shallow, coastal waters and reaching several metres in disc width.

A distinctive Indo-Pacific moray found in sand burrows and reefs, notable for its leaf-like snout and unique taxonomy.

Stingrays are a diverse group of cartilaginous rays found mostly in coastal tropical and subtropical waters, with species in marine, deepsea, and some freshwater habitats.

A large sea turtle species that is mostly herbivorous as an adult and occurs throughout tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is known to prey on the toxic sponge Tethya actinia.

The leatherback sea turtle is the largest living turtle, notable for its flexible, leather-like carapace rather than a bony shell.

A large, reddish-brown sea turtle found worldwide that feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates and faces threats from habitat loss and fishing gear.

Small, abundant sea turtle found in warm tropical waters, notable for synchronized mass nestings called arribadas.

Pilot whales are large, highly social oceanic dolphins in the genus Globicephala found across many oceans.

A cosmopolitan, toothed whale genus found in warm and temperate seas worldwide, known for high intelligence and varied human interactions.

Seals (pinnipeds) are semiaquatic, fin‑footed marine mammals with streamlined bodies and flippers, adapted for swimming, diving and life in cold waters.

Hippocampus kuda is a species of seahorse known by several common names.

Pipefishes are a subfamily of small fishes in Syngnathidae, related to seahorses and seadragons.

Pygmy seahorses are tiny seahorses (often under 2 cm) found in Southeast Asia that often match the colour and texture of their coral or algal hosts.

Cuttlefish are cephalopod molluscs with an internal cuttlebone, W-shaped pupils, eight arms and two tentacles used to capture prey.

Nudibranchs are soft-bodied marine gastropods known for bright colours and striking forms, comprising about 3,000 described species.

Octopuses are soft-bodied, eight-limbed cephalopods known for intelligence, camouflage, jet propulsion, and diverse habitats from reefs to abyssal depths.

Squid are soft-bodied cephalopods with eight arms, two feeding tentacles, rapid jet-propelled swimming, and notable abilities for colour change, bioluminescence, and ink release.

Crabs are decapod crustaceans with armored shells, concealed tails, and a tendency to run sideways and hide in rocky crevices.

Shrimp are elongated, primarily swimming crustaceans found in marine and freshwater habitats that play important roles in food webs and are widely fished and farmed.

Marine angelfish (family Pomacanthidae) are perciform reef fishes found on shallow tropical reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and mainly western Pacific Oceans.

Heniochus are Indo-Pacific marine butterflyfishes in the family Chaetodontidae, often resembling the Moorish idol despite not being closely related.

Barracuda are large predatory ray-finned saltwater fishes of genus Sphyraena found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.

Boxfishes (family Ostraciidae) are squared, bony marine fishes in the order Tetraodontiformes, related to pufferfishes and filefishes.

Butterflyfish are conspicuous tropical reef fishes of the family Chaetodontidae found mainly in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans.

Clownfish (genus Amphiprion) are small Indo-Pacific reef fishes that live symbiotically with sea anemones and show distinctive white-barred colour patterns.

Conger is a genus of marine congrid eels that includes some of the largest eel species, with individuals reaching around two metres or more.

Damselfish are small marine fishes in family Pomacentridae, found worldwide in tropical to temperate waters, with a few species in brackish or fresh water.

Eels are eel-shaped, ray-finned fishes of the order Anguilliformes, mostly marine predators with complex larval-to-adult development.

A family of ray-finned fishes (emperors) found mainly in tropical Pacific and Indian waters, some species also occur in the eastern Atlantic.

Flounders are flatfish that live on the seafloor and occur in oceans worldwide, with some species entering estuaries.

Frogfishes (family Antennariidae) are small, stocky ambush predators with strong camouflage found in most tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.

A pelagic, oceanodromous needlefish found in brackish and marine waters of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Black and Baltic Seas.

The Garibaldi is a bright orange damselfish found in the subtropical northeastern Pacific Ocean and is protected in California coastal waters.

Goatfishes (family Mullidae) are ray-finned fishes in the suborder Mulloidei of the order Syngnathiformes, sometimes called red mullets.

Serranidae is a family of marine fishes found in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.

Jack is a common name applied to multiple fish species.

A scorpionfish species (Taenianotus triacanthus) with a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Lionfish (genus Pterois) are venomous Indo-Pacific marine fish with conspicuous red or black bands and dorsal fins tipped with venomous spines.

A very large, laterally flattened bony fish found in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide.

Parrotfish are reef-associated fishes in the subfamily Scarinae, known for beak-like mouths and roles in bioerosion and sand production.

Porcupinefishes are medium-to-large fishes of the family Diodontidae found in shallow temperate and tropical seas worldwide.

Pufferfish (family Tetraodontidae) are fishes known for inflating themselves and many species contain potent tetrodotoxin in organs and sometimes skin.

Scorpionfish are mostly marine fish in the family Scorpaenidae, many of which bear venomous, spine-tipped stings.

Seamoths (family Pegasidae) are small Indo-Pacific fishes with flattened bodies, large wing-like pectoral fins, long snouts and bodies encased in thick bony plates.

Snake eels are long, cylindrical eels found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate waters, often living in mud or sand and feeding on crustaceans and small fish.

A common name used for various fishes rather than a single species.

Soldierfish are a subfamily of ray-finned fishes in the family Holocentridae.

Surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae) are tropical marine reef fishes, often brightly colored and kept in aquaria.

Sweetlips and grunts are tropical and subtropical marine fishes in the family Haemulidae, comprising sweetlips and grunt subfamilies.

Triggerfish are about 40 brightly colored marine fishes of the family Balistidae found mainly on tropical and subtropical reefs worldwide.

Trumpetfishes are elongated, tube-snouted reef fishes that ambush small schooling reef fishes using rapid jaw expansion and suction.

Tuna are streamlined, fast-swimming pelagic fish in the Thunnini tribe found in warm seas and widely fished for food and sport.

Wrasses are a diverse family of typically small, often brightly colored marine ray-finned fish found in many genera and subfamilies.

Bass is a common name for many ray-finned fish in the clade Percomorpha, found in both freshwater and marine environments.

Catfish (order Siluriformes) are diverse ray-finned fishes named for their barbels, lacking scales and ranging from tiny parasitic species to very large commercial species.

The common rudd is a bentho-pelagic freshwater ray-finned fish found across much of Europe and central Asia.

The loach goby (Rhyacichthys aspro) is a goby in the family Rhyacichthyidae.

Perch are freshwater fishes of the genus Perca in the family Percidae within the order Perciformes.

Esox (pikes) are elongate freshwater predatory fishes with mottled camouflage found across northern Eurasia and North America.