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Satan eurystomus
(Widemouth blindcat)
A bizarre looking fish, the appearance of the widemouth blindcat reflects the unique habitat it occupies. Living in dark...
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Scarus guacamaia
(Rainbow parrotfish)
The rainbow parrotfish is the largest herbivorous fish in the Atlantic, with males growing to lengths of 1.2 metres. As the name...
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Semicossyphus reticulatus
(Asian sheepshead wrasse)
One of the largest wrasses, the Asian sheepshead wrasse is an extraordinary pinkish-grey fish with large, swelling-like protrusions...
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Sphyrna lewini
(Scalloped hammerhead)
This large hammerhead shark can be distinguished from other hammerhead species by the ‘scalloped' front edge of its hammer-shaped...
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Sphyrna mokarran
(Great hammerhead)
This massive and well-known shark has the most distinctive hammer of its genus. It is particularly wide and virtually straight...
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Sphyrna tudes
(Smalleye hammerhead)
The most prominent feature of the smalleye hammerhead, like other hammerhead species, is its peculiar mallet-shaped head structure...
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Sphyrna zygaena
(Smooth hammerhead)
A member of a large and easily recognisable group of sharks, the smooth hammerhead can be distinguished from the other hammerhead...
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Squalus acanthias
(Spiny dogfish)
The common name ‘dogfish' was given by fisherman to small sharks due to their habit of hunting shoals of fish in ‘packs'. The spiny...
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Squalus mitsukurii
(Shortspine spurdog)
The shortspine spurdog, belonging to the Squalidae, or dogfish family, is characterised by having two dorsal fins, each preceded...
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Squatina californica
(Pacific angel shark)
Superficially, the Pacific angel shark resembles a large ray more than a shark, due to its remarkably flat body and huge, wing-like...
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Squatina squatina
(Angel shark)
With its exceptionally flat body and large pectoral fins, the angel shark resembles a large ray more than a shark. Its skin...
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Stegostoma fasciatum
(Leopard shark)
The leopard shark is an immediately recognisable, stunningly attractive species, which derives its common name from its distinctive...
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Stereolepis gigas
(Black sea bass)
As implied by its alternative name of giant sea bass, the most dramatic feature of this fish is its conspicuous size, with the...
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Syngnathus watermeyeri
(Estuarine pipefish)
This slender, cylindrical fish was believed to be extinct in the early 1990s until a miraculous rediscovery in 1995, but the...
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Swarms of common jellyfish are a regular sight around the shore, in warm summer seas.
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