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    Common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) The common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) is a marine species in the family Centropomidae. The species is also known as the sergeant fish, linesiders, or robalo. The species is also known as soap fish. The common snook is one of the largest snooks that can grow to an average length of about 50 cm. The species possesses drab coloration except for a distinctive black lateral line. It can also possess bright yellow pelvic and caudal fins, especially during…

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    Lionfish Essay

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    Lionfish Waves crashing on the beach throwing you you about. Having trouble breathing you wonder is it possible for something to live here. Then you see a fish swim by. The only way they can survive in this ecosystem is if they have adaptations. An ecosystem is all the living and nonliving things in an environment. Neritic zone is like the goldilocks zone. The most ocean organisms live here because of the constant temperature, low pressure, and the sunlight. Also here there are some crazy fish…

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    From Theory to Practice The following case studies were conducted at an interactive science museum, the Discovery Center of Springfield, located in southwestern Missouri. The Discovery Center is a hands-on museum that regularly serves around 100,000 visitors annually in addition to offering distance learning opportunities and outreach to the surrounding communities. The facility represents one of the only educational spaces of its kind serving the region. The museum comprises around 60,000…

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    Not only is water one of the key parts of life but it is the home to many animals such as fish and crabs of course the ocean is home to alot more animals but the lakes and rivers are just as in portinten they are home to a lot of animals such as bluegill and catfish the lakes and rivers are 0.0081%of the earth's waters which is a really really really small small amount the oceans make 96.8%of the world's water which is really really big amounts of water the only bad thing about that is that it…

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    Mako Shark Research Paper

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    Trenton Hutchison ⅞ Peeper All About Sharks “DUN, dun, DUN, dun, duna, duna, duna, duna!” In these paragraphs you will learn about how unique the great, Mako shark. Also, you will learn about how Yeti, the white shark is so big for her age. Eventually you will learn about why the miraculous cow shark should be protected. All three sharks are very interesting in their own ways. The Mako shark is a pretty small shark that is very unique. First it can swim up to 20 mph, Thats amazing!…

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    Sharks are considered kings of the ocean for dwelling the oceans for almost 450 million years. The first human-like animal, in fact, did not appear on Earth until 4.5 million years. By surviving five mass extinctions, these fish have adapted to many changes (Shark Savers). With the existence of more than 450 species, these apex predators can reside at different latitudes, depths, and salinity levels. Most inhabit in tropical and temperate oceanic waters, where some have the adaptability to enter…

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    Bestiary Genre

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    different, since it still incorporates beasts ranging from the fire-defying salamander to the intelligent macaque. However, in other ways, this bestiary diverges from previous ones. Henderson’s bestiary reintroduces the medieval unicorn as the goblin shark, urging his readers to closely attend to relatively unknown yet striking creatures rather than to imaginary beings. Maintaining the mystical elements of human imagination, which was prevalent in the…

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    exist, the Megalodon. Evidence says that it is alive today. Many sightings, photos, and some videos of what people say, is a monster shark or a Megalodon. It had no real reason to go extinct because it has plenty of food, its environment is still clean and had no hazards that would kill it, and nothing could kill this top of the line predator. Megalodon is a shark that weighs over 20 tons and is up to 60 feet long fully grown. The fact that it could still be alive is both amazing and scary.…

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    I always knew what we were doing to the world was bad but I never thought it was this bad. Everything people are doing that they don't think is affecting the world and all the animals they need to think again. Tons of people are ruining the planet and because of this animals are starting to go extinct faster than ever before. One person doesn't think they might be doing much by driving a car or killing an animal. But even though it's one person that's how everyone thinks so it's tons of people.…

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    Lionfish Case Study

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    The Lionfish is a venomous predatory fish that carries the potential to impact the marine ecosystems of south Florida. Past evidence suggests that the proliferation of lionfish may help decline th eexistence of native species of commercial, recreational, and ecological importance. In addition, lionfish stings are painful and occasionally result in serious injury. The Lionfish is a non-native invasive fish, it was likely to be released on purpose from people whom no longer wanted them as aquarium…

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