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Black Marlin
The black marlin's highly (and erratically) migratory nature make it difficult for scientists to know how long a member of this species can live. Females can grow to 15 feet long and exceed 1000 pounds. Males generally are much smaller. |
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Blue Marlin
Largest of the Atlantic marlins, the blue marlin's body is cobalt blue on top, with a silvery white belly, and the upper jaw is famously elongated like a spear. The tail is high and crescent-shaped. The dorsal fin is pointed at the front end, and the body is covered in embedded scales which end in one or two sharp points. |
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Bull Shark
Bull sharks are massive and fearsome sharks with a short, broad, blunt snouts, small eyes, and triangular saw-edged upper teeth. A widespread coastal and freshwater shark found in shallow waters in bays, estuaries, rivers, and lakes.
Listed as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. |
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Giant Squid
The giant squid, Architeuthis is possibly the largest known cephalopod, the largest known mollusk and, likely, the largest invertebrate ever known to exist. The giant squid, is possibly an essential part of the food chain as they are preyed on by whales and possibly great whites. |
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Great White Shark
The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is the largest known predatory fish in the sea. Very little is known about the reproductive cycle of the great white shark.
Listed as Vunerable (VU A2cd+3cd) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. |
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Hammerhead Shark
The great hammerhead, however, is the largest of the 9 species of hammerhead sharks. Although they are not targeted directly by commercial fisheries, hammerheads are a bycatch species of tropical longline and drift net fisheries with highly valued fins. |
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Mako Shark
The shortfin mako shark, is a well-adapted and active pelagic shark. Like its cousin, the great white, it keeps its body temperature warmer than the surrounding water temperature using a high metabolic rate and heat-exchange system.
Listed as Lower Risk/near threatened (LR/nt) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. |
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Sailfish
They are blue to grey in color and have a characteristic erectile dorsal fin known as a sail, which often stretches the entire length of the back. The sail is normally kept folded down and to the side when swimming, but it may be raised when the sailfish feels threatened or excited, making the fish appear much larger than it actually is. |
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Striped Marlin
In 2010, Greenpeace International has added the striped marlin to its seafood red list. "The Greenpeace International seafood red list is a list of fish that are commonly sold in supermarkets around the world, and which have a very high risk of being sourced from unsustainable fisheries."[1] |
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Tiger Sharks
Tiger Sharks are one of the largest sharks in the world. These sharks are predatory animals primarily known for their voracious appetites.
Listed as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
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Whale Sharks
Whale Sharks are the biggest sharks and the biggest fishes in the ocean. They are NOT whales nor are they dangerous to humans (like nearly all sharks).
Listed as Vunerable (A2bd+3d) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |
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