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Monterey Bay Aquarium fish photos

Please note, this page includes sharks. Sharks are not bony fish, though they are fish.

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Bat ray(Myliobatis californica)
Bat ray(Myliobatis californica)


Shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus)
Shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus)


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)
California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)


Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a kelp forest
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a kelp forest


Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)




School of anchovies
School of anchovies


Fish hidden among sponges and sea life
Fish hidden among sponges and sea life


Flounder blending with the sandy bottom
Flounder blending with the sandy bottom


Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax)
Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax)


Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish


Leopard Shark in the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Leopard Shark in the Monterey Bay Aquarium


Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) can weigh up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg)
Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) can weigh up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg)


Pacific sunfish
Pacific sunfish


Pacific sunfish (Mola mola)
Pacific sunfish (Mola mola)


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)


Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest


Leopard shark
Leopard shark


School of fish near a kelp forest
School of fish near a kelp forest


Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish


Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)









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