Smalltooth Sawfish

The Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is a magnificent, prehistoric-looking batoid elasmobranch belonging to the sawfish family (Pristidae). Despite its shark-like body and upright dorsal fins, the sawfish is a true ray, distinguished by its ventral gill slits...

Sailfin Molly

The Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna) is a spectacular, ecologically versatile livebearing teleost fish belonging to the family Poeciliidae. Native to the sunlit coastal lowlands, salt marshes, and freshwater springs of the American Southeast and the Gulf Coast, this...

Cownose Ray

The Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) is a highly migratory, pelagic batoid fish belonging to the eagle ray family (Myliobatidae). Native to the coastal waters, temperate estuaries, and tropical lagoons of the Western Atlantic Ocean, this magnificent ray is famous for...

Fangtooth

The Fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta), also known as the common fangtooth or ogrefish, is an iconic deep-sea teleost fish belonging to the family Anoplogastridae. Inhabiting the sunless, freezing bathypelagic depths of global oceans down to 5,000 meters beneath the...

Lemon Shark

The Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a powerful, highly adaptable coastal predator belonging to the requiem shark family (Carcharhinidae). Named for its subtle, yellowish-brown dorsal coloration that provides flawless camouflage against sunlit, sandy lagoon...

Beluga Sturgeon

The Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) is a titanic, prehistoric relic representing the largest freshwater-associated bony fish on the planet. Tracing its lineage back over 200 million years to the Jurassic period, this massive chondrostean giant survived the mass extinction...

Zebrafish

The Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a small freshwater minnow belonging to the family Cyprinidae that has fundamentally revolutionized modern biological and biomedical research. Native to the sluggish waterways, tranquil floodplains, and agricultural paddies of the Indian...

Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray

The Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma) is a vibrant, disc-shaped tropical stingray celebrated as one of the most visually mesmerizing and recognizable elasmobranchs of the Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Gliding gracefully above sunlit coral gardens and white...

Cardinal Tetra

The Cardinal Tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi) is an incandescent, jewel-like freshwater characin that stands as arguably the most famous, dazzling, and beloved tropical aquarium fish in the world. Native to the warm, tea-colored, and deeply acidic blackwater streams of...

Zebra Shark

The Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum), often referred to across the Indo-Pacific as the ‘Leopard Shark’ due to a dramatic lifetime color transformation, is a docile, exceptionally graceful carpet shark of the family Stegostomatidae. Inhabiting the sunlit...