Species that live in a habitat similar to the Heaviside's dolphin Results 1 - 20
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Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
The porbeagle is a stout, heavy shark with a pointed, conical snout and a crescent-shaped caudal, or tail, fin. Its name is thoug...  More  10 Images  2 Videos
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Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)
The wreckfish, named for the tendency of juveniles to associate with floating ocean wreckage, is a large bluish-grey fish, with a ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Giant devilray (Mobula mobular)
This immense, graceful ray has large, pointed pectoral fins which enables it to traverse great stretches of ocean with gentle wing...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Sunfish (Mola mola)
Information on the sunfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  11 Images  0 Videos
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Great crested tern (Sterna bergii)
The great crested tern is a large tern with an extensive range. During the breeding season, the adult has a distinctive black cap ...  More  19 Images  3 Videos
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Barau’s petrel (Pterodroma baraui)
Discovered as recently as 1963, Barau’s petrel remains fairly unknown due to its inaccessible and remote breeding habitat on just ...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
Large flocks of this bulky bird can be found along the coast of South Africa. The African black oystercatcher has glossy black pl...  More  13 Images  0 Videos
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Beaked sea snake (Enhydrina schistosa)
The beaked sea snake gains its common name from the distinctive downturned, beak-like projection on the snout, at the front of the...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Salvin’s albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
This medium-sized, black-and-white albatross has only recently been considered a distinct species and separate from the shy albatr...  More  22 Images  0 Videos
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Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)
With a conspicuous indent at the front of the head, and a specialised fin beneath the head divided into two, short rounded lobes, ...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Pygmy devilray (Mobula eregoodootenkee)
In many ways, the pygmy devilray resembles its larger and more iconic relative, the manta ray. Large pectoral fins, fused to the s...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Gulf torpedo (Torpedo sinuspersici)
The Gulf torpedo is an electric ray with a flattened disc-shaped body well suited to its ocean bottom habitat. It is beautifully ...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Smalleyed ray (Raja microocellata)
Like other skates and rays, the most notable feature of the smalleyed ray is its large pectoral fins that provide gentle propulsio...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus)
Named for its bronze, or sometimes greyish-bronze upperside, this is a large, fairly slender shark with a moderately long and slig...  More  12 Images  1 Video
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Cape cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis)
The most distinctive feature of this southern African seabird is the bright orange-yellow patch of bare skin at the base of its bi...  More  23 Images  1 Video
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Tristan albatross (Diomedea dabbenena)
With an enormous wingspan that can exceed three metres, the huge Tristan albatross is well adapted for gliding the ocean airs. Pre...  More  23 Images  4 Videos
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Sharptooth lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens)
This big, stocky shark looks almost identical to the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris), but can be distinguished by the rear ed...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
The sei whale is smaller in size than the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), and can be distinguished from this similar species be...  More  6 Images  2 Videos
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Fea’s petrel (Pterodroma feae)
Fea’s petrel is a medium-sized gadfly petrel, whose local name, ‘gon-gon’, is said to come from the wailing or cackling call given...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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