Fish > Zanclids & Perciformes
The Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus) is an iconic, visually spectacular tropical marine teleost fish and the sole living species in the family Zanclidae within the order Perciformes. Widely distributed across the warm coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific and...
Fish > Anarhichadids & Perciformes
The Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) is a colossal, enigmatic, cold-water marine teleost fish and the sole living species in the genus Anarrhichthys within the wolffish family Anarhichadidae (order Perciformes). Inhabiting the wave-swept subtidal rocky reefs, deep...
Fish > Osteoglossids & Osteoglossiformes
The Silver Arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum), celebrated in Brazil as the arawana and known colloquially throughout the Amazon Basin as the ‘water monkey,’ is an ancient, surface-dwelling predatory osteoglossiform fish belonging to the bony-tongued fish...
Birds > Paradisaeids & Passeriformes
The King Bird-of-Paradise (Cicinnurus regius), universally renowned among ornithologists as the ‘living gem’ of New Guinea, is an exquisite, intensely ornamental passerine bird belonging to the legendary bird-of-paradise family Paradisaeidae within the...
Birds > Strigids & Strigiformes
The Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), celebrated in North American folklore as the ‘tiger of the air’ and the quintessential hooting night owl, is a massive, ferocious nocturnal raptor belonging to the true owl family Strigidae within the order...
