Fish ID Project
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Salt Water – Marine Fishes 1- Bull Shark
16- Black Sea bass
2- Great white Shark
17- Atlantic Spadefish
3- Tiger Shark
18- Sea Horse
4- Saw Shark
19- Butterfly Fish
5- Hammerhead Shark
20- Sunfish
6- Blue Shark
21- Fire Fish
7- Lemon Shark
22- Atlantic Tarpon
8- Atlantic Blue Marlin
23- Threadfin Anthias
9- King Mackerel
24- Black Tail Damsel
10- Atlantic Sturgeon
25- Copperband Butterfly
11- Striped Marlin 12- Yellow tail Snapper 13- Spanish Mackerel 14- Clown Fish 15- Blue Fin Tuna
Title : Salt water – Marine Fish
Species # 1
Common Name: Bull Shark Scientific Name: Carcharhinus leucas Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carharhinidae
Geography / Habitat:
Bull Sharks live throughout the world, in shallow. They often stay between 30 meters deep. Also it’s one of the sharks that can survive in freshwater, maybe for periods of time. Food / Feed Strategy: The Bull shark feed on meats, like fish, mollusks, dolphins, and even turtles. Also what is interesting fact about the Bull Shark is that it can eat anything, not only meat.
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Body Form or Style: Depressed Form Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_shark http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/bullshark/?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=20131016_rw_membership_r1p_us_se_ w#finished
Title : Salt Water – Marine fish
Species # 2
Common Name: Great White Shark Scientific Name: Carcharodon Carchairas Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Geography / Habitat: The great white shark is found mostly in temperate seas throughout the world's oceans. It makes infrequent visits to cold waters and has been recorded off Alaska and Canada. It can find along the coast line of South Af rica, Australia, Calif ornia to Alaska. Also the white shark lives mainly in the upper part of the water.
Food / Feed Strategy: The white shark is a macro predator, and is active during the daytime. Its most important pr ey is marine mammals including, seals, sea lions, elephant seals, dolphins and fish including other sharks and rays .
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark http://www.great-white-shark.com/shark-habitat.html
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 3
Common Name: Tiger Shark Scientific Name: Galeocerdo Cuvier Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: CarCharhiniformes
Family: CarCharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: It’s always close to the coast, and it has a nomadic behavior. Also the Tiger Sharks loves to live in warm water. Tiger sharks are found both on the surface and in depths of up to 1,150 feet (350 meters). Food / Feed Strategy: Tiger shark feed on many stuff like fish, squids, crabs, and even small sharks. Tiger sharks are special because they feed on a broad spectrum of prey rather than being specialized on specific prey. A shark species which can grow to a length of 5 meters.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/sharks/tiger-shark2.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_shark http://www.sharkinfo.ch/SI4_99e/gcuvier.html
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 4
Common Name: Saw Shark Scientific Name: Pristiophorus cirratus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Pristiophoriformes
Family: Pristiophoridae
Geography / Habitat: Saw sharks normally keep close to the coast line. They previously inhabited all coastal tropical and subtropical waters; it’s also limited to the gulf of Mexico. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on small bony fishes and crustaceans. They feed by trailing their barbells along the bottom to locate their pray. The Teeth on the snout are probably then used for stirring sediment to rouse the prey and strike it.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Sub terminal
Citation: http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Amphibians-Reptiles-andFish/Sawfish.aspx
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 5
Common Name: Hammerhead Shark Scientific Name: Sphyrna Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Sphyrnide
Geography / Habitat: Hammerhead shark at a length of 3m, when fully grown it can get to 6 meters in length. The lifespan for most hammerhead is between 25 and 35 years.
Food / Feed Strategy: Hammerhead sharks known to be hunters of the night, compared to other breeds. They have very small mouth because of their shortfall. Most of them become bottom hunter and most of the time they feed on shrimp, small fish, and even squids.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.sharksider.com/hammerhead-shark.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerhead_shark
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 6
Common Name: Blue Shark Scientific Name: Prionace glauca Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Condrichthyes
Order: CarCharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: The blue shark is oceanic shark which means most of the time it lives in a deep temperature and tropical waters surface about 350 meters. Food / Feed Strategy: Blue shark is like most of the other sharks they feed on everything they can find , but squids is one of the most important food source for blue sharks. Also they rarely eat tuna. Interesting fact about blue sharks is that they can swim too fast which allow them to get their prey so easily without suffering.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thon niform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_shark
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 7
Common Name: Lemon Shark Scientific Name: Negaprion brevirostris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: It lives near the surface and at moderate depths, frequenting bays, docks, and river mouths. Food / Feed Strategy: Lemon shark feeding behaviors are easy to determine because their well-defined home ranges are conducive to accurate calculations of both the amount and types of prey in the environment and diet of a lemon shark, Most of the time they feed at night time.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_shark http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Lemonshark.shtml
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 8
Common Name: Atlantic Blue Marlin Scientific Name: Makaira nigricans Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: IStiophoriade
Geography / Habitat: Atlantic blue marlin is distributed mainly in the tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean. Blue marlins are usually found offshore in deep blue tropical or temperate waters. They are known to make regular seasonal migrations, moving toward the equator in winter and away again in summer Food / Feed Strategy: Blue Marlin feed on Octopuses, squids, and pelagic. Also some other fish like black fin tuna. During the day time they hunt in groups , but in general they prefer to hunt alone.
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Body Form or Style: FusiForm Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Beak
Citation: http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=386
Title: Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 9
Common Name: King Mackerel Scientific Name: Scomberomorus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class:
Order: Perciformes
Actinopterygii
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: King Mackerel prefer to live in worm, clear water, also they prefer to stay at the bottom. It doesn’t really matter close to the shore or far cause you may find them anywhere. Food / Feed Strategy: King mackerel are voracious, opportunistic carnivores. Their prey depends on
their size. Depending on area and season.
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Body Form or Style: FusiForm Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_mackerel
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/species/kingmackerel.html
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 10
Common Name: Atlantic Sturgeon Scientific Name: Acipenser oxyrhchus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: acidpenseriformes
Family: Acidpenseridae
Geography / Habitat: Sturgeon is long-lived, which depends on a wide range of estuarine and freshwater. Habitats for spawning. Adults spawn in fresh water in the spring, They spawn in moderately flowing water 46 to 76 cm/s deep. Food / Feed Strategy: The Atlantic Sturgeon has a vacuum- mouth like mouth that projects far from the bottom surface of the head. Sturgeons mostly feed on aquatic insects, shrimp, isopods, and some other fish that live in the substrate.
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Body Form or Style: sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/atlanticsturgeon.htm http://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/highlights/atlantic_sturgeon.php
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 11
Common Name: Striped Marlin Scientific Name: Tetrapturus audax Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Geography / Habitat: Striped Marlin is the most widely distributed of all billfishes in the Indio-Pacific. Inhabiting Cooler waters 68 - 77°F than either blue or black Marlin. Food / Feed Strategy: The striped marlin is a predator that hunts during the day in the top 100 meters or so of the water column, often near the surface. One of their chief preys is sardines.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thnniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_marlin http://www.takemarlinoffthemenu.org/files/BillfishFactSheets/Striped_marlin_fact_s heet.pdf
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 12
Common Name: Yellow Tail Snapper Scientific Name: Ocyurus chrysurus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Geography / Habitat: The yellow snapper mainly found in tropical waters, spawn in mid summers. Small ones usually found on grass beds and back reefs, but adults near shore and or offshore over sandy areas near reefs. Food / Feed Strategy: Adult yellowtail snappers are nocturnal predators. They feed on crabs, shrimp, Cephalopods, worms, and fish. Juveniles, living primarily among sea grasses, feed on plankton.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/fish/saltwater/snapper/yellowtailsnapper/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowtail_snapper
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 13
Common Name: Spanish Mackerel Scientific Name: Scomberomorus maculatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: Spanish mackerel live in open waters near the coast from the Gulf of Maine to the Yucatan Peninsula, migrating north and south with water temperatures. They may be found in the sounds or mouths of rivers in the summer. Food / Feed Strategy: Spanish mackerel feed on small fish, such as anchovies, sardines, threadfin herring and silversides, as well as shrimp and squid.
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Body Form or Style: Fussiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
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Citation: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/fish/saltwater/mackerel/spanishmackerel/
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 14
Common Name: Clown Fish Scientific Name: Amphiprion ocellaris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomicentridae
Geography / Habitat: Clown fish are too small the smallest about 10 centimeters and the largest about 18 centimeters. They don’t travel too far. Clown fish can be founded in the shallow waters. Especially in the regions, where the temperature about 24 to 28 degree. Food / Feed Strategy: Clown fish are Omnivorous, they feed on live stuff like algae, Plankton, and mollusks in the wild. Most of the time the Clown fish hang around waiting for the anemone to have dinner first before it dines on what’s left.
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Body Form or Style: Compress form Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
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Citation: http://www.auduboninstitute.org/animals/clownfish-896
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 15
Common Name: Blue Fin Tuna Scientific Name: Thunnus Orientalis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciforms
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat:
This fast-swimming predator is an oceanic species, inhabiting the upper waters that are reached by sunlight, but it may also sometimes come near to shore. It can tolerate a wide range of temperatures. Food / Feed Strategy: Atlantic blue fin tuna consume smaller fishes such mackerel, herring, whiting, flying fishes, and mullet as well as squid, and crustaceans.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://marinelife.about.com/od/fish/p/bluefintuna.htm
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 16
Common Name: Black Sea bass Scientific Name: Centropristis Striata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Geography / Habitat: They are typically bottom dwelling marine fish and most often found on rocky bottoms near reefs. Adults are considered to be temperate a reef fish. They return to costal and Ocean waters. Food / Feed Strategy: They are Predators, relying on their large mouths and swift movements to capture their prey. They typically feed on crabs, mussels, razor clams, and fishes.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/blackseabass.asp
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 17
Common Name: Atlantic Spadefish Scientific Name: Chaetodipterus faber Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ephippidae
Geography / Habitat: They usually live Inshore and near shore species, these fish are found around natural and artificial reefs, especially near navigation makers in 15 to 20 feet of water. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on Sponges, algae, Tunicates, and some other type of worms. Most of the time they feed during the daylight on a wide variety of invertebrate prey.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/species/atlanticspadefish.html
Title: Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 18
Common Name: Sea Horse Scientific Name: Hippocampus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Syngnathidea
Geography / Habitat:
Seahorses are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world, and prefer to live in sheltered areas such as sea grass beds, estuaries, coral reefs, or mangroves. In winter they move into deeper waters to escape the rough weather. Food / Feed Strategy: Seahorses eat small crustacea such as Mysis Shrimp. An adult eats 30-50 times a day. Seahorse fry (baby seahorses) eat a staggering 3000 pieces of food per day.
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Body Form or Style: Filiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Anguilliforn Mouth Position: Tubular
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 19
Common Name: Butterfly Fish Scientific Name: Chaetodon ocellatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodonitade
Geography / Habitat:
Butterfly fish are located in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. They are commonly found in the reefs, in water that is less than 59 feet deep. There are approximately 120 species of butterfly fish. Food / Feed Strategy: The banded butterfly fish is also a predator, feeding on tube worms, sea anemones, corals, and occasionally snacking on crustaceans. The bristle nature of its teeth allows the butterfly to scrape at the invertebrates that make up its diet. This butterfly fish has also been observed forming schools of 20 individuals during plankton feeding.
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterflyfish
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 20
Common Name: SunFish Scientific Name: Mola Mola Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Molidae
Geography / Habitat: Ocean sunfish are pelagic (deep water) fish found in all oceans. They are often spotted in the Gulf of the Carillons National Marine Sanctuary. Also sunfish is a flat, oval-shaped fish with a huge dorsal and anal fin, giving it the shape of a propeller. Food / Feed Strategy: Small Sunfish feed on sea lions, dolphins, and marlin. They Also feed on Jelly fish as well as small fish and squids.
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Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_sunfish
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 21
Common Name: Fire Fish Scientific Name: Nemateleotris magnifica Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ptereleotridae
Geography / Habitat: The Fire fish Goby can be found throughout the Pacific, west to the edge of the Indian Ocean and as far east as the central Pacific Ocean. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on copepods, Zooplankton, and crustacean larvae.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Supraterminal
Citation: http://saltwater.tropicalfishandaquariums.com/blenny/RedFireGoby.asp
Title: Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 22
Common Name: Atlantic Tarpon Scientific Name: Megalops Atlantics Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Megalopidae
Geography / Habitat: They found in coastal waters, bays, estuaries, and mangrove-lined lagoons within tropical, subtropical, and temperate climates (45° N-30° S). The normal habitat depth extends to 98 feet (30 m). Food / Feed Strategy: The tarpon employs different feeding techniques depending upon its level of growth and development. Stage I larvae absorb nutrients directly from seawater through the integument. Zooplankton (copepods and ostracism), insects, and small fish.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpon
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 23
Common Name: Threadfin Anthias Scientific Name: Nemanthias carberryi Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Geography / Habitat: Usually it’s found in schools on a reef crests and drops offs of mixed stony and softy corals, with the females outnumbering the males. Food / Feed Strategy: Anthias are planktivores and feed primarily on zooplankton, tiny animals found in the water column. They benefit from several small feedings throughout the day rather than one large feeding.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8794142
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 24
Common Name: Black Tail Damsel Scientific Name: Dascyllus melanurus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Geography / Habitat: Black-tailed striped Damsel are found in the Indo-Australian Archipelago and western Caroline Islands including Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, and the northern Great Barrier reef of Australia. They are found at depths down to 33 feet (10 meters), and it is associated with isolated coral heads in sheltered inshore habitats. Food / Feed Strategy: It feeds on fish eggs, crustacean larvae, algae, ostracism, amphipods, copepods, and tunicates.
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Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dascyllus_melanurus
Title : Salt Water – Marine Fish
Species # 25
Common Name: Copperband butterfly Scientific Name: Chelmon rostratus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciforms
Family: Chaetodontiade
Geography / Habitat: The Copper band butterfly fish lives in the western pacific, from Andaman Sea to the Australia. Also it’s founded along the rocky shores and coral reefs. Food / Feed Strategy: Usually it feed on carnivorous mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, and some other little marine animals.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copperband_butterflyfish
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/Butterflyfish/Copperbanded.php
Fresh Water Fish 26- Gold Fish
42- Alligator Gar
27- Oscar
43- Bar Fish
28- Striped Bass
44- Koi
29- Largemouth Bass
45- Florida Gar
30- White Bass
46- Mayan Cichlid
31- Yellow Bass
47- Butterfly Peacock Bass
32- Grass Carp
48- Motoro Freshwater Stingray
33- Spotted Bass
49- Emerald Catfish
34- Blue Catfish
50- Threadfin Acara
35- Flathead Catfish 36- Channel Catfish 37- Blue gill 38- Warmouth Bass 39- White Crappie 40- Redeye bass 41- Angelfish
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 26
Common Name: Goldfish Scientific Name: Carassius auratus auratus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: In the wild , goldfish can be found in slow moving, freshwater bodies of water. Food / Feed Strategy: In the wild goldfish feed on crustaceans, insects , and various plant matter. They also don’t stop eating on their own accord.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 27
Common Name: Oscar Scientific Name: Astronotus ocellatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chiclidae
Geography / Habitat: Oscars show a preference for slow moving waters that afford them cover in the form of sunken branches and logs. This cichlid spends a great deal of time "resting" in areas of cover. Captive Oscars are commonly observed to rest on the substrate at night. Food / Feed Strategy: The favorite foods of the Oscar are catfish such as Bunocephalus, insects, insect larvae, and crustaceans. The Oscar Cichlid captures its prey by using a suction method, often laying on its side to imitate death so its prey will move close enough to get caught in its suction.
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Body Form or Style: Compressifrom Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/ichthyology/Gallery/Descript/oscar/oscar.html
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 28
Common Name: Striped Bass Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Moronidac
Geography / Habitat: The striped bass is anadromous, native to a variety of habitats including shores, bays, and estuaries. They also move upstream in the spring to spawn in fresh water. Food / Feed Strategy: Striped Bass fish feed on variety of small fish and invertebrates, including worms, squid, anchovies, and crustaceans.
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Body Form or Style:Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/fieldguide/critter/striped_bass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_bass
Title :
Fresh water Fish
Species # 29
Common Name: Largemouth bass Scientific Name: Micropterus salmoides Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Largemouth bass seek protective cover such as logs, rock ledges, vegetation, and man-made structures. They prefer clear quiet water, but will survive quite well in a variety of habitats. Food / Feed Strategy: Largemouth Bass feed on minnows, perch, sunfish, insects, and small animals. Adult’s largemouth bass feed near water plants or other structures in shallow waters.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/fish/freshwater/largemouth-bass/ http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/lgmouthbass.asp
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 30
Common Name: White Bass Scientific Name: Morone Chrysops Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Moronidae
Geography / Habitat: White bass inhabit the surface and pelagic areas of rivers, reservoirs, and large streams. Also Native to t Tennessee River drainage streams of Virginia. Open water of moderate to large rivers and reservoirs wi large connecting rivers.
Food / Feed Strategy: Thrives on open water baitfish. Travels in schools pursuing concentrations of gizzard and threadfin shad a other small fishes. Also feeds on insects such as mayflies, crayfish and other aquatic animals. Active feede during their spawning runs.
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Body Form or Style: Compressed Form Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/fish/details.asp?fish=010167
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 31
Common Name: Yellow Bass Scientific Name: Micropterus Salmoides Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrachidae
Geography / Habitat: Found in the Salt River Reservoirs (Roosevelt, Apache, Canyon, Saguaro and Tempe Town Lake) and Upper Lake Mary. They are a schooling fish like white bass, but yellow bass relate to bottom structure more than white bass. Food / Feed Strategy: Yellow bass prefer small minnows, shad, crayfish and insects.
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Body Form or Style: Compressed Form Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_bass http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fish/bass/index.html
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 32
Common Name: Grass Carp Scientific Name: Ctenopharyngodon idella Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: They have a strong preference for densely vegetated inshore areas of backwaters of large rivers, ponds, a lakes 3 to 10 feet in depth.
Food / Feed Strategy: Grass Carp consume higher aquatic plants and submerged grasses like algae’s, they will also eat detritu insects and other invertebrates when necessary.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_carp http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/fish/freshwater/nonnatives/grass-carp/
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 33
Common Name: Spotted Bass Scientific Name: Micropterus Punctulatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: They prefer small to medium streams and rivers with clear, slow moving water and gravel or rocks at the bottom. Seldom found in natural lakes, They also don’t enter brackish water. Food / Feed Strategy: Major food for spotted bass is crayfish, aquatic insects, and some other fish like shad fish. Also they eat fewer fish than other black bass species.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_bass http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/fish/details.asp?fish=010187
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 34
Common Name: Blue catfish Scientific Name: Ictalurus furcatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Geography / Habitat: Blue Catfish are mainly located in the Mississippi river. They live in large rivers and main channels. Also th are found in some large lakes, They prefer deep water with current and rock or sand bottom.
Food / Feed Strategy: Blue catfish are opportunist predators that will eat nearly any fish they can catch. They also may eat frogs a crayfish. Cut up or dead bait attracts Blue catfish because of the smell and their ability to easily catch it.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Subterminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_catfish https://americanexpedition.us/blue-catfish-information-facts-and-photos
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 35
Common Name: Flathead Catfish Scientific Name: Phylodictis Olivars Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Geography / Habitat: Flathead catfish prefer deep pools of streams, rivers, canals, lakes and reservoirs, where the water is turbid (cloudy) and the currents are slow. Food / Feed Strategy: Flatheads eat anything they can get in their big mouth but prefer fish. Bream are one of their favorite foods.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Subterminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flathead_catfish http://fishing.about.com/od/catfish/a/flathead_catfis.htm
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 36
Common Name: Channel Catfish Scientific Name: Ictalurus Punctatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Geography / Habitat: Channel catfish are most abundant in large streams with low or moderate current.. They pref deep pools around logs, rocks and other structure where they can hide.
Food / Feed Strategy: Channel Catfish known to be night and bottom feeders, they are omnivorous which means they eat they e both plants and animals. Common food items include aquatic plants and seeds, fish, insects, also the larvae.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Subterminal
Citation: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/channelcatfish.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_catfish
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 37
Common Name: Blue gill Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Bluegill lives in the shallow waters of many lakes and ponds, along with slow-moving areas of streams and small rivers. They prefer water with many aquatic plants, and hide within fallen logs or water weeds. They can often be found around weed beds, where they search for food or spawn. Food / Feed Strategy: Blue gill is not such a huge fish so it feed on any little stuff it can find in the water, any little marine animal will fit in their mouths. Spiders, insects, crayfish, fish eggs, and other small fish are their favorite foods.
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Body Form or Style: Compressifrom Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/bluegill.asp
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 38
Common Name: Warmouth bass Scientific Name: Lepomis gulosus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Warmouth bass live in some places like Lakes, ponds, swamps, and quiet areas of streams with mud bottoms and vegetation are preferred habitat for the warmouth.
Food / Feed Strategy: Young warmouth feed on zooplankton and small insects. Adults feed on insects, mollusks, and small fis Their predators include larger fish, water snakes, turtles, and herons. They seek cover in rocky banks, stum or weeds, or near other large objects, where they can hide and wait for food. They are sight feeders.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warmouth http://www.allfishingbuy.com/Fish-Species/Sunfish-Warmouth.htm
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 39
Common Name: White Crappie Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: White crappie can be found in large rivers, and lakes. White crappies are more tolerant of turbid (murky) waters than black crappie. These crappies usually outnumber black crappie in turbid waters and where there is very little rooted aquatic vegetation. They most commonly found in rivers and low-velocity areas such as pools and backwaters of rivers. Food / Feed Strategy: White Crappie Primarily they feed on small fish such as minnows and young shad; also aquatic insects and small crustaceans.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_crappie
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 40
Common Name: Redeye bass Scientific Name: Micropterus coosae Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Redeye bass naturally occur in rivers and streams with a lot of structures like undercut banks, vegetatio boulders, and submerged logs. They also prefer rocky areas with at least moderate current.
Food / Feed Strategy: They Predominantly eat terrestrial insects but will also eat aquatic insects, crayfish, small fish, a salamanders.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: https://www.dnr.sc.gov/fish/species/redeyebass.html
Title :
Fresh water Fish
Species # 41
Common Name: Angelfish Scientific Name: Pterophyllum Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Freshwater angelfish river in rivers, swamps and seasonal floodplains. They prefer to live in densely vegetated areas, and they have striped patterns to help camouflage themselves against submerged plants. Food / Feed Strategy: Angelfish are not picky eaters; they go after any type of marine food. They also known to be predators.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://a-z-animals.com/animals/angelfish/ http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/article/angelfish-fish-species
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 42
Common Name: Alligator Gar Scientific Name: Atractosteus Spatula Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisoteidae
Geography / Habitat: They usually occur in late winter, and early spring. They can be found in the Ochlocknee river. Also som streams, canals and lakes with muddy or sandy bottom near under water vegetation. Food / Feed Strategy: The Alligator Gar is carnivorous and feeds by lurking amongst reeds and other vegetation, ambushing pre They also known to be aggressive and lives and hunts alone. It will usually stay hidden amo underwater plants.
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_gar
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 43
Common Name: Bar Fish Scientific Name: Morone Mississippiensis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Moronidae
Geography / Habitat: Bar fish can be found in large rivers, and lakes. They are more tolerant of turbid (murky) waters than Other similar species. Food / Feed Strategy: Bar fish Primarily feed on small fish such as minnows and young shad; also aquatic insects and small crustaceans.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.landbigfish.com/articles/default.cfm?ID=1240
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 44
Common Name: Koi Scientific Name: Cyprinus Carpio haematopterus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: They have been released in the wild in every continent except Antarctica. They quickly revert to the natur coloration of common carp within a few generations. They also considered an invasive species. Food / Feed Strategy: Koi fish are bottom feeder fish, they feed on worms and most of the little aquatic animals.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcaeangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 45
Common Name: Florida Gar Scientific Name: Lepisosteus Platyrhincus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Geography / Habitat: They usually occur in late winter, and early spring. They can be found in the Ochlocknee river. Also some streams, canals and lakes with muddy or sandy bottom near under water vegetation. Food / Feed Strategy: Florida Gar is carnivorous and feeds by lurking amongst reeds and other vegetation, ambushing prey. They also known to be aggressive and lives and hunts alone. It will usually stay hidden among underwater plants.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_gar
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 46
Common Name: Mayan Cichlid Scientific Name: Cichlasoma urophthalums Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Mayan Fish lives in variety of habits like canals, rivers, lakes, and even marches.
Food / Feed Strategy: Like every other fish they feed on whatever they can find, but they prefer to feed on consumes grass shrim small fish, and snails, along with vegetative matters.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichlasoma_urophthalmus
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 47
Common Name: Butterfly peacock Bass Scientific Name: Cichla ocellaris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Typically spawn from April through September with peak in may and june. Most of the adults prepare a flat, hard surface near the shore. Also they prefer to thrive in warm, slow flowing canals, ponds, and even lakes. Food / Feed Strategy: Feed almost exclusively on fish, they tend to use great speed to hunt their prey. Most of the time they prefer to hunt during the daylight hours.
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Body Form or Style: FusiForm Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock_bass http://www.flyfishpeacocks.com/info.htm
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 48
Common Name: Motoro Freshwater Stingray Scientific Name: Potamotrygon Motoro Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Condrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Geography / Habitat: South America and Amazon River. They prefer to stay in calm waters, especially on the sandy margins lagoons, brooks and the streams. They most commonly caught when water level is lo Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on too much different stuff like mysis shrimp, warms, calms and live fish too.
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Body Form or Style: Carangiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Depressiform Mouth Position: Superterminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Potamotrygon_motoro/ _river_stingray
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 49
Common Name: Emerald Catfish Scientific Name: Brochis Splendens Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: Emerald Catfish are mainly located in the Mississippi river. They live in large rivers and main channels Also they are found in some large lakes, They prefer deep water with current and rock or sand bottom.
Food / Feed Strategy: Emerald catfish are opportunist predators that will eat nearly any fish they can catch. They also may ea frogs and crayfish. Cut up or dead bait attracts Blue catfish because of the smell and their ability to easil catch it.
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Body Form or Style: Bottom Rovers Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Superterminal
Citation: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+1161+944&pcatid=944 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_catfish
Title : Fresh water Fish
Species # 50
Common Name: Threadfin Acara Scientific Name: Acarichthys heckelii Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Inhabits lowland parts of river basins and often enters flooded savannah or forest during the wet seaso Also from Native to northern parts of the Amazon River.
Food / Feed Strategy: Threadfin Acara Primarily feed on small fish such as minnows and young shad; also aquatic insects and sm crustaceans.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.gunpowderaquatics.net/threadfin-acara-acarichthys-heckelii-2/
Salt Water – Marine Invertebrates 51- Star Fish 52- Common Octopus 53- Red Lobster 54- Caramel Shrimp 55- Caribbean reef Octopus 56- Pom Pom Crab 57- Coral banded Shrimp 58- Lion’s Mane Jellyfish 59- Blue Tuxedo Urchin 60- Brittle Sea Star 61- Horseshoe Crab 62- Banded Red Fire Shrimp 63- Feather Duster 64- Sand Sifting Sea Star 65- Blue Crab
Title: Salt Water - Invertebrates
Species # 51
Common Name: Star Fish Scientific Name: Asterias rubens Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order: Forcipulatida
Family: Asteriidae
Geography / Habitat: Starfish can be found in rock pools and on beaches. The habitat ranges and consists of coarse gravel and rock and Shelly. Abundance increases strongly on the growth of algae carpets in comparison with fine sand. Food / Feed Strategy: They food on little marine animals, and their main food is algae’s.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://life-sea.blogspot.com/2011/10/life-of-sea-starfish-asteroidea.html
Title: Salt Water – Invertebrates
Species # 52
Common Name: Common Octopus Scientific Name: Octopus Vularis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Geography / Habitat: Usually found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters between the surface and a depth of 100 to 150 meters. . It is not found in polar or sub Polar Regions. It lives in coastal waters and the upper part of the continental shelf. Food / Feed Strategy: Octopuses are very active predators; primarily they feed on gastropods and bivalves.
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Body Form or Style: Globiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_octopus http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Octopus_vulgaris/
Title: Salt Water - Invertebrates
Species # 53
Common Name: Red Lobster Scientific Name: Homarus Americanus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Nephropidae
Family: Nephropidae
Geography / Habitat: This species inhabits coral and rocky reefs and is generally found in deeper areas on the outer reef. Food / Feed Strategy: They known to be night hunters, and most of the time they feed on dead animals. But still count as one of the best marine hunters. Also algae is one the most important food source for the red lobster.
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Body Form or Style: Depressed Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/185060/0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobster
Title : Salt Water - Invertebrates
Species # 54
Common Name: Caramel Shrimp Scientific Name: Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Temnopleuridae
Geography / Habitat: The Caramel shrimp inhabit shallow, rocky inshore areas and are often found in caves, under overhangs, and in crevices and holes in coastal reef structures. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed upon coral polyps, algae, and small marine Insects.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhynchocinetes_durbanensis http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/marine-invert/rhynchocinetes-durbanensis.htm
Title: Salt Water - Invertebrates
Species # 55
Common Name: Caribbean reef Octopus Scientific Name: Octopus briareus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Geography / Habitat: They Common throughout the Western Atlantic, Bahamas, Caribbean and the coasts of northern South America. They prefer to stay among reef s and sea grass beds. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on many animals including primarily crustaceans as well as small fish and bivalves.
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Body Form or Style: Compressifrom Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=552
Title: Salt Water - Invertebrates
Species # 56
Common Name: Pom Pom Crab Scientific Name: Lybia tessellata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Xanthidae
Geography / Habitat: Pom Pom crabs can be found in a variety of salinities ranging from the high saline waters at the mouth of the bay to the tidal fresh waters of the upper bay and tributaries. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed upon coral polyps, algae, and small marine Insects.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://eol.org/pages/312888/details http://www.aquariaworld.co.uk/invertebrates/boxer_crab.htm
Title: Salt Water - Invertebrates
Species # 57
Common Name: Coral banded Shrimp Scientific Name: Stenopus hispidus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: DecaPoda
Family: Stenopodidae
Geography / Habitat: Usually they inhabit shallow, rocky inshore areas and are often found in caves, under overhangs, and in crevices and holes in coastal reef structures. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed upon coral polyps, algae, and small marine Insects.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+698&pcatid=698
Title: Salt Water – Invertebrates
Species # 58
Common Name: Lion’s mane Jellyfish Scientific Name: Cyanea capillata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa
Order: Seamaostomeae
Family: Canidae
Geography / Habitat: Usually found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters between the surface and a depth of 100 to 150 meters. . It is not found in polar or sub Polar Regions. It lives in coastal waters and the upper part of the continental shelf. Food / Feed Strategy: They are very active predators; primarily they feed on gastropods and bivalves. Also crabs, squids, and whatever they can find smaller than them.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion's_mane_jellyfish
Title: Salt Water – Invertebrates
Species # 59
Common Name: Blue Tuxedo Urchin Scientific Name: Mespilia Globulus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Temnopleuridae
Geography / Habitat: They live in the habitat ranges and consist of coarse gravel and rock and Shelly. Abundance increases strongly on the growth of algae carpets in comparison with fine sand. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on some marine insects, also some certain insects from the corals or even the water.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+530+595&pcatid=595
Title: Salt Water Invertebrates
Species # 60
Common Name: Brittle Sea Star Scientific Name: Ophiure protoreaster Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Ophiuridae
Geography / Habitat: be found in rock pools and on beaches. The habitat ranges and consists of coarse gravel and rock and Shelly. Abundance increases strongly on the growth of algae carpets in comparison with fine sand. Food / Feed Strategy: They food on little marine animals, and their main food is algae’s.
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Body Form or Style: Fussiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittle_star
Title : Salt Water – Invertebrates
Species # 61
Common Name: Horseshoe Crab Scientific Name: Limulus Polyphemus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Merostomata
Order: Xiphosura
Family: Limulidae
Geography / Habitat: Horseshoe crabs utilize different habitat depending on the stage in their development. Food / Feed Strategy: They feed only on worms and clams, but adults feed deeper in the ocean until they return to beach to sawn.
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Body Form or Style: Golbiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlife-library/invertebrates/horseshoe-crab.aspx
Title: Salt Water – Invertebrates
Species # 62
Common Name: Banded Red Fire Shrimp Scientific Name: Lysmata debelius Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Hippolytide
Geography / Habitat:
They occur in pools and slow moving streams, others say they also occur in faster flowing streams, protecting themselves from the water flow by hiding behind rocks and plants. Food / Feed Strategy: Like most other types of shrimp they primarily algae eaters, but they will eat any food they can find like blanched spinach, zucchini, and any other marine plant they can find.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+697&pcatid=697
Title : Salt Water – Invertebrates
Species # 63
Common Name: Feather Duster Scientific Name: Sabellidae Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Canalipalpata
Family: Sabellidae
Geography / Habitat: Feather duster worms live in the ocean, often along the rocky shores, on coral reefs or on the pilings of piers. They inhabit a wide range and can be found in the shallow, intertidal areas where they are out of the water at low tide or living at a depth of almost 150 feet, or anywhere in between. Food / Feed Strategy: The appendages that give this worm its name are finely divided tentacles that act as plankton filters. The worm spreads its plumes as widely as possible, catching whatever types of plankton happen to come by. They also wave their tentacles to move the water around them, increasing the odds of catching food. The food is then conveyed from the tentacles into the worm’s mouth.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabellidae http://animals.pawnation.com/feather-duster-worm-4046.html
Title: Salt Water – Invertebrates
Species # 64
Common Name: Sand Sifting Sea Star Scientific Name: Astropecten polycanthus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: arastacidae
Geography / Habitat: Starfish can be found in rock pools and on beaches. The habitat ranges and consists of coarse gravel and rock and Shelly. Abundance increases strongly on the growth of algae carpets in comparison with fine sand. Food / Feed Strategy: They food on little marine animals, and their main food is algae’s. Also they eat any animal or marine insect smaller than them.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+528+572&pcatid=572
Title : Salt Water – Invertebrates
Species # 65
Common Name: Blue Crab Scientific Name: Callinectes Sapidus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Geography / Habitat: Blue crabs can be found in a variety of salinities ranging from the high saline waters at the mouth of the bay to the tidal fresh waters of the upper bay and tributaries. Food / Feed Strategy: Blue Crabs feed on anything they can find it, like oysters, mussels, clams, detritus animals, and sometimes fresh dead animals. They can also feed on small and soft shell blue crabs.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/fishfacts/bluecrab.asp
Fresh Water Invertebrates 66- Freshwater Calm 67- Cherry Shrimp 68- Electric Blue Crayfish 69- Yellow nose Shrimp 70- Bamboo Shrimp 71- Asian Calm 72- White Ghost Lobster 73- Red Swap Crawfish 74- Brine Shrimp 75- Marble Crayfish
Title: Freshwater - Invertebrates
Species # 66
Common Name: Freshwater Calm Scientific Name: Corbicula fluminea Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthpoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Corbiculidae
Geography / Habitat:
They spend their lives partially buried in river and lake bottoms, where they can be mistaken for rocks. Food / Feed Strategy:
Freshwater clams and mussels feed on algae, other small plants and tiny animals. They are also known to eat bacteria that grow on pieces of plant debris. They filter their food out of the water.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/freshwater-mussels.asp
Title: Freshwater - Invertebrates
Species # 67
Common Name: Cherry Shrimp Scientific Name: Neocaridina heteropoda Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Atyidae
Geography / Habitat:
They occur in pools and slow moving streams, others say they also occur in faster flowing streams, protecting themselves from the water flow by hiding behind rocks and plants. Food / Feed Strategy: Red cherry shrimp are primarily algae eaters, but they will eat any food they can find like blanched spinach, zucchini, and any other marine plant they can find.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_shrimp http://aquariadise.com/caresheet-cherry-shrimp/
Title: Freshwater - Invertebrates
Species # 68
Common Name: Electric Blue Crayfish Scientific Name: Procambarus alleni Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: DecaPoda
Family: Cambaridae
Geography / Habitat: They mostly found in ditches, streams, marches, and lakes. Where the temperature can be around 10C to 30C. Food / Feed Strategy: Electric Blue Crayfish eat about1% to 4% of their body weight every three days depending on their body weight. They feed on algae’s, or anything they can find smaller than them.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://aqua-terra-vita.com/?/CrayfishWP/Care.html
Title: Freshwater – Invertebrates
Species # 69
Common Name: Yellow nose Shrimp Scientific Name: Xiphocaris elongata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Malacostraca
Family: Xiphocarididae
Geography / Habitat:
They occur in pools and slow moving streams, others say they also occur in faster flowing streams, protecting themselves from the water flow by hiding behind rocks and plants. Food / Feed Strategy: Yellow nose shrimp are primarily algae eaters, but they will eat any food they can find like blanched spinach, zucchini, and any other marine plant they can find.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.petshrimp.com/yellownoseshrimp.php
Title: Freshwater – Invertebrates
Species # 70
Common Name: Bamboo Shrimp Scientific Name: Atyopsis moluuccensis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Atyidae
Geography / Habitat:
They occur in pools and slow moving streams, others say they also occur in faster flowing streams, protecting themselves from the water flow by hiding behind rocks and plants. Food / Feed Strategy: Like most other types of shrimp they primarily algae eaters, but they will eat any food they can find like blanched spinach, zucchini, and any other marine plant they can find.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.planetinverts.com/Bamboo_Shrimp.html
Title: Freshwater Invertebrates
Species # 71
Common Name: Asian Calm Scientific Name: Carbicula Fluminea Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Corbiculidae
Geography / Habitat:
They prefer to spend or live most of their lives partially buried in river and lake bottoms, where they can be mistaken for rocks. Food / Feed Strategy:
Asian clams feed on algae, other small plants and tiny animals. They are also known to eat bacteria that grow on pieces of plant debris. They filter their food out of the water.
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Body Form or Style: Depressed Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbicula_fluminea Title: Freshwater – Invertebrates Species # 72
Common Name: White Ghost Lobster Scientific Name: Cherax destructor Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: arastacidae
Geography / Habitat: This species inhabits coral and rocky reefs and is generally found in deeper areas on the outer reef. Food / Feed Strategy: They eat about1% to 4% of their body weight every three days depending on their body weight. They feed on algae’s, or anything they can find smaller than them. Like Many other types of lobsters.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=1075+1668&pcatid=1668
Title: Freshwater Invertebrates
Species # 73
Common Name: Red Swap Crawfish Scientific Name: Procambarus clarkii Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Geography / Habitat: This species inhabits coral and rocky reefs and is generally found in deeper areas on the outer reef. Food / Feed Strategy: They eat about1% to 4% of their body weight every three days depending on their body weight. They feed on algae’s, or anything they can find smaller than them. Like Many other types of lobsters.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procambarus_clarkii
Title: Freshwater Invertebrates
Species # 74
Common Name: Brine Shrimp Scientific Name: Artemia Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Family: Artemiidae
Geography / Habitat:
They occur in pools and slow moving streams, others say they also occur in faster flowing streams, protecting themselves from the water flow by hiding behind rocks and plants. Food / Feed Strategy: They primarily algae eaters, but they will eat any food they can find like blanched spinach, zucchini, and any other marine plant they can find.
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Body Form or Style: Depressed Form Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://people.westminstercollege.edu/faculty/tharrison/gslfood/studentpages/brine.html
Title: Freshwater Invertebrates
Species # 75
Common Name: Marble Crayfish Scientific Name: Procambarus fallax Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Geography / Habitat: This species inhabits coral and rocky reefs and is generally found in deeper areas on the outer reef. Food / Feed Strategy: They eat about1% to 4% of their body weight every three days depending on their body weight. They feed on algae’s, or anything they can find smaller than them. Like Many other types of lobsters.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmorkrebs
The END By: MahmouD Kamar