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Cyclothone is a genus of small bristlemouth fishes in the family Gonostomatidae that inhabits deep ocean waters around the world. These fishes occupy mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones, possess light-producing organs, and feed on small marine organisms in environments with little or no sunlight. The...

Elrathia kingi is a common trilobite fossil discovered primarily in the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Shale of Utah. It represents one of the most abundant trilobite species globally. These ptychopariida fossils are notable for their distinctive, deeply furrowed exoskeletons and widespread commercial avai...

The Crabeater Seal is a true-seal belonging to the family Phocidae and is abundant in Antarctic waters. It’s notable for its specialized teeth, adapted for filtering massive quantities of krill from the ocean. These seals are primarily prey specialists, feeding almost exclusively on krill, and their...

The pale bristlemouth (Cyclothone) is a genus of small bioluminescent deep-sea fish belonging to the family Gonostomatidae. These fish inhabit the mesopelagic and bathypelagic zones of the world's oceans, typically at depths between 300 and 2,500 meters, where they feed on zooplankton and smaller fi...

The rock-boring urchin is the common name for Echinometra mathaei, a sea urchin found across the tropical Indo-Pacific. It excavates shallow cavities in coral rock and limestone through repeated grazing and abrasion, using its teeth, spines, and movement to enlarge a shelter. The species is common o...

Elrathia kingii is an extinct ptychopariid trilobite from the Middle Cambrian Wheeler Shale of western Utah. Its fossils are exceptionally abundant in parts of that formation, making it one of the most familiar and commercially collected North American trilobites. The species is recognized by its br...

The northern lampfish is a mesopelagic fish species belonging to the family Myctophidae, commonly known as lanternfish. Found throughout the North Pacific Ocean, this abundant deep-sea species is characterized by photophores—light-producing organs arranged in patterns along its body—that facilitate...

The macaroni penguin is a large, crested penguin species recognized by its distinctive orange and yellow head plumes. It was named by 18th-century English sailors who likened the bird's bright crest to the "macaroni" fashion trend of the era. Found primarily in subantarctic regions, it is currently...

Elrathia is an extinct genus of ptychopariid trilobite that lived during the Middle Cambrian period. Fossils of this marine arthropod are abundantly preserved in the Wheeler Shale formation in Utah, USA. Due to the vast quantities found, Elrathia kingii is one of the most commercially available and...

Cyclothone pallida, known as the pallid bristlemouth, is a small deep-sea fish in the family Gonostomatidae. It is a mesopelagic species, meaning it lives in the open-water zone below the sunlit surface layer, and records place it across parts of the Atlantic and Pacific at roughly 200 to 1,500 metr...

Cyclothone signata is a species of bristlemouth, a group of small deep-sea fishes in the family Gonostomatidae. It is known as the luminous anglemouth because bristlemouths possess rows of photophores, light-producing organs used in the dark midwater environment. The species was described by German...

The Veiled Anglemouth is a small, bioluminescent deep-sea fish belonging to the bristlemouth genus Cyclothone, first described in 1902.