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Large category that can include any member of the classes Cephalochordata (lancelets), Agnatha (hagfish and lampreys), Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays), Holocephali (ghost sharks), Osteichthyes (bony fish), Gastropoda (gastropods), Pelecypoda (bivalves), Cephalopoda (cephalopods), and Crustacea (crustaceans).

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Megamouth shark

Animals; Fish

The megamouth shark is a deepwater shark discovered in 1976. It is a philtre feeder (feeds on plankton and jellyfish). Its name come from its characteristic head with rubbery lips and its big mouth ...

Whale shark

Animals; Fish

Whale shark is one of the biggest fishes that are still alive. They are philtre feeding sharks: they feed on plankton. Whale sharks live in tropical waters since 60 millions of years ago. Their ...

Bull shark

Animals; Fish

Bull sharks are a species of shark which lives in warm shallow (not deeper than 30 meters) waters near the shore or in rivers, as they are capable of adapting to the freshwater. Bull sharks females ...

Sea horse

Animals; Fish

Any of various small marine fishes of the genus hippocampus and family syngnathidae, with a slender snout, upright posture, and prehensile tail,and a brood pouch in the male.

Allis

Animals; Fish

An anadromous European fish of the herring family,Alosa alosa.

Carp

Animals; Fish

The species referred to as Cyprinus carpio in Latin.

Great white shark

Animals; Fish

Great White shark is a large shark which habits in most of the shores of all oceans which temperature is between 12 - 24 °C. The great white shark can length up to 6 metres and weight up to 1900 ...

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