Fish id Project By; William Crutchfield
Saltwater / Marine Fishes
25 (1‐25)
Freshwater Fishes
25 (26‐50)
Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates 15 (51‐65) Freshwater Invertebrates
10 (66‐75)
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes Common Name: Sailfish
Species 1
Scientific Name: Istiophorus platypterus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Geography / Habitat: sail fish are found in warm waters of oceans near south Florida and other waters near the gulf stream. Food / Feed Strategy: sail fish are opportunistic feeders
Body Form or Style: They are members of the billfish family, and as such, have an upper jaw that juts out well beyond their lower jaw and forms a distinctive spear. Rover ● Swim / Locomotion Style: the fastest fish in the ocean ● Mouth Position: terminal ●
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes Common Name: Gulf flounder
Species 2
Scientific Name: Paralichthys albiguttata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Geography / Habitat; feeding at soft muddy areas of the sea bottom, near bridge piles, docks and coral reefs
Food / Feed Strategy:
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Body Form or Style Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: inverted Mouth Position: forward
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flounder
Title: Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species3
Common Name: southern bluefin tuna Scientific Name: Thunnus maccoyii Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family Scombridae Geography / Habitat: found in open southern hemisphere waters of all the world's oceans mainly between 30°S and 50°S, to nearly 60°S. At up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft)
Food / Feed Strategy: The southern bluefin tuna is an opportunistic feeder
Body Form or Style: The southern bluefin tuna is a large, streamlined, fast swimming fish with a long, slender caudal peduncle and relatively short dorsal, pectoral and anal fins. The body is completely covered in small scales. ● Swim / Locomotion Style:normal ● Mouth Position frontal •
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_bluefin_tuna
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species 4
Common Name: grey reef shark Scientific Name: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: found around Australia around the reef
Food / Feed Strategy: they are opportunistic preditors who use there great speed to get fish
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Body Form or Style: rover Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_reef_shark
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species5
Common Name: Bottlenose dolphins Scientific Name: Tursiops truncatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family:
Geography / Habitat: bottle nose dolphins fill up warm temperate waters all around the world
Food / Feed Strategy: they are forage fish
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: terminial
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlenose_dolphin
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes Common Name: Swordfish Scientific Name: Xiphias gladius
Species 6
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Neopterygii
Family: Xiphiidae
Geography / Habitat: they are mainly found in the temperature range of 33.9–0Ma In the Indian pacific and Atlantic ocean. Food / Feed Strategy: they are mainly hit and run feeders using there speed to eat fish
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordfish
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes Common Name: king mackerel
Species 7
Scientific Name: Scomberomorus cavalla Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: the king mackerel is a subtropical species that is found in the Atlantic coast of America to as far as Rio de Janeiro
Food / Feed Strategy: they are rover predators who use there speed to capture there prey
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_mackerel
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species 8
Common Name: Northern red snapper Scientific Name: Lutjanus campechanus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in the western part of the Atlantic ocean that includes the Gulf of Mexico. Food / Feed Strategy:
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Body Form or Style: compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Subcarangiform Mouth Position: terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutjanus_campechanus
Title: Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species10
Common Name: Atlantic blue marlin Scientific Name: Makaira nigricans Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Geography / Habitat: sound in subtropical waters around the Indian Atlantic and pacific ocean Food / Feed Strategy: the fish is a Fusiform it uses speed through streams to move extremely fast and catch fish.
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_blue_marlin
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species 11
Common Name: Mahi-mahi Scientific Name: Coryphaena hippurus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Coryphaenidae
Geography / Habitat: this fish is found in subtropical waters every where Food / Feed strategy tey eat fast sperts of speeds to dart after and swallow there prey
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species #12
Common Name: Malabar grouper Scientific Name: Epinephelus malabaricus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Geography / Habitat: tropical waters on the edge of Africa in the indigo west pacific and in the Red sea around reefs. Food / Feed Strategy: They are ambush predators
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostrsciiform Mouth Position: Gill Rakers
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malabar_grouper
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes Common Name: Houndfish
Species 13
Scientific Name: Tylosurus crocodilus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found near the Indian and pacific ocean also in the Atlantic ocean near Mexico they find there home in lagoons. Food / Feed Strategy: they afflict puncture wounds on there prey making it impossible for them to swim. They are rover predators
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Body Form or Style:Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position:NA
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tylosurus_crocodilus
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species #14
Common Name: American eel Scientific Name: Anguilla rostrata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Geography / Habitat: it lives in fresh water estuaries in the Atlantic ocean
Food / Feed Strategy:
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Body Form or Style: Anguilliform Swim / Locomotion Style:Anguilliform Mouth Position:frontal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_eel
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species 15
Common Name: Beluga whale Scientific Name: Delphinapterus leucas Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Monodontidae
Geography / Habitat: they have adapted to live there life in cold artic waters Food / Feed Strategy: they are opportunistic feeders and feed on small fishes and crustations
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Body Form or Style: mammal Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Tubular
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beluga03.jpg
Title: Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species16
Common Name: Humpback whale Scientific Name: Megaptera novaeangliae Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Mysticeti
Geography / Habitat: they migrate around the world looking for plankton Food / Feed Strategy: Rover Predators
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Body Form or Style: Mammal Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: filter bristles
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_whale
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species 17
Common Name: Killer whale Scientific Name: Orcinus orca Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Geography / Habitat:they are found in cold waters in the Atlantic pacific artic and Antarctic ocean Food / Feed Strategy: rover predators
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Body Form or Style: compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Thunniform Mouth Position: mammal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes Common Name: Pterois
Species 18
Scientific Name: Pterois antennata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Geography / Habitat: found in the indigo pacific on coral reefs.
Food / Feed Strategy:they are specialty predators that feed on small fish with poisons.
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Body Form or Style:compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Ostraciiform Mouth Position:terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterois
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species #19
Common Name: Flathead mullet Scientific Name: Mugil cephalus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Mugiliformes
Family: Mugilidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in costal and subtropical waters. And are all around the world in different species of mullet Food / Feed Strategy:they feed on small invertible
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Body Form or Style:Saggittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangiform Mouth Position:Rover predator
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugil_cephalus
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species 20
Common Name: Alligator gar Scientific Name: Atractosteus spatula Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Geography / Habitat:can be found in the united states and in mexico roaming
Food / Feed Strategy: opportunistic feeders will eat water fowl floating on the surface
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Body Form or Style: sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Carangiform Mouth Position needle
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_gar
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species20
Common Name: Clownfish Scientific Name: Amphiprion ocellaris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in the Indian and pacific ocean on the great barrier reef Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on small zoo plankton that are found on the reef
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiprioninae
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species21
Common Name: Longhorn cowfish Scientific Name: Lactoria cornuta Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Ostraciidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in the red sea and in southern Atlantic tropical and subtropical waters on coral reefs Food / Feed Strategy: they are omnivorous and feed on mollusks and invertebrate in the sand
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Body Form or Style: Globiform Swim / Locomotion Style:ostraciiform Mouth Position:subterminal Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorn_cowfish
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species # 22
Common Name: White-spotted puffer Scientific Name: Arothron hispidus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Geography / Habitat: found in the indigo pacific and in the red sea in reefs in lagoons Food / Feed Strategy:they feed on crustations and are opportunistic
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Body Form or Style:Globiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Ostraciiform Mouth Position: frontal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-spotted_puffer
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species 23
Common Name: Greater amberjack Scientific Name: Seriola dumerili Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Carangidae
Geography / Habitat: found in the Mediterranean sea, Atlantic and pacific ocean Living between the depths of 20and 70 meters Food / Feed Strategy: feeds on invertebrate and is a fast swimming pelagic fish
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Thunniform Mouth Position: thermal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seriola_dumerili
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species 24
Common Name: Atlantic tarpon Scientific Name: Megalops atlanticus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Megalopidae
Geography / Habitat: is found in the Atlantic ocean in tropical and subtropical waters Food / Feed Strategy:is an opportunistic feeder and feeds on small fish and crustaceans.
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Body Form or Style:fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_tarpon
Title : Saltwater/Marine fishes
Species25
Common Name: Bluefish Scientific Name: Pomatomus saltatrix Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomatomidae
Geography / Habitat: is found around the world in all temperate and subtropical waters except in the northern pacific ocean Food / Feed Strategy they feed on schools of forge fish by using speed.
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Body Form or Style:Sagittform Swim / Locomotion Style :Carangiform Mouth Position:terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluefish
Fresh water Fish 26-50
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 26
Common Name: Smallmouth bass Scientific Name: Micropterus dolomieu Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: can be found in rivers and ponds in the united states and Canada or in the Mississippi River. Food / Feed Strategy: they are a predator who eat smaller fishes and algae
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Carangiform Mouth Position: gape and suck
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallmouth_bass
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 27
Common Name: Largemouth bass Scientific Name: Micropterus salmoides Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: are found all over America and is the state fish of Alabama Food / Feed Strategy:they feed on smaller fish snails and are opportunistic and have even been seen rarely eating baby birds.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Carangiform Mouth Position: gape and suck
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largemouth_bass
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 28
Common Name: Crappie Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: this is a north American freshwater fish and can be found in ponds and lakes Food / Feed Strategy: they feed predominantly on the young of there own and on smaller fish and have a fairly diverse diet and they would be a gape and suck predator.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Carangiform Mouth Position: swallow frontal Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crappie
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 29
Common Name: Black bullhead Scientific Name: Ameiurus melas Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Geography / Habitat: are found in very warm waters primarily in the central United states and some parts of Europe. Food / Feed Strategy: they are bottom rover fish and suck up there prey
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Body Form or Style:Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Subcarangiform Mouth Position: gape and suck
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bullhead
Title: Freshwater Fishes
Species30
Common Name: Blue catfish Scientific Name: Ictalurus furcatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Geography / Habitat: they are mainly found in channels mainly in North America and the Mississippi River. Food / Feed Strategy: they are bottom rovers and suck there prey up into there3 mouth.
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: gape and suck
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_catfish
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 31
Common Name: Rainbow trout Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Geography / Habitat: have recently been introduced into fresh waters in the Great lakes in North America. They are found in at least 45 countries Food / Feed Strategy: they prey on small fish and are opportunistic feeders finding eggs and flesh carcasses of other animals.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Subcarangiform Mouth Position: there moth is placed on the front of there mouth
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_trout
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species32
Common Name: Arctic char Scientific Name: Salvelinus alpinus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Geography / Habitat: they migrate up stream to the great lakes to spawn and are rovers. In cold waters in Canada and north America. Or they can be land locked Food / Feed Strategy: feed on small fish traveling down stream
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Subcarangiform Mouth Position:beak
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_char
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species #33
Common Name: Fire eel Scientific Name: Mastacembelus erythrotaenia Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Geography / Habitat: found in bodies of fresh water in Vietnam, Cambodia Thailand and Malaysia. Food / Feed Strategy:
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Body Form or Style: Anguilliform Swim / Locomotion Style: Anguilliform Mouth Position: snake
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_eel
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 34
Common Name: Redbreast sunfish Scientific Name: Lepomis auritus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in river systems in the eastern United states and Canada Food / Feed Strategy: they feed mainly on marine invertabre and flies and other insects.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: gape and suck
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbreast_sunfish
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 35
Common Name: Bluegill Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: this fish is found in lakes and isolated ponds almost through out North America and is able to live In murky waters between 60-80°F Food / Feed Strategy: they are gill rankers and feed primarily on bugs and small aquatic life.
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Body Form or Style:Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: gill Rankers
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 36
Common Name: Northern pike Scientific Name: Esox lucius Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Esociformes
Family: Esocidae
Geography / Habitat: is found in the upper mid west of America as well as Ireland and Canada they are found in weedy waters as well as rocky water Food / Feed Strategy: they are ambush predators they jump out at there prey as they swim by they eat smaller fish including there young.
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style:subcarangiform Mouth Position: needle
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_pike
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 37
Common Name: Wimple piranha Scientific Name: Catoprion mento Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in the Amazon river as well as the Paraguay river in south America. Food / Feed Strategy: swarm fish and feed on there meat they are found mostly in groups. Are carnivorous they feed on other fish
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Body Form or Style: Globiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostrification Mouth Position: Pygopristis
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catoprion
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 38
Common Name: Common carp Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio) Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: wide spread fish found in North America, Europ and Asia in lakes. They are tolerant of most conditions but prefer large bodies of non moving water. Food / Feed Strategy: they eat plants in the water as well as insects.
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Ostrification Mouth Position: sub terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carp
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 39
Common Name: Cyprinella Scientific Name: Cyprinella trichroistia Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: a fish most commonly found in Tennessee lakes they are the most common fresh water fish on the eastern side of the continent. Food / Feed Strategy: eat algae on the top of the water are in groups
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcangiform Mouth Position:terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprinella
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 40
Common Name: Arapaima Scientific Name: Arapaima gigas Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Family: Arapaimidae
Geography / Habitat: are native to the Amazon river in Brazil and is the largest fresh water fish in South america Food / Feed Strategy: this fish is an air breather they eat birds that float on top of the water they are top water preditors.
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcaragniform Mouth Position: top water predator
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaima
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 41
Common Name: Common roach Scientific Name: Rutilus rutilus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: is native to Europe and some parts of Asia they like to live in vegetation Food / Feed Strategy: they eat plankton and other invertebrates
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Body Form or Style:Hybrid Swim / Locomotion Style:CArangiform Mouth Position: they have subterminal Mouths
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_roach
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 41
Common Name: Eastern freshwater cod Scientific Name: Maccullochella ikei Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in the Clarence river system and are almost extinct Food / Feed Strategy: they feed mainly on small shrimp and hide in holes and like rocky waters
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position:hide in holes terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_freshwater_cod http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/species-protection/conservation/whatcurrent/endangered-species/eastern-freshwater-cod
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 42
Common Name: Stream catfish Scientific Name: Akysidae Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class:
Order: Siluriformes
Actinopterygii
Family: Akysidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in fresh water ponds in south east Asia
Food / Feed Strategy: they are bottom water feeders
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: gape and suck
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akysidae
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species43
Common Name: Brown trout Scientific Name: Salmo trutta Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Geography / Habitat: is a European trought and is centralized mostly in parts of Europe Food / Feed Strategy:they feed mostly on marine invertebrate and eat mostly small prey.
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Body Form or Style: Hybrid Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangtiform Mouth Position: terminal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_trout
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 44
Common Name: Lepisosteus Scientific Name: Lepisosteus osseus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Geography / Habitat: are found in Kansas Texas and Mexico in central fresh water lakes. Food / Feed Strategy: they eat sunfish, catfish, and crayfish and they lie and wait and strike puncturing the fish with there sharp needle like teeth they are rover predators.
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Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: needle
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longnose_gar
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 45
Common Name: Northern Brook Lamprey Scientific Name: Ichthyomyzon fossor Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Cephalaspidomorphi
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in north America in the great lakes Food / Feed Strategy: lay in sandy areas and ambush there pray or they are rover feeders
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Body Form or Style: Anguilliform Swim / Locomotion Style:Anguilliform Mouth Position: eel
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Brook_Lamprey
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species46
Common Name: Slender snipe eel Scientific Name: Nemichthys scolopaceus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Nemichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: are found in remote regions
Food / Feed Strategy: they roam through the water and catch shrimp ng other tiny fish rover
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Body Form or Style:Filiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Anguilliform Mouth Position:needle
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Snipe_Eel
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 47
Common Name: Guppy Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Geography / Habitat: they are tropical fish in parts of north east south America Are found all around the world Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on mineral partials and algae
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Body Form or Style: hybrid Swim / Locomotion Style:hybrid Mouth Position: hybrid
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guppy
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 48
Common Name: Goldfish Scientific Name: Carassius auratus auratus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: has been domesticated for years Food / Feed Strategy: domesticated fish food crustations and insects
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Body Form or Style: compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style:Ostraciiform Mouth Position:front top feeders
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfish
Title : Freshwater Fishes Common Name:koi
Species 49
Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio haematopterus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat:they are domesticated Food / Feed Strategy: fish food
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Body Form or Style:compressifor, Swim / Locomotion Style:ostrification
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi
Title : Freshwater Fishes
Species 50
Common Name: Freshwater whitefish Scientific Name: Coregonus hoyi Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Geography / Habitat: is most commonly found in the great lakes in the united states Food / Feed Strategy: feed on algae and other small fish they are opportunistic rovers
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Body Form or Style:hybrid Swim / Locomotion Style:Subcarangiform Mouth Position: top water rovers
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coregonus_hoyi
Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates (51-65)
Title ● Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 51
Common Name: Caridea Scientific Name: Heterocarpus ensifer Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Order: Malacostraca
Family: Decapoda
Geography / Habitat: they are found on every continent except Antarctica and thrive in warm tropical water Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on algae and migrate to where ever it is they are do they are rovers
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Body Form or Style: flow Swim / Locomotion Style: they thrust there body upward Mouth Position: filter
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridea
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 52
Common Name: Sea cucumber Scientific Name: Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order:
Family:
They are found throughout the sea floor world wide Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on plankton
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Body Form or Style: worm Swim / Locomotion Style: grab and pull Mouth Position:bottom
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumber
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 53
Common Name: Starfish Scientific Name: Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Asteroidea
Order:
Family:
Geography / Habitat: they are bedded in sea floors all around the ocean but they prefer tropical waters. Food / Feed Strategy: they are opportunistic predators and normally feed on small invertebrates
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Body Form or Style: radial symmetry Swim / Locomotion Style: grip and pull Mouth Position: bottom
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_fish
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species54
Common Name: Melon sea urchin Scientific Name: Echinus melo Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Echinoida
Family: Echinidae
Geography / Habitat they are found in the Mediterranean sea mainly in the Atlantic ocean Food / Feed Strategy: are mainly herbivores but also consume small marine invertebrates sucker
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Body Form or Style: ball Swim / Locomotion Style: snail Mouth Position: bottom
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinus_melo
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 55
Common Name: sea slug Scientific Name: Chelidonura varians Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:
Family: Aglajidae
Geography / Habitat: they are fond mainly in the indigo west pacific in warm tropical waters. Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on flat worms suck them
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Body Form or Style :slug Swim / Locomotion Style: push pull Mouth Position: bottom
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelidonura_varians
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 56
Common Name: Walking anemone Scientific Name: Preactis millardae Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Preactiidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in the cape peninsula on both sides of south Africa Food / Feed Strategy: they eat small invertebrates that float by
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Body Form or Style:anemone Swim / Locomotion Style: jump Mouth Position:Na
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_anemone
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 57
Common Name: lined chiton Scientific Name: Tonicella lineata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Polyplacophora
Order: Neoloricata
Family: Ischnochitonidae
Geography / Habitat: they are from the north pacific in the allutan islands
Food / Feed Strategy: they eat algae found in the water
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Body Form or Style: anemne Swim / Locomotion Style: Mouth Position:
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonicella_lineata
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 58
Common Name: Pillar coral Scientific Name: Dendrogyra cylindricus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Meandrinidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in western parts of the Pacific Ocean
Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on plankton that are moved by the tides into there tentacles
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Body Form or Style: Anemone Swim / Locomotion Style: NA Mouth Position: NA
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillar_coral
Title: Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 59
Common Name: Grey Crab Scientific Name: Liocarcinus vernalis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Portunidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in regions of west Africa in the northern sea Food / Feed Strategy:they feed by getting fish with their claws
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Body Form or Style:Crab Swim / Locomotion Style:Na walk Mouth Position: Frontal
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species60
Common Name: Hermit crab Scientific Name: Dardanus calidus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Diogenidae
Geography / Habitat: are found in most warm waters around the world Food / Feed Strategy: they are scavengers and patrol the ocean floor
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Body Form or Style: Na Swim / Locomotion Style:walk Mouth Position: bottom
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dardanus_calidus
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 61
Common Name: stove-pipe sponge Scientific Name: Aplysina archeri Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Verongida
Family: Aplysinidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in the Caribbean and the Bahamas Coral Reefs
Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on passing by plankton
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Body Form or Style: NA Swim / Locomotion Style:Na Mouth Position:Na
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplysina_archeri
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 62
Common Name: Annelid Scientific Name: Glycera sp Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class:
Order:
Family:
Geography / Habitat: they are found in most warm waters around the world
Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on crustations on the bottom
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Body Form or Style: anguilliform Swim / Locomotion Style: centipede Mouth Position:Na
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annelid
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 63
Common Name: Sea tulips Scientific Name: Pyura spinifera Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Tunicata
Order: Ascidiacea
Family: Pleurogona
Geography / Habitat: they are found in the Great Barrier Reef and they live on reefs Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on passing by plankton
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Body Form or Style: NA Swim / Locomotion Style:NA Mouth Position:NA
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyura_spinifera
Title Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species64
Common Name: Common octopus Scientific Name: Octopus vulgaris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in tropical waters such as the Mediterranean Sea Food / Feed Strategy: swallow there prey are opportunistic feeders
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Body Form or Style: squid Swim / Locomotion Style: flap Mouth Position: bottom
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_octopus
Title : Saltwater / Marine Invertebrates
Species 65
Common Name: California king crab Scientific Name: Paralithodes californiensis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Lithodidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found primarily in the warm waters of California
Food / Feed Strategy: they are scavengers and grasp there prey with there claw and then eat it
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Body Form or Style: Crab Swim / Locomotion Style: Stilt Mouth Position: Frontal Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_crab
Freshwater Invertebrates (66-75)
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates
Species 66
Common Name: mud bithynia Scientific Name: Bithynia tentaculata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:
Family: Bithyniidae
Geography / Habitat: this species of fresh water snail is most commonly found in Germany Food / Feed Strategy: is a scraper and collects fertilizer
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Body Form or Style: snail Swim / Locomotion Style: crawl Mouth Position: sucker
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bithynia_tentaculata
Title Freshwater Invertebrates Common Name: Caridea
Species 67
Scientific Name: Heterocarpus ensifer Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Pandalidae
Geography / Habitat: they can be found in most every aquatic habitat Food / Feed Strategy: they fed on bacteria and plankton found in the water
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Body Form or Style:NA Swim / Locomotion Style:twitch Mouth Position:Front
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caridea
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates
Species68
Common Name: crawfish Scientific Name: Paranephrops planifrons Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Astacoidea
Geography / Habitat: are found in most non polluted freshwater habitats around the world Food / Feed Strategy: they are scavengers and feed on dead animals and plants.
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Body Form or Style: Swim / Locomotion Style: Mouth Position:
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayfish
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates
Species 69
Common Name: African dwarf frog Scientific Name: Hymenochirus boettgeri Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibian
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Geography / Habitat: they are native to Africa and spread to regions of the Congo
Food / Feed Strategy: they eat bacteria
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Body Form or Style: frog Swim / Locomotion Style: flippers Mouth Position:
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_dwarf_frog
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates
Species 70
Common Name Asian clam Scientific Name: Corbicula fluminea Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Veneroida
Family: Corbiculidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in many fresh water parts around the word Ex North america
Food / Feed Strategy: they primarily feed on phytoplankton
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Body Form or Style: Na Swim / Locomotion Style:Na Mouth Position:na
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbicula_fluminea
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates
Species 71
Common Name: snail Scientific Name: Bithynia tentaculata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:na
Family: Bithyniidae
Geography / Habitat: They like palearctic waters Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on plankton
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Body Form or Style: snail Swim / Locomotion Style:na Mouth Position:na Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_snail
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates
Species 72
Common Name: great slug Scientific Name: Limax maximus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order:
Family: Limacidae
Geography / Habitat: they are native to parts of Europe and are found in damp places
Food / Feed Strategy: they feed on plants and fungi
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Body Form or Style: slug Swim / Locomotion Style:worm Mouth Position:bottom
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limax_maximus
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates
Species73
Common Name: Scientific Name: Spongilla Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Haplosclerida
Family: Spongillidae
Geography / Habitat: it is found in freshwater lakes and streams
Food / Feed Strategy: feeds on floating objects in the water mainly bacteria
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Body Form or Style: sponge Swim / Locomotion Style:Na Mouth Position:Na
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spongilla
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates Common Name:Crayfish
Species 74
Scientific Name: Paranephrops Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Family: Parastacidae
Geography / Habitat:are found in freshwater ponds and rivers world wide
Food / Feed Strategy: opportunistic will feed on dead fish
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Body Form or Style: crayfish Swim / Locomotion Style:crawl Mouth Position:bottom
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranephrops
Title : Freshwater Invertebrates
Species75
Common Name:round worm Scientific Name: Caenorhabditis elegans Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Rhabditidae
Geography / Habitat:are found in most fresh water bodies of water
Food / Feed Strategy:they feed on bacteria and things found on the bottom are opportunistic feeders
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Body Form or Style: round worm Swim / Locomotion Style: sqwirm Mouth Position:center
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Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenorhabditis_elegans