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Large category that can include any member of the classes Cephalochordata (lancelets), Agnatha (hagfish and lampreys), Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays), Holocephali (ghost sharks), Osteichthyes (bony fish), Gastropoda (gastropods), Pelecypoda (bivalves), Cephalopoda (cephalopods), and Crustacea (crustaceans).

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arctic char

Animals; Fish

The arctic char is related to both the salmon and the trout (the Mackinaw trout or lake trout is actually a char). There are both freshwater and saltwater char; both live in the icy waters of North ...

barracuda

Animals; Fish

Usually a game fish, the barracuda can occasionally be found in American markets under the name the Pacific barracuda or California barracuda. It usually ranges from 5 to 10 pounds and has ...

Sharks

Animals; Fish

Indonesia has the most shark species, about 150 species of world sharks species, and one of the species, the Pristis microdon also known as "Gergaji Shark" is critically endangered.

Morea

Animals; Fish

Morea are giant eels found only in the small lake of Way Selaka at Waai village, Ambon Island, called "morea" in local tongue, are up to 1-1.5 m in length and 20 kg in weight. Despite the gigantic ...

sea sponge

Animals; Fish

Sea Sponges look like plants but are animals found at the bottom of the sea. They are the simplest form of multi-cellular animals that attach to the sea floor or reefs. Their bodies are full of pores ...

rockfish

Animals; Fish

Any of the North Pacific and Atlantic marine fishes of the genus Sebastes having bony plates on their heads and bodies and heavy spines on their fins.

zebra shark

Animals; Fish

A species of carpet shark having five longitudinal ridges on a cylindrical body, a low caudal fin comprising nearly half the total length, and a pattern of dark spots on a pale background.

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