0_Wizard
I love Manta rays! They have a large sub species called M. birostris",
The larger species, "M. birostris", reaches in width while the smaller, "M. alfredi", reaches .
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Manta ray
Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus "Manta". The larger species, "M. birostris", reaches in width while the smaller, "M. alfredi", reaches . Both have triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins and large, forward-facing mouths. They are classified among the Myliobatiformes (stingrays and relatives) and are placed in the family Myliobatidae (eagle rays). Mantas are found in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical waters. Both species are pelagic; "M. birostris" migrates across open oceans, singly or in groups, while "M. alfredi" tends to be resident and coastal. They are filter feeders and eat large quantities of zooplankton, which they swallow with their open mouths as they swim.
Reef manta ray
The reef manta ray ("Manta alfredi") is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, one of the largest rays in the world. Among generally recognized species, it is the second-largest species of ray, only surpassed by the giant oceanic manta ray (a currently unrecognized species from the Caribbean region also appears to be larger than the reef manta ray). The species was described in 1868 by Gerard Krefft, the director of the Australian Museum. He named it "M. alfredi" in honor of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the first member of the British royal family to visit Australia. Reef manta rays are typically in disc width, with a maximum size of about .
Manta ray night dive
A manta ray night dive is a scuba diving excursion to view manta rays. Depending on the amount of microscopic plankton present, the number of manta rays will vary. Some days no manta rays are seen while on days with high plankton levels upwards of a dozen may be present. While diving, scuba divers shine lights up while snorkelers shine them down creating a column of light which attracts millions of minuscule plankton, which in turn attracts the manta rays. A popular site is just off the coast of Hawaii Island called Garden Eel Cove, as well as the Kona Surf Hotel. Located just off the coast of Keahole Point (near the Kona International Airport), it attracts scuba divers for the abundance of manta rays.
List of threatened rays
Threatened rays are those vulnerable to endangerment (extinction) in the near future. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s oldest global environmental organization. It evaluates threatened species, and treats threatened species not as a single category, but as a group of three categories, depending on the degree to which they are threatened:  The term "threatened" strictly refers to these three categories (critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable), while "vulnerable" is used to refer to the least at risk of these categories. The terms can be used somewhat interchangeably, as all "vulnerable" species are threatened, all "endangered" species are vulnerable and threatened, and all "critically endangered" species are endangered, vulnerable and threatened.
Giant oceanic manta ray
The giant oceanic manta ray ("Manta birostris") is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, and the largest type of ray in the world. They are circumglobal and are typically found in tropical and subtropical waters, but can also be found in temperate waters. The giant oceanic manta ray can grow to a disc size of up to across with a weight of about but average size commonly observed is . It is dorsoventrally flattened and has large, triangular pectoral fins on either side of the disc. At the front, it has a pair of cephalic fins which are forward extensions of the pectoral fins. These can be rolled up in a spiral for swimming or can be flared out to channel water into the large, forward-pointing, rectangular mouth when the animal is feeding.
Black Manta
Black Manta (David Hyde) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in "Aquaman" #35 (September 1967) and is the archenemy of the superhero Aquaman. The character will make his cinematic debut in the James Wan's "Aquaman" film, portrayed by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The character debuted in "Aquaman" #35 (September 1967) and was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy. Black Manta had no definitive origin story until #6 of the 1993 "Aquaman" series. In this origin, the boy who would become Black Manta grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and loved to play by Chesapeake Bay.
Manta Trust
The Manta Trust is a UK-based charity that was formed in 2011 to co-ordinate global research and conservation efforts for manta rays, their close relatives and their habitat. As charismatic megafauna, manta rays act as a flagship species, helping to promote and engage the general public in the wider message of marine ecosystem conservation. Through this top down approach to conservation the manta ray becomes the catalyst for change, engaging and motivating the general public, governments and local communities alike. A UK Registered Charity, the Trust brings together a number of projects from around the globe, both new and long-standing, including the Republic of Maldives, Sri Lanka, Mexico and Indonesia.
1_Apprentice
Oh yeah. I love watching the manta ray videos where people are feeding them and they flap their fins/wings for attention. So cute.
0_Wizard
Yeah they Both have triangular pectoral fins!
Both have triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins and large, forward-facing mouths.
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Manta ray
Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus "Manta". The larger species, "M. birostris", reaches in width while the smaller, "M. alfredi", reaches . Both have triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins and large, forward-facing mouths. They are classified among the Myliobatiformes (stingrays and relatives) and are placed in the family Myliobatidae (eagle rays). Mantas are found in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical waters. Both species are pelagic; "M. birostris" migrates across open oceans, singly or in groups, while "M. alfredi" tends to be resident and coastal. They are filter feeders and eat large quantities of zooplankton, which they swallow with their open mouths as they swim.
Fish fin
Fins are usually the most distinctive anatomical features of a fish. They are composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body with skin covering them and joining them together, either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as seen in sharks. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the spine and are supported only by muscles. Their principal function is to help the fish swim. Fins located in different places on the fish serve different purposes such as moving forward, turning, keeping an upright position or stopping. Most fish use fins when swimming, flying fish use pectoral fins for gliding, and frogfish use them for crawling.
Fish locomotion
Fish locomotion is the variety of types of animal locomotion used by fish, principally by swimming. This however is achieved in different groups of fish by a variety of mechanisms of propulsion in water, most often by wavelike movements of the fish's body and tail, and in various specialised fish by movements of the fins. The major forms of locomotion in fish are anguilliform, in which a wave passes evenly along a long slender body; sub-carangiform, in which the wave increases quickly in amplitude towards the tail; carangiform, in which the wave is concentrated near the tail, which oscillates rapidly; thunniform, rapid swimming with a large powerful crescent-shaped tail; and ostraciiform, with almost no oscillation except of the tail fin.
Bowmouth guitarfish
The bowmouth guitarfish ("Rhina ancylostoma"), also called the shark ray or mud skate, is a species of ray and a member of the family Rhinidae. Its evolutionary affinities are not fully resolved, though it may be related to true guitarfishes and skates. This rare species occurs widely in the tropical coastal waters of the western Indo-Pacific, at depths of up to . Highly distinctive in appearance, the bowmouth guitarfish has a wide and thick body with a rounded snout and large shark-like dorsal and tail fins. Its mouth forms a W-shaped undulating line, and there are multiple thorny ridges over its head and back.
Fin
A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media. Fins are also used to increase surface areas for heat transfer purposes, or simply as ornamentation. Fins first evolved on fish as a means of locomotion. Fish fins are used to generate thrust and control the subsequent motion. Fish, and other aquatic animals such as cetaceans, actively propel and steer themselves with pectoral and tail fins. As they swim, they use other fins, such as dorsal and anal fins, to achieve stability and refine their maneuvering.
Whitetip reef shark
The whitetip reef shark ("Triaenodon obesus") is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus. A small shark usually not exceeding in length, this species is easily recognizable by its slender body and short but broad head, as well as tubular skin flaps beside the nostrils, oval eyes with vertical pupils, and white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins. One of the most common sharks found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs, the whitetip reef shark occurs as far west as South Africa and as far east as Central America. It is typically found on or near the bottom in clear water, at a depth of .
Giant oceanic manta ray
The giant oceanic manta ray ("Manta birostris") is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae, and the largest type of ray in the world. They are circumglobal and are typically found in tropical and subtropical waters, but can also be found in temperate waters. The giant oceanic manta ray can grow to a disc size of up to across with a weight of about but average size commonly observed is . It is dorsoventrally flattened and has large, triangular pectoral fins on either side of the disc. At the front, it has a pair of cephalic fins which are forward extensions of the pectoral fins. These can be rolled up in a spiral for swimming or can be flared out to channel water into the large, forward-pointing, rectangular mouth when the animal is feeding.
1_Apprentice
Both, as in male and female or multiple species?
0_Wizard
Yeah and they have been placed in the family Myliobatidae!
They are classified among the Myliobatiformes (stingrays and relatives) and are placed in the family Myliobatidae (eagle rays).
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Eagle ray
The eagle rays are a group of cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae, consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom. Eagle rays feed on mollusks and crustaceans, crushing their shells with their flattened teeth. Devil and manta rays filter plankton from the water. They are excellent swimmers and are able to breach the water up to several metres above the surface. Compared with other rays, they have long tails, and well-defined rhomboidal bodies. They are ovoviviparous, giving birth to up to six young at a time. They range from in length. Nelson's book "Fishes of the World" treats cownose rays, mantas, and devil rays as subfamilies in Myliobatidae.
Manta ray
Manta rays are large rays belonging to the genus "Manta". The larger species, "M. birostris", reaches in width while the smaller, "M. alfredi", reaches . Both have triangular pectoral fins, horn-shaped cephalic fins and large, forward-facing mouths. They are classified among the Myliobatiformes (stingrays and relatives) and are placed in the family Myliobatidae (eagle rays). Mantas are found in warm temperate, subtropical and tropical waters. Both species are pelagic; "M. birostris" migrates across open oceans, singly or in groups, while "M. alfredi" tends to be resident and coastal. They are filter feeders and eat large quantities of zooplankton, which they swallow with their open mouths as they swim.
She Loves You
"She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock group the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record in the United States as one of the five Beatles songs that held the top five positions in the charts simultaneously, on 4 April 1964. It is their best-selling single and the best selling single of the 1960s in the United Kingdom. In November 2004, "Rolling Stone" ranked "She Loves You" number 64 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In August 2009, at the end of its "Beatles Weekend", BBC Radio 2 announced that "She Loves You" was the Beatles' all-time best-selling single in the UK based on information compiled by The Official Charts Company.
Lubachevsky–Stillinger algorithm
Lubachevsky-Stillinger (compression) algorithm (LS algorithm, LSA, or LS protocol) is a numerical procedure that simulates or imitates a physical process of compressing an assembly of hard particles. As the LSA may need thousands of arithmetic operations even for a few particles, it is usually carried out on a digital computer. In was suggested by F. H. Stillinger and B.D. Lubachevcky  A physical process of compression often involves a contracting hard boundary of the container, such as a piston pressing against the particles. The LSA is able to simulate such a scenario. However, the LSA was originally introduced in the setting without a hard boundary where the virtual particles were "swelling" or expanding in a fixed, finite virtual volume with periodic boundary conditions.
List of marine animals of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay
The list of marine animals of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay is a list of marine and shore-based species that form a part of the fauna of South Africa. This list includes animals which either live entirely marine lives, or which spend critical parts of their lives at sea. The geographical range is from Table Bay to Cape Hangklip, in the Western Cape province of South Africa and includes the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area and the Helderberg Marine Protected Area. Order Leucosolenida  Family Sycettidae  Family Leucosoleniidae  Order Astrophorida  Family Ancorinidae  Order Hadromerida  Family Clionaidae  Family Polymastiidae  Family Trachycladidae  Family Suberitidae  Family Tethyidae  Order Halichondrida  Family Halichondriidae  Order Poecilosclerida  Family Chondropsidae  Family Crambeidae  Family Latrunculiidae  Family Isodictyidae  Family Microcionidae  Family Desmacellidae  Order Haplosclerida  Family Chalinidae  Order Dictyoceratida  Family Irciniidae  Order: Actiniaria – Anemones Family Halcampidae  Family Sagartiidae  Family Actiniidae  Family Preactiidae  Family Isanthidae  Order Corallimorpharia Family Corallimorphidae  Order Zoanthids Family Parazoanthidae  Order Cerianthids Family Cerianthidae  Order Scleractinia Family Dendrophylliidae  Family Caryophylliidae  Order Alcyonacea – soft corals Family Alcyoniidae  Family Gorgoniidae  Family Nephtheidae  Order Pennatulacea – sea pens Family Echinoptilidae  Family Virgulariidae  Order Alcyonacea – sea fans Family Anthothelidae  Family Melithaeidae  Order Stauromedusae family Depastridae  Family Lipkeidae  Order Semaeostomeae Family Pelagiidae  Order Rhizostomeae Family Rhizostomatidae  Order Carybdeida Family Carybdeidae  Order Anthoathecata  Family Candelabridae  Family Eudendriidae  Family Hydractiniidae  Family Porpitidae  Family Solanderiidae  Family Stylasteridae  Family Tubulariidae  Order: Leptothecata Family Aequoreidae  Family Aglaopheniidae  Family Campanulariidae  Family Halopterididae  Family Kirchenpaueriidae   Family Plumulariidae  Family Sertulariidae  Order Siphonophorae Family Apolemiidae  Family Forskaliidae  Family Physaliidae  Order Beroida Family Beroidae  Order Cestida Family Cestidae  Order Cydippida Family Pleurobrachiidae  Order Lobata Family Bolinopsidae  Order Polycladida Family Pseudocerotidae  Incertae sedis  Order Eunicida Family Eunicidae  Order Myzostomida Family Myzostomidae  Order Terebellida Family Cirratulidae  Family Terebellidae  Order Sabellida Family Sabellidae  Family Serpulidae  Order Pantopoda Family Ammotheidae  Family Nymphonidae  Superfamily Ascorhynchoidea family incertae sedis  Order Stomatopoda – mantis shrimps Family Lysiosquillidae  Order Decapoda Infraorder Achelata Family Palinuridae  Infraorder Caridea – benthic prawns Family Alpheidae  Family Hippolytidae  Family Palaemonidae  Infraorder Anomura – hermit crabs Family Diogenidae  Family Paguridae  Infraorder Brachyura – true crabs Family Calappidae  Family Plagusiidae  Family Portunidae  Family Pilumnoididae  Family Hymenosomatidae  Family Dromiidae  Family Inachidae  Family Epialtidae  Order Mysidacea – mysid shrimps Family Mysidae  Order Amphipoda Family Cyproideidae  Family Iphimediidae  Family Dexaminidae Family Caprellidae  Order Isopoda Family Idoteidae  Family Cymothoidae Family Anthuridae  Family Sphaeromatidae  Infraclass Cirripedia – Barnacles Order Pedunculata Family Lepadidae  Order Sessilia Family Balanidae  Order Cheilostomatida Family Adeonellidae  Family Adeonidae  Family Beaniidae  Family Bugulidae  Family Calwelliidae  Family Candidae  Family Celleporidae  Family Chaperiidae  Family Electridae  Family Exochellidae  Family Flustridae  Family "Gigantoporidae"  Family Lanceoporidae  Family Lepraliellidae  Family Margarettidae  Family Membraniporidae  Family "Phidoloporidae"  Family Steginoporellidae  Family Watersiporidae  Order Ctenostomatida Family Alcyonidiidae  Order Cyclostomatida Family Diaperoeciidae  Family Patellidae – true limpets  Family Haliotidae – Abalone  Family Fissurellidae – keyhole limpets  Family Janthinidae  Family Turritellidae  Family Aporrhaidae – pelican foot shells  Family Assimineidae  Family Calyptraeidae – slipper limpets  Family Cassidae – helmet shells  Family Cypraeidae – true cowries  Family Hipponicidae – hoof limpets  Family Littorinidae  Family Naticidae – Necklace shells  Family Ranellidae  Family Triviidae – trivia  Family Velutinidae  Family Vermetidae – worm shells  Family Babyloniidae  Family Buccinidae  Family Conidae – cone shells  Family Fasciolariidae  Family Marginellidae – marginellas  Family Mitridae – mitres  Family Muricidae  Family Nassariidae  Dogwhelks   Plough shells  Family Turridae  clade Cephalaspidea – head shield slugs Family Cylichnidae  Family Retusidae  Family Philinidae  Family Aglajidae  Family Gastropteridae  Family Haminoeidae  Family Bullidae  clade Aplysiomorpha – sea hares Family Aplysiidae  clade Sacoglossa – sap-sucking slugs Family Oxynoidae  Family Placobranchidae  Family Stiligeridae  Family Hermaeidae  clade Pleurobranchomorpha – sidegill slugs Family Pleurobranchidae  clade Nudibranchia – nudibranchs subclade Doridacea – dorid nudibranchs Family Dorididae  Family Discodorididae  Family Chromodorididae  Family Dendrodorididae  Family Mandeliidae  Family Onchidorididae  Family Goniodorididae  Family Corambidae  Family Polyceridae  Family Aegiretidae  Family Gymnodorididae  subclade Dendronotida Family Scyllaeidae  Family Tethydidae  Family Dotidae  Family Tritoniidae  subclade Euarminida Family Arminidae  subclade Cladobranchia  Family Lemindidae  Family Proctonotidae  subclade Aeolidida – aeolid nudibranchs Family Flabellinidae  Family Eubranchidae  Family Embletoniidae  Family Tergipedidae   Family Facelinidae  Family Glaucidae  Family Aeolidiidae  Order Mytiloida Family Mytilidae  Order Arcoida Family Arcidae – ark clams  Order Pterioida Family Pinnidae – pen shells   Order Ostreoida Family Ostreidae – true oysters  Order Pectinoida Family Pectinidae – scallops  Order Limoida Family Limidae – File shells  Order Veneroida Family Mactridae – trough shells  Order Carditoida Family Carditidae  Order unassigned, Euheterodonta Family Solenidae  Order Veneroida Family Lasaeidae  Tellinidae  family Veneridae – Venus shells  Order Chitonida Family Ischnochitonidae  Family Chitonidae  Family Callochitonidae  Family Acanthochitonidae  Family Chaetopleuridae  Order Octopoda – Octopus Family Octopodidae  Family Argonautidae  Order Teuthida – Squid Family Loliginidae  Order Sepiolida – Bobtail squid  Order Sepiida – Cuttlefish  Order Terebratulida Family Kraussinidae  Family Cancellothyrididae  Order Comatulida Family Comasteridae  Family Tropiometridae  Order Paxillosida Family Astropectinidae  Order Valvatida Family Goniasteridae  Family Ophidiasteridae  Family Asterinidae  Order Forcipulatida Family Asteriidae  Order Spinulosida Family Asterinidae  Order Velatida  Family Pterasteridae  Order Spinulosida  Family Echinasteridae  Order Euryalida  Family Gorgonocephalidae  Order Ophiurida Family Ophiotrichidae  Family Amphiuridae Family Ophionereididae  Family Ophiodermatidae  Order Echinoida Family Echinidae  Order Cassiduloida  Family Echinolampadidae  Order Spatangoida  Family Brissidae   Family Loveniidae  Order Dendrochirotida  Family Cucumariidae   Family Phyllophoridae  Order Aplousobranchia  Family Clavelinidae  Family Didemnidae  Family Holozoidae  Family Polyclinidae  Order Phlebobranchia  Family Ascidiidae  Family Cionidae  Order Stolidobranchia  Family Pyuridae  Family Styelidae  Order Myxiniformes – hagfishes  Family: Myxinidae   Elasmobranchii – Sharks and Rays Order Myliobatiformes – stingrays Family Myliobatidae – eagle rays   Order Rajiformes – rays, skates and guitarfish Family Dasyatidae – stingrays  Family Rajidae – skates  Family Rhinobatidae – guitarfish  Order Torpediniformes – electric rays Family Narkidae  Family Torpedinidae  Order Carcharhiniformes – ground sharks Family Carcharhinidae – requiem sharks   Family Scyliorhinidae – catsharks  Family Sphyrnidae – hammerhead sharks   Family Triakidae – houndsharks   Order Hexanchiformes – cow and frill sharks Family Hexanchidae – cow sharks   Order Lamniformes – mackerel sharks  Family Alopiidae – thresher sharks  Family Cetorhinidae – basking sharks  Family Lamnidae – mackerel sharks  Family Mitsukurinidae – goblin sharks Family Odontaspididae  Family Pseudocarchariidae – crocodile sharks  Order Orectolobiformes – carpet sharks Family Rhincodontidae – whale sharks   Order Pristiophoriformes – sawsharks Family Pristiophoridae  Order Squaliformes – dogfish sharks Family Echinorhinidae – bramble sharks  Family Squalidae – dogfishes  Order Chimaeriformes Family Callorhinchidae – elephantfish  Family Chimaeridae – chimaeras  Family Rhinochimaeridae – longnose chimaeras  Family Anguillidae – freshwater eels  Family Congridae – conger eels  Family Derichthyidae – longneck eels  Family Nemichthyidae – snipe eels  Family: Nettastomatidae – witch eels  Family Ophichthidae – snake-eels and worm-eels  Family Serrivomeridae – sawtooth eels  Family Synaphobranchidae – cutthroat eels  Family Ateleopodidae – tadpole fishes  Order Atheriniformes Family Atherinidae – silversides  Order Aulopiformes Family Alepisauridae – lancetfishes  Family Bathysauropsidae  Family Chlorophthalmidae – greeneyes  Family Evermannellidae – sabretooth fishes  Family Ipnopidae  Family Notosudidae – notosudids  Family Paralepididae – barracudinas   Family Scopelarchidae – pearleyes  Family Batrachoididae – toadfishes  Family Exocoetidae – flyingfishes  Family Hemiramphidae – halfbeaks  Family Belonidae – needlefishes  Family Scomberesocidae – sauries  Family Berycidae – berycids  Family Monocentridae – pineapple fishes  Family Trachichthyidae – slimeheads  Family Clupeidae – herrings, sardines and pilchards  Family Dussumieriidae  Family Engraulidae – anchovies  Order Elopiformes Family Elopidae – ladyfishes  Order Gadiformes Family: Bregmacerotidae – codlets  Family Gadidae – cods  Family Macrouridae – grenadiers  Family Melanonidae – melanonids  Family Merlucciidae – hakes  Family Moridae – deepsea cods  Family Gonorynchidae – beaked sandfish  Family Lampridae – opahs   Family Lophotidae – crestfishes  Family Radiicephalidae – tapertails  Family Regalecidae – oarfishes  Family Trachipteridae – ribbonfishes  Family Lophiidae – monks  Family Ceratiidae – seadevils Family Himantolophidae – footballfish  Family Melanocetidae – devil-anglers  Order Lophiiformes – anglerfishes Family Antennariidae – anglers  Family Myctophidae – lanternfishes  Family Halosauridae – halosaurs  Family Notacanthidae – spiny eels  Family Aphyonidae – aphyonids  Family Bythitidae – bythitids or brotulas  Family Ophidiidae – cuskeels  Family Alepocephalidae – slickheads  Family Opisthoproctidae – barreleyes  Family Microstomatidae  Family Bathylagidae  Family Luvaridae – louvar  Family Blenniidae – blennies  Family Clinidae – klipfishes  Family Tripterygiidae – threefin blennies or triplefins  Family Callionymidae – dragonets  Family Gobiesocidae – clingfishes  Family: Gobiidae — Gobies  Subfamily Gobiinae  Suborder Percoidei  Superfamily: Cirrhitoidea  Family: Cheilodactylidae — Fingerfins  Superfamily: Percoidea Family: Acropomatidae — Lanternbellies  Family: Bramidae — Pomfrets  Family: Callanthiidae — Goldies  Family: Carangidae — Kingfishes  Family: Centracanthidae — Picarels  Family: Chaetodontidae — Butterflyfishes  Family: Coryphaenidae — Dolphinfish or Dorades  Family: Dichistiidae — Galjoens  Family: Echeneidae — Remoras  Family: Emmelichthyidae — Rovers  Family: Epigonidae — Cardinal fishes (see also Apogonidae)  Family: Haemulidae — Rubberlips and grunters  Family: Kyphosidae — Sea chubs  Family: Malacanthidae — Tilefishes  Family: Monodactylidae — Moonies  Family: Oplegnathidae — Knifejaws  Family: Parascorpididae — Jutjaw  Family: Pentacerotidae — Armourheads  Family: Polyprionidae — Wreckfishes  Family: Pomatomidae — Elf  Family: Pseudochromidae — Dottybacks Subfamily: Congrogadinae — Snakelets  Family: Rachycentridae — Cobia  Family: Sciaenidae — Kobs  Family: Scombropidae — Gnomefishes  Family: Serranidae — Rockcods (groupers) and seabasses  Subfamily: Epinephelinae  Subfamily: Serraninae  Family: Sparidae — Seabreams  Suborder: Scombroidei  Family: Gempylidae — Snake mackerels  Family: Istiophoridae — Sailfish, spearfishes and marlins  Family: Scombridae — Tunas, mackerels and bonitos Subfamily: Gasterochismatinae  Subfamily: Scombrinae  Family: Trichiuridae — Frostfishes  Family: Xiphiidae — Swordfishes  Suborder: Stromateoidei  Family: Centrolophidae — Ruffs  Family: Nomeidae — Driftfishes  Family: Ariommatidae  Family: Tetragonuridae — Squaretails  Family: Stromateidae  Suborder: Trachinoidei Family: Ammodytidae — Sandlances  Family: Champsodontidae — Gapers  Family: Chiasmodontidae — Swallowers  Family: Uranoscopidae — Stargazers  Suborder: Zoarcoidei  Family: Zoarcidae — Eelpouts  Family Cyematidae – arrow eels  Suborder: Cottoidei  Family: Psychrolutidae — Fatheads  Family: Liparidae — Snailfishes  Suborder: Scorpaenoidei  Family: Congiopodidae — Horsefishes  Family: Scorpaenidae  Family: Sebastidae  Family: Tetrarogidae — Waspfishes  Family: Triglidae — Gurnards  Family Ariidae – sea catfishes  Family Gonostomatidae – bristlemouths  Family Phosichthyidae – lightfishes  Family Sternoptychidae – hatchetfishes  Family: Stomiidae   Family Centriscidae – snipefishes and shrimpfishes   Family Fistulariidae – flutemouths  Family Syngnathidae – seahorses and pipefishes     Class Aves – Birds  Order Sphenisciformes – Penguins  Family: Spheniscidae Order Suliformes  Family Sulidae – gannets and boobies Family: Phalacrocoracidae – Cormorants   others?
List of marine animals of Australia (temperate waters)
The list of marine animals of Australia (temperate waters) is a list of marine and shore-based species that form a part of the fauna of Australia. This list includes animals which either live entirely marine lives, or which spend critical parts of their lives at sea. The geographical range is south of Perth, Western Australia and the border of New South Wales and Queensland, including the whole of the coasts of South Australia and Tasmania and their offshore islands. Tropical species which are also found in this range may also be listed here. The listed organisms are generally identifiable to the naked eye.
List of fishes of the Coral Sea
This is a list of fishes recorded from the Coral Sea, bordering Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. This list comprises locally used common names, scientific names with author citation and recorded ranges. Ranges specified may not be the entire known range for the species, but should include the known range within the waters surrounding of the bordering land masses. List ordering and taxonomy complies where possible with the current usage in Fishbase, and may differ from the cited source, as listed citations are primarily for range or existence of records for the region. Sub-taxa within any given family are arranged alphabetically as a general rule.