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Title: Freshwater Fishes Species #: 1
Common Name: Piranha
Scientific Name: Pygocentrus nattereriKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Genus: Pygocentrus
Geography / Habitat: Whitewater streams, South America
Life Strategy: bowl-shaped nests in sediment, circular courtship ritual
Food / Feed Strategy: extremely aggressive
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Superior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/piranha
Title: Freshwater Species #: 2
Common Name: Oscar
Scientific Name: Astronotus ocellatusKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Genus: Astronotus
Geography / Habitat: Amazon River Basin, slow moving white-water
Life Strategy: mates pair up, lay 1,000-3,000 eggs on flat surface
Food / Feed Strategy: eats anything that fits in its mouth, although not aggressive except in mating rituals
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: superior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/oscar
Title: Freshwater Species #: 3
Common Name: Black Bullhead Catfish
Scientific Name: Ameiurus melasKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Genus: Ameiurus
Geography / Habitat: Very tolerant
Life Strategy: Nocturnal nest brooder
Food / Feed Strategy: Ostracods, Amphipods,Copepods, insects/larvae. Carnivorous
Body Form or Style: Bottom Rover Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bullhead
Title: Freshwater Species #: 4
Common Name: Freshwater Drum
Scientific Name: Aplodinotus grunniensKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Percoidei
Family: Sciaenidae Genus: Aplodinotus
Geography / Habitat: Slack currents and backwaters, large rivers or lakes, Hudson Bay to Guatemala
Life Strategy: lays floating eggs seasonally. Nocturnal schooling fish
Food / Feed Strategy: predators, search bottom in schools
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_drum
Title: Freshwater Species #: 5
Common Name: Archerfish
Scientific Name: Toxotes chatareusKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Ostariophysi
Family: Siluriformes Genus: Toxotes
Geography / Habitat: Australia, India, Malasia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Life Strategy: Peaceful egglayer
Food / Feed Strategy: shoots insects above water with a quick, powerful jet of water
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Ciation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/common_archer
Title: Freshwater Species #: 6
Common Name: Bleeding Heart Tetra
Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon erythrostigmaClass: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Species: erythrostigma
Geography / Habitat: dense vegetation, inland tropical rivers/ streams, Amazon River Basin
Life Strategy: Spawn, then drop eggs and leave
Food / Feed Strategy: wide variety – crustaceans, insects, etc.
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_heart_tetra
Title: Freshwater Species #: 7
Common Name: Black Bullhead Catfish
Scientific Name: Ameiurus melas
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Very tolerant
Life Strategy: Nocturnal.
Food / Feed Strategy: insects/larvae.
Body Form or Style: Bottom Rover Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/black_bullhead
Title: Freshwater Species #: 8
Common Name: Longnose gar
Scientific Name: Lepisosteus osseusKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Semionotiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae Genus: Lepisosteus
Geography / Habitat: Sluggish water in large lakes and rivers, Eastern U.S.
Life Strategy: No raising of young. female selects mate from up to 15 males
Food / Feed Strategy: Piscivorous; shad, bluegill, bullheads
Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/longnose_gar
Title: Freshwater Species #: 9
Common Name: Channel Catfish
Scientific Name: Ictalurus punctatuKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae Genus: Ictalurus
Geography / Habitat: varying depths, but during day hide in holes, moving or standing water, lower Canada and Midwest U.S.
Life Strategy: monogamous, long mating ritual
Food / Feed Strategy: taste buds all over body, one large mouth. Eats snails, algae, snakes, frogs, insects, aquatic plants, and birds sometimes
Body Form or Style: Bottom Rover Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/channel_catfish
Title: Freshwater Species #: 10
Common Name: White Bass
Scientific Name: Morone chrysops
Geography / Habitat: unvegetated, open, large bodies of water in north america
Life Strategy: Dense schooling. random fertilization
Food / Feed Strategy: eats perch, shad, carp, bullheads, and others
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Superior
Citation:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_bass
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Percoidei
Family: Sciaenidae Genus: Morone
Title: Freshwater Species #: 11
Common Name: Blue Ram
Scientific Name: Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Geography / Habitat: South American Streams
Life Strategy: muscular, but not agressive
Food / Feed Strategy: Crustaceans, fish, insects
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blue_ram
Title: Freshwater Species #: 12
Common Name: Emperor Tetra
Scientific Name: Nematobrycon palmeri
Geography / Habitat: Pelagic rivers, Western Colombia, S. America
Life Strategy: long spawning, external fertilization. One egg spawned at a time. No guarding of eggs, but may eat
Food / Feed Strategy: omnivore
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/tetras/p/emperortetra.htm
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Genus: Nematobrycon
Title: Freshwater Species #: 13
Common Name: Grass Pickerel
Scientific Name: Esox americanus
Geography / Habitat: clear lakes, slow waters, Atlantic coast of N. America
Life Strategy: Solitary and aggressively predaceous unless spawning
Food / Feed Strategy: Insects, other fishes, crustaceans
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Esociformes
Family: Esocidae Genus: Esox
Citation:
Title: Freshwater Species #: 14
Common Name: Betta
Scientific Name: Betta Splendens
Geography / Habitat: Asian Swamps
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: perciformes
Family: osphronemidae
Life Strategy: colors attract mates
Food / Feed Strategy: zooplankton and mosquito larvae, carnivorous
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Superior
Title: Freshwater Species #: 15
Common Name: Jewel Cichlid
Scientific Name: Hemichromis bimaculatus
Geography / Habitat: West African, Middle Eastern, S. American streams and rivers
Life Strategy: eggs defended aggressively
Food / Feed Strategy: insects, crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: superior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/jewel_chichild
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Cichlidaes Family: Cichlidaes
Title: Freshwater Species #: 16
Common Name: Pacu
Scientific Name: Piaractus mesopotamicus
Geography / Habitat: Paraguay
Life Strategy: solitary
Food / Feed Strategy: fruit, nuts seeds that fall into the water
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Genus: Piaractus
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pacu
Title: Freshwater Species #: 17
Common Name: Kenyi
Scientific Name: Pseudotropheus lombardoi
Geography / Habitat: rocky shores, Mbenji Island, Lake Malawi
Life Strategy: aggressive
Food / Feed Strategy: Omnivorous,
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Cichlidae Family: Cichlidae
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kenyi
Title: Freshwater Species #: 18
Common Name: Muskellunge
Scientific Name: Esox masquinongy
Geography / Habitat: North American rivers and lakes, clear water
Life Strategy: loners or loose packs, random spawning, no nests
Food / Feed Strategy: fish, frogs, ducklings, mice
Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskellunge
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Esocidae Family: Esocidae
Title: Freshwater Species #: 19
Common Name: Largemouth Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus Salmoldes
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Native to North America. Seeks protective cover. Prefers calm water, but will survive well in many different habitats
Life Strategy: to survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: hide and wait for prey to pass by and inhale strongly. The prey is drawn into the mouth.
Body Form or Style: compressiform
Swim / Locomotion Style: carangiform Mouth Position: gape and suck
Citation: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/lmb/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largemouth_basshttp://www.umpquavalleybassmasters.com/bassbook.htm
Title: Freshwater Species #: 20
Common Name: Guadalupe Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centarchidae
Geography / Habitat: exclusive to the Guadalupe river in texas
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: strong inclination towards insects
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Gape and Suck
Citation:http://www.yourfishingtipconnection.com/my_files/images/Redeye_Bass.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropterus_treculii
Title: Freshwater Species #: 21
Common Name: Shoal Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus cataractae
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Native to Florida and Georgia.
Life Strategy: Survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: feeds mainly on insects on surface of water. Also feeds on larvae, crayfish and fish.
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: CARANGIFORM Mouth Position: Gape and Suck
Citation: http://www.landbigfish.com/images/fish/LBF_ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropterus_cataractaeshoal_bass.jpg
Title: Freshwater Species #: 22
Common Name: Smallmouth Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus dolomieu
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centarchidae
Geography / Habitat: streams, rivers, lakes, sandy bottoms of lakes. Intolerant of pollution, it is a good indicator of water qualityLife Strategy: to survive and mateFood / Feed Strategy: crayfish, insects, smaller fish and zooplankton
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Gape and Suck
Citation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallmouth_bass
Title: Freshwater Species #: 23
Common Name: Redeye Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus Coosae
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Select rivers in south Carolina and north Carolina and the south east
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: insects, smaller fish, crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Gape and Suck
Citation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redeye_bass
Title: Freshwater Species #: 24
Common Name: Spotted Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Mississippi river basin, has been introduced to southern Africa
Life Strategy: Survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: feeds on inscts, crustaceans, frogs, annelid worms, and smaller fish
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform
Mouth Position: Gape and Suck
Citation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_bass
Title: freshwater Species #: 25
Common Name: Suwannee Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centarchidae
Geography / Habitat: native to only the Suwannee river and the Ochlockonee River
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: insects, smaller fish, and crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Gape and Suck
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropterus_notius
Title: Freshwater Species #: 26
Common Name: Adolfo’s Cory
Scientific Name: Corydoras adolfoi
Geography / Habitat: south america
Life Strategy: travels in schools
Food / Feed Strategy: bottom feeder
Body Form or Style: Bottom Rover Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
CITATION: http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/profiles/false-adolfo-cory/Citation
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopthyidae Order: Ostariophysi
Family: Callichthyidae
Title: Freshwater Species #: 27
Common Name: Pirate Perch
Scientific Name: Aphredoderus sayanus
Geography / Habitat: Clear warm water with low currents in North America
Life Strategy: solitary and vicious
Food / Feed Strategy: immature insects, small crustaceans, small fish
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Percopsiformes
Family: Aphredoderidae Genus: Aphredoderus
Title: Freshwater Species #: 28
Common Name: Sheatfish
Scientific Name: Silurus glanis
Geography / Habitat: Eastern Europe; large lakes, mud bottoms, especially near dams
Life Strategy: Males guard eggs where female lays
Food / Feed Strategy: mollusks, crustaceans, birds, voles, and snakes
Body Form or Style: Taeniform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silurus_glanis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae Genus: Silurus
Title: Freshwater Species #: 29
Common Name: Electric Blue Johanii
Scientific Name: Melanochromis Johanni
Geography / Habitat: Lake Malawi
Life Strategy: aggressive and territorial
Food / Feed Strategy: Plants
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_johanii
Title: Freshwater Species #:30
Common Name: African Glass Catfish
Scientific Name: Pareutropius buffei
Geography / Habitat: riverbanks and floodplains
Life Strategy: calm, lives in groups
Food / Feed Strategy: bottom-feeders
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Ostariophysi
Family: Siluriformes
Title: Freshwater Species #: 31
Common Name: White Perch
Scientific Name: Morone americana
Geography / Habitat: Lakes and reservoirs along Atlantic coast
Life Strategy: Use creeks and small rivers as nursery for juveniles. Reside in bottom of large lakes during winter
Food / Feed Strategy: Carnivorous, mainly piscivorous. Also fish eggs, insects, crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Superior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/white_perch
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Percoidei
Family: Sciaenidae Genus: Morone
Title: Freshwater Species #: 32
Common Name: Burbot
Scientific Name: Lota lota
Geography / Habitat: Deep lakes or slow-moving river bottoms
Life Strategy: migrate to shallow waster for spawning, wintertime
Food / Feed Strategy: Piscovores
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Gadiformes
Family: Lotidae
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbot
Title: Freshwater Species #: 33
Common Name: Common Hatchetfish
Scientific Name: Gasteropelecus sternicla
Geography / Habitat: Surface-dweller, likes vegetated shores, but ventures out when schooled
Life Strategy: Hydroplanes out of water to avoid predators. breed during rainy season
Food / Feed Strategy: primarily insects and larvae
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Superior
Title: Freshwater Species #: 34
Common Name: Alligator gar
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Family: Gasteropelecidae Genus: Gasteropelecus
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Scientific Name: Lepisosteus osseus
Geography / Habitat: lakes, rivers in southeast U.S.
Life Strategy: aggressive
Food / Feed Strategy: carnivore. predatory
Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: semionotiformes
Family: lepisosteidae
Title: Freshwater Species #: 35
Common Name: Florida gar
Scientific Name: Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Geography / Habitat: Lowland streams or lakes, muddy bottoms, abundant vegetation. Florida and some nearby areas
Life Strategy: Travel in groups
Food / Feed Strategy: eats fish, shrimp, and crayfish
Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/florida_gar
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Semionotiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae Genus: Lepisosteus
Title: Freshwater Species #: 36
Common Name: Peacock Cichlid
Scientific Name: Aulonocara hansbaenschi
Geography / Habitat: Lake Malawi, cave dweller
Life Strategy: mouthbrooder
Food / Feed Strategy: worms, small crustaceans, insects
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: superior
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Genus: Aulonocara
Citation: http://fish.mongabay.com/peacock_cichlids.htm
Title: Freshwater Species #: 37
Common Name: Bloater
Scientific Name: Coregonus hoyi
Geography / Habitat: great lakes
Life Strategy: spends day at bottom, comes to top at night for feeding
Food / Feed Strategy: Copepods, clams
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bloater
Title: Freshwater Species #: 38
Common Name: Lake Whitefish
Scientific Name: Coregonus clupeaformis
Geography / Habitat: Large deepwater lakes, Canada and Alaska
Life Strategy: fairly sedentary, seasonal movements in water column. Large group spawnings
Food / Feed Strategy: insects, mollusks, fish eggs and fry. Forage on lake bottom
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae Genus: Coregonus
Citation:
Title: Freshwater Species #: 39
Common Name: Brook Trout
Scientific Name: Salvelinus fontinalis
Geography / Habitat: Rivers and lakes on east coast
Life Strategy: aggressive
Food / Feed Strategy: carnivore eats insects, worms, and crustaceans
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: actinopterygii Order: salmoniformes
Family: salmonidac
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_trout
Title: Freshwater Species #: 40
Common Name: Brown Trout
Scientific Name: Salmo trutta
Geography / Habitat: rivers and streams in europe
Life Strategy: move up river to spawn
Food / Feed Strategy: insects
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: salmoniformes
Family: salmonidae
Citation:
Title: Freshwater Species #: 41
Common Name: Bull Trout
Scientific Name: Salvelinus confluentus
Geography / Habitat: lakes in northwest north america
Life Strategy: migrates during spawining season
Food / Feed Strategy: small invertebrates
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_trout
Title: Freshwater Species #: 42
Common Name: Dolphin Cichlid
Scientific Name: Cyrtocara moorii
Geography / Habitat: Lake Malawi
Life Strategy: follows special feeding strategy
Food / Feed Strategy: follows behind substrate-digging cichlids and eats remnants of their meals
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae Genus: Cyrtocara
Title: Freshwater Species #: 43
Common Name: Lake Trout
Scientific Name: Salvelinus namaycush
Geography / Habitat: lakes with high oxygen levels
Life Strategy: lay eggs in gravel substrate, which winter long time b/c of cold water
Food / Feed Strategy: piscivorous, especially alewives, smelt, sculpin and chubs
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_trout
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae Genus: Salvelinus
Title: Freshwater Species #: 44
Common Name: Channel Catfish
Scientific Name: Hepsetus odoe
Geography / Habitat: banks of rivers near heavy vegetation, swamp areas, West African rivers
Life Strategy: builds bubble nests, guards aggressively, spawns during flood season
Food / Feed Strategy: piscivorous – feeds on several kinds of smaller fish. often cichlids.
Body Form or Style: Sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangiform Mouth Position: Superior
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae Genus: Hepsetus
Title: Freshwater Species #: 45
Common Name: Striped Raphael Catfish
Scientific Name: Platydoras armatulus
Geography / Habitat: Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo Rivers in French-Guiana
Life Strategy: Burrow in soft, sandy river botoms, live life there. nocturnal
Food / Feed Strategy: bottom-eeding carnivores
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae Genus: Platydoras
Title: Freshwater Species #: 46
Common Name: Featherfin Catfish
Scientific Name: Synodontis eupterus
Geography / Habitat: Chad, Niger (White Nile River). Bottom-dweller
Life Strategy: aggressive, long life (18 years), lay eggs, not mouthbrooder
Food / Feed Strategy: Omnivorous
Body Form or Style: Bottom Rover Swim / Locomotion Style: carangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Ostariophysi
Family: Siluriformes Genus: Synodontis
Title: Freshwater Species #: 47
Common Name: Muskellunge
Scientific Name: Esox masquinongy
Geography / Habitat: North American rivers and lakes, clear water
Life Strategy: loners or loose packs, random spawning, no nests
Food / Feed Strategy: top predators. Eat fish, frogs, ducklings, mice
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Esociformes
Family: Esocidae Genus: Esox
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/muskellunge
Title: Freshwater Fishes Species #: 48
Common Name: Cuiu cuiu
Scientific Name: Pseudodoras niger
Geography / Habitat: South America, large rivers, not tributaries. Blackwater and whitewater.
Life Strategy: Annual fish run upstream from Amazon basin
Food / Feed Strategy: Omnivorous; crustaceans, snails, seeds, fruits
Body Form or Style: Bottom Rover Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae Genus: Pseudodoras
Title: Freshwater Species #: 49
Common Name: Bristlenose Plecostomus
Scientific Name: Ancistrus temminckii
Geography / Habitat: streams and rivers everywhere
Life Strategy: defends eggs aggressively
Food / Feed Strategy: insects, crustaceans, shrimp
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidaes
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancistrus
Title: Freshwater Species #: 50
Common Name: Blue Ahli
Scientific Name: Melanochromis Johanni
Geography / Habitat: Lake Malawi
Life Strategy: very aggressive
Food / Feed Strategy: crustaceans, insects
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: superior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blue_ahli
Title: Saltwater Species #: 51
Common Name: Southern Bluefin Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus Maccoyii
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: southern hemisphere of all the world’s oceans
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: squid, mackerel
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_bluefin_tuna
Title: saltwater Species #: 52
Common Name: Yellowfin Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus albacares
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: surface layer above the thermocline Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: other fish, squid, mackerel
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowfin_tuna
Title: saltwater Species #: 53
Common Name: Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus Orientalis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: pacific ocean
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: smaller fish, marine invertibrates
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://www.tuna-fishing.org/images/pacific-bluefin-tuna.jpghttp://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/AnimalDetails.aspx?enc=n3f4wmcSJaMg34hN7vu5yQ==
Title: saltwater Species #: 54
Common Name: Northern Bluefin Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus Thynnus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: eastern and western atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean sea
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: eats small fish and invertibrates like sardines, herrings, mackerel, squid and crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_bluefin_tuna
Title: saltwater Species #: 55
Common Name: Little Tunny
Scientific Name: Thunnus alletteratus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: tropical and temperate waters of the atlantic
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: carnivore, eats small fish and invertebrates
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_tunny
Title: saltwater Species #: 56
Common Name: Blackfin Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: western atlantic from cape cod to brazil
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: king shrimp larvae, shrimp, craps, squid, other fish
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfin_tuna
Title: Saltwater Species #: 57
Common Name: Bigeye Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus Obesus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: all temperate and tropical oceans, but not the Mediterranean sea
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: deep diving during the day to feed
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigeye_tuna
Title: saltwater Species #: 58
Common Name: Albacore Tuna
Scientific Name: Thunnus Alalunga
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: open waters of all tropical and temperate oceans
Life Strategy: survive and mate
Food / Feed Strategy: small fish
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albacore
Title: Saltwater Species #: 59
Common Name: Blue-spotted Stingray
Scientific Name: Taeniura lymma
Geography / Habitat: Indo-west Pacific. sandy bottoms around coral reefs
Life Strategy: lives alone or in small groups
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes
Family: Dasyatidae Genus: Taeniura
Food / Feed Strategy: eats bony fish, shrimp, crabs
Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Amiiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluespotted_stingray
Title: Saltwater Species #: 60
Common Name: Sevengill Shark
Scientific Name: Notorynchus cepedianus
Geography / Habitat: All oceans except Northern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.
Life Strategy: no nurturing
Food / Feed Strategy: sharks, rays, chimeras, dolphins, also fish like salmon, sturgeon, herring
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadnose_sevengill_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Hexanchiformes
Family: Hexanchidae Genus: Notorynchus
Title: Saltwater Species #: 61
Common Name: Frilled Shark
Scientific Name: Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Geography / Habitat: all oceans and seas
Life Strategy: lives alone, no nurturing
Food / Feed Strategy: small deep-water fishes and squid
Body Form or Style: anguilliform Swim / Locomotion Style: Anguilliform
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Hexanchiformes
Family: Chlamydoselachidae Genus: Chlamydoselachus
Mouth Position: TerminalCitation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 62
Common Name: Bull Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Geography / Habitat: shallow waters in all oceans and seas
Life Strategy: live birth. Mature at 9 years
Food / Feed Strategy: eats everything.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Carcharhinus
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 63
Common Name: Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
Scientific Name: Hexanchus griseus
Geography / Habitat: shallow waters all over the world
Life Strategy: lives alone. Large litters with high mortality rate
Food / Feed Strategy: rays, sharks, fish
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Hexanchiformes
Family: Hexanchidae Genus: Hexanchus
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluntnose_sixgill_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 64
Common Name: Great White Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharodon carcharias
Geography / Habitat: temperate and tropical waters
Life Strategy: small groups
Food / Feed Strategy: seals, sealions, dolphins, whale carcasses
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citations:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae Genus: Carcharodon
Title: Saltwater Species #: 65
Common Name: Longnose Sawshark
Scientific Name: Stegostoma fasciatum
Geography / Habitat: open sea
Life Strategy: nurtures young, travels in schools
Food / Feed Strategy: bony fish, shrimp, squids
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longnose_sawshark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Pristiophoriformes
Family: Pristiophoridae Genus: Stegostoma
Title: Saltwater Species #: 66
Common Name: Leather Grouper
Scientific Name: Dermatoplepis dermatolepis
Geography / Habitat: southeast pacific ocean
Life Strategy: males and females release clouds of eggs and sperm, do not guard young
Food / Feed Strategy: small fish, crustaceans, crabs, shrimp
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Superior
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae Genus: Dermatoplepis
Citation: http://wacohi1960.com/pht/3/grouper_fish_278x214_b.jpg
Title: Saltwater Fishes Species #: 67
Common Name: Nurse Shark
Scientific Name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Geography / Habitat: sandy beaches, muddy beaches, coral reefs
Life Strategy: 25 to a litter
Food / Feed Strategy: small fish, shrimp, mollusks, crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Ginglymostomatidae Genus: Ginglymostoma
Mouth Position: TerminalCitations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 68
Common Name: Atlantic Manta Rays
Scientific Name: Manta birostris
Geography / Habitat: Surface to 120 meters, tropical warm-water coastal regions
Life Strategy: solitary
Food / Feed Strategy: filter-feeding planktivores
Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Amiiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatoidei
Family: Myliobatidae Genus: Manta
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/manta_ray
Title: Saltwater Species #:69
Common Name: Tiger Shark
Scientific Name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Geography / Habitat: tropical and sub-tropical seas worldwide, seasonal migration to warmer waters.
Life Strategy: ovoviparous, 9 months in female, then fully independent at birth. solitary and nomadic
Food / Feed Strategy: Omnivorous scavenger, turtles, birds, reptiles, mammals, besides fish
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Galeocerdo
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tiger_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 70
Common Name: Great Hammerhead Shark
Scientific Name: Sphyrna mokarran
Geography / Habitat: tropical ocean waters worldwide, near shore or open sea
Life Strategy: solitary hunters, dangerous
Food / Feed Strategy: rays, small sharks, and bony fish
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Sphyrnidae Genus: Sphyrna
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_hammerhead_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 71
Common Name: Horn Shark
Scientific Name: Heterodontus francisci
Geography / Habitat: subtropical eastern Pacific Ocean
Life Strategy: slow and inactive
Food / Feed Strategy: small fishes and invertebrates
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae Genus: Heterodontus
Common Name: Horn shark Scientific Name: Heterodontus francisci Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 72
Common Name: Whale Shark
Scientific Name: Rhincodon typus
Geography / Habitat: all temperate and tropical regions
Life Strategy: solitary
Food / Feed Strategy: planktonic and nektonic organisms; krill, herring, anchovies, squid
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Rhincodontidae Genus: Rhincodon
Title: Saltwater Species #: 73
Common Name: Cookie-cutter Shark
Scientific Name: Isistius brasiliensis
Geography / Habitat: Pacific ocean
Life Strategy: only interacts for mating. violent
Food / Feed Strategy: sharks, squid, fish, etc.
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie-cutter_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Squaliformes
Family: Dalatiidae Genus: Isistius
Title: Saltwater Species #: 74
Common Name: Sand Tiger Shark
Scientific Name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Geography / Habitat: Atlantic and pacific coasts
Life Strategy: travel in large groups. Young are not nurtured
Food / Feed Strategy: bony fish, rays, lobsters, crabs, squid
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_tiger_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Pseudocarchariidae Genus: Megachasma
Title: Saltwater Species #: 75
Common Name: Piked Dogfish
Scientific Name: Squalus acanthias
Geography / Habitat: 1 km down in most oceans
Life Strategy: travel in enormous schools
Food / Feed Strategy: bony fish, smaller sharks, mollusks, crustaceans
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Squaliformes
Family: Squalidae Genus: Squalus
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piked_dogfish
Title: Saltwater Species #: 76
Common Name: Megamouth Shark
Scientific Name: Megachasma pelagios
Geography / Habitat: deep water off Australia, Japan, Hawaii, California
Life Strategy: sexual, internal fertilization, ovoviparous.
Food / Feed Strategy: filter-feeds off plankton with large, adapted mouth
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megamouth_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Megachasmidae Genus: Megachasma
Title: Saltwater Species #: 77
Common Name: Blue-ring Angelfish
Scientific Name: Pomacanthus annularis
Geography / Habitat: Indo-Pacific Ocean coastal rocky coral reefs
Life Strategy: mate at dusk
Food / Feed Strategy: invertebrates
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ring_angelfish
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Genus: Pomacanthus
Title: Saltwater Species #: 78
Common Name: Zebra fish
Scientific Name: Enoplosus armatus
Geography / Habitat: Indian ocean
Life Strategy: Travel in schools
Food / Feed Strategy: small crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_fish
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Enoplosidae Genus: Enoplosus
Title: Saltwater Species #: 79
Common Name: Greenland Shark
Scientific Name: Somniosus microcephalus
Geography / Habitat: Continental shelves below 1200 feet
Life Strategy: sluggish
Food / Feed Strategy: fish, marine mammals, and carrion
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Squaliformes
Family: Dalatiidae Genus: Somniosus
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 80
Common Name: Grey Reef Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Geography / Habitat: Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Life Strategy: young not nurtured
Food / Feed Strategy: small bony reef fish, squid, octopi, crabs, lobsters, shrimp
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_reef_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Carcharhinus
Title: Saltwater Species #: 81
Common Name: Blue Shark
Scientific Name: Prionace glauca
Geography / Habitat: tropical waters around the world
Life Strategy: solitary and sluggish.
Food / Feed Strategy: anchovies, sardines, herrings
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Prionace
Title: Saltwater Species #: 82
Common Name: Common Dolphinfish
Scientific Name: Coryphaena hippurus
Geography / Habitat: tropical oceans
Life Strategy: up to a million eggs
Food / Feed Strategy: teleosts, cephalopods, and crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinfish
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Coryphaenidae Genus: Coryphaena
Title: Saltwater Species #: 83
Common Name: Barrier Reef Anemone Fish
Scientific Name: Amphiprion frenatus
Geography / Habitat: Oriental Western Pacific, lagoon reefs
Life Strategy: live in anemone for protection
Food / Feed Strategy: algae, zooplankton, small crustaceans
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae Genus: Amphiprion
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier_Reef_Anemonefish
Title: Saltwater Species #:84
Common Name: Blacktip Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus limbatus
Geography / Habitat: tropical and temperate
Life Strategy: small litters, pups nurtured
Food / Feed Strategy: herring, anchovies, sardines, sea catfish.
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacktip_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Carcharhinus
Title: Saltwater Species #: 85
Common Name: Basking Shark
Scientific Name: Cetorhinus maximus
Geography / Habitat: atlantic and pacific
Life Strategy: no nurturing for young
Food / Feed Strategy: gillrakers skim plankton
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Cetorhinidae Genus: Cetorhinus
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 86
Common Name: Crocodile Shark
Scientific Name: Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
Geography / Habitat: all tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide
Life Strategy: small litters, pups fend for themselves
Food / Feed Strategy: small fish, squid, shrimp
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Pseudocarchariidae Genus: Pseudocarcharias
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_shark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 87
Common Name: Goblin Shark
Scientific Name: Mitsukurina owstoni
Geography / Habitat: most oceans, relatively deep
Life Strategy: pups fend for themselves.
Food / Feed Strategy squid, fish, crabs
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Megachasmidae Genus: Megachasma
Title: Saltwater Species #: 88
Common Name: Remora
Scientific Name: Remora remora
Geography / Habitat: mediterranian and atlantic
Life Strategy: attaches itself to larger animals
Food / Feed Strategy: gillrakers filter plankton as they ride large fish
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Superior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remora
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Coryphaenidae Genus: Remora
Title: Saltwater Species #: 89
Common Name: Spotted Wobbegong
Scientific Name: Orectolobus maculatus
Geography / Habitat: Australian coast
Life Strategy: bottomfeeders
Food / Feed Strategy: invertebrates
Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_wobbegong
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Orectolobidae Genus: Orectolobus
Title: Saltwater Species #: 90
Common Name: French Angelfish
Scientific Name: Pomacanthus paru
Geography / Habitat: atlantic coasts
Life Strategy: random spreading of sperm and eggs
Food / Feed Strategy: algae and sponges
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Genus: Pomacanthus
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_angelfish
Title: Saltwater Species #: 91
Common Name: Southern Atlantic Stingray
Scientific Name: Dasyatis americana
Geography / Habitat: south atlantic
Life Strategy: independent after birth
Food / Feed Strategy: crabs, shellfish, marine worms, small fish
Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Amiiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_stingray
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes
Family: Dasyatidae Genus: Myliobatis
Title: Saltwater Species #: 92
Common Name: Bluehead Wrasse
Scientific Name: Thalassoma bifasciatum
Geography / Habitat: Western Atlantic Ocean, inshore bays and seagrass beds
Life Strategy: females can change sex
Food / Feed Strategy: plankton, worms, shrimp, small crustaceans
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Labriform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalassoma_bifasciatum
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Genus: Thalassoma
Title: Saltwater Species #: 93
Common Name: Whitetip Reef Shark
Scientific Name: Triaenodon obesus
Geography / Habitat: tropical waters, coral reefs
Life Strategy: medium size litter, cares for pups
Food / Feed Strategy: bony fishes and some crustaceans, mollusks, etc.
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitetip_reef_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Triaenodon
Title: Saltwater Species #: 94
Common Name: Chain Catshark
Scientific Name: Scyliorhinus retifer
Geography / Habitat: western Central Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Carribean.
Life Strategy: no nurturing from parents
Food / Feed Strategy: squid, fish, annelids, and crustaceans
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Scyliorhinus
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_catshark
Title: Saltwater Species #: 95
Common Name: Foureye Butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon capistratus
Geography / Habitat: Western Tropical Atlantic,
Life Strategy: schools of up to 15
Food / Feed Strategy: browser, eats mostly anthozoans. also fish eggs, crustaceans, worms
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foureye_butterflyfish
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Chaetodontidae Genus: Chaetodon
Title: Saltwater Species #: 96
Common Name: Bat Ray
Scientific Name: Myliobatis californicus
Geography / Habitat: Sea of Cortez
Life Strategy: pups are not nurtured
Food / Feed Strategy: mollusks, crustaceans, small fish
Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Amiiform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_rays
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatoidei
Family: Myliobatidae Genus: Myliobatis
Title: Saltwater Species #: 97
Common Name: Port Jackson Shark
Scientific Name: Heterodontus portusjacksoni
Geography / Habitat: tropical waters
Life Strategy: interact mainly for breeding
Food / Feed Strategy: starfish, sea urchins, gastropods
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_jackson_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae Genus: Heterodontus
Title: Saltwater Species #: 98
Common Name: Clown Wrasse
Scientific Name: Coris aygula
Geography / Habitat: Indian ocean
Life Strategy: one male mates in a group
Food / Feed Strategy: shelled mollusks, crabs, sea urchins
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Genus: Coris
Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Labriform Mouth Position: Superior
Citation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coris_aygula
Title: Saltwater Species #:99
Common Name: Thresher Shark
Scientific Name: Alopias vulpinus
Geography / Habitat: tropical and temperate waters worldwide
Life Strategy: small litters
Food / Feed Strategy: eats small fish in schools
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thresher_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Alopiidae Genus: Alopias
Title: Saltwater Species #: 100
Common Name: Swell Shark
Scientific Name: Cephaloscyllium ventriosum
Geography / Habitat: Eastern Pacific Ocean
Life Strategy: nocturnal, solitary
Food / Feed Strategy: bony fishes and crustaceans.
Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swell_shark
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae Genus: Cephaloscyllium
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 101
Common Name: Florida Horse Conch
Scientific Name: Pleuroploca gigantea
Geography / Habitat: sand and weeds, shallow water, Eastern N. America (Gulf of Mexico, Southeastern U.S.)
Life Strategy: sexual; attaches capsules to rocks or old shells
Food / Feed Strategy: carnivore, eats bivalves and other snails
Class: Gastropoda Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae Genus: Pleuroploca
Species: gigantea
Body Form or Style: Shelled gastropod Swim / Locomotion Style: Foot Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Horse _conch
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 102
Common Name: Blue-ringed Octopus
Scientific Name: Hapalochlaena maculosa
Geography / Habitat: Indo-Pacific tidal rock pools
Life Strategy: male courts respondent females with colors
Food / Feed Strategy: extremely toxic. carnivorous; shrimp, crustaceans
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae Genus: Hapalochlaena
Citation:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ringed_octopus
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 103
Common Name: Vampire Squid
Scientific Name: Vampyroteuthis infernalis
Geography / Habitat: Prefers no light (1,500-2,500m), tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide
Life Strategy: female discharges eggs after mating, free-float, no further care
Food / Feed Strategy: Carnivore; eats when it can catch. very slow metabolic rate. not aggressive
Common Name: Vampire Squid Scientific Name: Vampyroteuthis infernalis Body Form or Style: Octopod Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Inferior
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Vampyromorpha
Family: Vampyroteuthidae Genus: Vampyroteuthis
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 104
Common Name: Ram’s Horn Squid
Scientific Name: Spirula spirula
Geography / Habitat: tropical coastal waters,
Life Strategy: male implants sperm sac, female lays eggs with nutrients until hatching, then young are independent
Food / Feed Strategy: nocturnal hunter, eats small fish and crustaceans
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Spirulida
Family: Spirulidae Genus: Spirula
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%27s_horn_squid
Title: Marine/Saltwater Invertebrates Species #: 105
Common Name: Cherry Stone Clam
Scientific Name: Mercenaria mercenaria
Geography / Habitat: east coast of North America
Life Strategy: high density spawning, males and females all release gametes together, eggs become trocophore larvae first
Food / Feed Strategy: eats plankton by filtering water
Body Form or Style: Shelled gastropod Swim / Locomotion Style: Foot Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_clam
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia Order: Veneroida
Family: Veneridae Genus: Mercenaria
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 106
Common Name: California Seahare
Scientific Name: Aplysia californica
Geography / Habitat: California coast
Life Strategy: hermaphroditic
Food / Feed Strategy: herbivorous, eats algae and eelgrass
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda Order: Anaspidea
Family: Aplysiidae Genus: Aplysia
Body Form or Style: Nudibranch Swim / Locomotion Style: Foot Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_sea_hare
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 107
Common Name: Common Octopus
Scientific Name: Octopus vulgaris
Geography / Habitat: all warm waters
Life Strategy: female lays 100k eggs
Food / Feed Strategy: gastropods and bivalves
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae Genus: Octopus
Citation:
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 108
Common Name: Knobby Argonaut
Scientific Name: Argonauta nodosa
Geography / Habitat: all oveans
Life Strategy:
Food / Feed Strategy: crayfish, crabs, and bivalves
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Argonautidae Genus: Argonauta
Body Form or Style: Shelled octopod Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knobby_argonaut
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 109
Common Name: Common Cuttlefish
Scientific Name: Sepia officinalis
Geography / Habitat: Mediterranean and Atlantic
Life Strategy: Internal fertilization
Food / Feed Strategy: small fish, shrimp, crabs, crustaceans
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Sepiida
Family: Sepiidae Genus: Sepia
Citation:
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 110
Common Name: Greater Blue-ringed Octopus
Scientific Name: Hapalochlaena lunulata
Geography / Habitat: Indowest Pacific and Indian Oceans
Life Strategy: female guards 60-100 eggs for 50 days, doesn’t even eat, dies upon hatching
Food / Feed Strategy: carnivorous; fish, crabs, mollusks, small marine organisms
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae Genus: Hapalochlaena
Body Form or Style: Octopod Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Blue-ringed_Octopus
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 111
Common Name: Joubin’s Octopus
Scientific Name: Octopus joubini
Geography / Habitat: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to Guyanas
Life Strategy: short (5 minute) mating, then female lays eggs, broods, dies after hatching
Food / Feed Strategy: crabs and snails
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae Genus: Octopus
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-arm_Octopus
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 112
Common Name: Northern Abalone
Scientific Name: Haliotis kamtschatkana
Geography / Habitat: Pacific coast of North America, rocky substrate, algae
Life Strategy: external fertilization, 48-hour larval stage
Food / Feed Strategy: coralline algae
Body Form or Style: Shelled gastropod Swim / Locomotion Style: Foot Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_abalone
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda Order: Archaeogastropoda
Family: Haliotididae Genus: Haliotis
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 113
Common Name: Red Abalone
Scientific Name: Haliotis rufescens
Geography / Habitat: Southern Oregon to Baja California
Life Strategy: eggs and sperm released into water
Food / Feed Strategy: algae, kelp, plankton
Body Form or Style: Shelled gastropod Swim / Locomotion Style: Foot Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/red_albalone
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 111
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda Order: Archaeogastropoda
Family: Haliotididae Genus: Haliotis
Common Name: Caribbean Reef Octopus
Scientific Name: Octopus briareus
Geography / Habitat: temperate to tropical waters in gulf of mexico
Life Strategy: male mounts, injects sperm. Female settles, broods eggs until hatched, fully independent offspring.
Food / Feed Strategy: crabs
Body Form or Style: Octopod Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Inferior
Citations: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_reef_octopus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae Genus: Octopus
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 115
Common Name: Longfinned Inshore Squid
Scientific Name: Loligo pealeii
Geography / Habitat: Eastern Continental shelf of N. America, Gulf of Mexico, shallow waters
Life Strategy: males court females, females lay 200-egg packets on sea floor to be fertilized. changes color for courtship and defense
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Teuthida
Family: Loliginidae Genus: Loligo
Food / Feed Strategy: carnivorous; other squid, crustaceans, fishes, shrimp
Body Form or Style: Squid-like Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Inferior
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 116
Common Name: Spotted Sea Hare
Scientific Name: Aplysia dactylomela
Geography / Habitat: tropical waters around the world
Life Strategy: hermaphroditic
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda Order: Anaspidea
Family: Aplysiidae Genus: Aplysia
Food / Feed Strategy: eats red and green algae
Body Form or Style: Nudibranch Swim / Locomotion Style: Foot Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_Sea_Hare
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 117
Common Name: Longfinned Squid
Scientific Name: Loligo forbesii
Geography / Habitat: All open coast, Eastern Atlantic, near sandy or muddy bottoms
Life Strategy: up to 100,000 eggs, provided with yolk sac, no further parental investment.
Food / Feed Strategy: eats smaller organisms (fish, other mollusks, etc.)
Body Form or Style: Squid-like Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longfinned_Squid
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Teuthida
Family: Loliginidae Genus: Loligo
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 118
Common Name: N/A
Scientific Name: Stauroteuthis syrtensis
Geography / Habitat: Waters off continental shelf, Eastern N. America, open water, near bottom
Life Strategy: because it’s deep-water, little known about mating or parental care. Internal fertilization, lays about 900 eggs
Food / Feed Strategy: small crustaceans, mainly copepods. bioluminescence of suckers may attract prey
Body Form or Style: Octopod Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Inferior
Citation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Stauroteuthis_syrtensis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Stauroteuthidae Genus: Stauroteuthis
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 119
Common Name: Greater Argonaut
Scientific Name: Argonauta argo
Geography / Habitat: near surface, epipelagic. tropical oceans worldwide
Life Strategy: male has special leg for fertilizing which breaks off. female creates shell for eggs before hatching
Food / Feed Strategy: feeds on plankton and small organisms on surface
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Argonautidae Genus: Argonauta
Body Form or Style: Shelled Octopod Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Inferior
Title: Saltwater/Marine Invertebrates Species #: 120
Common Name: Chambered Nautilus
Scientific Name: Nautilus pompilius
Geography / Habitat: Indo-Pacific, near bottoms of coral reefs
Life Strategy: male attaches sperm packet to female’s shell, female creates eggs, lays. hatched young are miniature adults, independent
Food / Feed Strategy: uses sense of smell, not sight, to eat fish, crabs, carrion
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Nautilida
Family: Nautilidae Genus: Nautilus
Body Form or Style: Shelled cephalopod Swim / Locomotion Style: Jet Propulsion Mouth Position: Terminal