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Species related to the Bluntnose six-gill shark (Hexanchus griseus)

Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
The short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is the commonest dolphin species, but exact numbers are unknown. It is easily identified... More 39 Images 2 Videos
Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
This large, fast-swimming tuna is an important target for numerous commercial fisheries around the world. The streamlined body of the bigeye... More 2 Images 0 videos
True’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus)
Information on the True’s beaked whale is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica)
Information on the Japanese devilray (Mobula japanica) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 10 Images 0 videos
Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)
Information on the Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 1 Video
Acropora (Acropora granulosa )
Acropora granulosa belongs to the ‘staghorn’ group of corals, which have characteristic branching growth forms and are among the fastest... More 4 Images 0 videos
Southern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon planifrons)
A rather odd-looking, robust whale, the southern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon planifrons) is so-named for its short, tube-like... More 2 Images 0 videos
Southern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
This elegant seabird, roaming the southern seas, has a somewhat gull-like appearance with pale grey upperparts, with white flashes and dark... More 14 Images 1 Video
Lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
With their distinctive angular, pointed wings and long, scissor-shaped tails, the frigatebirds are perhaps the most recognisable of all... More 14 Images 1 Video
Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Information on the silvertip shark is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 20 Images 1 Video
African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)
Information on African pompano (Alectis ciliaris) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 1 Video
Great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa)
The great star coral grows in fairly small colonies, often forming domes, boulders or cone-shaped structures, or sometimes growing in flat... More 9 Images 0 videos
Common white tern (Gygis alba)
Perhaps the most elegant and delicate seabird, the common white tern, also known as the fairy or white tern, has immaculate all-white... More 24 Images 5 Videos
Knob coral (Favia stelligera)
Information on the knob coral (Favia stelligera) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 13 Images 0 videos
Porcupine pufferfish (Diodon hystrix)
Information on the porcupine pufferfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 14 Images 0 videos
Net coral (Alveopora spongiosa)
Information on Alveopora spongiosa is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookei)
Information on the prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookei) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
One-line rainbowfish (Stethojulis interrupta)
Information on the one-line rainbowfish is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Montastraea coral (Montastraea franksi)
Information on Montastraea franksi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Blue-streak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
Information on the blue-streak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 11 Images 2 Videos
Staghorn coral (Acropora austera)
A reef-building coral with tree-like branches, Acropora austera is amongst the fastest growing corals on reefs in the Indian and Pacific... More 5 Images 0 videos
Wrinkle coral (Coscinaraea columna)
Information on Coscinaraea columna is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis)
The largest skate in the Northwest Atlantic, the barndoor skate has a pointed snout and a flattened body, which is fused to the expanded... More 6 Images 0 videos
Hairy angler (Caulophryne polynema)
Information on the hairy angler is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 1 Video
Large ivory coral (Oculina varicosa)
Information on the large ivory coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Staghorn coral (Acropora monticulosa)
The colonies of Acropora monticulosa form thick, tapering, finger-like branches, which are usually blue, cream or brown, with paler tips... More 10 Images 0 videos
Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
Information on the great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 17 Images 3 Videos
Little skate (Leucoraja erinacea)
Information on the little skate is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Dusky smoothhound (Mustelus canis)
The dusky smoothhound (Mustelus canis) is a medium-sized, relatively slender shark with an elongate body, large eyes and a fairly long... More 6 Images 0 videos
Yellowfin grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa)
Information on the yellowfin grouper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos

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