So specifically, fish as well as aquatic invertebrates.

特别是鱼类和水生无脊椎动物。”

Vertebrates are animals with backbones and bones inside their bodies. The bones help to support their bodies.

脊椎动物是身体里边有脊椎和骨头的动物。这些骨头来帮助支撑他们的身体。

Basically we collect data on fish, invertebrates, coral and coral diseases.

我们会收集有关鱼类、无脊椎动物、和疾病的数据。

Then there's the invertebrates that can get even smaller!

还有无脊椎动物可更小！

And I'm reviewing my knowledge of invertebrate zoology.

我还在回想有关无脊椎动物学的知识。

Multiple species of coral, multiple species of fish, invertebrates, all living happily together.

多，多鱼类，无脊椎动物，都快乐地生活在一起。

But it has a large nervous system in a range comparable to vertebrates.

但是它有庞大的神经系统，范围可跟脊椎动物相当。

And he says that the octopus has a nervous system that is comparable to vertebrates.

他还说章鱼拥有能够跟脊椎动物相当的神经系统。

But, of the vertebrates unpredictable Nature selected only snakes (and one lizard).

然而，在脊椎动物中，大自然神秘模测地只选择了蛇（还有一蜥蜴）。

Cephalopods may have evolved complex brains long before our vertebrate relatives.

头足类或许比我们的脊椎动物近亲更早演化出复杂的脑部。

Unlike most vertebrates, a sea turtle's sex is not determined by sex chromosomes.

与大多数脊椎动物不同，海龟的性别不是由性染色体决定的。

Which of these sea creatures is the largest invertebrate on Earth?

下哪海洋生物是地球上最大的无脊椎动物？

It's the world's largest invertebrate, which is an animal with no backbone.

它是世界上最大的无脊椎动物，也就是没有脊椎的动物。

Galapagos Tortoises live longer than any other animal with a backbone!

科隆群岛陆龟比其他脊椎动物活更久！

And that's completely brand new to science in any vertebrate animal.

这对任何脊椎动物学来说，都是全新的发现。”

Egg-laying vertebrates all have at least one copy of this gene.

卵生动物，脊椎动物都至少有这个基因的一个副本。

Invertebrates like snapping shrimp, fish and marine mammals all use sound.

诸如虾之类的无脊椎动物、 鱼类，及海洋哺乳动物都使用声音。

Well, just in the last century, we have lost 615 species of vertebrate animals.

就在上个世纪，我们已经失去了 615 脊椎动物。

Bulkier vertebrates have to have more massive bones.

体积较大的脊椎动物必须有更大的骨骼。

By human standards, a few vertebrate species have incredible longevity.

按照人类的标准，有一些脊椎动物的寿命长令人难置信。