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fish
Foxface Rabbitfish
Siganus vulpinus
Foxface Rabbitfish (Siganus vulpinus)
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fish
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)
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fish
Queen Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris)
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French Angelfish
Pomacanthus paru
Pomacanthus paru, also known by its common name the French angelfish, is a slow growing coral reef fish from the Caribbean. The species is of the family Pomacanthidae, which contains other species of marine angelfish. Its closest relative is the grey angelfish.
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fish
Blue Spotted Stingray
Taeniura lymma
Blue Spotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma)
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Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)
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Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
The blacktip reef shark is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, which can be easily identified by the prominent black tips on its fins. Among the most abundant sharks inhabiting the tropical coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, this species prefers shallow, inshore waters. Its exposed first dorsal fin is a common sight in the region. The blacktip reef shark is usually found over reef ledges and sandy flats, though it has also been known to enter brackish and freshwater environments. It typically attains a length of 1.6 m (5.2 ft). Like other sharks, the females are larger than the males.
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fish
Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
The nurse shark is an elasmobranch fish in the family Ginglymostomatidae. The conservation status of the nurse shark is globally assessed as vulnerable in the IUCN List of Threatened Species. They are considered to be a species of least concern in the United States and in The Bahamas, but considered to be near threatened in the western Atlantic Ocean because of their vulnerable status in South America and reported threats throughout many areas of Central America and the Caribbean. They are directly targeted in some fisheries and considered by-catch in others.
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fish
Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
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fish
Zebra Shark
Stegostoma fasciatum
Zebra Shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
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fish
Hammerhead Shark
Sphyrna mokarran
Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna mokarran)
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fish
Wobbegong
Orectolobus maculatus
Wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
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mammal
European Bison
Bison bonasus
European Bison (Bison bonasus)
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mammal
Water Buffalo
Bubalus bubalis
The water buffalo, also called domestic water buffalo, Asian water buffalo, and Asiatic water buffalo, is a large domesticated bovine originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia descended from the wild water buffalo. Today, it is also kept in regions including Italy, the Balkans, Australia, the Americas, and parts of Africa. Two extant types of water buffalo are recognized, based on morphological and behavioural criteria: the river buffalo of the Indian subcontinent and further west to the Balkans, Egypt, and Italy; and the swamp buffalo from Assam in the west through Southeast Asia to the Yangtze Valley of China in the east.
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mammal
Yak
Bos grunniens
The yak, also known as the Tartary ox, grunting ox, hairy cattle, sarlak or sarlyk, or domestic yak, is a species of long-haired domesticated cattle found throughout the Himalayan region, the Tibetan Plateau, Tajikistan, the Pamir Mountains, and as far north as Mongolia and Siberia. It is descended from the wild yak.
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mammal
Gaur
Bos gaurus
Gaur (Bos gaurus)
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B
mammal
Banteng
Bos javanicus
Banteng (Bos javanicus)
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mammal
Anoa
Bubalus depressicornis
Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
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mammal
Takin
Budorcas taxicolor
Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
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mammal
Muskox
Ovibos moschatus
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)
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