Silverfish

By: Raegan Propes

This organism is called a Silverfish also known by its scientific name Lepisma saccharina. You can find this organism near rocks and logs. They like to be in any tempature from 70degrees to 80degrees. The domain is Eukaryote, the kingdom is Animala, the phylum is Athropada, the class is Insecta, the order is Zygentoma, the family is Lepismatidea, the genus is Lepisima, and the species is Lepisma saccharina. This organism doesn't have wings with a flat body. Their body is 0.7-1.9cm long. (structural) Their tail is usually as long at their body. (structural) This organism has two spikes on it, one on each side. (structural) A Silverfish has bilateral symmetry, which means they can be divided into two parts that are mirror images of each other. This animal is a heterotroph (eats mostly everything and also other heterotrophs) and also is endothermic(warmblooded). The prey of this organism is small leaves and flowers. Their predators are few humans and some birds. A fun fact about this organism is that they are acte at night and try to hide during the day.

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Pipefish

Solenostomus paradoxus

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Domain-  Eukarya

Kingdom-  Animalia

Phylum-  Chordata

Class- Actinopterygii

Order-  Syngnathiformes

Family- Solenostomidae

Genus- Solenostomus

Species-Paradoxus

Habitat- Are found in shallow waters, mainly near coral reefs, rocky drop-offs or seaweed beds.

Have bilateral symmetry, are heterotrophic, and are ectothermic. The pipefish has a head region that represents over one third of the total body length. The typical body color patterns include dark red with yellow and orange splotches and yellow with light spots. They usually travel alone but have been seen in pairs. They are known to be weak swimmers and move forward by fanning its fins rapidly. Very little is known about their behavior. Their brood size can be as high as 350. The pipefish is an ambush predator that eats by sucking small aquatics animals into its mouth.

Common Seahorse

By: Raegan Propes 

  This animal is a common seashore also known by its scientific name, Hippocampus seahorse. You can find this organism in 0-8 meters of water in the pacific ocean. The domain of this organism is Eukaryote, the kingdom is Animala, the phylum is Chordata, the class is Actinoptergii, the order is syngnathidae, the family is Syngnathifromes, the genus is Hippocampus and the species is Hippocampus seahorse. This organism is small with spots and a curvy body. A common seahorse has a long narrow snout to help suck prey out of small spaces. (functional) This organism is a slow swimmer so it has a curved tail to help it swim. (structural) This organism also has spots to stay camouflaged. (structural) A Common Seahorse has bilateral symmetry, which means they can be divided into two parts that are mirror images of each other. This animal is a heterotroph (eats mostly everything and also other heterotrophs) and also is endothermic(warmblooded). The prey of this organism is zooplankton, small larve fish and crustaceans. The predators of this organism are humans, loggerhead sea turtles, tuna, rays, crabs, and skates. A fun fact about this organism is that the male holds the eggs instead of the females

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Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

I found this on http://animaldiversity.org

Domain-  Eukarya

Kingdom- Animalia  

Phylum-  Chordata

Class- Actinopterygii

Order-  Syngnathiformes

Family- Syngnathidae

Genus-  Hippocampus

Species- Kuda

Habitat- Mostly live around tropical areas: saltwater or marine.

They have bilateral symmetry, are heterotrophic, and are ectothermic. They have a curved trunk and prehensile tail and come in a variety of colors. They will camouflage with their surroundings to avoid predators and are only active at daytime. They are also poor swimmers so they generally stay anchored to substrates using their tails. A little known fact is that the male will carry and give birth to the baby seahorses. They feed on zooplankton, small crustaceans, and larval fish. Their predators are loggerhead sea turtles, tunas, dorados, skates, rays, crabs, and mainly humans. 

   Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

The Brown Pelican otherwise known as the Pelecanus occidentalis, lives in warm shallow waters along the coast line. The Brown Pelican doesn’t go farther than 20 miles of the coast line. The domain-Eukarya; kingdom-Animalia;phylum-Chordata;class-Sarcopterygii;order-Pelrcaniformes;family-Pelecanidae;genus-Pelecanus;species-Occidentalis.  

This organism is endothermic with means the temp of this animal should stay the same and that it should not change very much. This animal has bilateral symmetry which means that it does have symmetry, and of you where to cut the animal in hatf it would match up on each side. The Brown Pelican is large with a wingspand of 78.7 inches for a adult. The animal is brown with a also large body. Three adaptations that this organism has is sitting on their eggs to keep warm. they are very fluffy so that helps keep them warm, another adaptation that the Brown Pelican has is is having a pointy beak to dive down to get prey to eat and last but not least they have a big beak to carry a fish or a few. Prey:Fish and shrimp.Predators: Raccoons, humans, Sea lion, sharks, American Alligator.This animal is heterotrophic which means it consumes and does not produce. A cool fact about the Brown Pelican is that they have a big beak to hold fish and water in their big month/ beak for if they had to fly a little bit.

Anchovy

Engraulis mordax

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Domain-  Eukarya

Kingdom-  Animalia

Phylum- Chordata

Class-  Actinopterygii

Order- Clupeiformes

Family-Engraulidae

Genus- Engraulis

Species- mordax

  

Habitat- Is a species that favors areas of coastal upwelling. Can tolerate temperatures from 8 to 25 degrees Celsius.

They have bilateral symmetry, are heterotrophic, and are ectothermic. Are small, slightly compressed and have large inferior mouths. Are shiny silver along the ventral surface. They use their swim bladders to float and swim. Anchovies will form large schools to defend themselves and search for prey. Will use their lateral line to sense their environment. A known fact is that anchovies will live from 4 to 7 years of age.  Anchovies feed on krill, copepods, and decapod  larvae. Their predators are a wide variety of fish, seabirds, and marine mammals. 

Puffer Fish

By: Raegan Propes

This organism is a puffer fish also known by its scientific name, Diodon holocanthus. You can find this organism in shallow areas in the atlantic and pacific ocean. The domain is  Eukaryote, the kingdom is Animala, the phylum is Chordata, the class is Actinopterygii, the order is tetaodonriformes, the family is Diodantidae, the Genus is Diodon, and the Species is Diodon holocanthus. This organism has black dots around it with spikes on its back. This organism is a potato shape. A puffer fish blows up like a baloon when it is scared and it is harder to eat. (behavioral) This organism has spikes to offend itself from its predators. (structural) This organism has small fins so it is a very slow swimmer. (structural) A Puffer Fish has bilateral symmetry, which means they can be divided into two parts that are mirror images of each other. This animal is a heterotroph (eats mostly everything and also other heterotrophs) and also is endothermic(warmblooded). This organism doesn't have any predators because it stays hidden all day long, then comes out when every other organism is asleep. This organism does have prey, and they are small crabs, whelks, moon snails, and periwinkles. A fun fact about this organism is that some the eggs they lay float in the water. 

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