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The largehead hairtail, aka beltfish, Atlantic cutlassfish, Pacific cutlassfish, or Japanese cutlassfish, is a predatory elongated fish that can be found off the shores of every continent, sans Antarctica. They face the threats of overfishing; land pollution; water pollution, in the form of mercury poisoning; and microplastics pollution. However, they […]

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The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a diminutive, globular-shaped fish from the family Cyclopteridae, which includes all lumpfish species. While they don’t have any major threats to their survival, they are subject to microplastic pollution. The IUCN lists these adorable little fish as Least Concern yet their population trend is unknown […]

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The burrunan dolphin is in a state of flux, as it toggles between being its own species and a subspecies. The Society for Marine Mammalogy and the American Society of Mammalogists both cite issues with the methodology in which they were originally described in 2011, and feel more research is […]

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The bigmouth buffalo fish hails from Canada and United States, but are native to the Red River of the North and Mississippi River drainage basins. These suckerfish dwell in lakes, slower moving rivers, and calm bays. While popular to catch, these fish typically are not the best fry fish as […]

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The Borneo Bay cat, aka Bornean cat, Bornean marbled cat, Bornean red cat, or Bornean Bay cat, is considered 1 of the rarest wild cat species in the world, to date. Nearly 1 century after their discovery, researchers were able to finally study these elusive kitties. They prefer forests, swamps, […]

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The oyster is just the common name for a multitude of different species of bivalves. There are true oysters, pearl oysters, and more. Some are harvested for their coveted pearl, some for their meat, and some for their translucent shells. These simple looking creatures aren’t necessarily attractive to look at […]

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