Clownfishes are territorial. They defend their host and a limited area around it. In the wild, the clownfishes can be found associating with 10 different species of sea anemones. When threatened by a predator, clownfishes dive among the tentacles of their host, often temporarily vanishing from sight among the anemone's appendages. When the threat is gone, the fish will reemerge. The host specificity exhibited be clownfishess varies from one species to the next. for example, the maroon clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) is almost always found associating with the bubble tip sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) (Michael, 2008).
Most clownfishes live in groups that consist of a female, a male, and several subadults and/or juveniles. The female is
Seaworld is a giant marine life theme park. The greatest attraction to these many theme park would be those killer whales. In fact, these killer whales are the face of the park. As gigant as these mammals are, seaworld is keeping them in some pretty tight quarters. Mr. Jett and Mr.Ventre says “Wild killer whales can swim a hundred miles daily as they socialize, forage, communicate, and breed. In stark contrast, with little horizontal or vertical space in their enclosures, captive orcas swim only limited distances, with most spending many hours surface resting.” The animals don't have the freedom they need. Also when taking the whales out of their natural habit the whales tend to be depressed and not as heath in that situation. They need their freedom in the big ocean blue. Bring them into the small living units, breeding whales in captivity all for the entertainment of humans. At young ages the calves are taken away from their mothers on to a new seaworld park. Mothers of the calves have even been seen denying their offspring.
Known as Pterois Volitans in the animal kingdom, also called the red lionfish, is a sight to behold in the tropical waters as they swim like an underwater butterfly in the sea. In waters not native to their origin, as they are from the Pacific and have predators that will have them for a snack. Invasive to the Caribbean Sea they have rapidly reached the Gulf of Mexico and far south, spreading to parts of South America. The lionfish has become a persistent pest that’s more trouble than what it appears to be, attractive yet deceptive with a striking pattern of white and red stripes. In the New York Times article, A Call to Action… and Even Rodeos, scientists say that, “from 2005 onward, lionfish have become the most numerous nonnative invasive species in the world.” The average pound fish is one of nature’s clever creations, a venomous foe with spines and an infinite appetite that reproduce quickly. Invasive species are notorious because they have no or almost nonexistent natural predators and they are adapt to their new home very well. The biological adaptations of this fish has caused both ecological and economical mayhem, serious measures have been taken up to control their population as well as to protect our coral reefs.
Lionfish have brown and white stripes covering their body (NOAA, 2011). Lionfish have broad pectoral fins, and long individual dorsal spines that contain the venom glands in the tips (NOAA, 2011). The venom of the lionfish is only intended as a defense mechanism and not meant to kill. The spines of the lionfish deliver a sting that can result in severe pain, respiratory distress, and even paralysis (NOAA, 2011). Lionfish are found in almost all tropical marine habitats consisting of warm waters due to their invasive behavior. Their native range covers a very large area from western Australia and Malaysia east to French Polynesia and off the east coast of Australia to the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand (NOAA, 2011). Lionfish have been found along the coast from Florida to North Carolina. The first lionfish was reported in South Florida waters in 1985 with additional sightings occurring until they were documented as established in the early 2000s (NOAA, 2011). Lionfish are very popular aquarium fish, especially in the U.S making them important to the aquarium trade. There are two possible ideas about how the lionfish were introduced into the Atlantic. The first is through ballast water, the water carried in the bellies of the enormous transport ships of intercontinental trade (Whitney, 2003). Larval lionfish have low oxygen and food needs which makes surviving movement in ballast water a possibility (Whitney, 2003). The second possibility is that a number of...
Betta live in thickly overgrown ponds and are found in only slowly flowing waters such as stagnant pools, polluted streams, and other types of areas with the water having low-oxygen content. Bettas mainly feed on insects that fall into the water and on zooplankton, crustaceans, and the larvae of mosquitoes. Bettas have a rapid metabolic rate making them in need to eat frequent small snacks, such as algae. Bettas are a smaller fish and are lower on the food chain. Just above insect larvae and below larger predatory fish and birds. The betta can be found worldwide in pet stores since it is a domesticated fish, but it can be found naturally swimming among the native waters of Thailand. The question we are asking is, What kind of objects can cause the betta to become aggressive and flare up? Are hypothesis being If we expose a male betta fish to another male betta fish, female betta fish, mirror, and other objects resembling a male betta fish his instinctive behavior will cause him to flare up. The independent variable of our experiment is the time between showing the male betta the testable objects. The dependent variable of our experiment is the reaction and action of the betta fish once it is shown one of the
Thesis: Sharks should be conserved because they are an important part of the ocean, attacks are often incidental, and human behavior influences the behavior of sharks.
The scientific name of the giant oarfish is Regalecus glesne in the family Regalecidae, order Lampriformes, Class Actinopterygii, Subphylum Vertebrata, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. Related species include the streamer fish of the genus Agrostichthys. Other names for this fish include Ribbon Fish and King of Herring.
Atlanta is the capital and the most popular city in Georgia. Atlanta was established at the intersection of two railroad lines. The city came back from ruin following the Civil War. Three of the most popular attractions among visitors to Atlanta is the Georgia Aquarium, The World of Coca-Cola, and the Atlanta Zoo. The Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the U.S. The World of Coca-Cola shows the history of the company, not only in the U.S., but also the world. The Atlanta Zoo is another famous and popular destination.
Countless marine animals have been taken away from their right full ocean homes and placed in touch tanks.When the animals reach to aquariums, they do not arrive with their family members, which can make the animals feel stressful and lonely. This matter can cause the animals to not eat food and will make dead.When this happens they might have a virus or foreign bacteria.At the Calgary's aquarium 50 bamboo sharks have serious unknown bacteria because of this situation.This problem can also start to make the animals feel angry and attack people or other animals that are surrounded by the marine animal.That is because of stress, Ripley's with not being with their family member.At the ToRipley's aquarium, five bamboo sharks bit two employees
Nothing is better than Southern cooking. From mouthwatering biscuits to fried meats, the food from the south has comforted Americans all around the world. And as every foodie knows, the cornerstone of any southern dish is a great catfish. We, here at Isle of Capri Lula, love our deep fried catfish. So much so that we’ve got a special devoted to it the month of December. More on that later. But first, read on to learn more about how to cook your own delicious catfish from home.
The elephant nose fish is a species of weakly electric fish from Africa that produces pulses of electric current from an electric organ in the abdomen. These pulses, referred to as electric organ discharges (EODs), are produced and later picked up by electroreceptors in the “nose” of the fish. These pulses serve as a method of navigation and communication. We recorded the EODs of the elephant nose fish using electrodes fixed to a PVC pipe. It was found that the EODs were variable in interval, as illustrated by the large standard deviation (75.6 ms). It was also found that the duration of each pulse was very short (mean = .84 ms) and punctuated by an average interval of 113.3 ms, approximately 134.9% longer than the duration of each pulse.
The ocean is an exciting yet mysterious body of element that is still being discovered today. One of the smallest creatures to occupy the ocean habitat, the Snapping Shrimp is security to protect itself and live. The shrimp has very alarming defense mechanisms for its size. The extraordinary shrimp also has somewhat of an abnormal relationship with another sea creature. We as human beings can learn so much from this small animal.
· Mimic octopuses have a unique strategy to avoid predators. They are able to impersonate different animals (some scientists believe they are able to mimic up to 15 different animal species), such as sea snakes, lionfish, jellyfish and flatfish.
There are many reasons why dolphins are very intelligent animals, there are 33 different types of marine dolphins, 4 types of river dolphins, and 6 types of porpoises (dolphins are mammals). Some of the dolphinspeople may think they would be whales, because of their looks, but they are dolphins. Dolphins have a strong behavior; they are very social and travel in groups together. They commonly swim in groups of 2-15 . Severalof different groups of dolphins may temporarily join, for several minutes or hours. In the open waters of theocean, some dolphins will leave their group and change associates and adapt with different dolphins threw outtime (Dolphins communication). In the groups, some members will form a strong bond with one another in thepod. The sizes of the groups tend to increase with the water depth of the ocean and the openness of the habitat, this usually happens when protection with strong with each other and foraging st...