Title:
Saltwater fish
Species #: 1
Common Name: Ocellaris clownfish Scientific Name: Amphiprion ocellaris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Geography / Habitat: lives in the indo-pacific regions around coral reefs Life Strategy: use anemones as protection and feed anemones with its waste to provide nutrients to it. Food / Feed Strategy: will stay near anemone and feed in the area around it
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 2
Common Name: Flame angelfish Scientific Name: Centropyge loricula Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Geography / Habitat: Tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean, in reefs scattered Oceania Life Strategy: lives 5-7 years, and hides most of the time to avoid predators Food / Feed Strategy: eats natural algae and plankton
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 3
Common Name: Queen Angelfish Scientific Name: Holacanthus ciliaris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Geography / Habitat: Lives in reefs in the Atlantic Life Strategy: use camouflage to blend in with reefs Food / Feed Strategy: feeeds off of sponges and corals
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 4
Common Name: Atlantic tarpon Scientific Name: Megalops atlanticus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Megalopidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Atlantic Ocean Life Strategy: little is known about this animals live style Food / Feed Strategy: they hunt and eat smaller fish in the open ocean
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 5
Common Name: Pink salmon Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Salmonformes
Family: Salmonidae
Geography / Habitat: are born in freshwater streams and grow up in the Pacific Ocean Life Strategy: live for two years and go back to the streams which they were born and lay their eggs then die. Food / Feed Strategy: they mainly eat shrimp and krill
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 6
Common Name: Atlantic herring Scientific Name: Clupea harengus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Clupeidae
Geography / Habitat: found all throughout the Atlantic Life Strategy: live in large schools and is one of the most abundant species on earth Food / Feed Strategy: they eat smaller fish and krill
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: Terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 7
Common Name: Atlantic flyingfish Scientific Name: Cheilopogon melanurus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Exocoetidae
Geography / Habitat: live in the Pelagic and Neritic zones of the Atlantic ocean Life Strategy: trust themselves into the air to avoid predators Food / Feed Strategy: they mainly eat plankton
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarngiform Mouth Position: Terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 8
Common Name: Ocean sunfish Scientific Name: Mola mola Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Molidae
Geography / Habitat: every ocean in the world Life Strategy: lay the most eggs out of any fish and its life span is still unknown, also worlds heaviest fish Food / Feed Strategy: a lot of jelly fish
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Body Form or Style: Taeniform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 9
Common Name: Black-blotched porcupinefish Scientific Name: Diodon liturosus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Diodontidae
Geography / Habitat: They live in separated part of the world like the Red Sea, East Africa, and South of Japan Life Strategy: Inflates itself to scare of predators and is poisonous Food / Feed Strategy: it eats crustaceans and mollusks
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Body Form or Style: Globiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 10
Common Name: Dog-Faced Puffer Scientific Name: Arothron nigropunctatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Arothron
Geography / Habitat: they live in reefs around the Pacific and Indian Oceans Life Strategy: To scare away predators they inflate themselves and are highly poisonous Food / Feed Strategy: they eat coral sponges and crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: Globiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 11
Common Name: Red lionfish Scientific Name: Pterois volitans Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Geography / Habitat: they live in the Indo-Pacific region Life Strategy: Are posionous and reproduce monthly all year long Food / Feed Strategy: they eat other fish and eat thier prey whole
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 12
Common Name: Reef triggerfish Scientific Name: Rhinecanthus rectangulus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Tetraodoniformes
Family: Balistidae
Geography / Habitat: Reefs in the Pacific ocean Life Strategy: when caught it makes a pig like sound, also blows water from its mouth to find food Food / Feed Strategy: small animals that live in debris
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 13
Common Name: Thicklip grey mullet Scientific Name: Chelon labrosus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order:
Family:
Geography / Habitat: lives in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea Life Strategy: they migrate during the summer and lay eggs in the winter Food / Feed Strategy: little is known about what they eat
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 14
Common Name: Yellow tang Scientific Name: Zebrasoma flavescens Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Geography / Habitat: Lives in the Indian and Pacific oceans Life Strategy: tends to live well among other creatures Food / Feed Strategy: they eat algae and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 15
Common Name: Titan triggerfish Scientific Name: Balistoides viridescens Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Balistidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives in lagoons and reefs in the indo-pacific region Life Strategy: defends it next and will bite people if it thinks the nest is in danger Food / Feed Strategy: it eats shell fish urchins crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 16
Common Name: Foxface rabbitfish Scientific Name: Siganus vulpinus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Siganidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in the Pacific Life Strategy: has venomous spines Food / Feed Strategy: eats algae and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 17
Common Name: Milkfish Scientific Name: Chanos chanos Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Family: Chanidae
Geography / Habitat: they live in the Indian ocean and the pacific ocean Life Strategy: they are schooling fish and migrate to mangrove swamps to reproduce Food / Feed Strategy: eat algae and invertebrates
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 18
Common Name: Giant moray Scientific Name: Gymnothorax javanicus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Muraenidae
Geography / Habitat: Life Strategy: Food / Feed Strategy:
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Body Form or Style: Anguilliform Swim / Locomotion Style: Anguilliform Mouth Position: terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 19
Common Name: Atlantic blue marlin Scientific Name: Makaira nigricans Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Geography / Habitat: mainly around the mid Atlantic area Life Strategy: can reproduce in two to four years after birth, and can grow .5 of an inch a day Food / Feed Strategy: it eats smaller fish
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 20
Common Name: Atlantic sailfish Scientific Name: Istiophorus albicans Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Istiophoridae
Geography / Habitat: It lives in the Atlantic ocean Life Strategy: they have incredible speed that can be up to 110 kilometers per hour Food / Feed Strategy: they eat and hunt schooling fish like anchovies
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 21
Common Name: Pajama Cardinalfish Scientific Name: Sphaeramia nematoptera Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae
Geography / Habitat: live in the Great barrier reef and the nearby islands Life Strategy: it is a mouth brooder and is a schooling fish Food / Feed Strategy: they eat algae
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 22
Common Name: Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Scientific Name: Labroides dimidiatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Geography / Habitat: live in the Red sea and the indo-pacific regions Life Strategy: cleans other fish if parasites Food / Feed Strategy: it eats parasites and other fish's dead skin
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Body Form or Style: taeniform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 23
Common Name: cocoa damselfish Scientific Name: Stegastes variabilis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pomacentridae
Geography / Habitat: it lives in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico in reefs Life Strategy: males guard eggs and fertilizes and area when the female will lay them Food / Feed Strategy: they eat algae and sponges
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 24
Common Name: Giant Oarfish Scientific Name: Regalecus glesne Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Lampriformes
Family: Regalecidae
Geography / Habitat: deep in the oceans of the world Life Strategy: unknown, world largest bony fish Food / Feed Strategy: unknown
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Body Form or Style: Taeniform Swim / Locomotion Style: Anguilliform Mouth Position: superior
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 25
Common Name: Atlantic bluefin tuna Scientific Name: Thunnus thynnus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: northern Atlantic ocean Life Strategy: uses its speed to catch its prey and out swim preditors Food / Feed Strategy: eats schooling fish and smaller fish to keep up its energy
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.org
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 26
Common Name: Atlantic bonito Scientific Name: Sarda sarda Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scombridae
Geography / Habitat: shallow parts of the Atlantic ocean Life Strategy: schooling fish and sometimes jump out of the water Food / Feed Strategy: they eat smaller fish and sometimes squid
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
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Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 27
Common Name: Red drum Scientific Name: Sciaenops ocellatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Geography / Habitat: in the Atlantic ocean from New York to Mexico Life Strategy: uses the spots to distract preditors from the drum's head Food / Feed Strategy: it eats crabs, shrimp, sand dollars, and smaller fish
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 28
Common Name: Nassau grouper Scientific Name: Epinephelus striatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in coral reefs in the Atlantic Life Strategy: it is one of the largest fish that lives on the reefs so it has no real predators Food / Feed Strategy: eats smaller fish
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 29
Common Name: Cobia Scientific Name: Rachycentron canadum Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Rachycentridae
Geography / Habitat: the Caribbean, Japan, India, and Australia Life Strategy: the dorsal fins has 6 sharp spines that can pierce flesh easily Food / Feed Strategy: smaller fish
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Body Form or Style: Fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 30
Common Name: Gulf sturgeon Scientific Name: Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Acipenseriformes
Family: Acipenseridae
Geography / Habitat: Gulf of Mexico Life Strategy: stay near the bottom of the gulf and jumps out of the water to communicate with other sturgeons Food / Feed Strategy: mollusks shrimp worms and isopods
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Body Form or Style: sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangiform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 31
Common Name: Great barracuda Scientific Name: Sphyraena barracuda Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Sphyraenidae
Geography / Habitat: All the world's oceans Life Strategy: uses it aerodynamic body to out swim predators and prey Food / Feed Strategy: smaller fish
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Body Form or Style: sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 32
Common Name: Great white shark Scientific Name: Carcharodon carcharias Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Geography / Habitat: all over the world Life Strategy: has no natural predators expect humans Food / Feed Strategy: eats other fish, sharks and sea turtles
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 33
Common Name: Whale shark Scientific Name: Rhincodon typus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Rhincodontidae
Geography / Habitat: all over the world Life Strategy: world's largest fish Food / Feed Strategy: filter feeds
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 34
Common Name: Great hammerhead Scientific Name: Sphyrna mokarran Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Sphyrnidae
Geography / Habitat: All oceans except the Arctic ocean Life Strategy: its head give the shark great turning speed Food / Feed Strategy: eats smaller fish
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 35
Common Name: Basking shark Scientific Name: Cetorhinus maximus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Cetorhinidae
Geography / Habitat: all oceans expect the Indian ocean Life Strategy: world's 2nd largest fish Food / Feed Strategy: filter feeder
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 36
Common Name: Tiger shark Scientific Name: Galeocerdo cuvier Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans Life Strategy: are great stealth preditiors Food / Feed Strategy: eat fish, birds, and crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 37
Common Name: Nurse shark Scientific Name: Ginglymostoma cirratum Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Ginglymostomatidae
Geography / Habitat: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Life Strategy: are nocturnal Food / Feed Strategy: diet consists of stingrays, fish, and crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 38
Common Name: Bat ray Scientific Name: Myliobatis californica Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Geography / Habitat: Of the coast of California Life Strategy: has a venomous spine in the tail Food / Feed Strategy: eats mollusks and crusteans
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Body Form or Style: Depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Rajiform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 39
Common Name: Giant Oceanic Manta Ray Scientific Name: Manta birostris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Geography / Habitat: Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans Life Strategy: largest ray in the world Food / Feed Strategy: filters out its food from the water
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Body Form or Style: depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: rajifom Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 40
Common Name: Lesser electric ray Scientific Name: Narcine bancroftii Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Torpediniformes
Family: Narcinidae
Geography / Habitat: found from North Carolina to Brazil Life Strategy: has 2 electric glands that it uses to stun or defend itself Food / Feed Strategy: eats sea anemones, small fish, and crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: rajifom Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 41
Common Name: Small-spotted catshark Scientific Name: Scyliorhinus canicula Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Geography / Habitat: id found in the Mediterranean, north-west Africa, and the waters surrounding the British isles Life Strategy: stay in shallow water to avoid large predators Food / Feed Strategy: decapod crustaceans and fish are their main diet
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 42
Common Name: Horn shark Scientific Name: Heterodontus francisci Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: chondrichthyes
Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae
Geography / Habitat: eastern Pacific ocean Life Strategy: as adults they hide in very rocky places Food / Feed Strategy: mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: tunniform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 43
Common Name: Common thresher Scientific Name: Alopias vulpinus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Alopiidae
Geography / Habitat: on few coasts in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans Life Strategy: uses its long fin to stun prey but hitting it with it Food / Feed Strategy: eats schooling fishes
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 44
Common Name: Shortfin mako shark Scientific Name: Isurus oxyrinchus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Geography / Habitat: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans Life Strategy: fastest shark in the world Food / Feed Strategy: ,mainly eats smaller fish
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 45
Common Name: Lemon shark Scientific Name: Negaprion brevirostris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans Life Strategy: its brownish color camouflages it with the sand bottom Food / Feed Strategy: eats smaller fish
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: thunniform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 46
Common Name: Zebra shark Scientific Name: Stegostoma fasciatum Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Stegostomatidae
Geography / Habitat: Indian and Pacific oceans Life Strategy: has a long eel like tail, and has stripes as young Food / Feed Strategy: mainly eat mollusks
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: anguilliform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 47
Common Name: angelshark Scientific Name: Squatina squatina Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Squatiniformes
Family: Squatinidae
Geography / Habitat: Coasts of Europe and North Africa Life Strategy: lies motionless on the ocean floor for hours waiting for prey Food / Feed Strategy: mainly eats bottom dwelling fish
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Body Form or Style: depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: rajiform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 48
Common Name: Spotted eagle ray Scientific Name: Aetobatus narinari Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Myliobatidae
Geography / Habitat: Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans Life Strategy: has a stinger at the base of the tail that has a deadly poison Food / Feed Strategy: its main diet is bivalves
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Body Form or Style: depressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: rajiform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 49
Common Name: Atlantic needlefish Scientific Name: Strongylura marina Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Belonidae
Geography / Habitat: Coastal waters of the Atlantic Life Strategy: travel to freshwater rivers to hunt for short times Food / Feed Strategy: eats smaller fish and shrimp
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Body Form or Style: Angulliform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater fish
Species #: 50
Common Name: Bigscale scorpionfish Scientific Name: Scorpaena scrofa Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinoptergii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Geography / Habitat: East Atlantic is where it is mainly found, but is found in the Mediterranean sea Life Strategy: has four venomous spines on its back Food / Feed Strategy: eats smaller fish whole, and lies motionless and acts like a rock to fool prey to believe they are safe
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 51
Common Name: Goldfish Scientific Name: Carassius auratus auratus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: Has no native nabitat Life Strategy: lives in aquariums Food / Feed Strategy: flakes and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 52
Common Name: Siamese fighting fish or Betta Scientific Name: Betta splendens Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Geography / Habitat: Thailand and Vietnam areas Life Strategy: can breathe air Food / Feed Strategy: larvae of animals and small invertebrates
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: supraterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 53
Common Name: Koi Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: Not native to nature, breed in china Life Strategy: are ornamental fish Food / Feed Strategy: eats processed food and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangaform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 54
Common Name: zebrafish Scientific Name: Danio rerio Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: live in streams in the Himalayan region Life Strategy: perfect fish or medical tests Food / Feed Strategy: eats plankton larvae and small insects
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: supraterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 55
Common Name: red-tailed black shark Scientific Name: Epalzeorhynchos bicolor Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: Thailand Life Strategy: can jump out of the water to escape predators Food / Feed Strategy: eats processed foods and invertebrates
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 56
Common Name: clown loach Scientific Name: Chromobotia macracanthus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cobitidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in Indonesia Life Strategy: plays dead and swims upside down in a tank Food / Feed Strategy: small invertebrates and snails
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 57
Common Name: Common carp Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: Large rivers and lakes in Europe and Asia Life Strategy: very evasive species Food / Feed Strategy: Plants is the main diet of the fish
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 58
Common Name: Largemouth bass Scientific Name: Micropterus salmoides Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Rivers and lake in the south Life Strategy: have great senses to help avoid hazards Food / Feed Strategy: small fish, frogs, lizards, shrimp, and insects consist of its diet
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 59
Common Name: Spotted Bass Scientific Name: Micropterus punctulatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Mississippi river basin and the Gulf States Life Strategy: its slim design allows it to out swim predators Food / Feed Strategy: It eats frogs, worms, crustaceans, and insects
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 60
Common Name: Channel catfish Scientific Name: Ictalurus punctatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Geography / Habitat: They are found in the Neartic zone Life Strategy: ther noses have receptors that can find amino acid in the water Food / Feed Strategy: they eat small fish, bugs and frogs
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 61
Common Name: blue catfish Scientific Name: Ictalurus furcatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Ictaluridae
Geography / Habitat: Also live in the Neartic region Life Strategy: has similar sensors in the nose as a channel catfish has Food / Feed Strategy: Crayfish, mussels, and frogs are the diet
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 62
Common Name: Alligator Gar Scientific Name: Atractosteus spatula Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Geography / Habitat: it can be found betwwen the states Texas and North Carolina Life Strategy: there eggs are venomous Food / Feed Strategy: They are ambush predators, and eat fish
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Body Form or Style: sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 63
Common Name: longnose gar Scientific Name: Lepisosteus osseus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Geography / Habitat: Mecixo Cuba and North America as a whole Life Strategy: the eggs are venomous and are sticky Food / Feed Strategy: they eat fish
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Body Form or Style: sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 64
Common Name: Shortnose Gar Scientific Name: Lepisosteus platostomus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Geography / Habitat: Mississippi river basin and central America Life Strategy: the eggs are venomous and are sticky Food / Feed Strategy: they eat fish, crayfish, and insects
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Body Form or Style: sagittiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 65
Common Name: Bluegill Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: North America east of the Rocky mountains Life Strategy: make nest for their eggs Food / Feed Strategy: their main diet consists of water fleas
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 66
Common Name: green sunfish Scientific Name: Lepomis cyanellus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: North America east of the Rocky mountains Life Strategy: male guards eggs until they hatch Food / Feed Strategy: insects
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 67
Common Name: Redear sunfish Scientific Name: Lepomis microlophus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: throughout north america Life Strategy: has hard plates in the throat that allow it to crush shells Food / Feed Strategy: insects and small clams
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 68
Common Name: redbreast sunfish Scientific Name: Lepomis auritus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Rivers in Canada and the USA Life Strategy: male builds a nest and protects the eggs Food / Feed Strategy: Insects and snails
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 69
Common Name: black crappie Scientific Name: Pomoxis nigromaculatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Unknown Life Strategy: male builds a nest and protects the eggs Food / Feed Strategy: plankton and small crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 70
Common Name: White Crappie Scientific Name: Pomoxis annularis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Unknown Life Strategy: male builds a nest and protects the eggs Food / Feed Strategy: plankton and small crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 71
Common Name: Scientific Name: Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Geography / Habitat: Mexico to panama is its natural habitat Life Strategy:are live bearers Food / Feed Strategy: they eat plants and insects
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 72
Common Name: Three spot gouramis Scientific Name: Trichopodus trichopterus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Geography / Habitat: Sotheat Asia and the Mekong basin Life Strategy: their nests are made of bubbles Food / Feed Strategy: insects, plankton, and crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 73
Common Name: dwarf gourami Scientific Name: Trichogaster lalius Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Geography / Habitat: South Asia Life Strategy: their nests are made of bubbles Food / Feed Strategy: they eat worms and shrimp
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 74
Common Name: Tiger barb Scientific Name: Puntis terazona Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: Malay peninsula, and borneo Life Strategy: lay eggs on plants Food / Feed Strategy: insects and worms
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 75
Common Name: Gold barb Scientific Name: (Puntius semifasciolatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives in the Red River Basin in China Life Strategy: popular fish in the aquarium industry Food / Feed Strategy: worms and insects make up their diet
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 76
Common Name: Sterba's corydoras Scientific Name: Corydoras sterbai Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in Brazil Life Strategy: type of catfish that schools Food / Feed Strategy: eat leftovers from other fish's meals
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 77
Common Name: Guppy Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Geography / Habitat: live in ponds in the Caribbean Life Strategy: is live bearing Food / Feed Strategy: they eat the larve of insects
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 78
Common Name: sailfin molly Scientific Name: Poecilia latipinna Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in the area from Texas to North Carolina Life Strategy: have live young Food / Feed Strategy: it eats algae
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: supraterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 79
Common Name: Yuctan Mollie Scientific Name: Poecilia velifera Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Geography / Habitat: Yucatan Peninsula is its main habitat Life Strategy: is a live bearer Food / Feed Strategy: eats algae
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: supraterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 80
Common Name: sucker fish Scientific Name: Hypostomus plecostomus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Geography / Habitat: Central and South America Life Strategy: san attach itself to a surface with its sucker Food / Feed Strategy: algae and dead fish
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangaform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 81
Common Name: Bala shark Scientific Name: Balantiocheilos melanopterus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: Live in the Mekong and Chao river basins ; also the Malay peninsula area Life Strategy: not really a shark, but looks like one Food / Feed Strategy: eats phytoplankton and small crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: fusiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 82
Common Name: green swordtail Scientific Name: Xiphophorus hellerii Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Geography / Habitat: native to the area between Mexico and Honduras Life Strategy: the prettier the tail the higher chances of mating Food / Feed Strategy: eats insects and worms
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: supraterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 83
Common Name: Striped Raphael catfish Scientific Name: Platydoras armatulus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in the Amazon Life Strategy: burrow hole in the bottom Food / Feed Strategy: they eat dead animals, mollusks, and crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 84
Common Name: Glass Catfish Scientific Name: Kryptopterus bicirrhis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Geography / Habitat: live in Borneo and the surrounding areas Life Strategy: lack body pigment Food / Feed Strategy: eat plankton
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 85
Common Name: Bleeding Heart Tetra Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Geography / Habitat: found in the upper Amazon river basin Life Strategy:got its name from the red spot that looks like its heart Food / Feed Strategy: incects are its main diet
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 86
Common Name: glowlight tetra Scientific Name: Hemigrammus erythrozonus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Geography / Habitat: Found in there northern part of South America Life Strategy: companies have formed a new type of this tetra that reacts to ultra light and actually glows Food / Feed Strategy: they eat insect larvae and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 87
Common Name: Electric yellow cichlid Scientific Name: Labidochromis caeruleus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Lake Malawi in South America Life Strategy: they are mouth brooders Food / Feed Strategy: they eat smaller fish and insects
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 88
Common Name: tiger oscar Scientific Name: Astronotus ocellatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in south america Life Strategy: can only live in groups of 7 or 2 Food / Feed Strategy: eats smaller animals
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 89
Common Name: rosy barb Scientific Name: Pethia conchonius Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: India is where it is found Life Strategy: they will eat their own eggs Food / Feed Strategy: they eat worms, insects, and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 90
Common Name: Kissing gouramis Scientific Name: Helostoma temminckii Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Helostomatidae
Geography / Habitat: they are found in south east Asia Life Strategy: they got their name by their protruding lips Food / Feed Strategy: they eat plants and animal matter
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 91
Common Name: Chinese algae eater Scientific Name: Gyrinocheilus aymonieri Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Gyrinocheilidae
Geography / Habitat: found in south east Asia Life Strategy: at an old age they will eat their own young Food / Feed Strategy: eats debris and algae
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangaform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 92
Common Name: Figure 8 puffer Scientific Name: Tetraodon biocellatus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Tetraodontidae
Geography / Habitat: found in south east Asia Life Strategy: an in flat themselves with water to make sure predators and eat them Food / Feed Strategy: they are mollusicivores
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Body Form or Style: Globiform Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 93
Common Name: fire eel Scientific Name: Mastacembelus erythrotaenia Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Synbranchiformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Geography / Habitat: can be found in South East Asia Life Strategy: not an true eel just a long fish Food / Feed Strategy: they eat smaller animals
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Body Form or Style: Anuguilliform Swim / Locomotion Style: Anuguilliform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 94
Common Name: tench Scientific Name: Tinca tinca Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: found in the Eurasia area and western Europe Life Strategy: doesn't need high oxygen concentrations to survive Food / Feed Strategy: eats snails and clams
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 95
Common Name: Mozambique tilapia Scientific Name: Oreochromis mossambicus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in south Africa Life Strategy: is one of the world's most evasive fish Food / Feed Strategy: they eat invertebrates, fry, and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 96
Common Name: Adolfo's catfish Scientific Name: Corydoras adolfoi Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives in Brazil Life Strategy: its eggs have a adhesive on it Food / Feed Strategy: eats worms, insects, and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 97
Common Name: Blotched upside-down catfish Scientific Name: Synodontis nigriventris Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Geography / Habitat: lives in the Congo Basin Life Strategy: Swims upside down Food / Feed Strategy: they eat insects, crustaceans, and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: subcarangaform Mouth Position: subterminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 98
Common Name: black neon tetra Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Geography / Habitat: live in south brazil Life Strategy: has sticky eggs Food / Feed Strategy: it eats small invertebrates and plants
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 99
Common Name: Mexican tetra Scientific Name: Astyanax mexicanus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Geography / Habitat: live south of the Rio Grande up to central Mexico Life Strategy: has a blind version and a regular version Food / Feed Strategy: eats insects, worms, and crustaceans
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater fish
Species #: 100
Common Name: red-bellied piranha Scientific Name: Pygocentrus nattereri Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Geography / Habitat: amason river Basin is where they live Life Strategy: only attack humans to protect their nests Food / Feed Strategy: smaller fish is its main diet
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Body Form or Style: Compressiform Swim / Locomotion Style: carangaform Mouth Position: terminal
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 101
Common Name: red swamp crawfish Scientific Name: Procambarus clarkii Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Geography / Habitat: lives along the gulf coast Life Strategy: Very tasty Food / Feed Strategy: Eats snails
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Body Form or Style: unknown Swim / Locomotion Style: unknown Mouth Position: unknown
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 102
Common Name: stone crayfish Scientific Name: Austropotamobius torrentium Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Geography / Habitat: they live in the Balkan Peninsula Life Strategy: females keeps eggs on her pleopods until they hatch Food / Feed Strategy: unknown
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Body Form or Style: unknown Swim / Locomotion Style: unknown Mouth Position: unknown
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 103
Common Name: signal crayfish Scientific Name: Pacifastacus leniusculus Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Geography / Habitat: live west of the rocky mountain range Life Strategy: young stay with mother until they are juveniles Food / Feed Strategy: they eat detritus
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Body Form or Style: unknown Swim / Locomotion Style: unknown Mouth Position: unknown
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 104
Common Name: brown hydra Scientific Name: Hydra oligactis Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthomedusae
Family: Hydridae
Geography / Habitat: found in northern temperate zone Life Strategy: unknown Food / Feed Strategy: they eat daphnia
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Body Form or Style: unknown Swim / Locomotion Style: unknown Mouth Position: unknown
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 105
Common Name: freshwater jelly Scientific Name: Craspedacusta sowerbii Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Limnomedusae
Family: Olindiidae
Geography / Habitat: everywhere that has freshwater Life Strategy: have tentacles that have venom Food / Feed Strategy: hey eat zooplankton
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Body Form or Style: unknown Swim / Locomotion Style: unknown Mouth Position: unknown
Citation: www.wikipedia.com
Title: Saltwater invertebrates
Species #:
Common Name: Scientific Name: Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Geography / Habitat: Life Strategy: Food / Feed Strategy:
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Body Form or Style: unknown Swim / Locomotion Style: unknown Mouth Position: unknown
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