Fishes of the Maldives

Fishes of the Maldives – Indian Ocean

- Detailed species information of Sharks (18), Rays (17) and Bony Fishes (704).

- Use of symbols as an identification guide to families.

- Pictures taken in the Maldives as much as possible. They emphasize characteristic marks, colours, shapes and features that identify or distinguish one species from another.

- Regional differences (Indian Ocean v’s Pacific sibling species) are pointed out where relevant.

- Sightings Maps of Sharks and Rays.

- Search by common or scientific name.

- Top 200+ Common names translated into Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Japanese.

- Record, log and download your own sightings as a csv file.

- Contribute to the Zebra Shark sightings project.