Species that live in a habitat similar to the Coelacanth Results 1 - 20
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Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)
The wreckfish, named for the tendency of juveniles to associate with floating ocean wreckage, is a large bluish-grey fish, with a ...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
The porbeagle is a stout, heavy shark with a pointed, conical snout and a crescent-shaped caudal, or tail, fin. Its name is thoug...  More  10 Images  2 Videos
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Gulf torpedo (Torpedo sinuspersici)
The Gulf torpedo is an electric ray with a flattened disc-shaped body well suited to its ocean bottom habitat. It is beautifully ...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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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 ...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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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...  More  17 Images  4 Videos
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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 ...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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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...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Sunfish (Mola mola)
Information on the sunfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  11 Images  0 Videos
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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...  More  23 Images  4 Videos
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Salvin’s albatross (Thalassarche salvini)
This medium-sized, black-and-white albatross has only recently been considered a distinct species and separate from the shy albatr...  More  22 Images  0 Videos
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Leopard torpedo (Torpedo panthera)
Torpedo rays have fascinated scientists for many years due to their remarkable ability to produce an electrical discharge from lar...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
One of the largest of the tunas, the northern bluefin tuna has been called a ‘pinnacle of fish evolution’, referring to its remark...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
This large, slender shearwater, with dark grey-brown plumage, flies effortlessly over the ocean with its long, narrow wings. The w...  More  12 Images  2 Videos
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Beaked sea snake (Enhydrina schistosa)
The beaked sea snake gains its common name from the distinctive downturned, beak-like projection on the snout, at the front of the...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Buller’s shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
Buller’s shearwater has been described as flying with a grace and economy like no other, characterised by longer gliding motions a...  More  7 Images  2 Videos
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Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)
With a conspicuous indent at the front of the head, and a specialised fin beneath the head divided into two, short rounded lobes, ...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris)
The red-legged kittiwake is a smallish gull, easily identified by its scarlet coloured legs. Adults are largely white in colour bu...  More  12 Images  0 Videos
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Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
The sei whale is smaller in size than the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), and can be distinguished from this similar species be...  More  6 Images  2 Videos
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Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Meaning “white stomach”, the Latin name of the brown booby is a reference to its striking white lower breast and belly, which are ...  More  44 Images  2 Videos
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Crested murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)
A small, plump bird, the crested murrelet has black and bluish-grey upperparts, fading to greyish flanks and a white throat and un...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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