Title: Saltwater Marine Fishes
Species #: 1
Common Name: Clown Goby, Yellow Scientific Name: (Gobiodon okinawae) Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterypii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Geography / Habitat: The yellow clown goby inhabits the coral reefs of sheltered lagoons. Unlike most gobies, which are burrowers, Gobiodon sp. roost in the outer branches of Acropora (staghorn) corals, in groups of five to fifteen individuals.[
Life Strategy: Gobiodon start life as females, and are bi-directional protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning that when paired up, if necessary, one changes sex to form a breeding pair. In the case of two females forming a pair, the larger of the two becomes male, and in the case of two males, the smaller changes sex to become female. The only time a male is smaller than a female is when a small male is placed in the same coral as a large female. Food / Feed Strategy: Most gobies are carnivores, and the yellow clown goby is further subcategorized as a planktivore. Given their small size, their diet consists mainly of mesoplankton. They are opportunistic feeders, not hunters. The typical eating behavior is to wait for food to come into range, at which point they dart out to grab it and then immediately return to their roost.
Body Form or Style: Swim / Locomotion Style: Mouth Position: Terminal Mouth Position
Citation: Title: Saltwater Marine Fishes
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Common Name: Alaska blackfish Scientific Name: Dallia pectoralis Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Esociformes
Family: Umbridae Geography / Habitat: The Alaska blackfish, Dallia pectoralis, is a fish that grows to 7 in in length. It is elongate and cylindrical, with a dark olive-brown coloration. Four to six dark blotches run vertically along the sides, and the belly is white. The fins have reddish-brown speckles. Life Strategy: The fish survives the cold winters by moving to a depth of 7–8 meters when the surface becomes solid ice. Large gills protected by gill covers help them to survive the winters where the water temperatures drop to 0 °C (32 °F), including tales of reviving fish after they are frozen solid. Food / Feed Strategy: Once thought to be herbivores, their primary diet is larvae of insects such as midges and mosquitos.
Title: Saltwater Marine Fishes
Species #: 3
Common Name: Clownfish Scientific Name: Ocellaris clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Geography / Habitat: Clownfish are native to warmer waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Red Sea. While most species have restricted distributions, others are widespread. Clownfish live at the bottom of the sea in sheltered reefs or in shallow lagoons. There are absolutely no clownfish in the Atlantic. Life Strategy: In a group of clownfish, there is a strict dominance hierarchy. The largest and most aggressive female is found at the top. Only two clownfish, a male and a female, in a group reproduce through external fertilization. Clownfish are sequential hermaphrodites, meaning that they develop into males first, and when they mature, they become females. If the female clownfish is removed from the group, such as by death, one of the largest and most dominant males will become a female. The remaining males will move up a rank in the hierarchy. Food / Feed Strategy: Clownfish feed on small invertebrates which otherwise potentially could harm the sea anemone, and the fecal matter from the clownfish provides nutrients to the sea anemone. Clownfish are omnivorous: in the wild they eat live food such as algae, plankton, mollusks, and crustacea; in captivity they can survive on live food, fish flakes, and fish pellets.
Body Form or Style: Swim / Locomotion Style: Mouth Position: terminal position
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Title: Saltwater Marine Fishes Common Name: Horseshoe Crab
Species #: 4
Scientific Name: Limulus polyphemus Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: Arthropada
Class: Merostomata
Order: Xiphosurida
Family: Limulidae Geography / Habitat: Horseshoe crabs are arthropods that live primarily in shallow ocean waters on soft sandy or muddy bottoms. They will occasionally come on shore for mating. Life Strategy: During the breeding season, horseshoe crabs migrate to shallow coastal waters. Males select a female and cling onto her back. The female digs a hole in the sand and lays her eggs while the male fertilizes them. The female can lay between 60,000–120,000 eggs in batches of a few thousand at a time. Many shore birds eat the eggs before they hatch. The eggs take about 2 weeks to hatch. The larvae molt six times during the first year. Food / Feed Strategy: While they can swim upside down, they usually are found on the ocean floor searching for worms and mollusks, which are their main food. They may also feed on crustaceans and even small fish.
Body Form or Style: Swim / Locomotion Style: Mouth Position:
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Title: Saltwater Marine Fishes
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Common Name: Scientific Name: Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: Dissostichus mawsoni
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Nototheniidae Geography / Habitat: These large fish are probably mesopelagic and have been caught in waters deeper than 2000 metres. Fully grown, these grayish fish are among the biggest in the Antarctic; adults of more than 2 metres in length and weighing over 135 kg (298 lbs) have been recorded during New Zealand research work carried out in the Ross Sea. The flesh is white with a high oil content. The taste is said to be similar to cod, which led to species sometimes being called Antarctic cod. Life Strategy: Antarctic cod have a lightweight, cartilaginous skeleton, lack a swim bladder, and have fatty deposits which may act as a stored energy source, particularly during spawning.They also have retinas well adapted to the low light levels. Since snow and ice cover the surface of the ocean even in summer, their specialized eyes are evolved to work in the reduced light levels found in the great depths of the Antarctic ocean. Food / Feed Strategy: They are generally piscivorous (fish-eaters), but are known to eat almost anything, including the remains of penguins caught by seals and orca on the surface.
Body Form or Style: Swim / Locomotion Style: dorsal fin Mouth Position: terminal position
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Title: Saltwater/Marine Common Name: Coral Beauty Angelfish Scientific Name: Centropyge bispinosa
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Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum: Centropyge
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacanthidae
Geography / Habitat: This fish originates form Fiji, Indonesia and Vanuatu and prefer to live in a 20 gallon tank. This is one of the best angelfish to care for. Life Strategy: Not a good reef dweller, the Coral Beauty Angelfish is prone to nip at stony and soft corals. Food / Feed Strategy: The diet if the Coral Beauty Angelfish should consist of Spirulina, Marine algae high quality angelfish preparations of mysis or frozen shrimp, and other quality meaty food.
Body Form or Style: Depressiform Saltwater Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Title: Marine Fishes Mouth Position: Terminal Common Name:liveaquaria.com Clown Goby, Yellow Citation: Scientific Name: (Gobiodon okinawae) Title: Saltwater/Marine Kingdom: ANIMALIA Common Name: Banana Wrasse Scientific Name: Thalassoma lutescens Class:
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Kingdom: Family: Animilia
Phylum: Thalassoma
Class: Actinopterygii Geography / Habitat: Family: Labridae
Order: Perciformes
Geography / Life Strategy: and Vanuatu tank. Both markings in the body. Food / Feed Strategy:
Habitat: This fish originates from Fiji and prefers to live in a 125 gallon sexes of this fish have facial green and fine vertical striping along
Life Strategy: plenty of rocks will become additions to
They are active fish and require for hiding and a tight fitting lid. It territorial and harass any new the community.
Food / Feed should consist shrimp, frozen along with a pellet food.
Strategy: The banana Wrasse diet of vitamin enriched frozen mysis brine shrimp and other meaty foods high quality marine flake and marine
Body Form or Style: Body or/Style: Fusiform Form Swim Locomotion Style: Mouth Position: Swim Locomotion Style: Carangiform / Body Form or Style: Citation: Swim / Locomotion Style: Mouth Terminal Position: Mouth Position: Citation: Citation:http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies