Classification
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Chondrichthyes
Order - Lamniformes
Family - Lamnidae
Genus - Carcharodon
Species - Great white shark
Class - Chondrichthyes
Order - Lamniformes
Family - Lamnidae
Genus - Carcharodon
Species - Great white shark
Morphology
Symmetry - Bilateral
Structure - Have a cartilaginous skeleton
Appearance - Large tube - like animal that has scales that when rubbed one way feels smooth but rough the other way.
Structure - Have a cartilaginous skeleton
Appearance - Large tube - like animal that has scales that when rubbed one way feels smooth but rough the other way.
Biology
Great white sharks are particularly slow-growing, late maturing and long-lived, with a small litter size and low reproductive capacity.
They have an accute sense of smell.
They have an accute sense of smell.
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Importance -
The great white shark is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List
As of today this species of shark is continuessly being studied and observed throughout the world due to its ecological importance to its enviornment.
As of today this species of shark is continuessly being studied and observed throughout the world due to its ecological importance to its enviornment.
Facts -
.) They are grey on top and white on bottom.
2.) The great white can be found in temperate and warm waters around the world.
3.)The great white is on top of its food chain.
4.) These sharks are skilled, natural predators.
5.)The great white is protected by many countries due to its ecological importance.
2.) The great white can be found in temperate and warm waters around the world.
3.)The great white is on top of its food chain.
4.) These sharks are skilled, natural predators.
5.)The great white is protected by many countries due to its ecological importance.
1.) Bycatch - In the fishing industry, the part of the catch made up of non-target species.
2.) Cetaceans - A group comprising all whales, dolphins and porpoises
3.) Dorsal fin - In fish, the unpaired fin found on the back of the body.
4.) Gestation - The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth
5.) Pelagic - Inhabiting the open oceans.
2.) Cetaceans - A group comprising all whales, dolphins and porpoises
3.) Dorsal fin - In fish, the unpaired fin found on the back of the body.
4.) Gestation - The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth
5.) Pelagic - Inhabiting the open oceans.
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Pygmy Seahorse
Classification
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Actinopterygii
Order - Syngnathiformes
Family - Syngnathidae
Genus - Hippocampus
Species - Pygmy Seahorse
Class - Actinopterygii
Order - Syngnathiformes
Family - Syngnathidae
Genus - Hippocampus
Species - Pygmy Seahorse
Morphology
Symmetry - Bilateral
Structure - Skin that covers its boney plates
Appearance - Colorful, spiny spikes, and is covered in a skin.
Structure - Skin that covers its boney plates
Appearance - Colorful, spiny spikes, and is covered in a skin.
Biology
The male is the one that gives birth to the babies and not the mother.
They use camoflouge to hide from prey.
They use camoflouge to hide from prey.
Distribution Map
Importance
There is still little known about the pygmy seahorse so its classified as data deficient.
Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List 2006. In Australia, all seahorses and pipefish are subject to export controls under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. All seahorses are listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List 2006. In Australia, all seahorses and pipefish are subject to export controls under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. All seahorses are listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Facts
1.) The smallest of all known seahoreses.
2.) Like other seahorses, the head is held at right angles to the body, the eyes can move independently of each other.
3.) Instead of having scales, as most other fish, seahorses have a layer of skin stretched over bony plates.
4.) Swimming is powered by the rapidly oscillating dorsal fin, and they steer using the fins on either side of the body (the pectoral fins.
5.) The male and not the female who becomes pregnant.
2.) Like other seahorses, the head is held at right angles to the body, the eyes can move independently of each other.
3.) Instead of having scales, as most other fish, seahorses have a layer of skin stretched over bony plates.
4.) Swimming is powered by the rapidly oscillating dorsal fin, and they steer using the fins on either side of the body (the pectoral fins.
5.) The male and not the female who becomes pregnant.
Vocabulary
1.) Gestation - The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth
2.) Monogamous - Having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair
3.) Prehensile - Capable of grasping.
4.) Tubercles - Small wart-like or angular swellings
2.) Monogamous - Having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair
3.) Prehensile - Capable of grasping.
4.) Tubercles - Small wart-like or angular swellings
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