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They are pigs who live in open and semi-open habitats, even in quite arid regions, in sub-Saharan Africa. The two species were formerly considered conspecific under the scientific name Phacochoerus aethiopicus , but today this is limited to the desert warthog , while the best-known and most widespread species, the common warthog (or simply ...
The larger fish typically spawn earlier in the season. All fish lose condition over this spawning season. The eggs and larvae are pelagic. Eggs hatch after only 48 hours into larvae, which become juveniles at approximately 7 cm (2.8 in) in length. The maximum reported age of the Pigfish is 4 years, but most only live to 3 years of age. [6]
The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa. [1] [2] In the past, it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P. aethiopicus, but today that scientific name is restricted to the desert warthog of northern Kenya, Somalia, and eastern Ethiopia.
Scotoplanes globosa typically live at depths of over 1,000 m (3,280 ft), and have been found in the deepest locations in the ocean, including the Kermadec Trench at a depth of 6,659 m (21,850 ft) and in the Philippine Trench at a depth of 9,997 m (32,800 ft) by the Galathea expedition in the 1950s. [8]
The top size of this fish is 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and 50 kg (110 lb). [91] [92] Among the largest of the characin family is the popular sport-fish, the golden dorado (Salminus brasiliensis), which can reach up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and weigh 31.4 kg (69 lb). [93] Among the characins are the infamous neotropical piranhas.
Tardigrades (/ ˈ t ɑːr d ɪ ɡ r eɪ d z / ⓘ), [1] known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, [2] are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär ' little water bear ' .
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This type of movement is thought to be an adaptation to life on the soft floor of the deep sea. These creatures, however, can swim when disturbed. Some species of Scotoplanes are benthopelagic and spend plenty of time in the water column. A frontal lobe as well as two anal lobes propel the sea pig through the water.