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A porcupine fish in the Andaman Sea tiger shark lamprey opah (Lampris guttatus) harlequin fish pencil fish oyster toadfish
How do fish survive under icy lakes in winter?
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All about ray fins: Seahorses, trunkfish, and more
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Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius). Animals, mammals.
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
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Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
sea turtle (reptile). Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) (C. mydas) off the Hawaii Islands, Pacific Islands. Green sea turtle, chelonian. Homepage blog 2011, science and technology, animal
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A porcupine fish in the Andaman Sea
tiger shark
lamprey
opah (Lampris guttatus)
harlequin fish
pencil fish
oyster toadfish
tropical two-wing flying fish
mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
bluefin tuna
How do fish survive under icy lakes in winter?
Watch footage of the deepest fish ever caught on camera
All about ray fins: Seahorses, trunkfish, and more
See how sea creatures have evolved different adaptations to both catch prey and avoid becoming prey
Examine commensalism among fish species such as shrimp, the neon goby, and moray eels
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Louis Agassiz
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Eugenie Clark
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sea turtle (reptile). Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) (C. mydas) off the Hawaii Islands, Pacific Islands. Green sea turtle, chelonian. Homepage blog 2011, science and technology, animal
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animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
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Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.
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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri).
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