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What is the Biggest Whale? A Cetacea Size Comparison Chart

Posted on August 28, 2012 By Dr. M

Just discovered this awesomeness! What is the Biggest Whale? A Cetacea Size Comparison Chart. | Ocean Portal | Smithsonian.

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Monster White Sturgeon Weighs Half Ton

Posted on August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 By Dr. M

A monster white sturgeon weighing an estimated 1,100 pounds and measuring 12 feet, 4 inches was caught and released on the Fraser River, a British…

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Really Big Catfish

Posted on August 3, 2012 By Dr. M

A chef and keen angler from Essex has caught what is thought to be the largest freshwater fish – weighing more than 10 stone –…

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Why are whale sharks so small?

Posted on August 3, 2012 By Dr. M

Whale sharks won’t be the only big ass vertebrate in the waters off Mexico come August!  I’ll be joining Para_Sight and team for the Afuera, the…

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Giant Penguin

Posted on March 9, 2012March 9, 2012 By Dr. M

From USA Today… Experts from New Zealand and the United States have reconstructed the fossil skeleton of one of the giant sea birds for the first time, revealing long…

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Record Holders

  • Porifera (Sponges)
  • Cnidaria (Corals, Anemones, Jellyfish)
  • Ctenophora (Comb Jellies)
  • Acanthocephala (Spiny-Headed Worms)
  • Gnathostomulida (Jaw Worms)
  • Gastrotricha (Hairy Bellies)
  • Loricifera (Brush Heads)
  • Rotifera (Wheel Animals)
  • Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms)
  • Platyhelminthes (Flatworms)
  • Nematoda (Round Worms)
  • Priapula (Penis Worms)
  • Annelida (Worms)
  • Sipuncula (Peanut Worms)
  • Tardigrada (Water Bears)
  • Onychophora (Velvet Worms)
  • Arthropoda (Crustaceans, Insects)
  • Nemertea (Ribbon Worms)
  • Mollusca (Snails, Clams, Squids, Octopuses, Chitons)
  • Echinodermata (Urchins, Crinoids, Starfish, Sea Cucumbers)
  • Brachiopoda (Lamp Shells)
  • Phoronida (Horseshoe Worms)
  • Bryozoa (Moss Animals)
  • Chaetognatha (Arrow Worms)
  • Hemichordata (Peanut Worms)
  • Chordata
    • Cephalochordata (Lancelets)
    • Urochordata (Sea Squirts, Tunicates, Salps)
    • Vertebrata (Fish, Sharks, Rays, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds)

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