Search results for "skin flaps"
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Raggy Scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)
As its standard name suggests, this tropical marine species is covered with skin flaps and tentacles.
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Sargassum Anglerfish, Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)
Unlike most other shallow-water anglerfishes the skin of the Sargassum Anglerfish is smooth rather than prickly. The species occurs in all tropical marine waters except the Eastern Pacific.
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Whiskered Pipefish, Halicampus macrorhynchus, Solomon Islands, 1998
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Giant Australian Cuttlefish
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Giant Australian Cuttlefish
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Pouch Lamprey, Geotria australis Gray, 1851
The Pouch Lamprey is a jawless fish that has skin flaps around the mouth.
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Clever Chameleon - Jenny Ough
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Why are they called triggerfishes?
Triggerfishes (Balistidae) and leatherjackets (Monacanthidae) have a first dorsal fin spine that can be locked into an erect position.
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This week in Fish: Red Rag to a Fish
Another huge week, but not for the website. We were too busy moving sharks and rays to a new area ... but more on that in an upcoming blog.
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Goram Dragonet, Diplogrammus goramensis
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Girdled Pipefish at Fly Point
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Girdled Pipefish, Festucalex cinctus
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Spotted Wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
The Spotted Wobbegong has a pattern of dark saddles, white o-shaped spots and white blotches. The species is widely distributed in subtropical and temperate Australian waters.
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Whitespotted Anglerfish, Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)
The Whitespotted Anglerfish is variable in colour. It can be yellow, orange, brown or black. The species is endemic to Australia.
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Banded Wobbegong, Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883)
The Banded Wobbegong is a distinctively coloured bottom-dwelling species that occurs on inshore reefs and near offshore islands.