Animal encyclopedia: all species

Explore the 18 animal species in TunisieVet’s Animalpedia: characteristics, diet, habitat, behaviour and conservation status.

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Chondrichthyans 5 Sarcopterygians (Flesh-finned fish) 1 Actinistians (Sarcopterygians) 1 Bony fish (Actinopterygians) 1 Fish (Actinopterygians) 15 Actinopterygians 17 Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) 1 Chondrichthyans 8 Cephalopods 1 Molluscs 1 Mammals 168 Birds 114 Reptiles 51 Amphibians 7 Fish 27 Insects 24 Arachnids 3 Crustaceans 1

HABITAT

Forest Wetlands Farmland & grasslands Steppe Mountain Rivers & lakes Coastline Urban environment Ocean & sea Tropical forest Savanna Desert

IUCN STATUS

Not evaluated Least concern Endangered Data deficient Near threatened Vulnerable Critically endangered Extinct in the wild

REGION

Present in Tunisia

18 species mollusques Actinopterygians

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Catfish

Silurus glanis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Electric eel

Electrophorus electricus

Least concern Tropical forest

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Sailboat

Istiophorus platypterus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sturgeon

Critically endangered

Piranha

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Tunisia

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Least concern

Tunisia

Barracuda

Sphyraena sp. (genre)

Least concern

Tunisia

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tunisia

Wrasse

Labrus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Turbot

Scophthalmus maximus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tunisia

Pipefish

Syngnathus sp.

Least concern

Tunisia

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Tunisia

Lionfish

Pterois volitans / Pterois miles

Least concern

Angelfish

Least concern

Surgeonfish

Least concern Ocean & sea

Butterflyfish

Chaetodon spp. (famille Chaetodontidae)

Least concern

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