Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Plankton

Chaetodon striatus These small, flat, oval shaped reef fish have pointed snouts and sloping foreheads that flare out to spines and fins that encompass their profiles. As adults they are white with strong black vertical stripes and yellow highlights on their fins, but juveniles are distinctly dark
This butterflyfish has also been observed forming schools of 20 individuals during plankton

Pomacanthus paru These flat, oval shaped fish have large trailing dorsal and anal fins, the dorsal having a bright yellow margin and filament. They are generally dark to black with their body scales edged in bright yellow, and with yellow on their pectoral fins, white around their mouths, and yel
The larvae live among plankton until they reach approximately 15mm where upon they

As the year comes to a close, winter begins to cool the northern hemisphere, and we enter the holiday season (#fishmas). Even here in Florida, the air has turned “cold”, as evident by the iguanas falling out of trees. In honor of the season, we wanted to highlight the sharks that have mastered the c
These giants filter feed on tiny plankton and venture into the arctic to feed on

Pomacanthus arcuatus These flat, oval fish have trailing dorsal and anal fins, sometimes as long as their squared tail fin. They are gray to brown, with dark spots on each scale, and white mouths. Juveniles are almost black, with five yellow bands on each side, but they change to a uniform gray,
The larvae live in beds of floating plankton until they reach approximately 15mm

Bothus ocellatus This flat fish spends most of its time laying in the sea bottom on its right side, adjusting its coloring to match its surrounding area. Although they all start out like normal fish, with one eye on either side of their heads, their right eyes migrate to the left side as they mat
consumed by jellyfish, ctenophores, worms, shrimps, and fish during their time in the plankton

Mobula hypostoma This smaller eagle ray looks like its cousins, with its diamond-shaped pectoral disc that is twice as wide as it is long, and its dark gray black top and ivory white underside. But the Atlantic devil ray is smaller, growing to only about 48 inches wide, and its long tail lacks a
Food Habits Primarily a pelagic plankton feeder, the few stomach contents that have

The spindly filaments and coral-like colonies of the ancient phylum of marine animals known as bryozoans likely aren’t the first thing that come to mind when you envision safe and protective child care. But a new study on the 600-million-year history of these obscure animals highlights the import
Bryozoans that lack specialized nurseries start out their lives as drifting plankton

Abudefduf saxatilis This small, flat, oval shaped reef fish has five distinct black bars on its sides. While in sandy areas and over reefs, it is in its light phase, generally silvery gray with a yellow sheen along its upper sides; and when hiding in a cave or crevice, it enters its dark phase, w
Stomach content analysis reported benthic algae, pelagic algae, and plankton including

Lutjanus griseus This is one the smaller and slimmer of the snapper family, rarely growing larger than 18 inches long and 10 pounds. They are generally gray with darker dorsal and caudal (tail) fins, but can display wide variations of small spots, pale bars, or fin tip coloring based on age and l
within the first 45 hours, after which the larvae must actively feed amongst the plankton

Hippocampus erectus These specialized fish are poor swimmers and rely on their coloring and texture to camouflage themselves among coral, seagrass, or mangroves where they ambush much smaller prey by sucking them into their toothless snouts. They choose a mate for a season or a lifetime, have com
long snout to accommodate their diet of small shrimp, very small fish, plants, and plankton