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THE OCEAN DEEP: Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
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View my complete profile. Monday, July 6, 2009. Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus). Posted by ifroad at 3:12 AM. Spotted gar prefer clear, quiet, vegetated waters of streams, swamps and lakes. They sometimes enter brackish waters along the Gulf Coast. Spotted gar are very widespread, and can be found from central Texas east into western Florida. Their territory extends north through the Mississippi River drainage into Illinois, the lower Ohio River, and the Lake Erie drainage. A large gar can eat a lot o...
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THE OCEAN DEEP: Spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei)
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View my complete profile. Monday, July 6, 2009. Spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei). Posted by ifroad at 3:01 AM. Broad, flat, duckbill shaped snout containing incisor shaped teeth. Large eyes. Prominent, venomous spine at leading edge of dorsal fin. Tapering tail constitutes almost half overall length. Coloration brown or grey with white spots. Skin smooth and scaleless. Can give off an iridescent, silvery sheen. Triangular pectoral fins well developed. Fins grey or dark. Size: up to 97cm in length.
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THE OCEAN DEEP: 2009-04-26
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View my complete profile. Saturday, May 2, 2009. Posted by ifroad at 12:10 AM. Visitors to Guam often encounter the local variation, called balate, which litters the sea floor all around the island, including in water as shallow as 3 feet. These jet black sea cucumbers are normally 10-12 inches long, 1.5-2.0 inches in diameter and are often curled up, partially covered with sand from the sea floor. Thursday, April 30, 2009. Beaked Seasnake (Enhydrina schistosa). Posted by ifroad at 5:05 AM. These snakes ...
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THE OCEAN DEEP: 2009-05-24
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View my complete profile. Friday, May 29, 2009. Posted by ifroad at 9:36 PM. Ecology and life history. Anemonefish (including Clownfish) are the only species of fishes that can avoid the potent poison of a sea anemone. There are several theories about how this is accomplished:. 8226; The mucus coating of the fish may be based on sugars rather than proteins. This would mean that anemones fail to recognize the fish as a potential food source and do not fire their nematocysts, or sting organelles. Clownfish...
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THE OCEAN DEEP: 2009-06-14
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View my complete profile. Friday, June 19, 2009. Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus). Posted by ifroad at 7:38 PM. It is said the moorish idol got its name from the Moors of Africa, who purportedly believe the fish to be a bringer of happiness. Moorish idols are also popular aquarium fish, but despite their popularity, they are notorious for their short aquarium lifespans and difficulty. Generally denizens of shallow waters, moorish idols prefer flat reefs. The fish may be found at depths from 3 to 180 m...
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THE OCEAN DEEP: 2009-03-29
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View my complete profile. Saturday, April 4, 2009. Posted by ifroad at 3:53 AM. Thursday, April 2, 2009. Posted by ifroad at 3:46 AM. Monday, March 30, 2009. Posted by ifroad at 5:11 AM. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Planetary Coral Reef Foundation.
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THE OCEAN DEEP: 2009-03-15
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View my complete profile. Saturday, March 21, 2009. Mollusca ( Nautiloidea ). Posted by ifroad at 10:57 PM. The Nautiloids are a group of marine animals of Phylum Mollusca. Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Posted by ifroad at 9:07 PM. Posted by ifroad at 8:15 PM. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Posted by ifroad at 10:08 PM. Posted by ifroad at 9:31 PM. Is a term for fish. Of the ocean. Examples include the lantern fish. They live under Us. Posted by ifroad at 8:26 AM. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). They live under Us.
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THE OCEAN DEEP: They live under Us
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View my complete profile. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. They live under Us. Posted by ifroad at 8:26 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Planetary Coral Reef Foundation. They live under Us. Mollusca ( Nautiloidea ).
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THE OCEAN DEEP: 2009-05-10
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View my complete profile. Friday, May 15, 2009. Posted by ifroad at 4:30 AM. The lionfish is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region of the world, but various species can be found worldwide. Due to a recent introduction, the lionfish has recently been spotted in the warmer coral regions of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The lionfish have very few natural predators, but the grouper and other lionfish have been found with lionfish remains in their stomachs. Posted by ifroad at 3:47 AM.
