(Chilomycterus schoepfii)
The Striped Burrfish(Chilomycterus schoepfii) live in the estuaries and coastal areas. It is in the domain Eukarya, kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Actinopterygii, order Tetradontiformes, family Diodontae, genus Chilomycterus, and, the most specific, species schoefii.These are dark yellowish green colored fish with dark brown wavy lines cover its body, and spikes cover it too. A cool fact is that striped burrfishes camouflage with their surroundings under water due to their color. Their predators are mullets, seagulls, and humans. Their prey is small fish and crustaceans. They are heterotrophic organisms due to its diet. A functional adaptation this animal has acquired is its jaw, the beak-like jaw helps the fish chomp on their prey. A behavioral adaptation is when the burrfish is scared it puffs up (this also scares predator away). A structural adaptation is the spikes on the burrfish’s body to help and make it harder to eat. The fish is ectothermic and has bilateral symmetry.
The Striped Burrfish(Chilomycterus schoepfii) live in the estuaries and coastal areas. It is in the domain Eukarya, kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Actinopterygii, order Tetradontiformes, family Diodontae, genus Chilomycterus, and, the most specific, species schoefii.These are dark yellowish green colored fish with dark brown wavy lines cover its body, and spikes cover it too. A cool fact is that striped burrfishes camouflage with their surroundings under water due to their color. Their predators are mullets, seagulls, and humans. Their prey is small fish and crustaceans. They are heterotrophic organisms due to its diet. A functional adaptation this animal has acquired is its jaw, the beak-like jaw helps the fish chomp on their prey. A behavioral adaptation is when the burrfish is scared it puffs up (this also scares predator away). A structural adaptation is the spikes on the burrfish’s body to help and make it harder to eat. The fish is ectothermic and has bilateral symmetry.
Picture from
By: Mia Hellman
No comments:
Post a Comment