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Pages in category "Fish of the Pacific Ocean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 798 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Gadidae.It is a bottom-dwelling fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean, mainly on the continental shelf and upper slopes, to depths of about 900 m (3,000 ft).
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's oceans, extending from the Arctic in the north to Antarctica in the south. Covering 169.2 million square kilometers, it is larger than all of the Earth's land area combined. [9] The Pacific contains 25,000 islands (over half the islands in the world), most of which are south of the equator.
Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific Oceans. The family contains seven genera and about 86 species. They should not be confused with the freshwater angelfish, tropical cichlids of the Amazon Basin.
Fish of the Pacific Ocean (7 C, 798 P) Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean (1 C, 447 P) Sponges of the Pacific Ocean (9 P) * Fauna of Oceania (12 C, 2 P) A.
The Pacific bluefin tuna is primarily found in the North Pacific, ranging from the East Asian coast to the western coast of North America. [3] [6] It is mainly a pelagic species found in temperate oceans, but it also ranges into the tropics and more coastal regions. [3]
Their diet is made up of other fish and squid. [6] From a study surrounding the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), an analysis of the stomach contents of wahoo indicated that their diet consists of 84.64% native fish, 14.26% cephalopods (e.g. cuttlefish), and 1.1% crustaceans.
The ocean whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps), also known as the ocean tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean .