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Terraria (/ t ə ˈ r ɛər i ə / ⓘ tə-RAIR-ee-ə [1]) is a 2011 action-adventure sandbox game developed by Re-Logic. The game was first released for Windows and has since been ported to other PC and console platforms.
The common remora (Remora remora) is a pelagic marine fish [3] belonging to the family Echeneidae.The dorsal fin, which has 22 to 26 soft rays, acts as a suction cup, creating a vacuum [4] to allow the fish to attach to larger marine animals, such as whales, dolphins, sharks, and sea turtles.
In the mid-Atlantic Ocean, spawning usually takes place in June and July; in the Mediterranean Sea, it occurs in August and September. The sucking disc begins to show when the young fish are about 1 cm (0.4 in) long. When the remora reaches about 3 cm (1.2 in), the disc is fully formed and the remora can then attach to other animals.
More than 84,000 marine animals have been ensnared by drum-lines and shark nets since the program began in 1962 [...] Nearly 27,000 marine mammals have been snared. The state’s shark control policy has captured over 5,000 turtles, 1,014 dolphins, nearly 700 dugongs and 120 whales, all of which are federally protected marine species. [46]
The basking shark, a harmless plankton feeder, visits the island in large groups during the winter, but is rarely seen. The common smooth-hound comes close to shore in the late summer to breed, but is too small to be dangerous to humans. [6] The hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) is another fish eater, and is sometimes encountered while fishing.
At sea, a taniwha often appears as a whale or a large shark [5] such as southern right whale or whale shark; [6] compare the Māori name for the great white shark: mangō-taniwha. In inland waters, they may still be of whale-like dimensions, but look more like a gecko or a tuatara, having a row of spines along the back. Other taniwha appear as ...
The Isonade (磯撫で, "beach stroker") is an enormous, shark-like sea monster said to live off the coast of Matsuura and other places in Western Japan. [ 2 ] Description
Shark is a 1978 game for the Commodore PET in which the player controls a shark and must eat swimmers without being caught by a diver. [10] Blue Shark is a 1978 arcade game by Midway in which the player shoots sea creatures, including a shark while a timer counts down. [11]