An Introduction To Australian Reptiles
The Lizards fish family, commonly known as the Sea Anemone (Ligamia cordifolia) are an extinct order of benthic to freshwater aquatic vertebrates, which belong to the phylum Cnidaria. The name’sea anemone’ derives from the Greek word’sea’ and ‘anemone’. It was one of the three major orders of ciliates, with the others being the Protected Laguna Irrigans, the Order Cynognathus, and the Order Eudromus. In this article, we will explore the life cycle of the Lizards Fish Family, and the importance of the Sea Anemone for marine biodiversity.
Theizards are bony, bottom-dwelling marine benthians, which belong to the phylum Cnidaria. They occur in coastal and offshore waters across the globe, in salt and freshwaters as well as fresh waters. It is their peculiar shape that provides clues to their eel type features. It consists of a round, soft elongated body, including a short tail, a long thin dorsal spine, a long thick anal fin, a short thick pelvic fin, and a short slowly curved throat. The entire body is covered with a thick scale-like ruff of hair.
Unlike the other two representatives of the Cnidaria phylum, this amphibious animal possesses a head with a long neck, and small prehensile tongue, along with a series of small claws on each toe, as well as a very deformed tail. They have gray colored eyes, which are located above and behind the eyes, behind the lower mandible. There are two ventricles (the portions of the bird’s chest that protrude above the kidneys) and a hypostome (an egg-laying organ). The Hypostome is present in both genders, while only one ventricle is present in the male.
The common name for this class of lizards in Australia is ” Lizard Man”. Although they may appear to look more like the common minnow, they are actually nocturnal animals that feed on small fish, invertebrates, mollusks, frogs, snails and other crustaceans. They also occasionally take birds, rabbits, hares, voles and other rodents and birds as their prey. Although they have evolved into a very specialized order of lizards, there are general descriptions of Australian lizard fish that help us to recognize them better.
Description One of the general descriptions of an Australian lizard fish is that of a small aquatic lizard with a lean body and long narrow legs. Their forelimb is long and slender, and they possess short, webbed fingers and toes. Their prehensile jaws are elongate, and they have few, if any, rear teeth. They generally have large antennae, but no special whiskers.
Description Two general descriptions of Australian lizard fish are common. In both cases, the specimens are described as small to average-sized aquatic lizards with streamlined bodies, longish tail, short hind limbs, long patella, rounded claws and no tail. They have no special whiskers, and most of their teeth are bearable. Most species of this order are medium-sized to medium-sized in length, and have a tail length of between four and nine centimeters.
Description Three general descriptions of Australian lizard fish are common. In both cases, these animals are described as small to average-sized aquatic lizards with streamlined bodies, long narrow legs, short hind limbs, long patella, rounded claws and no tail. They have no tail. In some species they are covered with a thick soft fur.
Description These animals can be classified into two general categories: terrestrial and semi-terrestrial. Terrestrial refers to those that spend most of their time on land. These include crocodile fish and lechwe lizard. The classification of semi-terrestrial is generally applied to lizards with webbed hind limbs. It includes the common alligator and tree boar.
