221 Amazing Marine Animals Encyclopedia

Common name : Great Northern tile fish, Golden tile fish, Gunnet Scientific name : Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Family : Malacanthidae Native to : Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans Conservation status : Least Concern Tile fish live in self-made burrows in sandy areas near coral reefs. They grow 11–125 cm long and weigh up to 30 kg. […]

Common name : Sea tiger Scientific name : Galeocerdo cuvier Family : Carcharhinidae Native to : Tropical waters in the Southern Hemisphere Interesting fact : The tiger-stripes fadewith age. Conservation status : Near Threatened The tiger shark is known for its vertical tiger-stripes on its body. They grow up to 5 metres long and weigh

Scientific name : Raja clavata Family : Rajidae Native to : Australia, North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Interesting fact : The fish has a hole behind its eye called aspiracle to avoid silt getting into its gills. Conservation status : Near Threatened Thornback skates are bottom dwelling rays inhabiting mud, sand or gravel beds. They

Common name : Cloth of gold cone Scientific name : Conus textile Family : Conidae Native to : Indo-Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The conotoxin produced by them isextremely dangerous to humans. Conservation status : Least Concern The textile cone snail is a venomous sea snail that has a yellowish brown shell with longitudinal lines

Common name : Longfin batfish, Longfin spadefish Scientific name : Platax teira Family : Ephippidae Native to : Indo-West Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The teira batfish is a popular aquarium fish that is very peaceful and social. Conservation status : Not Evaluated Teira batfish have rounded, strongly compressed bodies with short, dark, vertical bars

Common name : Limespot butterflyfish, Yellowteardrop butterflyfish, Teardrop coralfish Scientific name : Chaetodon unimaculatus Family : Chaetodontidae Native to : Indian Ocean Interesting fact : They have fine, bristle-like teeth tofeed on small organisms. Conservation status : Least Concern The teardrop pufferfish is a bright yellow and white fish with a tearing eyespot on the

Common name : Prickly leather-jacket, Tasselled leather-jacket, Leafy filefish Scientific name : Chaetodermis pencilligerus Family : Monacanthidae Native to : Indo-Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The tassle filefish drifts with its head downward in an attempt to befool predators and prey. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The tassle filefish is well camouflaged with its laterally

Common name : Clown tang, Blue-bandedsurgeonfish, Clown surgeonfish, Zebra surgeonfish,Lined surgeonfish Scientific name : Acanthurus lineatus Family : Acanthuridae Native to : Indo-Pacific Ocean Conservation status : Least Concern The striped surgeonfish is a treat to theeyes with its alternating blue and yellow horizontal stripes. They live in groups in shallow reef flats, slopes and

Common name : Dornorn Family : Synanceiidae Native to : Indian and Pacific Oceans Interesting fact : Stonefish can live out of water for 24 hours. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The stonefish looks like a piece of stone with its hard brown surface and red, orange or yellow patches. It grows 30-40 cm long

Common name : Star sturgeon Scientific name : Acipenser stellatus Family : Acipenseridae Native to : Black, Azov,Caspian and Aegean Sea basins Interesting fact : It is anadromous,living in the sea and migrating up rivers to spawn. Conservation status : Critically Endangered Stellate sturgeons have slim, greyish-green or brown bodies with pale bellies. Their snouts

Common name : Rainbow trout, Kamloops Scientific name : Oncorhynchus mykiss Family : Salmonidae Native to : Cold-water tributaries of thePacific Ocean in Asia and North America Interesting fact : They live most of their life inthe sea and return to rivers for spawning. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The steelhead trout is dark-olive with

Common name : Carpet shark, Spotted wobbegong Scientific name : Orectolobus maculatus Family : Orectolobidae Native to : Indo-Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : Wobbegong in Australian aboriginal language means ‘shaggy beard’ referring to the fleshy growth around the fish’s mouth. Conservation status : Near Threatened The spotted wobbegong trout blends in with the sea floor

Common name : Spermacet whale, Cachelot, Pot whale Scientific name : Physeter macrocephalus Family : Physeteridae Native to : Oceans worldwide Interesting fact : Sperm whales are called so due to the massive organ in the forehead containing 900 litres of spermaceti, a wax-like liquid used in echolocation. Conservation status : Vulnerable The sperm whale

Common name : Spanish dancer Scientific name : Hexabranchus sanguineus Family : Hexabranchidae Native to : Indo-Pacific Ocean and the Red Sea Interesting fact : Rhinopores are two horn-like sensory organs on the head that help these fish locate food or a mate. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The Spanish dancer nudibranch is a large,

Common name : Sharpnose mullet, Brown mullet Scientific name : Neomyxus leuciscus Family : Mugilidae Native to : Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : Eating this fish is claimed to cause hallucination. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The shovel-headed mullet lives in sandy shores, tide pools and rocky areas. They grow up to 46 cm long