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Spider Families of North America North of Mexico
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Distribution
Description of Dinochelus ausubeli
Dinochelus ausubeli is currently known only from the type locality in... -
Systematics and Taxonomy
Description of Dinochelus ausubeli
Dinochelus is most closely related to Thaumastocheles and Thaumastochelopsis, sharing the... -
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Description of Oreosoma atlanticum
Members of the deep-sea and oceanic fish family Oreosomatidae, to which... -
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Description of Pristis pectinata
The Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) has a snout that is extended... -
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Description of Pristis pectinata
The Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) has a snout that is extended... -
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Description of Enchelynassa canina
Enchelynassa canina, often known as the Viper Moray Eel, is a... -
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Description of Nemichthys scolopaceus
The Snipe Eels (family Nemichthyidae) are delicate, elongate, ribbonlike deep-sea eels... -
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Description of Mene maculata
The Moonfish (Mene maculata) is the only extant member of the... -
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Description of Atractosteus tropicus
Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus) may be found in the backwaters and... -
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Description of Diodon holocanthus
Like all species in the family Diodontidae, Long-spined Porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)... -
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Description of Eurypegasus draconis
The fish family Pegasidae, the “sea moths”, includes just five species... -
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Description of Eusphyra blochii
The eight or nine species of hammerhead sharks (family Sphyrnidae) are... -
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Description of Forcipiger longirostris
Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger longirostris) are bright yellow, with the upper half... -
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Description of Lampris guttatus
The Opah or Moonfish (Lampris guttatus) has a deep, laterally compressed... -
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Description of Rhinecanthus rectangulus
The Wedgetail Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) is a strikingly patterned reef fish... -
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Description of Solenostomus cyanopterus
The ghost pipefishes (family Solenostomidae) are skin-brooding fishes related to the... -
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Description of Icterus bullockii
The common and widespread Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii) breeds in western... -
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Description of Selasphorus sasin
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) is a common hummingbird that breeds in... -
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Description of Selasphorus rufus
The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) is relatively small even for a... -
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Description of Sitta carolinensis
The White-breasted Nutchatch (Sitta carolinensis) is a year-round resident over much... -
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Description of Sturnella neglecta
The Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) breeds mainly in natural grasslands, abandoned...
