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The black pomfret is the only known member of its genus, Parastromateus. [2] The black pomfret was first scientifically described by German-Jewish medical doctor and naturalist, Marcus Elieser Bloch in his encyclopaedia of fish, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische. [3]
Telescopium telescopium, commonly known as the telescope snail, is a species of snail in the horn snail family Potamididae found in mangrove habitats in the Indo-Pacific. [1]
The Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute (BDRI) is a research and educational centre dedicated to the understanding and conservation of cetaceans and the marine environment in which they live.
A 5th century Roman mosaic of Thalassa, in the Hatay Archaeological Museum [1]. Thalassa (/ θ ə ˈ l æ s ə /; Ancient Greek: Θάλασσα, romanized: Thálassa, lit. 'sea'; [2] Attic Greek: Θάλαττα, Thálatta [3]) was the general word for 'sea' and for its divine female personification in Greek mythology.
The zonetail butterfly ray (Gymnura zonura) is a species of fish in the family Gymnuridae.It is found in Indo-Pacific waters near India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Neolithodes agassizii is a species of king crab native to the Western Atlantic. They live at depths of 200–1,900 metres (660–6,230 ft), [3] and have been found as far south as Rio de Janeiro, [4] as far north as latitude 36°, [5] and near the Equator. [6]
Epinephelus longispinis, also called the longspine grouper or the streaky spot grouper is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the Epinephelus genus.. According to the World Register of Marine Species E. longispinis' diet consists primarily of crustaceans, "especially crabs and stomatopods."
Pagellus acarne has the specific name acarne which Risso did not explain, however, Achille Valenciennes, writing in 1830, said that the name had been taken from Pliny the Elder and that Guillaume Rondelet had applied the name to this species "quite arbitrarily" in 1554.