Animalia

Illustration of Acanthaster planci (Crown-of-Thorns starfish), which preys on corals

A side view of a Seaside Sparrow

A side view of a Nelson's Sparrow. Nelson's sparrow and the saltmarsh sparrow were considered to be a single species, the sharp-tailed sparrow; because of this it was briefly known as Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow

Illustration of Ammodytes dubius (Northern Sand Lance)

Illustration of Amniataba caudavittata (Yellowtail trumpeter)

A waterbird species found in coastal northern Australia. The adult Magpie goose has black and white feathers, a long neck and a cranial knob (smaller in females). They also have orange legs with partly webbed feet, and a red beak with a white hook on the end which assists them in probing for food. The Northern Territory holds the largest populations and breeding areas of the Magpie goose with an estimated population of over 2 million individuals

Side view of male pronghorn

Front view illustration of an adult Green Jobfish

Illustration of Ardea Herodias (Great Blue Heron)

Great Blue Heron flying

Illustration of Argyrosomus spp. (Mulloway)

Illustration of Atherinomorus duodecimalis (Tropical silverside)

Illustration of Carcharhinus leucas (Bull Shark) side view

The common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) is a species of marine fish in the family Centropomidae of the order Perciformes. The common snook is also known as the sergeant fish or robalo

Side view illustration of an adult Blue-spotted Grouper. The blue-spotted grouper was introduced to the Hawaiian islands from Moorea, French Polynesia in the late 1950s in an attempt to establish a grouper fishery in Hawaii

Illustration of Chaetodipus hispidus (Hispid Pocket Mouse)

Illustration of Chanos chanos (Milkfish)

Illustration of Chanos chanos (Milkfish)

Female Cheilinus undulatus (Humphead Wrasse)

Illustration of a male Cheilinus undulatus (Humphead Wrasse)

The species, also known commonly as a clown featherback fish, occurs in Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, and Cambodia. It has been introduced to Myanmar and the Philippines for aquaculture. Juveniles are popular in the aquarium trade and large fish are popular for public aquaria. In some parts of the Philippines, its introduction is wreaking havoc on the local fishing industry

The Atlantic Bumper is a game fish found from Massachusetts to Florida in the Western Atlantic Ocean. They eat smaller fish, cephalopods, and zooplankton

Illustration of Cicindela dorsalis media (Eastern Beach Tiger Beetle)

Illustration of Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Cobbler)

Illustration of coral larva or planula

Flying fish can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water into air, where their long, wing-like fins enable gliding flight for considerable distances above the water's surface. This uncommon ability is a natural defense mechanism to evade predators

Illustration of a Whitetail dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus)

The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia. It has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures approximately 5 mm, about the size of a grain of rice. In western North America, the current outbreak of the mountain pine beetle and its microbial associates has destroyed wide areas of lodgepole pine forest

The black sea urchin, also called a long-spined sea urchin, is the most abundant and important herbivore on the coral reefs of the western Atlantic and Caribbean basin. When the population of these sea urchins is at a healthy level, they are the main grazers which prevent algae overgrowth of the reef

Illustration of dugong (Dugong dugon)

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher flying

Illustration of Engraulis australis (Australian Anchovy)

Illustration of Epinephelus malabaricus (Malabar grouper)

Illustration of Epinephelus tukula (Potato Cod)

Haemulon plumierii, the white grunt or common grunt, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Haemulidae native to the western Atlantic Ocean

Illustration of Heliopora coerulea (Blue Coral), which is so named as the skeleton is blue. It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to overharvesting for the aquarium industry

The lined seahorse lives in the Atlantic Ocean as far north as Canada and as far south as the Caribbean, Mexico, and Venezuela. It swims in an erect position and uses its dorsal and pectoral fins for guidance while swimming. Lined seahorses feed mainly on minute crustaceans and brine shrimp, which they suck in through their snout.

Illustration of a holothurian or sea cucumber

Illustration of Hyperlophus vittatus (Sandy Sprat)

Illustration of Linckia laevigata (Blue Linckia)