Kingdom: Animalia Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes Family: Rajidae Genus: Dipturus Species: D. batis Physical Description The Common Skate has a long and pointed snout giving the disc a broadly rhombic shape with the front margins distinctly concave. The dorsal surface of the disc is olive-grey or brown with a...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Scatophagidae Genus: Scatophagus Species: S. argus Physical Description The Spotted Scat Scatophagus argus is an extremely attractive fish. Adults are silvery or greenish with dark blotches and markings. Small juveniles have alternating dark and whitish to yellowish bars and often reddish-orange patches...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Cyclopteridae Genus: Cyclopterus Species: C. lumpus Physical Description The body of lumbsuckers are compressed, deep anteriorly. Head relatively small, less than 5 in standard length. Gill openings large, extending below level of upper pectoral fin ray. First dorsal fin present but...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Polypteriformes Family: Polypteridae Genus: Polypterus Species: P. senegalus Physical Description They have long and slender in form, they are noted for a bunch of primitive features. Their scales are hard and shiny and are different from other fish by their rhomboid shape....
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Pleuronectiformes Family: Scophthalmidae Genus: Scophthalmus Species: S. maximus Physical Description Turbot are large flatfish their body is almost circular. Flatfish with asymmetric and almost round body (eyes on the left side). Scaleless skin but with bony protuberances irregularly distributed. Big mouth and...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Specimen Description The jaws of monitor lizard is flexible and has a U shape. The teeth are conical and arranged facing backward. Teeth has serrations that helps them to rip the meat from the flesh. The...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Tiliqua Specimen Description About the animal Common Blue-tongue Skinks are a large-bodied lizard in the family Scincidae. Australia has several species of Blue-tongue, the Common Blue-tongue is the most commonly...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Rhynchocephalia Family: Sphenodontidae Genus: Sphenodon Specimen Description The skull of the tuatara two openings a temporal fenestra on each side of the skull, with complete arches. In addition, the upper jaw is firmly attached to the skull. This makes for a very rigid, inflexible...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Eretmochelys Specimen Description The skull is long and narrow. The length is approximately equal to twice the width. Skll have deep parital noches and the snout tapers to a point. The jaws are v shaped and narrow. The...
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Chelonia Species: C. mydas Specimen Description Green sea turtles are the largest of all the hard-shelled sea turtles, but have a comparatively small head. It have a short neck and had brown and yellow markings. The dorsal surface...
