Marine Vertebrates
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 1
Common Name: Bahamas Saw Shark
Scientific Name: Pristiophorus Schroederi
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Pristiophoriformes
Family: Pristiophorides
Geography / Habitat: Bahamas
Food / Feed Strategy: feed on fish and coruscations on the seafloor, often form schools.
Body Form or Style: flat head, five gill slits, no anal fins but it has two equal sized dorsal
fins
Swim / Locomotion Style: glides along the seafloor
Mouth Position: mouth is located on the bottom of the head
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamas_sawshark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #:2
Common Name: Grey Reef Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus Melanopterus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhinifornes
Family: Carcherhindae
Geography / Habitat: From South Africa to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed on small fish, squid and octopi
Body Form or Style: Medium sized shark, broadly rounded snout and large round eyes.
Swim / Locomotion Style: swim freely in their ocean terrain.
Mouth Position: just behind and under the snout
Citations: http://www.shark.ch/Database/Search/species.html?sh_id=1147
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 3
Common Name: Black Tip Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus Limbatus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcherhinifornes
Family: Carcharhinae
Geography / Habitat: Ranges from the west coast of the United States all the way to the
coast of China
Food / Feed Strategy: They will eat almost any small fish that they come by.
Body Form or Style:
Swim / Locomotion Style: swim slowly through the open ocean in search of food
Mouth Position: low and below the snout
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacktip_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 4
Common Name: Blind Shark
Scientific Name: Brachaelurus Waddi
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Orectorobiformes
Family: Brachaeluridae
Geography / Habitat: Eastern coast of Australia
Food / Feed Strategy: Waits in caves until night fall then it moves out over the reefs in
search of small invertebrates
Body Form or Style: Short snout, with eyes on top of its head, nostrils are at the tip of the
snout
Swim / Locomotion Style: slow and meticulous
Mouth Position: At the very front of the snout
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 5
Common Name: BonnetHead Shark
Scientific Name: Sphyrna Tiburo
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Sphyrnidae
Geography / Habitat: Inhabits the East and West coast of North and Central America
Food / Feed Strategy: very active shark, that swims in schools of 5 to 15 along coastal reefs,
it uses electroreception to detect prey.
Body Form or Style: Small body, broad flat head, long tail for quick movement
Swim / Locomotion Style: very fast, in large numbers, and constantly moving
Mouth Position: under the broad flat snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnethead
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 6
Common Name: Broad nose Seven Gill Shark
Scientific Name: Notorynchus Cepedianus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Hexachifronen
Family: Hexanchidae
Geography / Habitat: Ranges from the west coasts of the Americas to South Africa,
Australia, and China
Food / Feed Strategy: very opportunistic, and will eat just about any prey they can
ambush, occasionally hunt in packs.
Body Form or Style: very stiff large body not a great deal of distinction where the head
begins and ends on the body.
Swim / Locomotion Style: very slow does not expend a lot of energy in search of food.
Mouth Position: at the front almost equal with the snout
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadnose_sevengill_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 7
Common Name: Bronze Whaler Shark
Scientific Name: Carharhinus Brachyurus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhinfornes
Family: Cararhinidae
Geography / Habitat: Found from the Gulf of Mexico down to Brazil and Argentina.
Food / Feed Strategy: They feed only in the open water on boney fish.
Body Form or Style: Large sharks with blunt short snouts, with very long downward
slanted fins
Swim / Locomotion Style: very slow swimmers
Mouth Position: largemouth just behind the snout
Citations: http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=493
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 8
Common Name: Cobbler Wobbegong Shark
Scientific Name: Sutorectus Tentaculatus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Orectolobidae
Geography / Habitat: Australia, Eastern Indian Ocean
Food / Feed Strategy: Swims along the sea floor in search of small fish, and large shrimp.
Body Form or Style: Very slender, very well camouflaged
Swim / Locomotion Style: Sways back and forth along the sea floor
Mouth Position: On the bottom of the head, very far forward on the snout
Citations: http://www.omgsharks.com/types-of-sharks/cobblers-wobbegong-shark.htm
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 9
Common Name: Cookie Cutter Shark
Scientific Name: Isistius Brasiliensis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Squaliformes
Family: Dacatiidae
Geography / Habitat: All tropical oceans around the world
Food / Feed Strategy: Parasitic, latch on to a multitude of different sea life and eat small
circular holes into the sides of the animals they are attached too.
Body Form or Style: cylinder shape, with mouth in the very front of its body, with large
black eyes
Swim / Locomotion Style: generally doesn’t swim it attaches on to other animals
Mouth Position: in the very front of its body, it is circular in shape
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookiecutter_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 10
Common Name: Coral CatShark
Scientific Name: Atelomycterus Marmoratus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carchariniformes
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Geography / Habitat: it lives only throughout Southeast Asia
Food / Feed Strategy: swim through coral reefs at night to find small invertebrates and
bony fish.
Body Form or Style: very slender and thin, cylindrical, short and stout.
Swim / Locomotion Style: “Crawls” (slowly glides using its pectoral fins to push off of
obstacles) between reefs in search of food.
Mouth Position: On the Bottom of the head under the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atelomycterus_marmoratus
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 11
Common Name: Dusky Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus Obscurus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carchariniformes
Family: Carcharlindae
Geography / Habitat: World Wide
Food / Feed Strategy eats almost anything on almost any area of the water column, they
tend to feed on the bottom.
Body Form or Style: Very large, very strong, stiff and muscular
Swim / Locomotion Style: Very migratory travel thousands of miles
Mouth Position: under a very blunt snout, the mouth is very large and has a very strong
bite force.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dusky_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 12
Common Name: Epaulette Shark
Scientific Name: Hemiscyllium Ocellatum
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Hemiscylliidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives on the North Coast of Australia
Food / Feed Strategy: Moves through the coral reefs in search of small bony fish
Body Form or Style:
Swim / Locomotion Style: very similar to the Coral Catshark in the fact that it seems to
walk or crawl along the floor in search of food
Mouth Position: Found at the very tip of the snout, very small.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epaulette_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #:13
Common Name: Golden Hammerhead Shark
Scientific Name: Sphyrna Tudes
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Sphyrnidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives only off of the east coast of South America primarily around
Brazil.
Food / Feed Strategy: feed in shallows and on small animals such as shrimp
Body Form or Style: very broad head, small eyes, very yellow/ gold body color. Small sized
body.
Swim / Locomotion Style: stays in shallows and skims the ground for small food
Mouth Position: on the bottom of it’s extremely wide head
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalleye_hammerhead
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 14
Common Name: Great Hammerhead shark
Scientific Name: Sphyrna Mokarran
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Sphyrindae
Geography / Habitat: worldwide reach
Food / Feed Strategy: preys on any fish on almost all the oceanic levels.
Body Form or Style: Broad head flat with a very strait front edge giving it its distinctive
hammer shape
Swim / Locomotion Style: Migrates throughout the world
Mouth Position: Under the large flat head.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_hammerhead
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 15
Common Name: Great White Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharodon Carcharias
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Lamiformes
Family: Lamnidae
Geography / Habitat: Worldwide
Food / Feed Strategy: Will eat almost anything, in its migration for food, has adapted
different feeding techniques for different situations.
Body Form or Style: extremely large, strong muscular body
Swim / Locomotion Style: swims mainly in the open ocean but will come close to shore
when presented with that opportunity
Mouth Position: just under its blunt snout, the mouth is very large and strong.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 16
Common Name: Greenland Shark
Scientific Name: Somniosus Microcephalus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Squaliformes
Family: Somniosidae
Geography / Habitat: North Polar Region
Food / Feed Strategy: Hunter, Scavenger. Known to hunt anything it can find from sharks
to polar bears
Body Form or Style: very muscular, with short fins, long, and wide
Swim / Locomotion Style: Very slow swimmer the slowest of all the sharks
Mouth Position: Similar to the Great White with a short snout and large mouth
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 17
Common Name: Gummy Shark
Scientific Name: Mustelus Antracticus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharliniformes
Family: Somniosidae
Geography / Habitat: Southern end of Australia only
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on small shrimp and bony fish
Body Form or Style: thin grey body with spots
Swim / Locomotion Style: swims in the shallows in search of food
Mouth Position: very thin and small at the front just under the snout
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummy_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 18
Common Name: Lemon Shark
Scientific Name: Negaprion Brevirostris
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: The entire Americas and the west coast of Africa
Food / Feed Strategy: feed mainly in shallow nursery’s but will also eat crabs and small
fish
Body Form or Style: Big body, very strong large head with a slight flat appearance to the
top
Swim / Locomotion Style: very territorial, they stay within a certain parameter of where
they are feeding
Mouth Position: Very large and up front just below the large flattened snout
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 19
Common Name: Port Jackson Shark
Scientific Name: Heterodontus PortusJacksoni
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae
Geography / Habitat: The coastal regions around Australia
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on animals with shells, such as shrimp and crabs
Body Form or Style: has a very special mouth not only does it have teeth, it has a crush
plate to crush shells, it is a very small shark that is nocturnal.
Swim / Locomotion Style: waits until night fall to come out in search of food, it then swims
along the sea floor in a sweeping motion
Mouth Position: The mouth is almost in the same place as the snout, the mouth is very far
forward
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Jackson_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 20
Common Name: Wing Head Shark
Scientific Name: Eusphyra Blochii
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Sphyrnidae
Geography / Habitat: Only in the Western Indo-Pacific
Food / Feed Strategy: Hunts near the sea floor for crustaceans and bony fish
Body Form or Style: has the widest head of the hammerheads
Swim / Locomotion Style: Stays near the bottom using its excellent depth perception to find
and strike food
Mouth Position: In the center, on the bottom of its massively wide head
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winghead_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 21
Common Name: Tiger Shark
Scientific Name: Galeocerdo Cuvier
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: Worldwide, but tends to stay around coastal regions
Food / Feed Strategy: they migrate in search of food and will eat many air breathing
animals choosing to ambush rather than to chase they also eat some jellyfish.
Body Form or Style: Very long and heavy, very strong with a large head and a blunt snout
Swim / Locomotion Style: Casually swim in search of food doesn’t try to chase its food
Mouth Position: Just behind the snout, has a large mouth and is far forward on the head.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tigershark3.jpg
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 22
Common Name: Starry Smooth Hound Shark
Scientific Name: Mustelus Asterias
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharhiniforimes
Family: Triakidae
Geography / Habitat: Ranges from the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and North and Black sea
Food / Feed Strategy: They feed primarily on crab and lobsters.
Body Form or Style: very long and lean with swept fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: tend to travel between the different oceanic zones in search of
food
Mouth Position: directly under the snout, just under the nostrils
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starry_smooth-hound
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 23
Common Name: Southern LanternShark
Scientific Name: Etmopterus Granulosus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Squaliformes
Family: Etmopteridae
Geography / Habitat: Only lives at the southern tip of South America
Food / Feed Strategy: Nocturnal hunter feeds on small bony fish
Body Form or Style: long and cylindrical with large eyes
Swim / Locomotion Style: drifts along the bottom
Mouth Position: in the snout making up a major part of the head.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_lanternshark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 24
Common Name: SoupFin Shark
Scientific Name: Galeorhinus Galeus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Geography / Habitat: Global
Food / Feed Strategy: They simply swim in search of any meal they can swallow. Ranging
from shrimp to sardines, and crabs
Body Form or Style: very slender with short fins and small eyes
Swim / Locomotion Style: swims through the open ocean
Mouth Position: farther behind the snout which is more pointed to aid in hunting
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 25
Common Name: Smalltooth Sand Tiger Shark
Scientific Name: Odonaspis Ferox
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Lonaiformes
Family: Odontaspididae
Geography / Habitat: Found in most of the world’s tropical regions
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed primarily in the open ocean for bony fish
Body Form or Style: long medium build with a blunt snout and blunted fins
Swim / Locomotion Style: open ocean just off of tropical coastal regions
Mouth Position: Behind the snout just under and to the front of the eyes
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Odontaspis_ferox.jpg
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 26
Common Name: Silky Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus Falciformis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Charchariniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: Span the whole globe, along the equator
Food / Feed Strategy: Migrate throughout the ocean, usually following mammals or
schools of fish or hammerhead sharks to find food.
Body Form or Style: streamline with along pointed snout with sharp fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: open ocean, following schools of fish
Mouth Position: behind and under the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Silky_Shark.jpg
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 27
Common Name: SandBar Shark
Scientific Name: Carcherinus Plumbeus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carchahiniformes
Family: Caranerhinus
Geography / Habitat: All coastal regions across the world, mainly along the Americas east
coast.
Food / Feed Strategy: Swims through the shallow coastal regions in search of small to
medium sized bony fish.
Body Form or Style: Have very large pectoral fins and large Dorsal fin, has a very thin
snout
Swim / Locomotion Style: Swims Justin and, or just outside of coastal regions slowly.
Mouth Position: behind and below its elongated snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carcharhinus_plumbeus_georgia.jpg
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 28
Common Name: Sailfin RoughShark
Scientific Name: Oxynotus Paradoxus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Squaliformes
Family: Oxynotidae
Geography / Habitat: Only in the Atlantic, on the west side of England down to Africa
Food / Feed Strategy: Hunts in the open ocean for benthic animals
Body Form or Style: very flat head with blunt snout has two long, thin dorsal fins that
tapper out at the end.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Very slow swimming pattern
Mouth Position: Takes up much of the head and is just under and behind the snout
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfin_roughshark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 29
Common Name: Salmon Shark
Scientific Name: Lamna Ditropis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Geography / Habitat: From Alaska to the Sea of Japan
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeding is done in the open ocean often looking for medium to large
bony fish, willing to hunt and chase, very aggressive.
Body Form or Style: Medium build pointed snout with a small mouth below it, with blunt
fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Migratory, very aggressive.
Mouth Position: Under the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmon_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 30
Common Name: Prickly Shark
Scientific Name: Echinorhinus Cookie
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Echinorhiniformes
Family: Echinorthindae
Geography / Habitat: From the west Coast of the Americas and the coast of China and
Australia
Food / Feed Strategy: Hunts mostly for squid and other animals of similar classes, migrates
in search of food
Body Form or Style: Long and cylindrical with short fins
Swim / Locomotion Style: skirts along the bottom
Mouth Position: rounded with the pointed snout
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hexanchus_griseus.jpg
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 31
Common Name: ShortFin Mako Shark
Scientific Name: Isurus Oxyrinchus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Lamnifomes
Family: Lamnidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives all over the world’s tropics.
Food / Feed Strategy: They feed mainly on cephalopods and bony fish; they tend to ambush
from below and strike vertically upwards.
Body Form or Style: Pointed snout, short fins, large eyes, strong body.
Swim / Locomotion Style: The fastest of all the sharks, they move around the ocean in
search of food.
Mouth Position: The Mouth is under the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortfin_mako_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 32
Common Name: Pigeye Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus Amboineasis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Cercherchinidae
Family: Carcharhinidae
Geography / Habitat: Resides mainly in the tropics of Eurasia.
Food / Feed Strategy: They can hunt on any sea level but tend to hunt on the sea floor.
They usually eat animals such as flatfish.
Body Form or Style: Flat body style, flat fins, and long thin dorsal fins
Swim / Locomotion Style: swim slowly across the bottom. They attack their prey from
above.
Mouth Position: The mouth is under the very thin snout, very much like a stingray.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rhynchobatus_djiddensis_durban.jpg
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 33
Common Name: Rusty CarpetShark
Scientific Name: Parascyllium Ferrugineum
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Orectorobitformes
Family: Parascylliidae
Geography / Habitat: They live only off the southern tip of Australia.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed mostly on invertebrates.
Body Form or Style: Slender body, long tail, short fins, and almost nonexistent dorsal fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: swims along the bottom, in search of small fish.
Mouth Position: The mouth is at the tip of the snout.
Citations: http://www.shark.ch/Database/Search/species.html?sh_id=1173
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 34
Common Name: PorBeagle Shark
Scientific Name: Lamna Nasus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Geography / Habitat: They live almost completely in the North Atlantic
Food / Feed Strategy: They feed in all the levels of the ocean, and especially on the bottom.
They feed primarily on bony fish.
Body Form or Style: Large eyes, with a large, strong body. They have broad fins and a
blunt dorsal fin.
Swim / Locomotion Style: They swim in the open ocean.
Mouth Position: Their mouth is just under the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porbeagle
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 35
Common Name: Pacific Angel Shark
Scientific Name: Squatina Californica
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Squahinitornes
Family: Squatinidae
Geography / Habitat: They live only on the west coast of the Americas.
Food / Feed Strategy: Sedentary ambush predator, hunt mostly bony fish,
Body Form or Style: Very flat body style very much like a ray, eyes on top of the head, with
spots to help it blend in.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Moves very little so it is capable of ambushing prey.
Mouth Position: On the bottom of the head directly on the bottom of the shark.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_angelshark
Title: Marine Fish Species #: 36
Common Name: Necklace carpetshark
Scientific Name: parascyllium Variblatium
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Parasylliidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives only on the coasts of Australia.
Food / Feed Strategy: They swim near the coastal waters, they hunt small bony fish.
Body Form or Style: very slender with big eyes.
Swim / Locomotion Style: It drifts slowly along the floor.
Mouth Position: At the very tip of the snout just behind two large nostrils
Citations: http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/41844/0
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 37
Common Name: Mexican HornShark
Scientific Name: Hetrodntus Maxicanus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Heterodontiformes
Family: Heterodontidae
Geography / Habitat: From Baja California, to Peru.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed mostly on crabs and shrimp, hunting mostly in coastal waters.
Body Form or Style: Large Square heads, with large dorsal fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Swim in Coastal regions.
Mouth Position: Below the very blunt snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_hornshark,
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 38
Common Name: Leopard Shark
Scientific Name: Triakis Semifasciata
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Triakidae
Geography / Habitat: live only off the coast of California.
Food / Feed Strategy: Follow the tide onto intertidal mud flaps in search of crabs, clams,
shrimp and bony fish.
Body Form or Style: Cylindrical, thin with thin blunt fins, has a blunt snout.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Swim in shallow water, very carefully and slowly.
Mouth Position: Is under the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_shark
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 39
Common Name: Brown Banded Bamboo Shark
Scientific Name: Chiloscyllium Punctatum
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Orectolobiformaes
Family: Hemiscyllidae
Geography / Habitat: Live entirely in the Pacific,
Food / Feed Strategy:
Body Form or Style: Slender body, with wide thin pectoral fins, narrow eyes, and a flat
broad head.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Glides along the bottom slowly and effortlessly.
Mouth Position: The mouth is facing the ground under the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chiloscyllium_punctatum.jpg
Title: Marine Fish
Species #: 40
Common Name: Whale Shark
Scientific Name: Rhincodon Typus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichtyes Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Rhincodontidae
Geography / Habitat: Migrate all over the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Slow moving filter feeding for plankton as they migrate around the
world.
Body Form or Style: Extremely large with broad wide pectoral fins, very small eyes, and
massive head and large blunt snout.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Very slow swimmer, migratory animal, moves with plankton
drifts.
Mouth Position: at the very front of the snout, makes up much of the head.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whale_shark_Georgia_aquarium.jpg
Marine Invertebrates
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 41
Common Name: Hammer Octopus
Scientific Name: Octopus Australis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Geography / Habitat: Live only off the coast of Australia.
Food / Feed Strategy: Move along the bottom of coral reefs using their tentacles to feel for,
find and open clams and small mollusks.
Body Form or Style: large eyes, long tentacles (8), and a beak. Also has the ability to use
camouflage
Swim / Locomotion Style: can use jets of water to propel it forward, and also can use its
tentacles to pull it forward
Mouth Position: Under the head tucked behind its eight tentacles
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_(genus)
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=1726
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 42
Common Name: Starry Night Octopus
Scientific Name: Callistoctopus Luteus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Geography / Habitat: Found near Komodo Indonesia.
Food / Feed Strategy: Moves along the sea floor using their tentacles to feel for small
mollusks, then pulls them into its beak.
Body Form or Style: large eyes, long tentacles (8), and a beak. Also has the ability to use
camouflage
Swim / Locomotion Style: can use jets of water to propel it forward, and also can use its
tentacles to pull it forward.
Mouth Position: The mouth is under the head tucked behind its eight tentacles.
Citations: : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_(genus)
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=1726
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 43
Common Name: Mexican Four Eye Octopus
Scientific Name: octopus Maya
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives along the coast of Central America primarily around Mexico
Food / Feed Strategy: Propels itself along the sea floor in search of food which it captures
with the use of its tentacles
Body Form or Style: large eyes, long tentacles (8), and a beak. Also has the ability to use
camouflage
Swim / Locomotion Style: can use jets of water to propel it forward, and also can use its
tentacles to pull it forward. Mouth Position: The mouth is under the head tucked behind its
eight tentacles. Citations: : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_(genus) http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=1726
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 44
Common Name: Japanese Pygmy octopus
Scientific Name: Octopus Parvus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Cephalopodia Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives primarily around the coast of Japan
Food / Feed Strategy: Moves along the sea floor in search of mollusks, using its tentacles to
pull the prey into its beak.
Body Form or Style: large eyes, long tentacles (8), and a beak. Also has the ability to use
camouflage
Swim / Locomotion Style: can use jets of water to propel it forward, and also can use its
tentacles to pull it forward. Mouth Position: The mouth is under the head tucked behind its
eight tentacles. Citations: : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_(genus) http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=1726
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 45
Common Name: Lesser Pacific Striped octopus
Scientific Name: octopus Chierchiae
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Geography / Habitat: Live along the Pacific coast of Panama and Nicaragua.
Food / Feed Strategy: Moves along the sea floor in search of food, that it catches with its
eight tentacles and then forces into its beak to break and eat.
Body Form or Style: large eyes, long tentacles (8), and a beak. Also has the ability to use
camouflage
Swim / Locomotion Style: can use jets of water to propel it forward, and also can use its
tentacles to pull it forward. Mouth Position: The mouth is under the head tucked behind its
eight tentacles. Citations: : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus_(genus) http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=1726
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 46
Common Name: Cannonball Jellyfish
Scientific Name: Stomolophus Meleagris
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoa Order: Rhizostomae
Family: Stomolophidae
Geography / Habitat: Live in the open waters of the Pacific around Japan and California.
Food / Feed Strategy: Moves through the open water using its tentacles as a traps for prey,
then digests it alive.
Body Form or Style: Cannon ball shape made entirely of gelatinous tissue
Swim / Locomotion Style: can force water in a jet fashion to move but mainly uses the
water currents.
Mouth Position: Has no mouth, it has tentacles with digestive enzymes
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_jellyfish
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 47
Common Name: Mushroom Jellyfish
Scientific Name: Rhopilema Verrilli
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozae Order: Rhizostomae
Family: Rhizostomatidae
Geography / Habitat: Gulfs of tropical landmasses
Food / Feed Strategy: Uses its tentacles to catch prey then digest it alive.
Body Form or Style: Mushroom shape, made entirely of gelatinous tissue.
Swim / Locomotion Style: uses the currents of the water to propel it.
Mouth Position: Has no mouth, only has tentacles that have digestive enzymes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannonball_jellyfish
Title: Marine Invertebrates
Species #: 48
Common Name: Southern Moon Jelly Fish
Scientific Name: Aurelia Marinalis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoan Order: Rhizostomae
Family: Rhizostomatidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives primarily off the coast of California
Food / Feed Strategy: Uses its tentacles to catch prey then digest the prey alive.
Body Form or Style: No definite shape made entirely of gelatinous tissue.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the ocean current to transport it.
Mouth Position: has no mouth it only has tentacles that have digestive enzymes.
Citations: http://blog.oceancaresolutions.com/southern-moon-jellyfish-found-off-the-coast-
of-south-carolina/
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 49
Common Name: Sea Nettle
Scientific Name: Chrysaora Fuscescens
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoan Order: Rhizostomae
Family: Pelagiidae
Geography / Habitat:
Food / Feed Strategy: Uses long tentacles to trap prey then digest them alive
Body Form or Style: No definite shape, entirely gelatinous tissue.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water currents to propel it.
Mouth Position: Has no mouth, only has tentacles t that have digestive enzymes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysaora
Title: Marine Invertebrate
Species #: 50
Common Name: Portuguese Man of War
Scientific Name: Physalia Physalis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Scyphozoan Order: Rhizostomae
Family: Physaliidea
Geography / Habitat:
Food / Feed Strategy: Uses long tentacles to capture prey then digest the prey whole.
Body Form or Style: Long tentacles with a large sail on top made entirely of gelatinous
tissue.
Swim / Locomotion Style: uses wind and water currents to propel it forward
Mouth Position: It has no mouth; it has tentacles that have digestive enzymes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o'_war
Freshwater Vertebrates
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 51
Common Name: Australian Bass
Scientific Name: Macquaria Novemaculeata
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Percichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives in the fresh water of Australian rivers.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eats small fish, and large terrestrial insects.
Body Form or Style: Sharp spines on the dorsal fin, large eyes.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tail fins in a side to side motion to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: in the front of the body at the ends of the head under the eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_bass
http://www.google.com/imgres?sa=X&rlz=1T4RNRB_enUS499US510&biw=1536&bih=77
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mardecals.com/fish_page.htm&docid=sTXcnb_mZ7K0_M&imgurl=http://www.bill-
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Title: Fresh water vertebrates
Species #: 52
Common Name: Black Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Live east of the Rocky Mountains in North America
Food / Feed Strategy: Eats small fish and any dead animals
Body Form or Style: Long with short dorsal fins, large tail fins, with small eyes.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tail fin in a side to side motion to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: Under the eyes and at the front of the head.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropterus
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 53
Common Name: Guadalupe Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus Treculii
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Live only in the state of Texas.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed primarily on small fish and terrestrial bugs.
Body Form or Style: Small pectoral fins, with large dorsal fins, small eyes and large mouth.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its large tail fins in a side to side motion to propel itself
forward
Mouth Position: Under the eyes at the front of the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_bass
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 54
Common Name: Hybrid striped bass
Scientific Name: Morone Saxatilis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Moronidae
Geography / Habitat: Live in aquaculture farms in the U.S.
Food / Feed Strategy: They eat primarily specialized food pellets for Aquaculture.
Body Form or Style: Spinney pectoral and dorsal fins, small head and large body.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its large tail fins to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its small head, just under the eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_striped_bass
Title: Freshwater vertebrate
Species #: 55
Common Name: Large Mouth Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus Salmoides
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Found Primarily in the North Americas.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds primarily on bait fish.
Body Form or Style: Elongated body with large lower lip of the mouth has large dorsal
fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfins to propel it forward in the water.
Mouth Position: Under its small eyes at the front of its snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largemouth_bass
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/lmb/
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 56
Common Name: Rock Bass
Scientific Name: Ambloplites Rupestris
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrachidae
Geography / Habitat: Live in North America primarily in the Great Lakes.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eat primarily small fresh water fish.
Body Form or Style: Small stocky body, with large spiny Dorsal fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its Tailfin to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: small in the front of its head right under the eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_Bass.jpg
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 57
Common Name: Shoal Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus Cataractae
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Found only in Alabama, Florida and Georgia
Food / Feed Strategy: Eat Primarily small fish.
Body Form or Style: Largemouth small dorsal and pectoral fins with a large tail fin.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tail fins to propel it through the water
Mouth Position: Under the eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoal_bass
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 58
Common Name: Smallmouth Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus Dolomieu
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Found across North America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eats small fish and insects.
Body Form or Style: Stocky body, with small spiny dorsal fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tail to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Smallmouth_bass.png
Title: Freshwater vertebrate
Species #: 59
Common Name: Spotted Bass
Scientific Name: Micropterus Punctulatus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Centrarchidae
Geography / Habitat: Live primarily in the region of North Carolina to Virginia.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eats primarily small fish.
Body Form or Style: Very slender, with small fins
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfin to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: At the very front of its snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_bass
Title: Freshwater vertebrate
Species #: 60
Common Name: Spotted Tail Bass
Scientific Name: Sciaenops Ocellatus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives in the southern states of the U.S.
Food / Feed Strategy: They feed on small to medium sized fish.
Body Form or Style: Slender with short fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfin to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_drum
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 61
Common Name: White Bass
Scientific Name: Morone Chrysops
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Morone
Geography / Habitat: Lives Primarily across the U.S.
Food / Feed Strategy: Will eat anything from bait to medium sized fish.
Body Form or Style: Short with a stout body, with spiny dorsal fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfin to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: Under the eyes at the front of the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_bass
Title: freshwater vertebrate
Species #: 62
Common Name: Flathead Catfish
Scientific Name: Pylodictis Olivaris
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Lctaluridae
Geography / Habitat: Lives Primarily in the Appalachian Mountains in the U.S.
Food / Feed Strategy: Will eat primarily anything it can find.
Body Form or Style: Very flat and elongated.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its elongated tail to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its snout under its eyes and neutrals
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flathead_catfish
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 63
Common Name: Blue Catfish
Scientific Name: Lctalurus Furcatus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Lctaluridae
Geography / Habitat: Found primarily in the Mississippi River.
Food / Feed Strategy: Will eat almost any easy prey it comes across.
Body Form or Style: Thick elongated body
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its large tail to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: At the bottom of its head.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pylodictis_olivaris.jpg
Title: Freshwater
Species #: 64
Common Name: Common Carp
Scientific Name: Cyprinus Carpio
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Geography / Habitat: Live all over the world in almost any environment.
Food / Feed Strategy: They are primarily bottom feeders but will eat anything they can
catch.
Body Form or Style: Elongated body form, with a small head and thin fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tail fins to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its snout under the eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cyprinus_carpio.jpeg
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 65
Common Name: Channel Catfish
Scientific Name: Lctalurus Punctatus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Lctaluridae
Geography / Habitat: Live mostly in Canada and Eastern U.S.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eat primarily on the bottom, they are primarily carnivores but will
be omnivores.
Body Form or Style: Elongated body, with elongated whiskers that allow it taste what is
around it.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfins to propel it forward
Mouth Position: At the front of its snout between its whiskers.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ictalurus_punctatus.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_catfish.
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 66
Common Name: Freshwater Drum
Scientific Name: Aplodinotus Grunniens
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Sciaenidae
Geography / Habitat: Live in Northern and Central America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eats small insect, and small fish along the bottom.
Body Form or Style: Short but stout then tappers out into a thinner tail.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tail to move forward.
Mouth Position: Under the eyes, at the front of the snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Freshwaterdrum.png
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_drum
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 67
Common Name: Shortfin Eel
Scientific Name: Anguilla Australis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguilldae
Geography / Habitat: Live only in Australia, and New Zealand.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eat primarily small fish, they catch it with their primary jaws then
rip off a part and bring it back into its throat using a second set of jaws.
Body Form or Style: Snake like elongated body, with small eyes.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its long body in a side to side motion to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: At the very front of its elongated body under its small eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-finned_eel
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 68
Common Name: American Eel
Scientific Name: Anguilla Rostrata
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elopomorpha Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Geography / Habitat: Live primarily in eastern U.S.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed primarily on small fish, but can feed on medium sized fish.
Body Form or Style: Elongated body, very short overall, with small eyes and mouth.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its long body in a side to side motion to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body under its eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_eel
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 69
Common Name: Artic Grayling
Scientific Name: Thymallus Arcticus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmanidae
Geography / Habitat: Live from Siberia to Alaska and Canada.
Food / Feed Strategy: They eat small sediment dwelling animals, and small free swimming
fish.
Body Form or Style: Thin, with a long sweeping dorsal fin.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfin to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: Is located at the front of its body under the eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Underwater_Arctic_Grayling.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_grayling
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 70
Common Name: Brownpoint Shield Skin longirostris
Scientific Name: Aspidoras Fuscoguttatus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygtii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: Live only in the inland water of South America, primarily in Brazil
and Peru.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eat primarily small sediment animals on the bottom of rivers.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and very well camouflaged with clear see through spiny
fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfin in a side to side motion to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body under the eyes, at the end of the snout between its
sensory whiskers.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aspidoras_fuscoguttatus.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspidoras_fuscoguttatus
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 71
Common Name: Green Gold Catfish
Scientific Name: Corydoras Melanotaenia
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: Live only in South America primarily in Colombia.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eat primarily plant particles in sediment or fish flakes.
Body Form or Style: Very small with large eyes compared to body size.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfin to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body, under its eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:3Corydoras.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_gold_catfish
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 72
Common Name: Salt and Pepper Catfish
Scientific Name: Corydoras Habrosous
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Geography / Habitat: Live in tropical environments but mainly will be found in pet stores.
Food / Feed Strategy: Depending on where it is found they will either be bottom feeders or
they will eat fish flakes
Body Form or Style: Very small, short whiskers and small eyes.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfins to propel itself through the water.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body between its whiskers.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Corydoras_habrosus.png
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 73
Common Name: Panaque
Scientific Name: Panaque
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Geography / Habitat: Found only in South America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Eat Primarily wood, it attaches itself to the wood in a sucker
fashion.
Body Form or Style: Very stout body, armor plated body with a large dorsal fin.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tail fin to propel itself through the water.
Mouth Position: Mouth is on the underside of the body, almost directly under the eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panaque
Title: Freshwater vertebrates
Species #: 74
Common Name: Whiptail Catfish
Scientific Name: Dasyloricaria Filamentosa
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Geography / Habitat: Are found only in Columbia South America.
Food / Feed Strategy: They latch onto plants.
Body Form or Style: Very small, with a long whip like tail.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its long tail to move it through the water.
Mouth Position: On the bottom of its head.
Citations: http://www.aquapage.eu/fish/dasyloricaria-filamentosa.html
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 75
Common Name: Banjo Catfish
Scientific Name: Aspredinidae
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Aspredinidae
Geography / Habitat: Live only in South America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Skim along the bottom in search of food using its whiskers to detect
prey.
Body Form or Style: Very small head with large finlike protrusions from its dorsal side.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tail to move it through the water.
Mouth Position: at the front of its short head, between its whiskers.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspredinidae
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 76
Common Name: Walking Catfish
Scientific Name: Clarias Batrachus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Clariidae
Geography / Habitat: Found Primarily in South East Asia.
Food / Feed Strategy: It is primarily a bottom feeder.
Body Form or Style: Very thick and long, with long whiskers on the front of its face.
Swim / Locomotion Style: It uses its elongated body to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: At the very front of its face.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_catfish
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 77
Common Name: Cuckoo Catfish
Scientific Name: Synodontis Multipunctata
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Geography / Habitat: Found only in an African lake called, Lake Tanganyika
Food / Feed Strategy: Eats primarily small insects and very small particles of fish.
Body Form or Style: Very small, with a long swept back dorsal fin and a profound tailfin
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfin to propel itself through the water.
Mouth Position: At the front of the face on the animal.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synodontis_multipunctata
Title: freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 78
Common Name: Feather Fin Squeaker
Scientific Name: Synodontus Euptera
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Mochokidae
Geography / Habitat: Found only in Africa.
Food / Feed Strategy: These fish are bottom feeders.
Body Form or Style: They have long spiny dorsal fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: They use their tailfins to push them forward.
Mouth Position: At the very front of the body.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Featherfin_squeaker
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 79
Common Name: Even spotted Squeaker
Scientific Name: Synodontis Petricola
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes
Family: Synodontis
Geography / Habitat: Found only in Africa.
Food / Feed Strategy: Are primarily bottom feeders but have also been kept as pets, so they
also eat fish flakes.
Body Form or Style: Very short but sweeping dorsal fin, covered in an even pattern of
spots.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfins for movement.
Mouth Position: At the very front of its body, just under its whiskers.
Citations: http://www.scotcat.com/factsheets/s_petricola.htm
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 80
Common Name: Bucktooth Tetra
Scientific Name: Exodon Paradoxus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives primarily in the Amazon Basin.
Food / Feed Strategy: They eat small bait style fish primarily.
Body Form or Style: Small, with very thin short fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its tailfin to propel it through the water.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body under its eyes at the front of its snout.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucktooth_tetra
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 81
Common Name: Cave Tetra
Scientific Name: Astyanax Mexicanus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Geography / Habitat: Found from Texas down to Mexico.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed on small insects and fish particles.
Body Form or Style: Very small, but is fairly “fat” with small fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to push it through the water.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body, directly under its eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_tetra
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 82
Common Name: Silver Dollar
Scientific Name: Metynnis
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Geography / Habitat: Live primarily in tropical climates.
Food / Feed Strategy: Will scavenge on small to medium sized fish.
Body Form or Style: Very wide body, very much like the shape of a silver dollar.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to propel it through the water.
Mouth Position: At the very front of its body.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_dollar_(fish)
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 83
Common Name: Piaractus Brachypomus
Scientific Name: Piaractus Brachypomus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Geography / Habitat: Found only in South America.
Food / Feed Strategy: They are opportunistic hunters and will eat anything from fruit to
small fish.
Body Form or Style: Silver and red with a high dorsal fin and small head.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to propel it through the water.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body under the eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaractus_brachypomus
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 84
Common Name: Tambaqui
Scientific Name: Colossoma Macropomum
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Geography / Habitat: Live only in South America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Is an opportunistic hunter, will eat almost anything it comes across.
Body Form or Style: Very thin but tall with short fins and small eyes.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to propel it through the water.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body between its eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambaqui
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 85
Common Name: Dog toothed Cichlid
Scientific Name: Cynotilapia Afra
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Native to Easter Africa.
Food / Feed Strategy: They are opportunistic hunters.
Body Form or Style: Very small and brightly colored with long sweeping fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body under its eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynotilapia_afra
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 86
Common Name: Zebra Acara
Scientific Name: Nannacara Adoketa
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Found only in Brazil, South America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Primarily opportunistic omnivores.
Body Form or Style: Very thin, but tall for its body shape, with short fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to propel it forward.
Mouth Position: At the front of its body in front of its eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_acara
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 87
Common Name: Two Striped Dwarf Cichlid
Scientific Name: Apistogramma Borellii
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Found only in South America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feed primarily on small fish.
Body Form or Style: Very small with bright fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to propel itself forward.
Mouth Position: In front of its eyes.
Citations: http://www.secondnatureaquariums.com.au/fish-profiles/dwarf-
cichlids/apistogramma-bitaeniata-two-striped-dwarf-cichlid
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 88
Common Name: Yellow Dwarf Cichlid
Scientific Name: Apistogramma bitaeniata
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Lives only in South America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds primarily on zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, with long spiny fins, most of its size comes from fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to swim through the water.
Mouth Position: In front of its eyes.
Citations: http://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles/south-american-cichlids/yellow-dwarf-
cichlid/100078.asp
Title: Freshwater Vertebrate
Species #: 89
Common Name: Red Devil Cichlid
Scientific Name: Amphilophus Labiatus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: found primarily in Central America.
Food / Feed Strategy: Primarily omnivores but are also pets, so they also will eat fish food.
Body Form or Style: Large lips, with short spikey fins and a red black coloring.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its fins to push it through the water.
Mouth Position: Under and in front of its eyes.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphilophus_labiatus
Title: Freshwater Vertebrates
Species #: 90
Common Name: Red Discus
Scientific Name: Symphysodon Discus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Geography / Habitat: Live only in the Amazon River Basin.
Food / Feed Strategy: They are highly valued as pets, so they eat primarily fish food, but
they eat mainly zooplankton in the wild.
Body Form or Style: Can come in a verity of colors, most of their body is composed of their
long sail like fins.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its long fins to maneuver it through the water.
Mouth Position: At the very front of its body.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discus_(fish)
Fresh Water Invertebrates
Title: Freshwater Invertebrates
Species #: 91
Common Name: Phagocata Bulbos
Scientific Name: Phagocata Bulbosa
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: Live in almost any fresh water across the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: They generally eat Bacteria.
Body Form or Style: Very flat and similar to that of a slug or earth worm.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses its snake like body to move through the water.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagocata
Title: Freshwater invertebrate
Species #: 92
Common Name: Phagocata Morgani
Scientific Name: Phagocata Morgani
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat:
Food / Feed Strategy:
Body Form or Style: Flat very short.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current and its body shape to move through the
water.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations: http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=23&code=7405
Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 93
Common Name: Albata
Scientific Name: Albata
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations:
http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=7407<r=a&eltr=&img=7407a.j
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Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 94
Common Name: flamenca
Scientific Name: flamenca
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations:
http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=7407<r=a&eltr=&img=7407a.j
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Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 95
Common Name: Iwamai
Scientific Name: Iwamai
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations:
http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=7407<r=a&eltr=&img=7407a.j
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Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 96
Common Name: ochridana
Scientific Name: ochridana
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations:
http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=7407<r=a&eltr=&img=7407a.j
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Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 97
Common Name: stankovici
Scientific Name: stankovici
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations:
http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=7467<r=a&eltr=&img=7467a.g
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Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 98
Common Name: undulata
Scientific Name: undulata
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations:
http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=7480<r=a&eltr=&img=7480a.g
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Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 99
Common Name: vivida
Scientific Name: vivida
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations:
http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=7407<r=a&eltr=&img=7407a.j
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Title: Freshwater invertebrates
Species #: 100
Common Name: N. Spain
Scientific Name: N. Spain
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations: http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=14149<r=a&eltr=&img=14149a
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Species #: 93
Common Name: Albata
Scientific Name: Albata
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Geography / Habitat: All fresh waters around the world.
Food / Feed Strategy: Feeds on bacteria and zooplankton.
Body Form or Style: Very small, and flat.
Swim / Locomotion Style: Uses the water current to carry it.
Mouth Position: At the front of the body.
Citations:
http://turbellaria.umaine.edu/turb3.php?action=7&code=7407<r=a&eltr=&img=7407a.j
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