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16 animals found
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Arapaima
Arapaima gigas
A huge Amazonian freshwater fish that surfaces to breathe air.
Least Concern
Blue Tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
A bright blue reef fish with a yellow tail, often found in Indo-Pacific coral reefs.
Least Concern
Clownfish
Amphiprioninae
A small reef fish that lives among sea anemones in warm tropical waters.
Critically Endangered
Coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae
The coelacanth is a rare lobe-finned fish that lives in deep marine caves and is often called a living fossil.
Least Concern
Giant Trevally
Caranx ignobilis
The giant trevally is a powerful predatory reef fish known for speed, strength, and dramatic surface attacks.
Vulnerable
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
A large predatory shark found in coastal and offshore temperate waters.
Least Concern
Leafy Seadragon
Phycodurus eques
A marine fish that resembles drifting seaweed and inhabits southern Australian waters.
Least Concern
Lionfish
Pterois
A striking venomous reef fish with long fan-like spines.
Least Concern
Mandarinfish
Synchiropus splendidus
Mandarinfish are brilliantly colored reef fish that move slowly over coral rubble while feeding on tiny invertebrates.
Vulnerable
Manta Ray
Mobula birostris
A giant plankton-feeding ray that glides through tropical and subtropical seas.
Least Concern
Mudskipper
Oxudercinae
An amphibious fish that spends much of its time on muddy tidal flats.
Vulnerable
Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola
A giant open-ocean fish with a flattened body and slow drifting movement.
Vulnerable
Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
Paddlefish are ancient freshwater fish with long paddle-shaped snouts used to detect plankton in murky water.
Least Concern
Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
A fast pelagic fish with a spectacular sail-like dorsal fin.
Endangered
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
The largest living fish, a gentle filter feeder that eats plankton and small fish.