Blackback butterflyfish-Poisson-papillon à dos noir (Chaetodon melannotus), Nusa Penida island, Bali, Indonesia.

Blackspotted puffer-Poisson-ballon à taches noires (Arothron nigropunctatus), Nusa Penida island, Bali, Indonesia.

Blacktip grouper-Mérou oriflamme (Epinephelus fasciatus)

Blacktip reef shark- Requin à pointes noires (Carcharhinus melanopterus) Moorea, French Polynesia.

Blacktip shark-Requin bordé (Carcharhinus limbatus) South Africa. The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) belongs to the family of Carcharhinidae. He is present in three big oceans and in the Mediterranean Sea. He can live 12 years for a maximum size of 2,80m. One distinguish them by blackpoint on the pectoral, dorsal, pelvic fins and the caudal fin. The body is grey with reflections bronze and the white stomach. Shark viviparous animal (birth of the young already formed sharks), females can carry about ten youngs every two years. The blacktip shark is endangered by its intensive, commercial and sports peach. He is classified "almost threatened" by the Red List of the UICN.

Blue shark-Requin bleu (prionace glauca), Pico island, Azores Archipelago. The blue shark (Prionace glauca) named also blue skin is a pelagic shark, the only species of Prionace genre. The skin is bluish on the top, the stomach is white. The snout is long and disentangled. He can reach 3,00 to 3,50 meters of length for 180 kg weight and a longevity of about fifteen years. Present in all moderated and tropical oceans, he evolves between 400 meters deep and the surface. He is a big migrant which feeds on fishes, squids, cuttlefishes and the other sharks. His mode of reproduction is Viviparous animal, hundred youngs are born formed by a size of 40 cm in term of one year gestation. The young people reach the sexual maturity at about 4 or 5 years. He is a victim of drift nets, sports fishing, commercial fishing and shark finning. He is classified "Near threatened" by the red list of the UICN.

Brown meagre fish-Corb commun (Sciaena umbra) of Méditerranée sea.

Comber fish-Serran-chèvre (Serranus cabrilla) of Mediterranean sea.

Common dentex-Denté commun, denti (Dentex dentex) of mediterranean sea.

Common two banded seabream-Sar à tête noire (Diplodus vulgaris) of Méditerranée sea.

Dog snapper - Vivaneau dents de chien (Lutjanus jocu) and Giant slit pore sea rod - Gorgone arborescente (Plexaurella nutans), Cozumel, Yucatan peninsula, Mexico.

Dusky Grouper-Mérou brun (Epinephelus marginatus) of Mediterranean sea.

East Atlantic peacock wrasse-Crénilabre paon (Symphodus tinca) of mediterranean sea.

Emperor angelfish-Poisson ange empereur (Pomacanthus imperator)

Forkbeard-Mostelle (Phycis phycis) of Méditerranée sea.

Garden eels- Anguilles jardinières (Heterocongrinae)

Giant moray-Murène javanaise (Gymnothorax javanicus)

Giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) - Indonesia

Giant oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) - Yucatan

Golden goby-Gobie doré (Gobius auratus) of mediterranean sea.

Green sea turtle-Tortue verte (Chelonia mydas), Nusa Penida island, Bali, Indonesia.

Greyface moray-Murène à oeil blanc (Gymnothorax thyrsoideus)

Grey reef shark-Requin gris (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) French Polynesia.

guineafowl puffer-tétrodon moucheté (Arothron meleagris), indian ocean, South Africa.

Hawksbill sea turtle-Tortue imbriquée (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Indian lizardfish-Poisson lézard (Synodus indicus)

Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips-Gaterin rayé (Plectorhinchus vittatus)

Lemon shark-Requin citron (Negaprion brevirostris) Moorea, French Polynesia.

Lesser guitarfish-Raie guitare du Cap (Rhinobatos annulatus), indian ocean, South Africa.

Masked spinefoot-Picot à lignes bleues (Siganus puellus)

Mauve stinger jellyfish-Méduse (Pelagia noctiluca) of mediterranean sea.

Mediterranean fanworm-Spirographe (Sabella spallanzanii) of Mediterranean sea.

Mediterranean moray eel-Murène commune (Muraena helena)

Moorish idol-Zancle cornu (Zanclus cornutus)

Noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis)

Nudibranchs-Nudibranches (Nudibranchia)

Oceanic whitetip shark-Requin océanique (Carcharhinus longimanus) Egypt, Red Sea.

Ocean sunfish-Poisson lune (Mola mola), Nusa Penida island, Bali, Indonesia.

Peacock flounder-Turbot tropical (Bothus mancus), Nusa Penida island, Bali, Indonesia.

Peacock mantis shrimp-Squille multicolore (Odontodactylus scyllaru)

Potato bass fish- Mérou patate (Epinephelus tukula), South Africa.

Queen angelfish - Poisson ange royal (Holacanthus ciliaris)

Ray Mobula - Raie Mobula (Mobula mobular) Pico Island, Azores Archipelago.

Ribboned sweetlips-Gaterin à rubans (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)

Salema porgy-Saupe (Sarpa salpa) of Méditerranée sea.

Sand tiger shark - Requin taureau (Carcharias taurus) South Africa. The Sand tiger shark or Spotted ragged-tooth shark (Carcharias taurus) belongs to the family of «Odontaspididae». He is present in three big oceans, Red Sea and in the Mediterranean Sea. He can live more than 20 years for a maximum size of 2,80m, sometimes more of 3m. We distinguish him by a massive and lengthened body, the sides are grey-brown and the white stomach. His snout and of conical shape. He has two wide dorsal fins with almost equal size. His mouth is furnished with three rows of functional teeth disentangled in the shape of canine. Wide spots can cover the whole body and disappear when it reaches its sexual maturity. He possesses the peculiarity than to gulp down of the on-surface air to compensate its buoyancy because he has no swim bladder. The shark-bull is an ovoviviparous species. One of its peculiarities is also called intra-uterine cannibalism «oophagie». The gestation is of 9 months for one small only one.The Sand tiger shark is put in danger by its intensive, commercial and sports fishing. He is classified "Vulnerable" by the red list of the UICN.

Seagrass-Posidonie (Posidonia oceanica) of Mediterranean sea.

Semicircle angelfish-Poisson ange à demi-cercles (Holacanthus semicirculatus)

Sharpfin barracuda (Sphyraena acutipinnis)

Silvertip shark - Requin pointe blanche (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia.

Snubnose grouper-Mérou Tapis (Epinephelus macrospilos), indian ocean, South Africa.

Soldierfish-Poisson soldat (Myripristis murdjan)

Spiny lobster-Langoustes (Palinuridae)

Pipe sponge and reef- Eponge tubulaire et recif (Porifera)

Stonefish-Poisson pierre (Synanceia verrucosa)

Threespot angelfish-Poisson ange à trois taches (Pomacanthus trimaculatus), indian ocean, South Africa.

Titan triggerfish-Baliste titan (Balistoides viridescens), Nusa Penida island, Bali, Indonesia.

Turkey moray-Murène ponctuée (Gymnothorax meleagris)

Two line monocle bream-Happeur à deux lignes (Scolopsis bilineata)

Vagabond butterflyfish-Poisson-papillon vagabond (Chaetodon vagabundus)

Whale shark - Requin baleine (Rhincodon typus), Yucatan peninsula, Mexico. The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) belongs to the family of Rhincodontidae. It is the biggest present cartilaginous fish on the planet. He arranges a massive body from 3 to 15 meters length for 2 to 12 tons weight (some of them can reach 20 meters for 34 tons). The livery of this fish in checkerboards is very characteristic. The stomach and the bottom of fins is white. His mouth, being able to reach two meters in width is equipped with tiny teeth distributed on 300 rows by jaw. Five pairs of branchiales cracks filter the water to assure its breath. This shark raises two dorsal ailerons and its tail fin is said " hétérocerque ", the upper lobe is more big than the lower lobe. His geographical distribution includes waters tropical and moderated in hot of the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. It is a pelagic species living in the wide in very deep water. However they sometimes group together in shallow water by the hundreds. They migrate on long distances probably for the plankton and changes in water temperature. The shark-whale feeds on small-sized preys as the plankton, the krill, but also seaweeds, small shellfish and small squids. They filter their food by swimming slowly gaping mouth. Only four species of sharks filter their food, the shark-whale, the megamouth shark, the basking shark and the manta ray. The mode of reproduction of whale shark is still mysterious. The scientists are not able of defining if the animal is viviparous animal, oviparous or ovoviviparous, although the last mode is favored. The young shark are born formed and measure approximately 45 cms, and it reaches sexual maturity between 20 and 30 years. Because of his slow cycle of reproduction the shark-whale is threatened by overfishing for his flesh and his fins (the shark finning). He is classified "Vulnerable" by the red list of the UICN.

White-spotted boxfish-Poisson coffre pintade (Ostracion meleagris)

Yellowbanded sweetlips-gaterin à bandes jaunes (Plectorhinchus lineatus).