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longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax) longspine snipefish (Macroramphosus scolopax)
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Lion (panthera leo)
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vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
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Sea horse or Seahorse, Hippocampus. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Syngnathiformes, Family: Syngnathidae, Subfamily: Hippocampinae
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snipefish: References & Edit History

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Article revised and updated. Jan 06, 2022
Invalidated site: Zipcode Zoo - Longspine Snipefish. Jan 09, 2018
Add new Web site: IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Stickleback Specialist Group - Tube-snouts, Snipefishes and Bellowfishes. Mar 27, 2017
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Jan 06, 2009
Added new Web site: Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Snipe fish. Dec 22, 2008
Added new Web site: Zipcode Zoo - Longspine Snipefish. Dec 22, 2008
Added new Web site: Australian Museum Online - Common Snipefish. Dec 22, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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