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Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (
Tursiops aduncus
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Information on the Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Wreckfish (
Polyprion americanus
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The wreckfish, named for the tendency of juveniles to associate with floating ocean wreckage, is a large bluish-grey fish, with a ...
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Porbeagle (
Lamna nasus
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The porbeagle is a stout, heavy shark with a pointed, conical snout and a crescent-shaped caudal, or tail, fin. Its name is thoug...
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Atlantic herring (
Clupea harengus
)
Many people will be familiar with the herring as, for many years, it has been a staple of the fishmonger's slab. It is a shoaling ...
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Atlantic humpbacked dolphin (
Sousa teuszii
)
The most distinctive feature of this rather elusive cetacean is its distinctive humped appearance when it breaks the ocean’s surfa...
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Gulf torpedo (
Torpedo sinuspersici
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The Gulf torpedo is an electric ray with a flattened disc-shaped body well suited to its ocean bottom habitat. It is beautifully ...
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Westland petrel (
Procellaria westlandica
)
This large, marine bird is extremely similar in appearance to the white-chinned petrel; both are bulky, almost entirely black, wit...
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Barau’s petrel (
Pterodroma baraui
)
Discovered as recently as 1963, Barau’s petrel remains fairly unknown due to its inaccessible and remote breeding habitat on just ...
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Chatham albatross (
Thalassarche eremita
)
One of the least known of the world’s albatrosses, this oceanic bird breeds only on a tiny rocky islet in the Pacific Ocean. The ...
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Red-billed tropicbird (
Phaethon aethereus
)
The red-billed tropicbird is the largest of the three tropicbird species, a group of graceful seabirds best known for the two extr...
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Bramble shark (
Echinorhinus brucus
)
The most unusual feature of this sluggish shark is the sharp tooth-like denticles scattered over its body and fins. A stout-bodied...
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White-chinned petrel (
Procellaria aequinoctialis
)
This large, bulky bird spends nearly all its time at sea, and has many adaptations for this oceanic life style. Its plumage is al...
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Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (
Thalassarche chlororhynchos
)
A relatively small albatross, the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross is named after the yellow streak ending in a pink tip along the ...
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Red stingray (
Dasyatis akajei
)
Like other stingrays, the red stingray has a flattened body and a long, whip-like tail bearing a strong, saw-edged stinging spine ...
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Kitefin shark (
Dalatias licha
)
A moderately sized shark with a short, blunt snout, the kitefin shark has two small, spineless dorsal fins, an asymmetrical caudal...
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Narwhal (
Monodon monoceros
)
Famous for its unicorn-like single tusk, narwhals have inspired legends in many cultures and are still revered across the world. T...
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Giant devilray (
Mobula mobular
)
This immense, graceful ray has large, pointed pectoral fins which enables it to traverse great stretches of ocean with gentle wing...
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Sunfish (
Mola mola
)
Information on the sunfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Tristan albatross (
Diomedea dabbenena
)
With an enormous wingspan that can exceed three metres, the huge Tristan albatross is well adapted for gliding the ocean airs. Pre...
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Laysan albatross (
Phoebastria immutabilis
)
Named after one of the islands on which it breeds, the Laysan albatross is a large bird with extremely long wings. Males are sligh...
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