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Gulper Eel Facts Perhaps most notably of all, the Gulper Eel currently remains one of the most unusual appearing creatures in any ocean. Quite understandably, photographs of the creature also remain extremely rare, hence the poor quality of this photo. Given the highly extreme nature of its habitat, most of what humans know of this […]Read More
Thresher Shark Facts The amazing Thresher Shark has a distinctly unique physical appearance that makes it easily recognizable. This holds true because the caudal fin grows to lengths proportionately far greater than other species of shark. In fact, it often attains virtually the same length as the body itself. Marine biologists suspect the possibility of […]Read More
Spotted Handfish Facts Firstly, the most noteworthy fact about the Spotted Handfish remains its moderate air of mystery. It’s a very rare ocean species, and not well studied. Yet, what we do know about it fascinates marine biologists. Secondly, its name derives from the presence of rather highly adapted pectoral fins. These resemble human hands […]Read More
Bowmouth Guitarfish Facts The distinctive term of Bowmouth Guitarfish perfectly serves as one of the common names for a remarkable variety of ray. Its other accepted commonly accepted names include such terms as that of the mud skate and the shark ray. Its official scientific name, meanwhile, remains that of the hard to pronounce Rhina […]
Spiny Dogfish Facts Related Articles Spiny Dogfish Physical Description It bears noting that, while remarkably impressive in many ways, sheer size isn’t the strong suit of the amazing Spiny Dogfish. To the great surprise of many people, this marvel of Nature actually remains a very small example of its Order, the Squaliformes. The species does, […]
Green Sawfish Facts Perhaps most notably, the unique term of Green Sawfish serves as one of the common names for a highly impressive variety of marine fish. Further, this particular species also goes by numerous other common names, in various parts of its range. These include those of the Longcomb fish, and the narrowsnout sawfish. […]
Velvet Belly lanternshark Facts Perhaps most notably, the distinctive term Velvet Belly lanternshark serves as the common name of a particular species of dogshark. Placed in the Etmopteridae Family, the fascinating species also bears the scientific name of the Etmopterus spinax. Some people simply refer to this remarkable variety of shark as the Velvet Belly. […]
Basking Shark Facts Perhaps most notably, the astounding Basking Shark ranks as the second largest of all known fish in the world. In point of fact, only the truly breathtaking Whale Shark exceeds this incredible shark in terms of sheer size. Also known as the Cetorhinus maximus, this animal, unlike the Whale Shark, faces a […]
Japanese Angelshark Facts Related Articles Japanese Angelshark Physical Description First of all, the remarkable and fascinating Japanese Angelshark represents a moderate to small variety of shark. Also, like the majority of related species, this awesome creature displays no noticeable degree of sexual dimorphism. Additionally, mature individuals attain radically different maximum lengths. That’s because studied adults […]
Giant Trevally Facts Perhaps most notably, one fact truly stands out from the others about the amazing Giant Trevally. That’s the relatively surprising fact that the impressive creature actually constitutes an apex predator in most of the regions it inhabits. The highly distinctive species holds this impressive status due to a combination of several fascinating […]
Giant Oarfish Facts Related Articles Giant Oarfish Physical Description Firstly, it must be pointed out that the Giant Oarfish earns its common name. That’s due to the fact that the longest recorded specimen measured 36 ft (11 m) in length. But, reports of much larger individuals exist. Yet, a length of about 9.8 ft (3 […]
Great Hammerhead Shark Facts Firstly, the magnificent Great Hammerhead Shark truly lives up to the common name. That holds true because the amazing animal ranks as the largest of all the known hammerhead species. Despite its great size, as well as the reputation of most sharks, the powerful creature remains relatively harmless. Its rare attacks […]
Atlantic Trumpetfish Facts Most notably, the Atlantic Trumpetfish seems to be one of those rare creatures that proves Nature has a sense of humor. That’s because it seems to be capable of (according to many humorous-minded Ichthyologists) tooting its own horn. In addition, this interesting ocean creature was first described by scientists in the year […]
