Gervais's beaked whale, sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America. It has also stranded off South America and Africa.
Snake Island, also known as Serpent Island or Zmiinyi Island, is a Ukrainian island located in the Black Sea, near the Danube Delta, with an important role in delimiting Ukrainian territorial waters.
Catalina Sky Survey is an astronomical survey to discover comets and asteroids. It is conducted at the Steward Observatory's Catalina Station, located near Tucson, Arizona, in the United States.
The mitred parakeet, also known as the mitred conure in aviculture, is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. It has been introduced to Uruguay and is established there. There are also substantial populations in the US states of California and Florida and smaller numbers in Hawaii.
The pin-tailed green pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae native to Southeast Asia.
Worsleya is a genus of Brazilian plants in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae, cultivated as an ornamental because of its showy flowers. There is only one known species, Worsleya procera, native to eastern Brazil. It is endemic to the marshy top of a mesa called "Mount Cuca" 30 miles (52 km) north of Rio de Janeiro. Here the sickle-shaped leaves curve northward. When grown in the northern hemisphere, the leaves curve southward. It is one of the largest and also rarest members of the subfamily Amaryllidoideae.
The Zarqa River is the second largest tributary of the lower Jordan River, after the Yarmouk River. It is the third largest river in the region by annual discharge and its watershed encompasses the most densely populated areas east of the Jordan River. The Zarqa rises in springs near Amman, and flows through a deep and broad valley into the Jordan, at an elevation 1,090 metres (3,580 ft) lower.
Propebela mitrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Cunninghamia lanceolata is a species of tree in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is native to south-central and southeast China. Ornamentally C. lanceolata is commonly planted as a specimen tree in temperate zones.
Zaniolepis frenata, also known as the shortspine combfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zaniolepididae.The species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Micrathena mitrata, the white micrathena, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Brazil. The spider has a distinctive appearance with a shiny, black abdomen and spiky, yellowish-brown legs. Its body length ranges from 4 to 9 mm in females and 3 to 4 mm in males. The species is known for its elaborate web, which it uses to capture insects for food. Despite its fearsome appearance, Micrathena mitrata is not considered dangerous to humans and is generally regarded as a harmless spider.
Hentzia mitrata, the white-jawed jumping spider, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States, Canada, and Bahama Islands.
Sericosura is a genus of sea spiders in the family Ammotheidae. Species within this genus have been found living at depths from 106 to 3,690 meters below sea level.
Upeneus doriae, the gilded goatfish, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Mullidae. The species is found distributed in the western Indian Ocean in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It is a demersal species, schooling over sandy substrates, reef areas, and near coastal areas at depths up to 45 meters. It grows to lengths of 20 to 30 centimeters.
Spondylus candidus is a species of bivalve mollusc within the family Spondylidae. Its distribution covers areas near coasts of Australia and South Africa, and in the Red Sea where it lives in benthic environments at depths of 21 to 75 meters. Fossil occurrences have been found in the Quaternary of Djibouti and in the Miocene of Japan and Vanuatu.
Abdopus undulatus is a species of octopus within the family Octopodidae. The species is found near the coasts of Tongatapu, Tonga, in benthic environments at depths of 8 to 20 meters. Individuals to grow up to 3.3 centimeters in length.
Actinopyga palauensis, the Panning's blackfish, is a species of sea cucumber within the family Holothuriidae. The species distribution is in the western Pacific near areas such as Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, Tonga, Niue, eastern Australia, and New Caledonia. It lives in reef environments at depths up to 30 meters, often being found crawling on sandy reef slopes, course sand with reef rubble, semi-sheltered bay reefs, and is occasionally found in lagoons and inshore reefs.
Choranthias tenuis, the threadnose bass, is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Serranidae. Its distribution covers the western Atlantic near areas such as Bermuda, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Venezuela, Guyana, southeastern Gulf of Mexico, Yucatan, Puerto Rico, and the southern Caribbean, where it lives in subtropical waters over hard bottoms with large rocks that allow for micro habitats. The depths the species occurs is 55 to 915 meters, however individuals are more commonly found at depths less than 150 meters. It is commonly found at 8 centimeters in length and a maximum of 9 centimeters. It feeds on plankton and swims in schools.
Sericosura heteroscela is a species of sea spider within the family Ammotheidae. The species is found in the Atlantic Ocean, where it lives near hydrothermal vents at depths of 849 to 3500 meters.
Voluta mitrata is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
