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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 condition index in fish is a way to measure the overall health of a fish by comparing its weight with the typical weight of other fish of the same kind and of the same length. The condition index is its actual weight divided by its expected weight, times 100%. A fish of normal weight has a condition index of 100 percent.
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.
E. dofleini is distinguished from other species by its large size. It is the largest octopus species. [4] [5] [12] Adults usually weigh around 15 kg (33 lb), with an arm span up to 4.3 m (14 ft). [13] Some larger individuals have weighed in at 50 kg (110 lb), with a radial span of 6 m (20 ft). [3]
Weight vs. length for channel catfish, where b = 3.2293 and = cm [15] An average adult channel catfish measures at least 12 inches (30 centimeters) long, and weighs between 2 and 4 pounds. The largest specimen on record weighed 58 pounds and was caught in 1964 by an angler in South Carolina. [16]
The increasingly common giant Nomura's jellyfish, Nemopilema nomurai, found in some, but not all years in the waters of Japan, Korea and China in summer and autumn is another candidate for "largest jellyfish", in terms of diameter and weight, since the largest Nomura's jellyfish in late autumn can reach 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in bell (body) diameter ...
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a crocodilian in the family Gavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians. Mature females are 2.6 to 4.5 m (8 ft 6 in to 14 ft 9 in) long, and males 3 to 6 m (9 ft 10 in to 19 ft 8 in).
The Florida panther is a North American cougar (P. c. couguar) population in South Florida.It lives in pinelands, tropical hardwood hammocks and mixed freshwater swamp forests.