Sunflower sea star
Order: Forcipulatida Family: Asteriidae Pycnopodia helianthoides Starfish (Asteroidea), like sea urchins, sea cucumbers, ophiuroids and crinoids belong to the phylum …
Animals
Sea cucumbers
phylum: Echinodermata class: Holothuroidea Sea cucumbers At first glance, the sea cucumbers are not reminiscent of other representatives of the …
Ocellate river stingray
Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Potamotrygonidae Potamotrygon motoro This is one of seven species of the genus Potamotrygon inhabiting the southern part …
Banded houndshark
order: Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks) family: Triakidae (houndsharks) Triakis scyllium This representative of cartilaginous fish inhabits the northwestern Pacific Ocean from …
Dwarf crocodile
Osteolaemus tetraspis Order: Crocodilia | Family: Crocodylidae The dwarf crocodile, the smallest species of crocodile, can be found in the …
Wobbegong shark
Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Orectolobidae Orectolobus wardi The Northern Wobbegong is a representative of cartilaginous fish inhabiting the waters of the …