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Not just Shark Pictures: Elasmodiver contains photos of sharks, skates, rays, and chimaera's from around the world. It began as a simple web based field guide to help divers find the best places to encounter different species of sharks and rays but it has slowly evolved into a much larger project containing information on all aspects of shark diving and photography. There are now more than a thousand shark pictures  and sections on shark evolution, biology, and conservation. There is a large library of reviewed shark books, a constantly outdated shark taxonomy page, a monster list of shark links, and deeper in the site there are numerous articles and stories about shark encounters. Elasmodiver is now so difficult to check for updates, that new information and pictures are listed on an Elasmodiver Updates Page that can be accessed here:

WHAT'S NEW?

Shark picture - green sawfish

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ELASMODIVER EXPANDED

If you're looking for a broader range of marine life pictures the following links represent a new area that contains pictures on other marine organisms and on marine habitats. This expansion of Elasmodiver is in its first stages but will eventually include pages on everything from sea stars to nudibranchs. Creating this portal will take time and for now it consists of a token offering of fish pictures. Please return regularly to enjoy the progress.

 

FISH PICTURES

MARINE IMAGES

 

 

 

 

ELASMODIVER WEBSITE MAP

ELASMODIVER HOME

SHARKS AND RAYS Elasmodiver shark and Ray field Guide (individual pages listed below)

SHARK PICTURES The Shark Pictures Database Commercial shark picture pages:

Electric Rays

Bullseye Electric Ray

Cortez Electric Ray

Lesser Electric Ray

Torpedo Rays

Marbled Torpedo Ray

Coffin rays

Coffin Ray

Whiptail stingrays

Whiptail Stingrays (Dasyatidae) - classification, identification, biology and behavior.

Atlantic Stingray

Blue Spotted Fantail Ray

Blue Spotted Stingray

Blue Spotted (Kuhls') Stingray

Bluntnose Stingray

Chupare Stingray

Common Stingray

Cowtail Stingray

Diamond Stingray

Jenkins Whipray

Leopard Whipray

Longtail Stingray

Marbled Stingray

Pelagic Stingray

Roughtail Stingray

Round Stingray

Shorttail Stingray

Southern Stingray

Thorntail Stingray

River stingrays

River Stingrays (Potamotrygonidae) - evolution, identification, biology and behavior

Motoro Stingray

Vermiculate River Stingray Potamotrygon castexi

Rosette River Stingray Potamotrygon schroederi

Round stingrays and stingarees

Bullseye Stingray

Common Stingaree

Cortez Round Stingray

Kapala Stingaree

Masked Stingaree

Round Stingray

Spotted Stingaree

Sinclairs Stingaree

Striped Stingaree

Yellow Stingray

Butterfly Rays

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Eagle rays

California Bat Ray

Common Eagle Ray

Spotted Eagle Ray

Southern Bat Ray

Cownose Rays

Atlantic Cownose Ray

Mobula rays

Manta Ray

Bentfin Devil Ray

Skates

Barndoor Skate

Big Skate

Winter Skate

Little Skate

Longnose Skate

Smooth Skate

Thornback Skate

Guitarfishes

Atlantic Guitarfish

Bowmouth Guitarfish

Banded Guitarfish

Eastern Shovelnose Ray

Shovelnose Guitarfish

Giant Whitespotted Guitarfish

Thornback rays

Thornback Ray

Sawfish

Freshwater Sawfish

Green Sawfish

Smalltooth Sawfish

Cow sharks

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Broadnose Sevengill Shark

Zebra sharks

Zebra Shark

Whale sharks

Whale Shark

Nurse sharks

Nurse Shark

Tawny Nurse Shark

Bamboo and Epaulette sharks

Speckled Epaulette Shark

Whitespotted Bamboo Shark

Blind Sharks

Blind Shark

Wobbegong sharks

Banded Wobbegong

Dwarf Ornate Wobbegong

Tasseled Wobbegong

Spotted Wobbegong

Wards Wobbegong

Cobbler Wobbegong

Dogfish sharks

Spiny Dogfish

Sleeper sharks

Greenland Shark

Sandtiger sharks

Sandtiger Shark

Makeral sharks

Great White Shark

Porbeagle Shark

Shortfin Mako Shark

Basking sharks

Basking Shark

Hammerhead sharks

Great Hammerhead Shark

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

Bonnethead Shark

Smooth Hammerhead Shark

Requiem sharks

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

Blacknose Shark

Blacktip Shark

Blue Shark

Bull Shark

Caribbean Reef Shark

Dusky Shark

Galapagos Shark

Lemon Shark

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Pacific Sharpnose Shark

Sandbar Shark

Silky Shark

Silvertip Shark

Spinner Shark

Tiger Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

Smoothhound Sharks

Dusky Smoothhound Shark

Leopard Shark

Cat sharks

California Swell Shark

Chain Catshark

Lesser Spotted Catshark

Bullhead sharks

Californian Horn Shark

Port Jackson Shark

Angel Sharks

Pacific Angel Shark

Common Angel Shark

Chimaeras

Spotted Ratfish

 

Shark Picture Archival Prints  A library of the best shark pictures from the Elasmodiver Shark Pictures Database

 

Daily Shark Picture Page

Captioned images from the sharkive

 

Special Catagories

Shark Cages and Shark Cage Diving

Shark Fishing Pictures of Dead Sharks

Shark Feeding Pictures

Shark Bite Pictures

Shark Research Pictures

Shark Teeth Pictures

Shark Eye Pictures

Shark and Ray Egg Case Pictures

 

Shark and Ray Pictures By Species

Atlantic guitarfish pictures

Atlantic sharpnose shark pictures

Atlantic stingray pictures

Banded Guitarfish Pictures

Banded wobbegong pictures

Barndoor skate pictures

Basking shark pictures

Big skate pictures

Blacknose shark pictures

Blind Shark pictures

Blue shark pictures

Blue spotted fantail ray pictures

Blue spotted stingray pictures

Bluntnose sixgill shark pictures

Bluntnose stingray pictures

Bonnethead Shark Pictures

Bowmouth Guitarfish pictures

Broadnose Sevengill Shark pictures

Bull shark pictures

Bullseye electric ray pictures

Bullseye Stingray Pictures

California Bat Ray Pictures

California Swell Shark Pictures

Caribbean Cownose Ray Pictures

Caribbean reef shark pictures

Caribbean whiptail stingray pictures

Chain catshark pictures

Cobbler wobbegong pictures

Coffin ray pictures

Common Angel Shark pictures

Common Eagle Ray pictures

Common Stingaree pictures

Common Stingray Pictures

Cortez electric ray pictures

Cortez round stingray pictures

Cowtail stingray pictures

Diamond stingray pictures

Dusky Shark Pictures

Dwarf Ornate Wobbegong Shark Pictures

Eastern Shovelnose Ray pictures

Freshwater Sawfish pictures

Galapagos shark pictures

Great hammerhead shark pictures

Great White Shark pictures

Green Sawfish Pictures

Greenland Shark Pictures

Horn shark pictures

Jenkins whipray pictures

Kapala stingaree pictures

Lemon shark pictures

Leopard Shark pictures

Leopard whipray pictures

Lesser electric ray pictures

Lesser spotted catshark pictures

Little Skate Pictures

Manta ray pictures

Marbled stingray pictures

Marbled Torpedo Ray pictures

Masked stingaree pictures

Motoro stingray pictures

Nurse shark pictures

Pacific sharpnose shark pictures

Pelagic stingray pictures

Porbeagle Shark pictures

Port Jackson shark pictures

Potamotrygon castexi pictures

Rosette River Stingray pictures

Roughtail stingray pictures

Round ray pictures

Round Stingray pictures

Sandtiger shark pictures

Sandbar Shark pictures

Shortfin Mako Shark pictures

Shovelnose Guitarfish pictures

Silky Shark pictures

Sinclair's stingaree pictures

Smalltooth sawfish pictures

Smooth dogfish pictures

Smooth hammerhead shark pictures

Smooth Skate pictures

Southern bat ray pictures

Speckled epaulette shark pictures

Spinner shark pictures

Spiny butterfly ray pictures

Spiny dogfish pictures

Spotted ratfish pictures

Spotted stingaree pictures

Spotted wobbegong pictures

Striped stingaree pictures

Tasseled wobbegong pictures

Thornback ray pictures

Thornback skate pictures

Thorntail stingray pictures

Tiger shark pictures

Wards wobbegong pictures

Whale shark pictures

White Spotted Bamboo Shark Pictures

Whitespotted Guitarfish pictures

Whitetip reef shark pictures

Yellow spotted stingray pictures

 

 

 

 

More Images on Elasmodiver:

 

Coastlines images of coastal scenes, beaches, coastal towns and villages

Alma, Bay of Fundy, Canada

Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Bremer Bay, Western Australia

Guadalupe Island, Baja, Mexico

Holbox Island, Mexico

Los Gigantes, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Southwest Rocks, NSW, Australia

Tahsis Inlet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

 

Fish Pictures an extension of Elasmodiver containing pictures of fish available for commercial licensing

Black Rockfish Pictures

Canary Rockfish Pictures

Leafy Sea Dragon Pictures

Mosshead Warbonnet Pictures

Quillback Rockfish Pictures

Reticulated Puffer Fish Pictures

Tiger Rockfish Pictures

Vermilion Rockfish Pictures

Weedy Sea Dragon Pictures

Yelloweye Rockfish Pictures

 

Marine Images A portfolio of marine images such as lighthouses, submersibles, waves, coastal scenes, etc.

Ocean Pearl Private Submarine pictures

Lighthouse Pictures

Hat Head Lighthouse

El Cabron Lighthouse

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse

Guereo Negro Lighthouse

Bahia de los Angeles Lighthouse

 

More Elasmodiver Pages:

 

SHARK DIVING HOTSPOTS The best places to dive with sharks and rays around the world

Los Gigantes, Tenerife - common stingrays, eagle rays, roughtail rays

El Cabron Marine Reserve, Canary Islands - Common Angel Sharks

Fish Rock, NSW, Australia - Banded wobbegongs, dwarf ornate wobbegongs, grey nurse sharks, blind sharks, shark rays and more.

Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada - Spiny Dogfish.

Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada - Sixgill Sharks.

Shark Safaris, Bahamas - Tiger Sharks, Great Hammerheads, Caribbean Reef Sharks, Bul Sharks, and Lemon Sharks.

The Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA - Sandtiger Sharks.

Catalina Island Blue Water, California, USA - Blue sharks and Mako sharks.

The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, UK - Basking Sharks.

Stingray City, Grand Cayman - Southern Stingrays.

Hamelin Bay, Western Australia - Cobbler Wobbegong, Necklace Carpet Shark.

Ningaloo Reef, western Australia - Whale Sharks, Whitetip Reef, Tasseled Wobbegong, Wards Wobbegong shark.

Cocos Island, Costa Rica - Scalloped Hammerheads, Silkies, Silvertips, Prickly Sharks, Galapagos, Whale sharks, Whitetip Reef sharks, and Marble Rays.

St Maarten, Netherland Antilles - Blacknose and Caribbean Reef Sharks.

Holbox Mexico - Whale Sharks and Manta Rays

Venice, Louisiana - Dusky Sharks, Scalloped Hammerheads and more.

Guadalupe Island, Mexico - Great White Shark cage diving.

Utila, Honduras - Whale sharks

 

SHARK BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR  Biology, physiology, and behavioral traits of sharks and rays.

SHARK SENSES - SENSORY OVERLOAD!

ELASMOBRANCH LOCOMOTION - SINK OR SWIM

DIET AND DENTITION - CRUSHERS, BITERS, AD SHAKERS

 

SHARK DIVING 101 An introduction to the do's and dont's of shark diving

 

THREATENED SHARKS Information and articles detailing the plight of different shark and ray species.

THE RED LIST An excerpt from the IUCN red list listing the threatened status of many shark species.

 

About Elasmodiver why elasmodiver? an intro page.

 

Shark Facts for students and teachers - basic shark and ray information.

 

  Shark Conservation

PROTECTING SHARKS Organizations and Activists

THE PREDATORS IN PERIL PROJECT Elasmodiver Pubic Awareness Campaign

 

SHARK TAXONOMY A list of all known shark, ray, and chimaera species in taxonomic order

NEW SHARK SPECIES Newly described or discovered species of sharks and rays.

 

SHARK EVOLUTION A brief introduction to the evolution of sharks and rays.

 

SHARK DIVING ARTICLES A list of published shark diving articles authored by the webmaster

MACHO MAKO

WINGED WONDERS OF THE CANARY ISLANDS

SHARK DIVING FOR DUMMIES

NORTH AMERICAN SHARK DIVING TOUR PART 1

NORTH AMERICAN SHARK DIVING TOUR PART 2

NORTH AMERICAN SHARK DIVING TOUR PART 3

NORTH AMERICAN SHARK DIVING TOUR PART 4

NORTH AMERICAN SHARK DIVING TOUR PART 5

NORTH AMERICAN SHARK DIVING TOUT PART 7

CHASING ANGEL SHARKS

CHASING PORBEAGLES

SHARK FEVER

THE HIGH PRICE OF SHARK FIN SOUP

CORNISH CATSHARKS

SPINY DOGFISH AT QUADRA ISLAND

HAMMERS AND TIGERS IN THE BAHAMAS

THE SANDTIGERS OF NORTH CAROLINA

ADDICTED TO RAYS

LAND OF THE GIANTS - BASKING SHARKS

SEARCHING FOR SIXGILLS

TASSELED WOBBEGONGS

STINGRAY CITY ON STEROIDS - HAMELIN BAY

THE SPECTACULAR SPINY DOGFISH

REEF SHARK RAMPAGE IN ST MAARTEN

GHOST SHARKS - SPOTTED RATFISH

INVASION OF THE PORT JACKSON SHARKS

FISH ROCK - BANDED WOBBEGONGS DOWN UNDER

CHASING RAYS IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR

EYE CONTACT - PORBEAGLE SHARKS IN THE BAY OF FUNDY

THE SWELL SHARK'S LAST STAND

 

SHARK MOVIES Reviews of shark documentaries and tongue in cheek shark movie reviews

 

SHARKFEST Elasmodiver's shark film festival

 

SHARK BOOKS Reviews of a long list of shark books and magazines

 

SHARK ATTACKS An introduction into the dynamics of shark attacks and the treatment of victims

 

SHARK PHOTOGRAPHY An introduction into the fundamentals of photographing sharks

The Ethics of Photographing Sharks

Shark Photography - Composition

Shark Photography - Strobe Use

Shark Photography - Exposure Challenges

Shark Photography - Photographing Sharks at Night

Shark Photography - Shooting rays in the sand.

Shark Photography - Getting Close

Shark Photography - Working with the Shark Girl

Underwater Photography Workshop Course Outline

 

  SHARK PEOPLE - professionals working with sharks

  Eli Martinez - Editor of Shark Diver Magazine

  Andy Murch - Shark Photographer and Creator of Elasmodiver

  Claire Pianta Shark Photographer and Underwater Model

 

SHARK FEEDING Information, advice, training resources, equipment, and cautions.

The Shark Feeding Controversy Opinions, ethics, and repercussions of feeding sharks.

Shark Feeding Techniques exploring the different styles of shark feeding

 

MORE FROM ELASMODIVER...

ADVERTISE ON ELASMODIVER

ELASMOBLOG ARCHIVES The wramblings of a frustrated shark photographer

ELASMODIVER UPDATES a chronological list of changes and additions to Elasmodiver.

SHARK LINKS - A very long list of shark resources on the internet.

PREDATORS IN PERIL PROJECT

ELASMODIVER GLOSSARY OF SHARK TERMS A list of scientific terms used in the text.

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Information on the contributing photographers showcased on Elasmodiver.

ELASMODIVER CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing address / phone number for image enquiries.

FEEDBACK letters from the readers of Elasmodiver.com

PROJECT DEEP SHARK expanding the horizons of shark photography with a deep ocean camera housing

ELASMODIVER EMAIL

The BC Marinelife Index A photographic portfolio of marine images of Britsh Columbia by Andy Murch

Andy's Schedule

DIVE SHOPS The Dive Shop Project

 

 

 

  Shark Picture Pages in other Languages:

  Imágenes de tiburones The Shark Picture Database translated into Español.

 

 

 
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