The Green Mooray Eel Skin

Sometimes we mentally ask ourselves, “What can I do to fit in?” which is a simpler way of saying, “What societal norms do I need to conform to in order to not be ridiculed”

The Moray Eel is a slippery reptile with scales all around its body from head to tail and they live underwater. There are at least 200 different species of moray eels and the smallest species of eels is the Snyder's Moray.

The Bighead and Silver Carp are invasive species that were imported by China to control food. They mainly affect the food supply resulting in less sport fish. There isn't a whole lot of Big Heads and Silver Carp, but some were caught in the Mississippi River.

One of the most mystifying creatures of the deep blue sea, the cuttlefish is not a fish it is some squid-like mollusks. The cuttlefish has a large out stretched body with its mouth being surrounded by tentacles, giving it the nickname head-footed. Cuttlefish around the world varies from sizes of 15cm to 60cm and weigh from the range of 6lb to 23lb. This creature is found throughout the warm tropical shallows of the ocean to the cold depths of the deep ocean.in order for the cuttlefish to survive they are able to change their body color and they body texture to blend in with different marine environments, while being prey upon dolphin, sharks, seals, cuttlefish, and other big fish. The cuttlefish uses its ability of changing colors to hide itself

The poem “Fish Cheeks” is about a girl named Amy. Amy is a Chinese girl who wants to be like her friends, who are American. Amy needs to learn to be the person that Amy is. Amy also is embarrassed because of who Amy is and because Amy’s family isn’t like a “normal” American family. Replicating and embarrassment are two things that are seen in this text.

Another obvious reason such a soft-bodied animal would change colour is to hide from predators. An example of animal use colour as a survival mechanism is Cuttlefish. These fish change its colour and texture to blend into its surrounding. It uses a sensor to detect the amount of light that being absorbed from the environment then it uses the information collected to mimic it with its own pigments. Cuttlefish have three different skin layers brown, red and yellow, which can be adjusted in a various way to to make its unique colour designs and patterns. Therefore, these mechanisms allow cuttlefish to escape from predators, as well as sneak up on unsuspecting prey (Holmes, M 1940).

Lion fish were introduced to the Atlantic in 1992 when someone's fishtank broke during a hurricane. Since then Lion fish have spread through out the Atlantic and Carribean. Lion fish are extremely invasive and without any natural predators, they desecrate reefs. They can eat 20 native and endangered fish in 30 minutes. Their stomachs expand 3 times as they normally are and they eat till they can't. They also have venom spikes on their body warding away predators. Lion fish lay thousands of eggs every week. Scientists are trying to control the population by hunting them and encouraging other to do so too. Native populations of fish can recover when most Lion fish are removed from a reef, still, the best hope is to find a natural predator that

There has been a growing concern recently in the state of Michigan and several other states over a species of fish known as the Asian carp. Perhaps you’ve seen or heard something on the news. It hasn’t reached the great lakes yet but is expected too in the near future. As an invasive species it devastates native fish species habitat and spawning areas. Along with being a menace to boaters because once startled the fish jump out of the water striking the Boater and causing serious injury.

Type of habitat: It inhabits mainly around coastal areas and estuaries in the southwestern pacific.

The intensity of coloration is dependent on the habitat. Colours are darkest in clear, acid-stained waters and lightest in opaque, muddy waters. The common name for P. clarkii is red swamp crawfish. This common name derives from the red coloration associated with the lateral body surfaces and the appendages. Prior to reaching maturity, the dominant coloration of P. clarkii is greenish-brown with intensity dictated by water clarity. However, red pigment can generally be detected on appendages, especially where walking legs join the body.

Origin | Habitat | Introduction and Spread | Impacts | Identification | Prevention and Control | Occurrences

In the 1970’s man introduced the Asian Carp (Cyprinus carpio) to the Great Lake region. Their introduction was done primarily as a form of management of aqua culture farms and sewage treatment areas (Watershed Council). The fish were under controlled populations until record floods occurred in the upper Mississippi River system. Once the flooding occurred the species began to spread and destroy the native populations of fish and other aquatic animals.

What you are about to read will tell you what a Blue Glaucus Atlanticus is and where it’s habitat is, it’s lifecycle, what it looks like, and what is it’s diet.

Why are they a nuisance? Quagga mussels eat a diet that is similar to zebra mussels’. This creates two nonnative species competing for food that, once is bigger, is used by native mollusks and small fish. Quagga mussels are the tougher nonnative mollusk species in the United States. Quagga mussels can survive and deeper and colder waters than zebra mussels. Quagga mussels can also attach themselves to soft surfaces like mud. Zebra mussels can only attach themselves to hard surfaces. Quagga mussels colonize in more condensed groups and will beat out zebra mussels for a food source. These mussels also attach themselves to drainage and plumbing pipes, clogging them.

Green Sea turtles are very small when they are born, but as they mature, they become the largest hard-shelled sea turtles. These turtles do are not named for having a green shell, but for having green skin. Their shell is a brown or olive color. The organisms that make up this species are usually herbivores, but are omnivores while they are young. They eat seaweed and other plants or algae found in the ocean. Green sea turtles have serrated jagged edged jaws, which they have adapted for a vegetarian diet made up of eating of seagrasses, plants, and algae found in the ocean. When the turtles are not born yet, they are in a nesting habitat. The mother buries her eggs in the sand along a beach. Once they hatch, they head for the ocean and live ocean habitats. The ocean is extremely salty, and can be dangerous to species who are have not adapted to that environment. Green sea turtles are unique to the ocean environment because they “...have a salt