How sharks and rays see
67 sharks and rays have at least one vision value measured in the species itself. The ranges below use measured values only.
- Colour receptor classes, measured in 33 species: 1 to 3.
- Acuity, measured in 30 species: 1.8 to 10.56 cycles per degree.
- Flicker fusion, measured in 19 species: 3.2 to 54 Hz.
Measured values by dial
| Dial | Species with a measured value |
|---|---|
| Colour | 33 |
| Sharpness | 30 |
| Field of view | 0 |
| Sharp zones (foveas) | 0 |
| Night vision | 0 |
| Motion (flicker fusion) | 19 |
Vision types in this group
- Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator: 67 species
Featured
All sharks and rays with pages
| Species | Measured dials | Vision type |
|---|---|---|
| Brownbanded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium punctatum | colour, sharpness, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini | colour, sharpness, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Australian ghostshark Callorhinchus milii | colour, sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Blacknose shark Carcharhinus acronotus | colour, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus | colour, sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo | colour, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas | colour, sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum | sharpness, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris | colour, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Port jackson shark Heterodontus portusjacksoni | sharpness, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus | sharpness, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Smallspotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula | sharpness, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier | sharpness, motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Australian butterfly ray Gymnura australis | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Australian sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon taylori | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Big skate Beringraja binoculata | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Bigeye thresher shark Alopias superciliosus | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Blackbelly lanternshark Etmopterus lucifer | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Blackmouth catshark Galeus melastomus | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Blue shark Prionace glauca | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Blue-spotted stingray Neotrygon kuhlii | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Bottlenose wedgefish Rhynchobatus australiae | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Carpenter's chimaera Chimaera lignaria | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Chain catshark Scyliorhinus retifer | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Common stingaree Trygonoptera testacea | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Cookie cutter shark Isistius brasiliensis | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Dusky smooth-hound Mustelus canis | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Dwarf spotted wobbegong shark Orectolobus parvimaculatus | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Eastern fiddler ray Trygonorrhina fasciata | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Eastern shovelnose ray Aptychotrema rostrata | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Estuary stingray Hemitrygon fluviorum | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Giant shovelnose ray Glaucostegus typus | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Great hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Grey reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Horn shark Heterodontus francisci | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Japanese catshark Scyliorhinus torazame | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Little skate Leucoraja erinacea | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Ornate wobbegong Orectolobus ornatus | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Pacific spookfish Rhinochimaera pacifica | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Pigeye shark Carcharhinus amboinensis | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Piked dogfish Squalus acanthias | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Pink whipray Pateobatis fai | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Puffadder shyshark Haploblepharus edwardsii | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Ribbontail stingray Taeniura lymma | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Shortspine spurdog Squalus mitsukurii | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Smalleye pygmy shark Squaliolus aliae | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Smooth hammerhead shark Sphyrna zygaena | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Smooth-hound Mustelus mustelus | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| South American freshwater stingray Potamotrygon motoro | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Splendid lanternshark Etmopterus splendidus | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Spotted wobbegong Orectolobus maculatus | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Starspotted smooth-hound Mustelus manazo | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Swellshark Cephaloscyllium ventriosum | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Thornback ray Platyrhinoidis triseriata | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Velvet belly lanternshark Etmopterus spinax | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Viper dogfish Trigonognathus kabeyai | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Western shovelnose ray Aptychotrema vincentiana | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Western wobbegong shark Orectolobus hutchinsi | sharpness | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Whitespotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Winter skate Leucoraja ocellata | motion (flicker fusion) | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |
| Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensis | colour | Shark, ray and warm-eyed ocean predator |