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Pacific angel shark (
Squatina californica
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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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Pacific seahorse (
Hippocampus ingens
)
Information on the Pacific seahorse is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Paddlefish (
Polyodon spathula
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The paddlefish has a highly distinctive appearance, so named for its peculiar, elongate, paddle-shaped snout, which may act...
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Pallid sturgeon (
Scaphirhynchus albus
)
Information on the pallid sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Pecos pupfish (
Cyprinodon pecosensis
)
Once abundant and relatively widespread, today this Critically Endangered fish persists in small numbers at just a few isolated...
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Persian sturgeon (
Acipenser persicus
)
Information on the Persian sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Phantom shiner (
Notropis orca
)
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Picasso triggerfish (
Rhinecanthus assasi
)
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Pickhandle barracuda (
Sphyraena jello
)
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Pindu (
Stomatepia pindu
)
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Pinstripe damba (
Paretroplus menarambo
)
Information on the pinstripe damba is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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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...
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Porcupine ray (
Urogymnus asperrimus
)
The porcupine ray is a highly distinctive, but little known species, which is named for the unusual thorny projections that are...
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Portuguese arched-mouth nase (
Iberochondrostoma lusitanicus
)
Information on the Portuguese arched-mouth nase is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Potosi pupfish (
Cyprinodon alvarezi
)
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Pufferfish (
Takifugu poecilonotus
)
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Pygmy devilray (
Mobula eregoodootenkee
)
In many ways, the pygmy devilray resembles its larger and more iconic relative, the manta ray. Large pectoral fins, fused to the...
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Pygmy sculpin (
Cottus paulus
)
Information on pygmy sculpin is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Pygmy seahorse (
Hippocampus bargibanti
)
The pygmy seahorse is undoubtedly one of the most well camouflaged species in the oceans, being extremely difficult to spot amongst...
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Pyjama shark (
Poroderma africanum
)
The aptly named pyjama shark has a greyish body with seven dark longitudinal stripes running the length of its elongate body. These...
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3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues.
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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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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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