Sharks and Other Deadly Ocean Creatures: Visual Encyclopedia

210 Pages·2016·76.13 MB·English

by  Derek Harvey

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CONTENTS
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PRIMEVAL PREDATORS 8 MUD-ROOTING MONSTERS 34
Sea Lamprey 10 Longnose Sawshark 36
Devonian Placoderm 11 Sand Devil 38
Devonian Shark 12 Common Angelshark 39
Devonian Shark 12 Big Skate 40
Carboniferous Shark 14 Common Guitarfish 41
Prehistoric Eel-like Shark 14 Giant Guitarfish 42
Hybodont Shark 16 Small-toothed Sawfish 43
Sharpnose Sevengill Shark 17 Marbled Torpedo Ray 44
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark 18 Lesser Electric Ray 45
Broadnose Sevengill Shark 19 Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray 46
Frilled Shark 20 Peacock Flounder 48
Spiral-toothed Chimeroid 20 Lesser Weever 48
Carboniferous Spiny “Shark” 22 Sand Stargazer 50
Cretaceous Chimaera 23 Biting Reef Worm 51
Australian Ploughnose Chimaera 24
Pacific Longnose Chimaera 25
Rabbitfish 26
Giant Jurassic Bony Fish 28
Alligator Gar 28
Coelacanth 30
Cretaceous Plesiosaur 31
Jurassic Ichthyosaur 32
Megalodon 33
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DEVILS OF THE DARK 52 KILLERS BETWEEN THE TIDES 72
Velvet-belly 54 Zebra Bullhead 74
Angular Rough Shark 54 Horn Shark 75
Greenland Shark 56 Collared Carpet Shark 76
Pygmy Shark 58 Blind Shark 77
Cookiecutter Shark 59 Ornate Wobbegong 78
Kitefin Shark 60 Spotted Wobbegong 79
Spiny Dogfish 60 Cobbler Wobbegong 80
Pelican Eel 62 Tasselled Wobbegong 81
Sladen’s Hatchetfish 63 Epaulette Shark 82
Barbeled Dragonfish 64 White-spotted Bambooshark 84
Sloane’s Viperfish 64 Venus Comb 84
Deep-sea Lizardfish 66 Cone Shell 86
Lancetfish 67 Common Starfish 88
Humpback Anglerfish 68 Southern Blue-ringed Octopus 89
Giant Squid 68
Vampire Squid 70
Giant Pacific Octopus 71
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MUSCLE-MOUTHED GULPERS 90 CRUISERS AND CHASERS 104
Whale Shark 92 Basking Shark 106
Zebra Shark 94 Megamouth Shark 108
Nurse Shark 95 Small-toothed Sandtiger Shark 109
Tawny Nurse Shark 96 Sandtiger Shark 110
Anglerfish 96 Crocodile Shark 111
Psychedelic Frogfish 98 Great White Shark 112
Pink Frogmouth 99 Short-finned Mako 114
Giant Grouper 100 Salmon Shark 115
Stonefish 101 Thresher Shark 116
Common Lionfish 102 Goblin Shark 117
Spotted Eagle Ray 118
Giant Manta Ray 119
Great Barracuda 120
PREDATOR POWER Sailfish 121
This scale depends on prey size and the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 122
possible danger a predator poses to humans. Giant Trevally 123
Humpback Whale 124
Sperm Whale 126
Predators that feed on planktonic animals;
also parasites that may not kill their victims. Leatherback Turtle 127
Box Jellyfish 128
Predators that target small invertebrates and Lion’s Mane Jellyfish 129
small fish, up to the size of mackerel. Portuguese Man o’ War 130
Barrel Shrimp 131
Predators that target and kill medium-sized
prey, bigger than mackerel.
SCALES AND SIZES
Predators that kill small or medium-sized prey,
Profiles of sharks and other creatures have
but have venom that could kill bigger animals.
scale drawings to indicate their size.
Predators that target large prey up to the
size of big mammals, potentially humans. 8 in (20.3 cm) 6 ft (1.8 m) 6 ft (1.8 m)
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INSHORE MARAUDERS 132 PREDATORS OF THE REEF 166
Australian Swell Shark 134 Blacktip Shark 168
Small-spotted Cat Shark 134 Oceanic Whitetip Shark 169
Coral Cat Shark 136 Silky Shark 170
Pyjama Shark 137 Dusky Shark 171
Red-spotted Cat Shark 138 Galapagos Shark 172
Puffadder Shy Shark 139 Caribbean Reef Shark 173
Grey-spotted Cat Shark 140 Blacktip Reef Shark 174
Black-mouthed Cat Shark 141 Gray Reef Shark 175
Big-eyed Hound Shark 142 Bronze Whaler 176
Tope Shark 142 Blue Shark 177
Leopard Shark 144 Whitetip Reef Shark 178
Starry Smooth Hound 145 Great Hammerhead 180
Gummy Shark 146 Scalloped Hammerhead 182
Banded Hound Shark 146 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish 183
Tiger Shark 148 Green Moray Eel 184
Lemon Shark 149 Humphead Wrasse 185
Bull Shark 150 Brain Coral 186
Sarcastic Fringehead 152 Magnificent Sea Anemone 187
Atlantic Wolf-Fish 153 Harlequin Shrimp 188
Killer Whale 154 Anna’s Sea Slug 189
Leopard Seal 156
Southern Elephant Seal 157
Sea Otter 158
Emperor Penguin 159
Saltwater Crocodile 160 REFERENCE 190
Sea Snake 162
GLOSSARY 204
Nautilus 163
INDEX 206
Peacock Mantis Shrimp 164
Smooth-clawed Pistol Shrimp 165 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 208
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PRIMEVAL
PREDATORS
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