Alopias vulpinus These sharks are easily recognized by the long upper lobe of the caudal fin (top half of the tail), which they use to stun their prey, usually smaller schooling fish. They are fast swimmers that will sometimes leap out of the water. Because they have small mouths and teeth, and a
Tanzania, Somalia, Maldives, Chagos Archipelago, Gulf of Aden , Pakistan, India, Sri
Carcharhinus melanopterus A small-medium sized shark with recognizable black fin tips with white highlights. Blacktip reef sharks are abundant on coral reefs, making them a popular species in reef and dive tourism. They are also frequently displayed in aquaria. Order – Carcharhiniformes Famil
South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar, the Red Sea, Pakistan, India, Sri
Triaenodon obesus The Whitetip Reef Shark is a smaller, greyish brown shark with a distinctive white tip on its dorsal and caudal fins. (Compagno, 2005) It prefers caves and coral reefs, often be found resting by the bottom of the ocean by day and hunting by night (Compagno, 2005). Unlike many sh
Its range includes South Africa, the Red Sea to Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Indonesia
Clarias batrachus This long, dark fish has lung-like organs and a high tolerance to harsh living conditions, and it can leave the water to walk/wiggle to a better location as long as it stays moist. Although it is native to Southeast Asia, it has successfully invaded other areas with the help of
walking catfish is a widely distributed species, known from Pakistan, eastern India, Sri
Sphyrna zygaena This coastal shark prefers shallow waters, and are reported to even venture in freshwater. Sporting a wide and smooth cephalophoil or „hammerhead“ this seasonal migrant is the second largest in the genus Sphyrna. Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Sphyrnidae Genus – Sphyrna
Ocean, the smooth hammerhead occurs off the coasts of South Africa, India, and Sri
Xiphias gladius This migratory billfish can grow to 177 inches long, from the tip of its slender bill to the end of its crescent caudal (tail) fin. It is a dark brown black above, fading to a lighter shade underneath, and its first dorsal and anal fins are significantly more pronounced and curved
In the Indian Ocean, swordfish concentrations occur off the coasts of India, Sri
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Lepidoptera Novae Lepidoptera Novae (ISSN 1941-1014, Editor: John B. Heppner) is a fully refereed scientific journal devoted to butterflies and moths from all regions of the world. Papers suitable for the journal are those including descriptions of new Lepidoptera genera and species, taxonomic revi
HEPPNER & THIELE: Notes on “Mathoris ignepicta” in Sri Lanka and Sumatra, in thc
ADELIDAE Adela caeruleella – Southern Longhorn Moth APODITRYSIA – unplaced to superfamily or family Cycloplasis panicifoliella ARGYRESTHIIDAE Argyresthia subreticulata – Speckled Argyresthia ATTEVIDAE Atteva aurea – Ailanthus Webworm AUTOSTICHIDAE Autosticha kyo
Stenoptilodes brevipennis – Sweet Broom Plume Moth Stenoptilodes taprobanes – Sri
