Introduction -- Species Richness and Diversity of Marine Vertebrates -- Part I: Biomaterials of Vertebrates Origin. An Overview -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Biomineralization in Marine Vertebrates -- 2. Cartilage of marine vertebrates -- 3. Biocomposites and Mineralized Tissues -- Part III: Marine Fishes as Source of Unique Biocomposites -- 4. Fish Scales as Mineral-based Composites -- 5. Materials Design Principles of Fish Scales and Armor -- 6. Fish Skin: From Clothing to Tissue Engineering -- 7. Fish Fins and Rays as Inspiration for Materials Engineering and Robotics -- Part IV: Marine Biopolymers of Vertebrate Origin -- 8. Marine Collagens -- 9. Marine Gelatins -- 10. Marine Elastin -- 11. Marine Keratins -- 12. Egg-capsule Proteins of Selachians -- 13. Marine Structural Proteins in Biomedicine and Tissue Engineering -- Epilogue -- References.