Common name : Great amberjack, Silver king Scientific name : Seriola lalandi Family : Carangidae Native to : Pacific and Indian Oceans Conservation status : Not Evaluated The yellow tail amberjack is foundaround offshore islands, rocky reefs and kelp beds. It grows up to 250 cm long and weighs 52 kg.It has a blue back, […]
The Garrulax leucolophus (scientific name) or white-crested laughing thrush is a sociable bird native to the teak and bamboo forests from the foothills of the Himalayas to the Indo-China area. 6-8 inches in length, this bird has iridescent rust and white plumage, with the upper body, wings, back and tail all rust in colour. Only
Common name : Yellow sailfin tang, Yellow surgeonfish Scientific name : Zebrasoma flavescens Family : Acanthuridae Native to : Pacific and Indian Oceans Interesting fact : It has sharp spines near the tailwhich is used in defence and as an anchorin the rocks. Conservation status : Least Concern The yellow tang is found in shallow
Common name : Golden pristella tetra, Water goldfinch Scientific name : Pristella maxillaris Family : Characidae Native to : South America Interesting fact : It has an acute sense of hearing. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The X-ray tetra has faint gold scales on a translucent layer of skin,allowing its backbone to be clearly
Common name : Swordfish, Broadbill Scientific name : Xiphias gladius Family : Xiphiidae Native to : Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans Interesting fact : They are ectothermic animalswith special organs next to their eyes to heat theireyes and brain, improving their vision. Conservation status : Least Concern Xiphias are migratory fish with elongated, round bodies,
Common name : Wonderpus octopus Scientific name : Wunderpus photogenicus Family : Octopodidae Native to : Western Indo-Pacific Oceans Interesting fact : The wunderpus can imitate other sea creatures in a flash to confuse predators and prey. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The wunderpus is an octopus with a unique pattern of white bars and
The Garrulax milnei (scientific name) or red-tailed laughing thrush is a medium-sized bird with 4 different species. All these species are found in South-East Asia, from China to Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The red-tailed laughing thrush is on an average 10-11 inches in length. It has a bright red colour on the wings and
Common name : Atlantic wreckfish Scientific name : Polyprion americanus Family : Polyprionidae Native to : Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans Conservation status : Data Deficient Wreckfish inhabit rocky reefs, caves andshipwrecks. Their compressed bodies have small rough scales, scaly heads, spines on thedorsal fins and horizontal ridges on the opercleswith short spines in
Common name : Grey shrimp, Lake shrimp Scientific name : Litopenaeus setiferus Family : Penaeidae Native to : Atlantic Coast of North America and the Gulf of Mexico Conservation status : Not Evaluated The white shrimp is bluish white with a tinge of pinkon the sides. They are 197 mm long with antennaethat are three
Scientific name : Lagenorhynchus albirostris Family : Delphinidae Native to : North Atlantic Ocean Conservation status : Least Concern The white-beaked dolphin loves cold and sub-polar waters. It grows 230-310 cm long and weighs 180-350 kg. They have short, creamy white beaks, dark grey bodies with white patches and curved, sickle-shaped dorsal fins. They dive
Common name : Common seadragon Scientific name : Phyllopteryx taeniolatus Family : Syngnathidae Native to : Eastern Indian Ocean and South-Western Pacific Ocean Interesting fact : The male has a brood pouch and cares for the developing eggs. Conservation status : Near Threatened Living in rocky reefs, seaweed beds and seagrass meadows are these seadragons
The Mino Dumontii (scientific name) or yellow-faced myna is typically found in moist tropical rainforest areas, specifically New Guinea and the surrounding islands. With a height of 9.0-10.1 inches, the yellow-faced myna is one of the largest in the starling species. Its plumage is dark black or brown with a metallic shine all over its
Common name : Morse Scientific name : Odobenus rosmarus Family : Odobenidae Native to : Arctic Ocean and sub-arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere Interesting fact : They can dive up to 80 metresand remain submerged for half an hour. Conservation status : Data Deficient Walruses are large flippered marine mammals growing up to 2.2-3.6
Common name : Sloan’s viper fish, Sloan’s fang fish Scientific name : Chauliodus sloani Family : Stomiidae Native to : Tropical and temperate waters worldwide Interesting fact : The first vertebra rightbehind the head acts as a shock absorber when it charges at its victim at a high speed. Conservation status : Not Evaluated The
Common name : Common purple snail Scientific name : Janthina janthina Family : Janthinidae Native to : Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans Interesting fact : It is a protandric hermaphrodite,born male and developing into female later. Conservation status : Not Evaluated This purple, floating snail has a long cylindrical snout, a paperthin shell, and lacks