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• ... that in order to protect itself from predators, the batfish imitates dead leaves and plant debris by floating on the surface, lying on its side?   
Nausicaá
• ... that blackchin guitarfish is an endangered species included in the IUCN’s red list?
IUCN
• ... that the blackchin guitarfish is eaten and sold in markets in Mediterranean countries such as Italy, Morocco, Israel, and Tunisia?
Nausicaá
• ... that the California Sea Lion has external ears which are not found in seals?
Nausicaá


• ... that in the beginning of the twentieth century, the California Sea Lion almost became extinct mainly because of hunting? 
Nausicaá
• ... that the mid-oceanic ridge is the world’s longest mountain chain, and 90% of it lies beneath the ocean? 
Marine Institute