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Sharks & rays of Suriname

79 species · 69 profiles

Smooth-back River RaySmooth-back River RayPotamotrygon orbignyiSmooth Butterfly RaySmooth Butterfly RayGymnura micruraPainted Electric RayDiplobatis pictusSmalleye Smooth-houndSmalleye Smooth-houndMustelus higmaniEmperor RayPotamotrygon boesemaniAtlantic Pygmy SkateGurgesiella atlanticaSmalleye HammerheadSmalleye HammerheadSphyrna tudesBrazilian Electric RayBrazilian Electric RayNarcine brasiliensisVelvet DogfishVelvet DogfishZameus squamulosusFringefin Lantern SharkFringefin Lantern SharkEtmopterus schultziSpinose SkateSpinose SkateBreviraja spinosaGulf ChimaeraGulf ChimaeraHydrolagus albertiKnife-nosed ChimaeraKnife-nosed ChimaeraRhinochimaera atlanticaBrazilian Sharpnose SharkBrazilian Sharpnose SharkRhizoprionodon lalandiiLarge-eyed ChimaeraLarge-eyed ChimaeraHydrolagus mirabilisOceanic Manta RayOceanic Manta RayMobula birostrisAtlantic GuitarfishAtlantic GuitarfishPseudobatos lentiginosusChola GuitarfishChola GuitarfishPseudobatos percellensBlackbelly SkateBreviraja nigriventralisLongnose StingrayLongnose StingrayHypanus guttatusBonnetheadBonnetheadSphyrna tiburoSmalltail SharkSmalltail SharkCarcharhinus porosusHookskateHookskateDactylobatus clarkiiCaribbean SkateDipturus teevaniDaggernose SharkDaggernose SharkIsogomphodon oxyrhynchusPorcupine River StingrayPorcupine River StingrayPotamotrygon hystrixScalloped HammerheadScalloped HammerheadSphyrna lewiniSmallfin CatsharkSmallfin CatsharkApristurus parvipinnisWhale SharkWhale SharkRhincodon typusCaribbean Whiptail StingrayCaribbean Whiptail StingrayHimantura schmardaePeacock River StingrayPeacock River StingrayPotamotrygon motoroBoa CatsharkBoa CatsharkScyliorhinus boaSilky SharkSilky SharkCarcharhinus falciformisSharpnose Sevengill SharkSharpnose Sevengill SharkHeptranchias perloAtlantic StingrayAtlantic StingrayHypanus sabinusSicklefin Devil RaySicklefin Devil RayMobula tarapacanaCownose RayCownose RayRhinoptera bonasusBlainville's dogfishBlainville's dogfishSqualus blainvilleSpotted Eagle RaySpotted Eagle RayAetobatus narinariCommon Blacktip SharkCommon Blacktip SharkCarcharhinus limbatusBlacktip Reef SharkBlacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusOwston's DogfishCentroscymnus owstoniiFrilled SharkFrilled SharkChlamydoselachus anguineusSmooth LanternsharkSmooth LanternsharkEtmopterus bigelowiCaribbean Lantern SharkCaribbean Lantern SharkEtmopterus hillianusSouthern StingraySouthern StingrayHypanus americanusSmalltooth SawfishSmalltooth SawfishPristis pectinataCommon SawfishCommon SawfishPristis pristisJimbaran Shovelnose RayRhinobatos jimbaranensisScoopheadScoopheadSphyrna mediaDavid's angelsharkDavid's angelsharkSquatina davidBroadgill CatsharkApristurus riveriDusky SharkDusky SharkCarcharhinus obscurusGreat White SharkGreat White SharkCarcharodon carchariasGreen Lantern SharkGreen Lantern SharkEtmopterus virensNurse SharkNurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratumGoblin SharkGoblin SharkMitsukurina owstoniDusky Smooth-houndDusky Smooth-houndMustelus canisNarrowfin Smooth-houndNarrowfin Smooth-houndMustelus norrisiLarge-tooth SawfishLarge-tooth SawfishPristis perottetiClearnose SkateClearnose SkateRaja eglanteriaBigelow's SkateBigelow's SkateRajella bigelowiBrown GuitarfishBrown GuitarfishRhinobatos schlegeliiCaribbean Sharpnose SharkCaribbean Sharpnose SharkRhizoprionodon porosusAtlantic Sharpnose SharkAtlantic Sharpnose SharkRhizoprionodon terraenovaeScalloped BonnetheadScalloped BonnetheadSphyrna coronaSpined Pygmy SharkSpined Pygmy SharkSqualiolus laticaudusSpiny DogfishSpiny DogfishSqualus acanthiasCommon TorpedoCommon TorpedoTorpedo torpedo

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Recorded in Suriname, but there is not enough reliable information yet for a full profile.

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