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  2. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes - Wikipedia

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    Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously updated by the curator emeritus of the CAS fish collection, William N. Eschmeyer.

  3. FishBase - Wikipedia

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    This database, initially confined to tropical fish, became the prototype for FishBase. FishBase was subsequently extended to cover all finfish, and was launched on the Web in August 1996. It is now the largest and most accessed online database for fish in the world. [9] In 1995 the first CD-ROM was released as "FishBase 100". Subsequent CDs ...

  4. Great barracuda - Wikipedia

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    Studies conducted on Sphyraena Barracuda in Florida have found females reach sexual maturity as early as 1-2 years of age and 3-4 years in males. [14] Concluding that females reach maturity about 1 year earlier than males. [16] The diets of these top predators of reefs are composed almost totally of fish, cephalopods, and

  5. A rarely seen deep sea fish is found in California, and ... - AOL

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    A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot ...

  6. Fanfin - Wikipedia

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    The fanfin family, Caulophrynidae, takes its name from the genus Caulophryne.This name is a combination of caulis, which mean" stem", an allusion to the stem-like base of the illicium, with phryne, meaning "toad", a suffix commonly used in the names of anglerfish genera.

  7. Pedigree chart - Wikipedia

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    The word pedigree is a corruption of the Anglo-Norman French pé de grue or "crane's foot", either because the typical lines and split lines (each split leading to different offspring of the one parent line) resemble the thin leg and foot of a crane [4] or because such a mark was used to denote succession in pedigree charts.

  8. Goosefish - Wikipedia

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    The goosefish family, Lophiidae, was first proposed as a genus in 1810 by the French polymath and naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. [2] The Lophiidae is the only family in the monotypic suborder Lophioidei, this is one of 5 suborders of the Lophiiformes. [3]

  9. Incredibly Rare Fish Found Only in Australia Is a Sight ... - AOL

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    I learned through my search that not a whole lot is known about these fish. They grow up to almost 6 inches long and eat small crustaceans, worms, and mollusks as they stroll along the floor. Like ...