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Chaunax sea toads have a rotund, slightly laterally flattened body which tapers to a small rounded caudal fin.The head is large and globelike with a large oblique mouth and eyes set high on the head.
Hypnos monopterygius, also known as the coffin ray or Australian numbfish, is a species of electric ray endemic to Australia, where it is common in inshore waters shallower than 80 m (260 ft). It is the sole member of its genus Hypnos , and family Hypnidae .
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George Pollard Jr. was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, the son of Tamar Pollard (née Bunker) and George Pollard, a ship's captain, [2] at a time when the principal industry there was hunting sperm whales to harvest the oil contained in their blubber and spermaceti. [3]
Enypniastes [a] is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumber.It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Enypniastes eximia.Due to its unique appearance, the species has been dubbed the headless chicken fish, headless chicken monster, and the Spanish dancer.
Phorid flies can often be identified by their escape habit of running rapidly across a surface rather than taking flight. This behaviour is a source of one of their alternate names, scuttle fly. Another vernacular name, coffin fly, refers to Conicera tibialis. [1] About 4,000 species are known in 230 genera.
The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology. A few living forms, such as the coelacanth are also referred to as prehistoric fish, or even living fossils, due to their current rarity and similarity to extinct forms. Fish which have become recently extinct are not usually referred to as prehistoric fish.
The two fish stay close to one another and mate with each other for several breeding cycles, though extra-pair fertilizations have been observed in the species. [4] [5] If one partner dies or is otherwise removed, the widowed fish is likely to form another bond. Both males and females prefer to mate with fish that are of similar size to ...