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These coastal reefs are also visited by pelagic species of red sea fish, including some of the 44 species of shark. Approximately 40% of the Red Sea is quite shallow (under 100 m/330 ft), and about 25% is under 50 m (164 ft) deep. About 15% of the Red Sea is over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) depth that forms the deep axial trough.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
The chambo and kampango have been particularly overfished (the kampango declined by about 90% from 2006 to 2016, [47] O. karongae and O. squamipinnis by about 94%, and O. lidole might already be extinct [48] [49]) and they are now seriously threatened. [50] The IUCN recognises 117 species of Malawi cichlids as threatened; some of these have ...
Of fish ponds being leased from the government, the majority are leased by individuals with addresses in different locations to those of their fish ponds. Almost all freshwater fishponds are privately owned. [16] Fish pond land can be leased from the government for a minimum of 25 years and a maximum of 50 years under the Fisheries Code of 1998.
On top of a quicker rate of diffusion in the respiratory system of southern bluefin tuna, there is a significant difference in the efficiency of the oxygen uptake. While other teleost fish typically utilize 27–50% of the oxygen in the water, the tuna's utilization rates have been observed as high as 50-60%.
The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) runs the length of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, traversing 14 states from Maine to Georgia, and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy has been managing and maintaining the ...
The top size of this fish is 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and 50 kg (110 lb). [93] [94] Among the largest of the characin family is the popular sport-fish, the golden dorado (Salminus brasiliensis), which can reach up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and weigh 31.4 kg (69 lb). [95] Among the characins are the infamous neotropical piranhas.
0.7-1 million marine species [20] 10–30 million insects; [21] (of some 0.9 million we know today) [22] 5–10 million bacteria; [23] 1.5-3 million fungi, estimates based on data from the tropics, long-term non-tropical sites and molecular studies that have revealed cryptic speciation. [24] Some 0.075 million species of fungi had been ...