fish id project

Fish Species Identification

Title: Freshwater Fishes Species #: 51

Common Name: Largemouth Bass

Scientific Name: Micropterus salmoides

Class: Actinogypterii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Centraarchidae

Genus: Micropterus

Species: salmoides

Geography / Habitat: lakes and ponds in the U.S

Life Strategy: lives among weeds and near murky areas in the water

Food / Feed Strategy: dashes out of weeds and hiding places to catch fish

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Largemouth Bass/ Micropterus salmoides

Body Form or Style: streamline body with large mouth

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Swim/Locomotion Style: moves its tail back and forth to power through the water

Mouth Position: terminal



Common Name: Black crappie

Scientific Name: Pomoxis nigromaculatus


Order: Perciformes

Family: Centrearchidae

Genus: Promoxis

Species: nigromaculatus

Geography / Habitat: all of the lower 48 states

Life Strategy:

Food / Feed Strategy:

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Black crappie / Pomoxis nigromaculatus

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Common Name: Bluefish

Scientific Name: Pomatomus saltatrix

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Pomatomidae

Genus: Pomatomus

Species: P. saltatrix

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Geography / Habitat:

Life Strategy:


Common Name/ Scientific Name: Bluefish / Pomatomus saltatrix

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Common Name: Brook trout

Scientific Name: Salvelinus fontinalis


Order: Salmoniformes

Family: Salmonidae

Genus: Salvelinus

Species: S.fontinalis


Life Strategy:


Common Name/ Scientific Name: Brook trout / Salvelinus fontinalis

Body Form or Style:


Mouth Position:

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Common Name: Bluegill

Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus


Order: Perciformes

Family: Centrarchidae

Genus: Lepomis

Species: L. macrochirus


Life Strategy:


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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Bluegill / Lepomis macrochirus

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Common Name: Jack Dempsey

Scientific Name: Rocio octofasciata


Order: Perciformes

Family: Cichlidae

Genus: Rocio

Species: R. octofasciata

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Life Strategy:


Common Name/ Scientific Name: Jack Dempsey / Rocio octofasciata

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Common Name: Siamese fighting fish

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Scientific Name: Betta splendens


Order: Perciformes

Family: Osphronemidae

Genus: Betta

Species: B. splendens


Life Strategy:


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Common Name: Nishikigoi

Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio haematopterus


Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Cyprinus

Species: C.carpio


Life Strategy:


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Species #: 59

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Title: Freshwater Fishes

Common Name: Blue Walleye (Blue Pik

Scientific Name: Sand

Class: Actinopterygii mes

Order: Percifor

Family: Percidae

Genus: Sander

Species: S. vitreus



Life Strategy:

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Common Name: Carp

Scientific Name:


Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus:

Species:


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Title: Saltwater / Marine Fishes Species #: 1

Common Name: Hammerhead Shark

Scientific Name: Sphyrna mokarran

Class: Chondrichytes

Order: Carcharhiniformes

Family: Sphyrnidae

Genus: Sphyrna

Species: Great Hammerhead

Geography / Habitat: Inhabits warm coastal areas and continental shelfs.

Life Strategy: As with other hammerhead sharks, great hammerheads are viviparous: once the developing

young use up their supply of yolk, the yolk sac is transformed into a structure analogous to a mammalian

placenta. Unlike most other sharks, which mate on or near the sea bottom, great hammerheads have been

observed mating near the surface


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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Great Hammerhead/ Sphyrna mokarran

Body Form or Style: Head shaped like a hammer with curvaceous body and sickle like tail.

Swim/Locomotion Style: Swims by moving its tail back and forth along with bits body.

Mouth Position: inferior



Common Name: Northern Blue fin tuna

Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus


Order: Perciformes

Family: Scombridae

Genus: Thunnus

Species: T. thynnus

Geography / Habitat: western and eastern Atlantic ocean ,and meditarranean.

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Life Strategy: They group together when they spawn for protection

Food / Feed Strategy: They hunt for small invertebrates such as sardines and herrings.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Northern Blue fin tuna/ Thunnus Thynnus

Body Form or Style: : Streamline body with a bony ridge on the back.


Mouth Position: Terminal


Title: Saltwater / Marine Fishes Species

#: 3

Common Name: Blue Whale

Scientific Name: Balaenoptara musculus

Class: Mammalia Order: cetacea

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Family: Balaenopteridae

Genus: Balaenoptara

Species: B.musculus

Geography / Habitat: Worldwide oceans

Life Strategy: They mate from late autumn to the end of winter. Not much else is known.

Food / Feed Strategy: They open their enormous mouths and suck in massive amounts of water while using

their baleen to filter krill from the water.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Blue Whale/ Balaenoptara musculus.

Body Form or Style: U shaped head with a torpedo like body.

Swim/Locomotion Style: The whale moves its tail up and down to move forward while using their

pectoral fins to steer.


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Title: Saltwater / Marine F

Common Name: Remora

Scientific Name: Brac

Class: Actnoperygii

Order: Perciform

Family: Echeneidae Genus: Echeneis

Species:


Life Strategy: They cling to other larger fish and in exchange for protection clean off harmful parasites

ood / Feed Strategy: They clean off larger fish and eat their parasites.

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Remora

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Body Form or Style: Flattened body along the top with a strange sucker type organ on top of the

head

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oral fins to hover above the bottom then use their

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outh Position: superior


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nticiirhus americanus

Title: Saltwater / Marine Fishes

#: 5

Common Name: King croakers

Scientific Name: Me

Class:Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Menticirrhus

Species: americanus

Geography / Habitat: coastal waters around the U.S

Life Strategy: usually mate in springtime with free spawn areas.

trategy: Eats sand fleas and shrimp.

Food / Feed S

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: King Croaker/ Menticirrhus americanus

Body Form or Style: smooth body with rigged fins

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail fins to move and pectorals to steer.




#: 6

Common Name: Great White Shark

Scientific Name: Carcharadon Carcharias

Class: Chondrichytes

Order: Lamniformes

Family: Lamnidae

Genus: Carcharadon

Species: Carcharias

Geography / Habitat: Warm coastal waters worldwide.

Life Strategy: Not much is know about mating and they have no predators as they are apex predators.

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Food / Feed Strategy: They use bursts of great speed to ram and bite their prey.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Great White/ Carcharadon Carcharius

Body Form or Style: Torpedo shaped body

Swim/Locomotion Style: Uses its large tailfin to move forward and uses its pectoral fins to ssteer.




#: 7

Common Name: Bull Shark

Scientific Name: Carcharhinus leucas

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Class: Chondrichthyes


Family: Carcharindae

Genus: Carcharhinus

Species:C.leucas

Geography / Habitat: coastal warm waters

Life Strategy: give birth in late summer and early autumn.

Food / Feed Strategy: They will eat almost anything

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Bull shark/CarCharihinus leucas

Body Form or Style: streamline body

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses tailfin to move and pectoral fin to steer.




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Common Name:lionfish

Scientific Name: pterois antennata

Class: Actinoptergii

Order: Scorpaeniformes

Family: Scorpaenidae

Genus: Pteroinae

Species: Pterios

Geography / Habitat: tropical and sub tropical regions.

Life Strategy: They use their venomous barbs to protect themselves from predators.

Food / Feed Strategy: They drift with the current pretending to be weeds and then strike unsuspecting

prey.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Lionfish/ pterios antennata

Body Form or Style: Football shaped body line with spines on along the back.

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail and fins to thrust forward and turn.

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Saltwater / Marine Fishes Species

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Title:

#: 9

Common Name: Clown Fish

Scientific Name: Amp

Class: Actongypterii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Pomacentridae Genus:

Amphipron

Species: A.akindynos

Geography / Habitat: Barrier Reef

Life Strategy: They hide among anemones to protect themselves from predators

Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on zooplankton and algae that live on the coral reef.

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Body Form or Style: Round body with short fins.


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Common Name: Gaff-topsail Catfish

Scientific Name: Bagre marinus

Class: Actnopterygii Order: Siluriformes

Family: Ariidae Genus: Bagre

Species: B.marinus

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Geography / Habitat: Caribbean gulf of Mexico and Atlantic.

Life Strategy: They love along the oceans sandy bottom using their spines to ward off predators.

Food / Feed Strategy: They use short bursts of speed to surprise unsuspecting prey.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Gaff-topsail catfish/ B.marinus

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Swim/Locomotion Style:Uses its tail to move and uses its pectorals to steer.

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Body Form or Style: Flat head, r d body i es d d l fins.

Mouth Position: term

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Common Name: Black drum

Scientific Name: Pogonias cromus

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Order: Perciformes

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Pogonias

Species: P.cromis

Geography / Habitat: Commonly found in brackish waters near estuaries.

Life Strategy: Mostly mate in spring and have free spawn areas with no defense mechanism.

ood / Feed Strategy: They feed on small shrimp and crustaceans.

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Body Form or Style: Large head with big front that slims down to a small tail area.

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail fin to move and pectorals to steer.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Black Drum/ Pogonais cromus

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Mouth Position: Terminal.



#: 12

Common Name: Red drum

Scientific Name: Sciaenops oceallatus

Class:

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Actinoptygii Order: Perciformes

Family: Sciaenidae

Genus: Sciaenops

Species:S.oceallatus

Geography / Habitat: bays and coastal marshes.

Life Strategy: They spawn during the spring and females can lay up to 2 million eggs.

Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on small crustaceans and shrimp.

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on Name/ Scientific Name: Red drum/ Sciaenops oceallatus

Body Form or Style: Round head with small tail area.

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail fin to move and pectoral fins to steer.

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Common Name: Puffer fish

Scientific Name: tetraodontidae


Order: Tetradontiformes

Family: Tetraodontidae Genus: Tetraodontidae

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pecies: Fugu

Geography / Habitat: pacific ocean

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Life Strategy: they puff up and expand their spikes to protect themselves from predators.

o d all crustaceans and shrimp

F o / F ed Strategy: they feed on sme

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Fugu/ Tetraodontidae

Style: round body that expand

Swim/Locomotion Style: move forward waving its tail

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Common Name: Whale shark

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#: 14

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Scientific Name: Rhinocodon typus


Order: Orectolobiformes

Family: Rhinocodontidae

Genus: Rhinocodon

Species: typus

Geography / Habitat: worldwide

Life Strategy: no natural predators and they seldom mate

Food / Feed Strategy: open their mouths and filter krill out of the water using their baleen.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Whale shark/ Rhinocodon typus

Swim/Locomotion Style: moves its tail back and forth to move


Body Form or Style: long bloated body with spots

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Identification

Fish Species


: 15

Common Name: mako shark

Scientific Name: isurus oxyrinchus

Class: chondrichthyes

Order: Lamniformes

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Family: lamnidae

Genus: isurus

Species: oxyrinchus

Geography / Habitat: world wide

Life Strategy: apex predator and mates every 3 years

Food / Feed Strategy: uses quick bursts of speed to run down prey.

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Short fin mako/ isurus oxyrinchus

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Body Form or Style: s

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its ta



#: 16

Common Name: Nurse shark

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lass: Chondrichytes


Scientific Name: Ginglymostoma c

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Family: Ginglymostomotidae Genus: Ginglymostooma

Species: cirratum

Geography / Habitat: waters around North America and South America.

Life Strategy: they lay at the bottom of the ocean floor in groups of 40 under crevices until night.

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Food / Feed Strategy: they eat crustaceans and mollusks

Scientific Name: nurse shark/ ginglymostooma cirratum

Style: streamline body with 2 small wh

otion Style: uses its tail to move



Common Name/

Body Form or isker on the head

Swim/Locom through the water

Species #: 17

Common Name: Basking shark

Scientific Name: Cetorhinus maximus


Order: Lamniformes


Family: Cetorhindae

Genus: Cetorhinus

Species: C. maximus

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Geography / Habitat: cold waters world wide

Life Strategy: they mate every couple of years with no natural predators

Food / Feed Strategy: they are filter feeders and usually eat krill

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Basking shark/ Cetorhinus maximus

m or Style large rounded body with

Swim/Locomotion Style:uses its giant tail move around in the ocean

ition: terminal


Body For a long snout

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Common Name: Swordfish

Scientific Name: Xiphias gladius

Class: Actinogypterii es

Order: Perciform

Family: Xiphidae Genus: Xiphias

Species: X. gladius


Life Strategy: they use their incredible speed to escape from predators and mate in the spring

Food / Feed Strategy: they slash at their food with their elongated nose and eat them.

Common Name/ Scientif

Body Form or Style: streamline body with a powerful tail.

ic Name: Sword fish/ Xiphias gladius

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its powerful to power through the water


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ies Identification

Fish Spec

Species

: 19

Common Name: Sailfish

Scientific Name: Istiophorus platypterus

Class:


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Actinogypterii Order: Perciformes

Family: Istiophoridae Genus: Istiophorus

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pecies: platypterus

Geography / Habitat: world wide warm waters

Life Strategy: they flash their sails to distract fish and to confuse prey.

Food / Feed Strategy: they raise their sails to intimidate prey and then dash in to eat them.

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Common Name/ Scientif us

Body Form or Style: streamline body with huge sail on its back

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its powerful tail to thrust through water


ic Name: Sail fish/ istiophorus platypter



ommon Name: stonefish

Scientific Name: Synanceia horrida

Class:

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Actinogypterii

Order: Scorpaenformes

Family: Synancidae

Genus: Synanceia

Species: S. horrida

Geography / Habitat: warm temperate waters

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Life Strategy: hides among rocks from predators using its camouflage.

Food / Feed Strategy: they burst out of their camouflaged spot and swallow their prey.

Body Form or Style: round rough body line with poisonous spines

tyle: uses its large pectorals fins to swim around and steady itself



Common Name/ Scientific Name: stonefish/Synanceia horrida

Swim/Locomotion S


ommon Name: Blue shark

#: 21

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Scientific Name: Prionace glauca

Class: chondrichthyes


Family: Carcharhinidae

Genus: Prionace

Species: glauca


Life Strategy: they are the apex predators and mate periodically

s prey and uses its powerful jaws to crush it.

Food / Feed Strategy: dashes after it

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Blue shar

Body Form or Style: streamline body

otion Style: uses its tail to move it through the water


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Common Name: Lemon shark

Scientific Name: Negaprion brevirostris




Genus: Negaprion

Species: brevirostris

Geography / Habitat: north and south America coastal waters

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Life Strategy: no natural predators and they mate during the summer

Food / Feed Strategy: they use their tan like skin to blend in and strike prey from belo

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Lemon shark/ negaprion brevirostris

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail to move through the water

Body Form or Style: somewhat streamline body with tan skin


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Identification

Fish Species


ommon Name: Mega mouth shark

Scientific Name: Megachasma pelagios


Order: Lamniformes

#: 23

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Family: Megachasmidae

Genus: Megachasma

Species: Pelagios

Food / Feed Strategy: they have small teeth to catch fish and squid

Geography / Habitat: Believed to be world wide

Life Strategy: not much is known

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Common Name/ Scientif sma pelagios

Body Form or Style: long bulky body with a huge mouth

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its powerful tail to glide through the water


ic Name: Megamouth shark/ Megacha



Common Name: Cookie cutter shark

Scientific Name: Isistius Brasiliensis


Order: Squaliformes

#: 24

Family: Dalatidae Genus: Isistius

Species: Brasiliensis

Geography / Habitat: Deep waters world wide

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Life Strategy: hides on the deep ocean floor mates whenever possible

Food / Feed Strategy: targets larger animals taking cookie cutter shaped bites out of them

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Cookie cutter shark/ Isistius Brasiliensis

ody Form or Style: bulging stomach with dark colored sking

wim/Locomotion Style: move along using its odd tail



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#: 25

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Common Name: Goliath grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus itajara


Order: Perciformes

Family: Serranidae

Genus: Epinephelus

Species: itajara

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Geography / Habitat: Atlantic ocean

Life Strategy: hides among rocks and reefs blending in mating whenever

Foo / Feed Strategy: eats small fish and crustaceans d

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Goliath grouper/ Epinephelus itajara

Body Form or Style: speckled scales with a round body shapes


Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its large tail to move through the water

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Species

#: 26

Common Name: Giant grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus lanceolatus

Class:


Actinogypterii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Serranidae

Genus: Epinephelus

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pecies: lanceolatus

Geography / Habitat: Australia

Life Strategy: lives among reefs blending in and mating periodically

Food / Feed Strategy: dashes out to catch fish and small crabs

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ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Giant grouper/ Epinephelus lanceolatus

ody Form or Style: round body with speckled body

wim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail to move through the water



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Species #: 27

cientific Name: Phycodurus eques

Class:


Common Name: Leafy sea dragon

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Actinogypterii

Order: Syngathiformes

Family: Syngathidae

Genus: Phycodurus

Species: P.eques

Geography / Habitat: Western Australia

Life Strategy: hides among kelp to camouflage itself from predators

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Food / Feed Strategy: eats small zooplankton and algae

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Leafy sea dragon/ Phycodurus eques

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tyle: uses its pectorals fin to move its rigid body

Mouth Position:terminal

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Body Form or Style: snake like b y fy appendages

Swim/Locomotion S

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Species #: 28

Scientific Name: Manta birostris

Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes


Common Name: Manta ray

Family: Mobulidea

Genus: Manta

Species: birostris

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Geography / Habitat: World wide

Life Strategy: swims as though it flies through the water and has small stinger on its tail to defends itself

from predtaors

Food / Feed Strategy: filter feeders

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Manta ray/ Manta birostris

ing like fins with an open gaping mouth

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Swim/Locomotion Style: moves

Fish Species Ident

itle: Saltwater / Marine Fishes Species #: 29

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Common Name: Coelacanth

Scientific Name: Latime

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Class: Sarcogypterii Ord

er: Coelacanthiformes

Family: Latimeridae

Genus: Latimeria

Species: Menadoensis

Geography / Habitat: south Africa

Life Strategy: unknown

Food / Feed Strategy: feeds on vegetations and other fish

Body Form or Style: rough body with elongated fins on its back

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail to move back and forth

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Coelecanth/ Latimeria menadoensi


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arine Fishes Species

: 30

Common Name: Great Barracuda

Scientific Name: Sphyraena barracuda

Class:

Title: Saltwater / M

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Actinogypterii Order: Perciformes

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amily: Sphyraenidae Genus: Sphyraena

Species: barrucada

Geography / Habitat: World wide coastal waters

Life Strategy: they mate in the spring using their speed to escape danger

n prey using their extremely quick bursts

Food / Feed Strategy: they chase dow

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Great barracuda/ Sphyraena barracuda

ody Form or Style: streamline body

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Swim/Locomotion Style: up to 40 mph


Fish Species Ident

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: 31 #

Common Name: Black grouper

Scientific Name: Mycteroperca bonaci

Class: Actinogypterii Order

: Perciformes

Family: Serranidae

Genus: Mycteroperca

Species: Bonaci

Geography / Habitat: gulf of mexico

from predators

ood / Feed Strategy: dashes out of cover to surprise its prey

Life Strategy: hides among the reefs

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ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Black grouper/ Mycteroperca bonaci

Body Form or Style: Bulk

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail to burst out of cover



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#: 32

Common Name: Nassau grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus striatus

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Order:Perciformes

Family: Serranidae Genus: Epinephelus

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Species: striatus

Geography / Habitat: bahamas

ife Strategy: hides among coral from predator L

Food / Feed Strategy: dashes out to catch smaller fish

Common Name/ Scientific Nam use: Nassau grouper/ Epinephelus striat

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ish Species Identification

Body Form or Styl

Swim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail to move through the water

Mouth Position: termin

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Species #: 33


Common Name: Seahorse

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Scientific Name: Hippocampus


Order: Syngathiformes

Family: Syngnathidae

Genus: Hippocampus

Species: Hippocampus


Life Strategy: Lives among rocks and vegetation to hide form predators

Food / Feed Strategy: Eats algae and zooplankton

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Sea horse/ Hippocampus

Style: curled tail with a long snou

motion Style: uses its small pecto e water

Body Form or

Swim/Loco

t

ral fins to flutter through th

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lass: Osteichthyes

Order: Pleuronectiformes

#: 34

Common Name: Flowery flounder

Scientific Name: Bothus mancus

C

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Bothus

Species: mancus

acific and indo pacific

ife Strategy: lies on the floor of the ocean to blend in and hide from predators

ood / Feed Strategy: hunts for small fish and crabs

Geography / Habitat: east p

L

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Common Name/ Scientif

Body Form or Style: Flat with speckled body

Swim/Locomotion Style: waves its paper like body up and down to propel itself


ic Name: Peacock Flounder

Mouth Position: superior


lass:

#: 35

Common Name: Left eye flounder

Scientific Name: bothus pantherinus

AC ctinogypterii

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Bothus

Species: pantherinus

c and Indian ocean

ife Strategy: hides among the ocean floor from predators

ood / Feed Strategy: eats small fish and carbs

Geography / Habitat: pacifi

L

F

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Common Name/ Scientifi

Body Form or Style: flat paper like body

Mouth Position: superior


c Name: Leopard flounder/ Borthus pantherinus

Swim/Locomotion Style: waves its body to move through the water

Species

#: 36

Common Name: Thresher shark

Scientific Name: Alopias macrourus

Class:Chondrychthyes

Order: Lamniformes


Family: Alopidea Genus: Alopias

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Species: macrourus


Life n

t it

Strategy: uses its long tail to stun predators and prey mates whnever it ca

Food / Feed Strategy:uses its long tail to stun prey then ea

Com on Name/ Scientific Name: Thresher shark/ Alopias macrourus

ody Form or Style: slender body with large tail

wim/Locomotion Style: using its large tail it can power thorugh water

outh Position: terminal

Fish Species Ident

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ification

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ommon Name: Black sided hawk fish

Scientific Name: Paracirrhites forsteri

Class:

#: 37

C

Actinogypterii Order: Percifromes

Family: Cirrhitidae

Genus: Paracirrhites

Species: forsteri

Geography / Habitat: Indo Pacific

Life Strategy: hides among coral and mates every year

Food / Feed Strategy: eats shrimp and zooplankton

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Black sided hawk fish/ Paracirrhites forsteri

ody Form or Style: slender body with vibrant colors

wim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail to move


C

B

S

M

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Fish Species Id

entification


ommon Name: Long nose hawk fish

#: 38

C

Scientific Name: Oxycirrhites typus


Order: Perciformes

Family: Cirrhitidae

Genus: Oxycirrhites

Species: typus

Geography / Habitat: Indo pacific

Life Strategy: hides among coral and mates periodically

Food / Feed Strategy: eats shrimp and zooplankton

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ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Long nose hawk fish

ody Form or Style: slender body with a long mouth.

wim/Locomotion Style: Uses its tail to move through the water


Fish Species Id

C

B

S

M

entification


: 39 #

Common Name: Coral hawkfish

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Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus


Order: Perciformes

Family: Cirrhitidae

Genus: Cirrhitichthys

Species: oxycephalus


ife Strategy: lives among coral and mates periodically L

Food / Feed Strategy: Eats shrimp and zooplankton

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Coral haw

Body Form or Style: slender body with round head

tion Style: uses its tail to move

ition: terminal


kfish/ Cirritichthys

Swim/Locomo

Mouth Pos

Species #: 40


Common Name: Tasseled wobbegong

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Scientific Name: Eucrossorinus dasypogon

Class: Chondrichtyes


Family: Orectolobidae

Genus: Eucrossorinus

Species: dasypogon

Geography / Habitat: Western pacific ocean

Life Strategy: hides on the ocean floor blending in with sand.

Food / Feed Strategy: Eats crustaceans and small fish.

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Tasseled wobbegong/ Eucrossorinus dasypogon

ody Form or Style: flat body with tassel like appendages hanging off

wim/Locomotion Style: uses its large tail to move

outh Position: inferior

C

B

S

M

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lass:

T

#: 41

Common Name: Lawnmower Blenney

Scientific Name: salarias fasciatus

AC ctinogypterii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Blennidae

Genus: Salarias

Species: fasciatus

Geography / Habitat: Australia

Life Strategy: blends itself in with rocks

Food / Feed Strategy: eats algae

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Lawnmower blenney/ Salarias fasciatus

ody Form or Style: 2 lower leg like fins with a sandy color

wim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail to move around


C

B

S

M

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lass:

T

#: 42

Common Name: Zebra moray

Scientific Name: Gymnomuraena zebra

AC ctinogypterii Order:

Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Gymnomuraena

Species: zebra


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Life Strategy: hides among reefs and mates in the spring

Fo d cath small fish and crustaceans

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Zebra moray /Gymnomuraena zebra

ody Form or Style: snake like body with white and black coloring

wim/Locomotion Style: waves its body back and forth to move



o / F ed Strategy: dashes out toe

C

B

S

M

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ommon Name: Turkey moray

Scientific Name: Gymnothorax meleagris

Class:

#: 43

C

Actinogypterii

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Muraenidae Genus: Gymnothorax

Species: meleagris


Life Strategy: hides among coral and mates periodically

aceans

Food / Feed Strategy: eats small fish and crust

Common Name/ Scientif melagris

Body Form or Style: Snakelike body

Swim/Locomotion Style: waves its body back and forth to swim

ic Name: Turkey moray/ Gymnothorax


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Species

cientific Name: Enchelycore pardalis


#: 44

Common Name: Leopard moray eel

S



Family: Muraenidae Genus: Enchelycore

Species: pardalis


Life Strategy: hides in rocky reefs and is nocturnal

Food / Feed Strategy: eats small fish and crustaceans

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ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Leopard moray eel

ody Form or Style: snake like body

wim/Locomotion Style: waves its entire body to move



C

B

S

M

Species

#: 45

Common Name: Tiger grouper

Scientific Name: Mycteroperca tigris

Class:


Actinogypterii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Serranidae

Genus: Mycteroperca

Species: tigris

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Geography / Habitat: World wide

Life Strategy: lives among reefs and mates periodically

Food / Feed Strategy: eats small fish and crustaceans

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Tiger grouper/Mycteroperca Tigris

ody Form or Style: large body with striking tan stripes

wim/Locomotion Style: use sits large tail to move



C

B

S

M

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Class:

#: 46

Common Name: Comet grouper

Scientific Name: Epinephelus morrhua

Actinogypterii

Order: Perciformes

Family: Serranidae

Genus: Epinephelus

Species: morrhua

Geography / Habitat: Red sea and African waters

Life Strategy: lives near coral reefs and usually stays there for life

and crustaceans Food / Feed Strategy: eats small fish

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Comet grouper/ Epinephelus morrhua

ody Form or Style: bulky body with a split tail fin

wim/Locomotion Style: uses its large tail to move around


C

B

S

M

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Species

#: 47

Common Name: Dwarf lantern shark

Scientific Name: Etmopterus perryi

Order: Squaliformes



Family: Etmopteridae Genus: Etmopterus

Species: perryi

Geography / Habitat: tip of south america

Life Strategy: unknown

Food / Feed Strategy: eats fish

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ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Dwarf lantern shark/ Etmopterus perryi

ody Form or Style: slender body with split dorsal fins

wim/Locomotion Style: uses its tail to move



C

B

S

M

pecies

#: 48

Common Name: Whitetip reef shark

Scientific Name: Triaenodon obesus



Title: Saltwater / Marine Fishes S


Genus: Triaenodon

Species:obesus

‐ 125 ‐

Geography / Habitat: pacific ocean

Life Strategy: lives around coral reefs

Food / Feed Strategy: eats fish and crustaceans

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Whitetip reef shark/ Triaenodon obesus

eamline body with a slightly larger tail then most sharks

es tail back and forth to move


s Identification

Body Form or Style: str

Swim/Locomotion Style: wav

Fish Specie

rine Fishes Species #: 49

ommon Name: leopard shark

Scientific Name: Triakis semifasciata

Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes

Title: Saltwater / Ma

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Family: triakidae

Genus: Triakis

Species: semifasciata

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Geography / Habitat: West coast of North America

Life Strategy: lives on opens sandy bottoms

Food / Feed Strategy: hunts for small fish and crabs

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Leopard shark/ Triakis semifasciata

ody Form or Style: streamline body with large brown spots

wim/Locomotion Style: waves its tail back and forth to move


Fish Species Id

C

B

S

M

entification

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codile shark

cientific Name: Pseudocarcharias Kamoharai

Order: lamniformes

Common Name: Cro

S

Class: Chondrichtyes

Family: Pseudoocarchariidae G

enus: Pseudocarcharias

Species: Kamoharai


Life Strategy: Lives in open waters and mates every year

Food / Feed Strategy: eats fish and crustaceans

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Crocodile shark/ Pseudocarcharias Kamoharai

Body Form or Style: round shaped body

Swim/Locomotion Style: moves its tail back and forth


Salt invertebrates

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Title: Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates Species #: 101

Common Name: Giant moray

Scientific Name: Gymnothorax javanicus

Class: Actinogypterygii


Family: Muraenidae

Genus: Gymnothorax

Species: javanicus

Geography / Habitat: indo pacific region

Life Strategy: year round mating with no natural predators.

Food / Feed Strategy: hides among crevices snatching at any nearby fish.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Giant moray/ Gymnothorax javanicus

Body Form or Style: long slender body

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Swim/Locomotion Style: moves its body back and forth to move.




Common Name: Maine lobster

Scientific Name: Homarus americanus

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Nephropidae

Genus: Homarus

Species: h.americanus

Geography / Habitat: Eastern coastal areas around the U.S

Life Strategy: mating takes place after the female has molted and releases a pheromone.

Food / Feed Strategy: they eat small crabs and fish.

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: American lobster/ Homarus americanus

Body Form or Style: hard outer shell

Swim/Locomotion Style: crawls along the bottom of oceans using its legs.




Common Name: Blue ring octopus

Scientific Name: Hapalochlaena lunulata

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Octopoda

Family:Octopodidae

Genus: Hapalochlaena

Species: lunulata

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Geography / Habitat: South Australia

Life Strategy: flashes their bright blue rings to warn predators that they are poisonous

Food / Feed Strategy: feed on small crabs and fish.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Blue ring octopus/ Hapalochlaena lunulata

Body Form or Style: elongated head with 8 tentacles

Swim/Locomotion Style: climbs along the ocean floor using its suckers.




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Common Name: Humboldt Squid

idicus gigas Scientific Name: Dos

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Teuthida

Family: Ommastrephidae Genus: Dosidicus

Species: D.gigas

Geography / Habitat: eastern pacific to California

Life Strategy: year round mating and is the apex predator

Food / Feed Strategy: they use long tentacle filled with teeth to pull in fish and stab them with its beak.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Humboldt Squid/ Dosidicus gigas

do shaped body with long tentacles

wim/Locomotion Style: propels itself along squirting out water

Body Form or Style: torpe

S

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outh Position: inferior


M

ertebrates Species #: 105

er ceratophthalmus

Title: Saltwater / Marine Inv

Common Name: Ghost crab

Scientific Name: Canc

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Ocypodidae Genus: ocypode

Species: quadrata

Geography / Habitat: tropical and subtropical areas

Life Strategy: they hide in the sand from predators and mate periodically.

Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on mole crabs and coquina clams.

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Common Name/ Scie

ntific Name: Ghost crab

Body Form or Style: hard outer shell with elongated eyes.

tyle: they crawl along the ground with their legs.

tion: terminal


Swim/Locomotion S

Mouth Posi

r / Marine Invertebrates Species #: 106

Title: Saltwate

Common Name: Fiddler crab

Scientific Name: uca pugnax

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Ocypodidae

Genus: Uca

Species: pugnax

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Geography / Habitat: mangroves and salt marshes world wide

Life Strategy: They burrow into the ground to hide from predators and fight other males to impress

females.

Food / Feed Strategy: They eat sediment and sift through it to find algae and fungus.

e: Fiddler crab/ uca pugnax

Body Form or Style: hard outer shell shaped like a football with a large left claw

yle: they crawl across the ground using their legs.

Fish Species Id

Common Name/ Scientific Nam

Swim/Locomotion St


entification


ider crab

cientific Name: Macrocheira kaempferi

Common Name: Sp

S

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Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Inachidae Gen

us: Macrocheira

Species: Kaempferi

Geography / Habitat: coastal areas around Japan

Life Strategy: They mare in early spring and summer.

Food / Feed Strategy: they eat algae and seaweed.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Spider crab/ Macrocheira

ith ve s and legs.

alk long th ocean floor with their extremely long legs.

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Body Form or Style: Hard outer shell w ry long claw

Swim/Locomotion Style: they w a e

Mouth Position: termina

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Name: Ribbon moray Common

Scientific Name: Rhinomuraena quaesita



Family: Muraenidae Genus: Rhinomura

ena

Species: quaesita

Geography / Habitat: Indian and pacific oceans

Life Strategy: they hide in holes and crevices from predators mate whenever they can.

Food / Feed Strategy: they dash out of their holes to catch fish and crabs.

ommon Name/ Scientific Name: Ribbon Eel/ Rhinomuraena quaesita

ody Form or Style: long ribbon like body with exotic colors

C

B

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wim/Locomotion Style: they move their entire body to propel them along.


Fish Species Id

S

entification


common octopus

cientific Name: octopus vulgaris

Order: Octopoda

Common Name:

S

Class: Cephlapoda

Family: Octopodidae Genus: Octopus

Species: vulgaris

Geography / Habitat: Mediterranean to Africa

Life Strategy: they move along the ocean floor and mate whenever possible.

Food / Feed Strategy: they grab their prey with their tentacles and stab them with its beak.

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Common Octopus/ Octopus vulgaris

Body Form or Style: round head with 8 tentacles

Swim/Locomotion Style: they crawl along the ocean floor by grabbing and pulling with their

tentacles.

Mouth Position: inferior.



Common Name: Eagle ray

Scientific Name: Aetobatus narinari

Class: Chondruchites

Order: Myliobatiformes

Family: Myliobatidae

Genus: Aetobatus

Species: Narinari

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Geography / Habitat: Indian Ocean

Life Strategy: they mate periodically and have a stinger for defense.

Food / Feed Strategy: they ate small crustaceans and fish.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Eagle ray/ Aetobatus narinari

Body Form or Style: triangular shaped fins with a long skinny tail.

Swim/Locomotion Style: they use their long fins to move as though they are flying.

Mouth Position: inferior.



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Common Name: European squid

Scientific Name: loligo vulgaris

Class: Cephlapoda

Order: Teuthida

Family: Loliginidae

Genus:Loligo

Species: vulgaris

Geography / Habitat: coastal waters around Europe

Life Strategy: they mate during the spring.

Food / Feed Strategy: they grab prey with their tentacles and drag them toward its beak.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: European squid/ Loligo vulgaris

Body Form or Style: torpedo shaped body

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Swim/Locomotion Style: they jet along by squirting out water.




Common Name: Blue mussel

Scientific Name: Mytilus edulis

Class: Bivalvia

Order: Mytiloida

Family: Mytilidae

Genus: Mytilus

Species: edulis

Geography / Habitat: intertidal areas worldwide

Life Strategy: they live in mass groups on rocky areas.

Food / Feed Strategy: they filter water through a valve and out the other trapping food.

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Blue mussel/ mytilus edulis

Body Form or Style: hard shell shaped like tube.

Swim/Locomotion Style: stationary.

Mouth Position :no mouth



Common Name: Zebra mussel

Scientific Name: Dreissena polymorpha

Class: Bivalvia

Order: Veneroida

Family: Dreissendoea

Genus: Dreissena

Species: D.polymorpha

‐ 144 ‐

Geography / Habitat: black sea and Caspian Sea

Life Strategy: they attach themselves to objects and use their hard outer shell to protect themselves.

Food / Feed Strategy: they filter water through a valve to find food.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Zebra mussel

Body Form or Style: triangular shaped body

Swim/Locomotion Style: stationary

Mouth Position: no mouth



Common Name: P. man of war

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Scientific Name: Physalia physalis

Class: Hydrozoa

Order: Siphonophora

Family: Physaliidae

Genus: Physalia

Species: physalis

Geography / Habitat: Mediterranean Sea

Life Strategy: they float along the surface and reproduce asexually.

Food / Feed Strategy: they use their long tentacles to capture fish.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: P. man of war/ Physalia physalis

Body Form or Style :no real shape

Swim/Locomotion Style: floats with the current.


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Common Name: Vampire squid

Scientific Name: Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Class: Cephalopoda

Order: Vampyromorphida

Family: Vampyrotuethidae

Genus: Vampyroteithis infernalis

Species: infernalis

Geography / Habitat: temperate and tropical areas worldwide

Life Strategy: squirts and inky substance when threatened to escape.

Food / Feed Strategy: chases prey and grabs them with its 8 long tentacles and pulls it toward its beak.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Vampire squid/ vampyrotuethidae

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Body Form or Style: torpedo like body with long tentacles that have teeth.

Swim/Locomotion Style: squirts water to propel itself




Common Name: brain coral

Scientific Name: Diploria labrynthformis

Class: Anthzoa

Order: Scleractina

Family: Faviidea

Genus: Diploria

Species: labrynthformis

Geography / Habitat: warm water reefs

Life Strategy: n/a

Food / Feed Strategy: filters water to find zooplankton and algae

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: brain coral

Body Form or Style: round body with wave like patterns


Mouth Position:no mouth



Common Name: pillar coral

Scientific Name: dendrogyra cylindricus

Class: Anthozoa

Order:Scleractina

Family: Meandrinidea

Genus: Dendrogya

Species: cylindricus

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Geography / Habitat: western Atlantic Ocean

Life Strategy: n/a

Food / Feed Strategy: filter feeds

Common Name/ Scientific Name: pillar coral/ dendrogya cylindricus

Body Form or Style: pillar shaped body





Common Name: Ochre sea star

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Scientific Name: Pisaster ochraceus

Class: Asteroidea

Order: Forcipulatida

Family: Asteriidae

Genus: Pisaster

Species: Ochraceus

Geography / Habitat: rocky shores world wide

Life Strategy: they cling to rocks using their suckers and reproduce asexually.

Food / Feed Strategy: they filter eat algae.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Ochre Sea star/ Pisaster ochraceus

Body Form or Style: star shaped

Swim/Locomotion Style: crawls along using its suckers.

Mouth Position: mo mouth

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Common Name: Atlantic horseshoe crab

Scientific Name: Limulus polyphemus

Class: Merostomata

Order: Xiphosura

Family: Limulidae

Genus: Limulus

Species: Polyphemus

Geography / Habitat: Gulf of Mexico

Life Strategy: uses their hard shells to protect themselves from predators

Food / Feed Strategy: eats small crustaceans and fish.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Horseshoe crab/ Limulus polyphemus

Body Form or Style: Hard outer shell with long armored tail

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Swim/Locomotion Style: crawls along the ground using its claws




Common Name: Bath sponge

Scientific Name: Spongia officinalis

Class: Demospongiae

Order: Dictyoceratida

Family: Spongiidae

Genus: Spongia

Species: officinalis

Geography / Habitat: Mediterranean Sea

Life Strategy: reproduces asexually

Food / Feed Strategy: filter feeder

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: bath sponge/ Spongia officinalis

Body Form or Style: no true shaped

Swim/Locomotion Style: stationary Mouth

Position: no mouth

Fresh invertebrates

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Title: Freshwater Invertebrates Species #: 121

Common Name: Rams horn snail

Scientific Name: Planorbella trivolvis

Class: Gastropoda

Order: n/a

Family: Planorboidea

Genus: Planorbella

Species: trivolvis

Geography / Habitat: ponds around North America

Life Strategy: hides in its shell and mates whenever possible

Food / Feed Strategy: feeds on algae

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Rams horn snail

Body Form or Style: hard shell with no real body form

Swim/Locomotion Style: crawls along the ground using its body




Common Name: Coral

Scientific Name: tubastre coccina

Class: Anthzoa

Order: Scleractina

Family: Dendrophylliidae

Genus: Tubastrea

Species: coccinea

Geography / Habitat: deep warm waters.

Life Strategy: able to reproduce asexually

Food / Feed Strategy: Extends their tentacles to catch zooplankton

‐ 156 ‐

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Sun Coral/ Tubastre coccina

Body Form or Style: Tube structure with long tentacles.





Common Name: pink shrimp

Scientific Name: Pandalus borealis

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Pandalidea

Genus: Pandulus

Species: p.borealis

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Geography / Habitat: soft muddy bottoms with a temperature around 6-17 c

Life Strategy: N/A

Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on zooplankton.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Pandulus borealis/pink shrimp

Body Form or Style: curved body

Swim/Locomotion Style: move around using their legs and tail fin.




Common Name: Thorn starfish

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Scientific Name: Acanthaster planci

Class: Asteroidea

Order: Valvatida

Family: Acanthasteridae

Genus: Acanthaster

Species: planci

Geography / Habitat: coral reefs

Life Strategy: Uses its thorns to protect itself from

Food / Feed Strategy: exudes its stomach onto a reef and digests it.

Common Name/ Scientific Name: Thorn starfish/ Acanthaster planci

Body Form or Style: star shaped body surrounded y toxic thorns

Swim/Locomotion Style: barely moves by sticking their tentacles onto corals and pulling

themselves.

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larum

Order: n/a

Common Name: Apple snail

Scientific Name: pomacea insu

Class: Gastropoda

Family: Ampullariodea

Genus:

Species: P.insularam

Geography / Habitat: South America

arious weeds. Life Strategy: they live in the water among v

Food / Feed Strategy: they eat algae.

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Common Name/ Scientific Name: Apple snail/ Pomacea insularum

Body Form or Style: hard shell with a round body.

Swim/Locomotion Style: pulls itself along using its sucker.

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