Headlight Click Beetle

Invertebrates > Elateridae & Click Beetles

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Headlight Click BeetleScientific Name: Pyrophorus noctilucusCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: Elateridae & Click BeetlesSize: Body length: 1.2–2.0 in (30–50 mm)Weight: 0.07–0.18 oz (2–5 g)Lifespan: 1–2 years (larval development lasts 1–3...

Bulbous Honey Fungus

Fungi > Agarics & Gilled Mushrooms

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Bulbous Honey FungusScientific Name: Armillaria gallicaCategory: FungiSubcategory: Agarics & Gilled MushroomsSize: Cap diameter 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in); stem length 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in) with a swollen base up to 3 cm wideWeight:...

Splitfin Flashlightfish

Fish > Bony Fishes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Splitfin FlashlightfishScientific Name: Anomalops katoptronCategory: FishSubcategory: Bony FishesRange: Central and western Pacific Ocean, from the Philippines and Indonesia east through Micronesia and Melanesia to the Tuamotu Archipelago and...

Japanese Pineapplefish

Fish > Bony Fishes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Japanese PineapplefishScientific Name: Monocentris japonicaCategory: FishSubcategory: Bony FishesRange: Indo-West Pacific, from southern Japan and Taiwan south through the Philippines, Indonesia, and northern Australia to the western Indian...

Firefly Squid

Invertebrates > Cephalopods

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Firefly SquidScientific Name: Watasenia scintillansCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CephalopodsSize: Mantle length 6 to 8 cm (2.4 to 3.1 in); total length up to 9 cm (3.5 in)Weight: 10 to 20 g (0.35 to 0.70 oz)Lifespan: 1 year (semelparous...