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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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2 Videos
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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2 Videos
Lethrinus nebulosus
(Spangled emperor)
Information on the spangled emperor is currently being researched and written 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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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)
Information on the five-lined snapper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...
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Latest news
3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues
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Rare images of the Critically Endangered cao-vit crested gibbon.
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An image of the Extinct longnose stubfoot toad.
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Under the Sea
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Leafy seadragons hatch from the male and will reach maturity within 2 years of life.
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The giant clam is the largest species of bivalve mollusc on fossil record and can weigh up to 300kg.
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The basking shark is the second largest fish in the sea, reaching up to 10 metres in length.
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Dusky dolphins are inquisitive creatures, as seen here investigating a southern right whale.
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