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Hace 6 días · The sea otter ( Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (30 and 100 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among [3] the smallest marine mammals.
Hace 5 días · Fish, any of approximately 34,000 species of vertebrate animals (phylum Chordata) found in the fresh and salt waters of the world. Living species range from the primitive jawless lampreys and hagfishes through the cartilaginous sharks, skates, and rays to the abundant and diverse bony fishes.
Hace 3 días · A healthy male sandfish with a body weight of 82.30 g was collected from Hainan Province, China, (coordinates: 19.25 N, 110.64 E) for genomic DNA sequencing, transcriptome sequencing, and ...
Hace 3 días · Etymology. Until the 16th century, sharks were known to mariners as "sea dogs". This is still evidential in several species termed "dogfish," or the porbeagle.The etymology of the word shark is uncertain, the most likely etymology states that the original sense of the word was that of "predator, one who preys on others" from the Dutch schurk, meaning 'villain, scoundrel' (cf. card shark, loan ...
Hace 2 días · The orca (Orcinus orca), or killer whale, is a toothed whale that is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is the only extant species in the genus Orcinus.Orcas are recognizable by their black-and-white patterned body. A cosmopolitan species, they are found in diverse marine environments, from Arctic to Antarctic regions to tropical seas.
Hace 11 horas · Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Esola bulbifera (Norman, 1911). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p ...
Hace 5 días · The mating customs of the seahorses They are notable for being one of the few species in which it is the male who carries the pregnancy. The female inserts her eggs into the male's brood pouch, where they are fertilized. The male then carries the eggs until they hatch, which can take two to four weeks depending on the species.
