Researchers have noticed that parrot fish, sharks, jacks, and many other varieties of colorful fish have disappeared from the coral reefs that surround the Hawaiian Islands. Because of this scientists state that three-quarters of the reef fish are now in a bad situation.
Sea life is an amazing thing – but we don’t always get to see it in all of its glory and splendor. Those of you who are unable or are too afraid of diving in the water and visiting the sea yourself can do it in a much safe environment in Okinawa, Japan. There you will find the largest fish tank in the world.
Researchers are warning of the true dangers that global warming is causing on the oceans that are affected by it. Sea life is becoming threatened and finding it difficult to survive as the oxygen levels in the sea is slowly decreasing due to the temperature of the ocean water. Because of global warming the oceans are becoming warmer.
Marine scientists in New Zealand found a corpse of a frozen squid. It was the largest squid that has ever been caught. The scientists will be thawing out the squid to study it and hopefully to discover new secrets of one of the ocean’s mysterious animals.
No one has ever seen a living, grown colossal squid in its natural deep ocean habitat, and scientists hope their examination of the 1,089-pound, 26-foot long colossal squid, set to begin Wednesday, will help determine how the creatures live. The thawing and examination are being broadcast live on the Internet.
Trout is a freshwater fish that is part of the salmon family. Most trout live in cool water, lakes, and clear streams. The young trout are called troutling or troutlet. Trout can be found in North America, Europe, and northern Asia.
There are nine species of hammerhead sharks and they can each range from 0.9 to 6 meters long (3-20 feet). The distinctive feature of the hammerhead shark is a projection on each side of the head that resembles a flat hammer. At the tip of these extensions are the eyes and nostrils.
Tourists brought a 5” green sea turtle that was missing three of its flippers to a hospital for endangered animals when they found it lying on the ground. After being given injections of antibiotics and a diet of squid the turtle is recovering well. The doctors say that they don’t know how the turtle was able to swim with only one flipper.
A barnacle is a type of crustacean that is related to lobsters and crabs. There are over 1,220 species of barnacles that have been discovered and classified. Charles Darwin was the first person to officially study and classify them. In 1851 and 1854 he published a series of monographs.
Seahorses are a type of fish that can be found in tropical, subtropical, and reef waters that are in the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans. One of the most unusual things about seahorses is that the males actually become pregnant. These are the only species on earth in which this happens.
Seahorses feed on larval fishes and amphipods, such as small shrimp-like crustaceans called mysids (”opossum shrimp”), sucking up their prey with their small mouths. Many of these amphipods feed on red algae that thrives in the shade of the kelp forests where sea dragons live.
Orinoco Angelfish occurs strictly in the Orinoco River Basin and the Upper Rio Negro watershed in Southern Venezuela, Southeastern Colombia and extreme Northern Brazil. Its natural color is also silver but with three brownish/red vertical stripes and red striping patterns into the fins. The species may show red spotting when mature and when aroused exhibits a black operculum spot.