Crested Owl

Birds > Owls

The Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata) is an enigmatic and unmistakable Neotropical nocturnal raptor celebrated for having the most extravagant, exaggerated white ear tufts of any owl on Earth. Occupying the dense understory and mid-canopy of undisturbed tropical...

Barred Bichir

Fish > Bichirs

The Barred Bichir (Polypterus delhezi), also called the Armored Bichir, is a living fossil belonging to the ancient basal ray-finned fish family Polypteridae. Endemic strictly to the Congo River basin of Central Africa, this prehistoric freshwater predator boasts a...

Reticulated Moray

Fish > Eels

The Reticulated Moray (Muraena retifera) is a striking, boldly patterned moray eel native to the coral reefs and rocky hardbottom ledges of the western Atlantic Ocean. Adorned with a dazzling mesh of dark net-like reticulations and bright golden-yellow rosettes, this...

Broad-headed Snake

Reptiles > Elapid Snakes

The Broad-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) is Australia’s most endangered elapid snake and one of the world’s most ecologically specialized reptiles. Confined strictly to the rugged Hawkesbury sandstone escarpments surrounding the Sydney Basin in...

Clearfin Lionfish

Fish > Scorpaenidae & Lionfishes

The Clearfin Lionfish (Pterois radiata), also known as the radial lionfish or white-lined lionfish, is one of the most elegant and visually distinctive scorpaenid fishes inhabiting the coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. Readily distinguished from other lionfish...