Lobotes surinamensis This flat, almond-shaped fish has large, round dorsal and anal fins that match the caudal (tail) fin, giving it its ‚tripletail‘ name. It has a triangular head, and as it ages, the forehead grows more dramatically concave. It’s a coastal tropical fish that prefers a solitary
Atlantic: Mediterranean Sea as well as from Madeira Island (Portugal) to the Gulf of Guinea
Holacanthus ciliaris This vibrant oval-shaped reef fish has trailing dorsal and anal fins and a triangular tail. It is blue-green with blue and yellow highlights on its fins, and can be differentiated from the similar blue angelfish by the prominent dark ringed ‚crown‘ spot on its forehead. These
include anjo-rainha (Portuguese), demoiselle royale (French), gele engelvis (Dutch), guinea
New research shows human activity is significantly altering the ways in which marine organisms are preserved, with lasting effects that can both improve and impair the fossil record. “We are not only changing the environment; we’re also changing the nature of the record that archives this informa
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Mitsukurina owstoni Not a great deal is known about this rare shark. Living in the deep ocean, the goblin shark catches prey by quickly projecting its jaw forward. This feature and its large extended snout prompted its fearsome name. Order – Lamniformes Family – Mitsukurinidae Genus – Mi
of Guyana, Surinam, French Guyana, France, Madeira, Senegal, Portugal, Gulf of Guinea
In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the Haitian cave-rail are not in the Americas, but Africa and the South Pacific, uncovering an unexpected link between Caribbean bird life and the Old World. Like many animals unique to the Caribbean,
the flufftails, flying birds that live in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and New Guinea
Katsuwonus pelamis These strong, torpedo-shaped fish are built for speed and agility, with extra finlets and keels, and a forked caudal (tail) fin on a narrow caudal peduncle. Averaging 32 inches long, and 22 pounds, this tuna is a dark blue or purple on top, fading to silver below, and has sever
Major fisheries are based out of Japan, the USA, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the
Carcharhinus isodon This small slender shark gets its name from its rows of small, fine, clear teeth. This social shark forms schools to hunt fish like menhaden and mullet, sometimes energetically chasing them into the beach surf (Castro, 1993). Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Carcharhinid
reports of this shark in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, in particular in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
On first inspection, the Cuban blue-headed quail dove doesn’t look like much: drab brown feathers, a slender beak, a pronounced strut in their walk typical of most other doves. You’d be forgiven for overlooking it in favor of Cuba’s prismatic parrots. But looks aren’t everything. For decades, this u
€” albeit extinct — Caribbean bird whose closest relatives are in Africa, New Guinea
The ancient Maya are not particularly known for their love of freshwater mussels. Mathematics, maize, pyramids and human sacrifice, yes. But bivalves? Not so much. Yet Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologists Ashley Sharpe and Kitty Emery could not sift through a single bag of material fr
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Amphiprion percula These small reef fish spend a great deal of their lives in a symbiotic relationship with a specific anemone, often with a mate and several non-breeding fish. They are protandrous hermaphrodites, which means all fish are males except for the largest of the group, which is female
ranges from Northern Queensland, Australia to Melanesia, including New Britain, New Guinea
