Fish > Tetraodontiformes
The Longhorn Cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) is a distinctly shaped member of the boxfish family (Ostraciidae) widely distributed across the warm coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific. Instantly recognizable by its boxy, armored body and two prominent forward-projecting...
Fish > Gadiformes
The Three-bearded Rockling (Gaidropsarus vulgaris) is a specialized benthic marine fish belonging to the family Lotidae within the order Gadiformes. Inhabiting turbulent, tide-swept rocky shores and sublittoral kelp zones throughout the Northeast Atlantic, this...
Fish > Syngnathiformes
The Grooved Razorfish (Centriscus scutatus) is an astonishingly eccentric marine fish belonging to the family Centriscidae. Celebrated for its knife-thin, razor-sharp body encased in rigid, translucent bony plates, this fascinating syngnathiform moves through tropical...
Fish > Atheriniformes
The Forktail Blue-eye (Pseudomugil furcatus) is an exceptionally beautiful, active freshwater jewel native to the sun-dappled rainforest streams of eastern Papua New Guinea. Famed for its piercing, neon-cobalt eyes and striking canary-yellow wing-like pectoral fins...
Fish > Syngnathiformes
The Bluestripe Pipefish (Doryrhamphus excisus) is a captivating, brilliantly decorated syngnathid fish native to coral reefs across the tropical Indo-Pacific and eastern Pacific. Close relatives of seahorses, these miniature, armor-plated swimmers are celebrated for...
Fish > Syngnathiformes
The Alligator Pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus), also known as the double-ended pipefish, is a remarkable armored syngnathid native to the shallow coastal waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific. A close evolutionary cousin of seahorses, this elongated marine fish is...
Fish > Stomiiformes
Guerne’s Loosejaw (Photostomias guernei) is an extraordinary deep-sea dragonfish that haunts the mesopelagic and bathypelagic layers of the world’s oceans. Like other members of the loosejaw family, this predatory teleost lacks a floor in its lower jaw,...
Fish > Anguilliformes
The Kidako Moray (Gymnothorax kidako) is a formidable predatory eel native to the rocky and coralline waters of the Pacific Ocean. Widely observed around the volcanic coastlines of southern Japan and the Hawaiian Archipelago, this benthic hunter is celebrated for its...
Fish > Carcharhiniformes
The Scalloped Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna corona), also known as the mallethead shark, is one of the smallest, rarest, and most poorly understood members of the hammerhead shark family (Sphyrnidae). Inhabiting shallow coastal waters and mangrove-lined estuaries along...
Fish > Acipenseriformes
The Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus), often called the hackleback, is an ancient cartilaginous-boned fish inhabiting the major river arteries of central North America. Representing a prehistoric lineage that has navigated river currents since the...
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