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Arafura Marine Park
__NOTOC__ The Arafura Marine Park, about north-east of Darwin, is Australia's most northern marine park, and is part of the North Network of Australian Marine Parks. The Aboriginal clans of Mandilarri-Ildugij, the Mangalara, the Murran, the Gadura-Minaga and the Ngaynjaharr whose sea country this is, share some of the responsibilities for the park. The marine park covers , and has depths from to over . The park is managed as an IUCN category VI park with three zones (see figure 1): a multiple use zone, a special purpose zone and a special purpose (trawl) zone. Important sections of the park (see figure 2) include the Money Shoal, which is an area of raised sea-bed, thought to have been produced by periods of coral reef growth during the Quaternary and differing sea levels. Money Shoal Money Shoal carries an abundant and varied assemblage of coral and organisms associated with coral reefs, an abundance of hard corals in the shallows, filter feeders on the shoal margins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arafura MP Zones
Arafura refers to the name of the Arafura Sea, and by extension to adjoining areas or associated events: ;Animals * Arafura catfish, ''Netuma proxima'' * Arafura fantail, ''Rhipidura dryas'' * Arafura file snake, ''Acrochordus arafurae'' * Arafura large-footed bat, ''Myotis moluccarum'' * Arafura shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla megarhyncha'' ;Places * Arafura Jungles, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia * Arafura Sea, located between northern Australia and New Guinea * Arafura Swamp The Arafura Swamp is a large inland freshwater wetland in Arnhem Land, in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a near pristine floodplain with an area of that may expand to by the end of the wet season, making it the largest ..., north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia * Electoral division of Arafura, in Australia's Northern Territory ;Other * Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel * Arafura Games, international multi-sport event drawing competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelonia Mydas
The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia''. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean. The common name refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black. The Dorsoventral#Dorsal and ventral, dorsoventrally flattened body of ''C. mydas'' is covered by a large, teardrop-shaped carapace; it has a pair of large, paddle-like flipper (anatomy), flippers. It is usually lightly colored, although in the eastern Pacific populations, parts of the carapace can be almost black. Unlike other members of its family, such as the hawksbill sea turtle, ''C. mydas'' is mostly h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristipomoides Multidens
''Pristipomoides multidens'', the goldbanded jobfish or goldbanded snapper, is a species of ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Taxonomy ''Pristipomoides multidens'' was first formally described in 1871 as ''Mesoprion multidens'' by the English zoologist Francis Day with its type locality given as the Andaman Islands. The specific name is a compound of ''multi'' meaning “many” and ''dens'' meaning “teeth”, this is referring to the six canine teeth in the lower jaw and the two larger ones in the upper jaw. The older name ''Diacope sparus'' was coined by Temminck and Schlegel in 1842 and has been considered a synonym of ''P. multidens'' but it is not certain which taxon is represented by the specimen purported to be the type specimen of ''D. sparus''. Description ''Pristipomoides multidens'' has an elongated, robust body which has a depth of roughly a third of its standard length. The space betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutjanus Sebae
''Lutjanus sebae'', also known as red emperor, emperor red snapper, emperor snapper, government bream, king snapper, queenfish or red kelp, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Taxonomy ''Lutjanus sebae'' was first formally described in 1816 as ''Diacope sebae'' by the French zoologist Georges Cuvier, Cuvier did not give a type locality but it is thought to be either the Coromandel Coast of India or so where in Indonesia. The specific name honours Albertus Seba, a Dutch pharmacist, zoologist and natural history collector, who published a ''Thesaurus'' of animal specimens with beautiful engravings in 1734. This included examples of marine life from the Indo-Pacific, including an illustration of the emperor red snapper. Description ''Lutjanus sebae'' has a very deep body, its standard length being just over twice its depth. The forehead is steeply sloped, the snout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutjanus Erythropterus
''Lutjanus erythropterus'', the crimson snapper, crimson seaperch, high-brow sea-perch, Longman's sea perch, red bream, saddle-tailed perch, small-mouth nannygai or smallmouth sea perch is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Taxonomy ''Lutjanus erythropterus'' was first formally described in 1790 by the German physician and zoologist Marcus Elieser Bloch with the type locality given as Nagasaki. The specific name is a compound of ''erythros'' meaning “red” and ''pterus'' meaning “fin”, a reference to the red median fins. Description ''Lutjanus erythropterus'' has a moderately deep body which has a standard length of around two and half times its depth with a steeply sloped head and a large eye. The knob and incision on the preoperculum are weakly developed. The vomerine teeth are arranged a crescent shape with no rearwards extension and there are no teeth on the smooth tongue. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutjanus Malabaricus
''Lutjanus malabaricus'', the Malabar blood snapper, saddletail snapper, large-mouthed nannygai, large-mouthed sea-perch, Malabar snapper, nannygai, red bass, red bream, red emperor, red Jew, red snapper, saddletail seaperch, scarlet emperor or scarlet sea-perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific, where it is found east to Fiji and Japan. Taxonomy ''Lutjanus malabaricus'' was first formally described in 1801 as ''Sparus malabaricus'' by the German naturalists Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider with the type locality as the Coromandel coast in eastern India. The specific name ''malabaricus '' means “of Malabar”, a coastal region of southern India. Description ''Lutjanus malabaricus'' has a relatively deep body, which has a standard length that is 2.2 to 2.8 times as long as the body at its deepest point. It has a steeply sloped forehead, with a conca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carcharhinus Sorrah
The spot-tail shark, or sorrah shark (''Carcharhinus sorrah''), is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean between latitudes 31°N and 31°S, from the surface to a depth around . This shark grows to about . It is fished commercially over much of its range and the IUCN considers it to be near threatened. Description The spot-tail shark is a spindle-shaped fish growing to about . It has a fairly long, pointed snout and moderately large eyes. The first dorsal fin is large and curved, while the second dorsal fin is small and low. The back and sides are grey and the belly white, and a long white streak is on the flank. This species can be distinguished from other requiem sharks found in tropical waters by the distinctive black tips to the second dorsal fin, the pectoral fins, and the lower lobe of the caudal fin. A ridge over the spine extends from the first to the second dorsal fin and a pit just in front of the upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidochelys Olivacea
The olive ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys olivacea''), also known Common name, commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world. ''L. olivacea'' is found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, but also in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean. This turtle and the related Kemp's ridley turtle are best known for their unique synchronised mass nestings called ''arribadas'', where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs. Taxonomy The olive ridley sea turtle may have been first described as ''Testudo mydas minor'' by Georg Adolf Suckow in 1798. It was later described and named ''Chelonia multiscutata'' by Heinrich Kuhl in 1820. Still later, it was described and named ''Chelonia olivacea'' by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1829. The species was placed in the subgenus '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epinephelus Lanceolatus
The giant grouper (''Epinephelus lanceolatus''), also known as the Queensland grouper, brindle grouper or mottled-brown sea bass, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution and is one of the largest extant species of bony fish. Description The giant grouper has a robust body which has a standard length equivalent to 2.4 to 3.4 times its depth. The dorsal profile of the head and the intraorbital area are convex, The propercle has a rounded corner and a finely serrated margin. The gill cover has a convex upper margin. There are 11 spines and 14-16 soft rays in the dorsal fin while the anal fin has 3 spines and 8 soft rays. The caudal fin is slightly rounded. There are 54 to 62 scales in its lateral line. The adults are grayish-brown in colour overlain with a mottled pattern and with darker fins. The small juv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arafura Shoals
Arafura refers to the name of the Arafura Sea, and by extension to adjoining areas or associated events: ;Animals * Arafura catfish, ''Netuma proxima'' * Arafura fantail, ''Rhipidura dryas'' * Arafura file snake, ''Acrochordus arafurae'' * Arafura large-footed bat, ''Myotis moluccarum'' * Arafura shrikethrush, ''Colluricincla megarhyncha'' ;Places * Arafura Jungles, north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia * Arafura Sea, located between northern Australia and New Guinea * Arafura Swamp The Arafura Swamp is a large inland freshwater wetland in Arnhem Land, in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is a near pristine floodplain with an area of that may expand to by the end of the wet season, making it the largest ..., north-east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia * Electoral division of Arafura, in Australia's Northern Territory ;Other * Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel * Arafura Games, international multi-sport event drawing competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Reef Shark
The grey reef shark (''Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos'', sometimes misspelled ''amblyrhynchus'' or ''amblyrhinchos'') is a species of requiem shark, in the family (biology), family Requiem shark, Carcharhinidae. One of the most common reef sharks in the Indo-Pacific, it is found as far east as Easter Island and as far west as South Africa. This species is most often seen in shallow water near the drop-offs of coral reefs. It has the typical "reef shark" shape, with a broad, round snout and large eyes. It can be distinguished from similar species by the plain or white-tipped first dorsal fin, the dark tips on the other fins, the broad, black rear margin on the caudal fin, tail fin, and the lack of a ridge between the dorsal fins. Most individuals are less than long. The grey reef shark is a fast-swimming, agile predation, predator that feeds primarily on free-swimming bony fishes and cephalopods. Its aggressive demeanor enables it to dominate many other shark species on the reef, despi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benthos
Benthos (), also known as benthon, is the community of organisms that live on, in, or near the bottom of a sea, river, lake, or stream, also known as the benthic zone.Benthos from the Census of Antarctic Marine Life website This community lives in or near marine or freshwater sedimentary environments, from s along the , out to the , and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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