Fishes – Discover Natural History

A large Whale Shark swimming through the open ocean had dense white spots across its dark body.

Online Guide

Atlantic Shark ID Guide

Our scientific field guide was developed to identify sharks encountered in the U.S. Atlantic aimed at shark fisheries and recreational anglers.

A school of elongated silver striped fish swimming through open ocean.

Online Resource

Discover Fishes & Sharks

Learn about fishes, sharks, skates and rays with species profiles, teaching resources, anatomy guides and more!

Preserved specimen of an anglerfish, with large mouth and eye.

Online Guide

Fish Families of the World Gallery

Explore the fish families of the world with photographs of preserved specimens, reconstructed CT and photogrammetry 3D models, and more.

Large orange hinds fish with many small deep blue and aqua spots.

Online Resource

Fish Species Profiles

Browse species profiles of fish, sharks, rays, sawfish, seahorses, and more. Search by scientific name, common name, or family.

Overhead view of six very pointed fish specimen snouts.

Online Guide

Fishes in the Fresh Waters of Florida Gallery

Explore Florida's freshwater fishes with live images, key characteristics for field identification and habitat description.

Cichlid skull scan with bones in shades of blue, green to showing the shape of the skull and spine. The shape of a second fish, eaten by the Cichlid is revealed in shades of pink and green.

Online Exhibit

Inner Beauty

Museum technology is shifting how fish skeletons are processed providing more accessibility for research, education, outreach and global collaboration.

Tiger Shark swimming in blue water.

Online Resource

International Shark Attack File

The world’s only scientifically documented, comprehensive database of all known shark attacks.