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Labidochromis heterodon
(Cichlid)
Information on
Labidochromis heterodon
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Lachnolaimus maximus
(Hogfish)
The hogfish gets its unusual name from its long, pig-like snout and protrusible mouth which it uses to root around the sea bottom...
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Lamna ditropis
(Salmon shark)
This formidable hunter, which is sometimes mistaken for the white shark (
Carcharodon carcharias
), can be distinguished by...
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Lamna nasus
(Porbeagle)
The porbeagle is a stout, heavy shark with a pointed, conical snout and a crescent-shaped caudal, or tail, fin. Its name is...
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Lampetra fluviatilis
(River lamprey)
Lampreys are some of the most primitive vertebrates alive today. They are known as cyclostomes, which means 'round mouths' and...
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Lampetra planeri
(Brook lamprey)
Lampreys are some of the most primitive vertebrates alive today, they are known as cyclostomes, which means 'round mouths' and...
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Latimeria chalumnae
(Coelacanth)
The coelacanth is a ‘living fossil’ previously believed to have gone extinct at the time of the dinosaurs until the first...
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Lethrinus nebulosus
(Spangled emperor)
Information on the spangled emperor is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Leucoraja erinacea
(Little skate)
Information on the little skate is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Leucoraja ocellata
(Winter skate)
Information on the winter skate is currently being written and researched and will appear here shortly...
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Lithognathus lithognathus
(White steenbras)
Often shimmering with a mother-of-pearl sheen, the white steenbras is a silvery-grey fish, with a whiter underside. Seven dark...
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Lophius piscatorius
(Anglerfish)
The various names for this fish - anglerfish, monkfish, goosefish - point to the fact that it has a very unconventional appearance...
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Lutjanus analis
(Mutton snapper)
Information on the mutton snapper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Lutjanus cyanopterus
(Cubera snapper)
Information on the cubera snapper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Lutjanus quinquelineatus
(Five-lined snapper)
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