PUFFERFISH SEAWEED FISH JELLYFISH Fish are cold-blooded animals. Jellyfish are not fish. Fish are vertebrates, meaning they have a spine. Some jellyfish glow in the dark. They don't have lungs. Instead, Jellyfish don't have a brain. They they breathe with gills. also don't have blood, bones, or a Some fish are carnivores, meat- heart. eaters. Other fish are omnivores, eating both meat and plants. Jellyfish can be found in every ocean on the planet. There are over 30,000 kinds of fish living in all types of water.
FISH JELLYFISH CORAL CLOWNFISH Corals live in all the oceans. Clownfish are also called anemone fish, because they live among sea Corals stay in one place anemones. throughout their adult lives. There are 30 types of clownfish. The body of a coral is called a polyp. Clownfish can live up to ten years.
Some corals have a skeleton on Females lay around 1000 eggs,
the outside of their body. and the male clownfish guards the eggs until they hatch.
CORAL CLOWNFISH CRAB DOLPHIN Crabs are crustaceans. Dolphins are very smart. Crabs have ten legs, through the They are carnivores which means first pair are actually claws. that they eat meat. Crabs can live in water or on land. A group of dolphins is called a school or a pod. A group of crabs is called a cast. Dolphins use a blowhole on top of Crabs are omnivores. They eat their heads to breathe. both meat and plants.
CRAB DOLPHIN LOBSTER MANATEE Lobsters don't have brains! Manatees are also called sea They don't have a spine, but have cows. a hard protective exoskeleton. They can live 40-60 years. Like crabs, they have ten legs. Manatees are mammals. They Lobsters are omnivores meaning cannot breather under the water. they eat both plants and meat. They can hold their breath up to 20 minutes. Lobsters can taste food with their feet and legs. They eat about 100 pounds of food each day!
LOBSTER MANATEE MUSSEL OCTOPUS Mussels are mollusks. The octopus is a mollusk.
They eat plankton and other They have eight arms with microscopic sea creatures. suckers on them.
Mussels have one large foot that An octopus has a hard beak. helps to pull them through the sand and holds them securely to They can change colors to rocks in the water. camouflage themselves and hide from predators. Humans, birds, and starfish are some of the mussel's predators. An octopus can also squirt ink to scare away predators.
MUSSEL OCTOPUS URCHIN SEAHORSE Sea urchins have spiky skin. Seahorses can change their color to blend in with their They feed on algae and other surroundings. small animals. Seahorses are the slowest Sea otters and wolf eels like to swimmers of all fish species. eat sea urchins. Female seahorses lay their eggs in Sea urchins are often found near a pouch on the male's stomach, coral reefs or on the ocean floor. and the male can give birth to thousands of babies (called fry). They are omnivores that eat both meat and plants. URCHIN SEAHORSE SEASHELL SHARK Sharks do not have bones. Even though shells are homes for mollusks, not all mollusks (the They have sharp teeth that grow octopus for example) use a shell. continuously throughout the shark's life. The largest seashell is the Australian Trumpet, and it can All sharks are meat eaters. weigh up to 40 pounds! There are over 500 types of Seashells are made mostly of sharks living in our oceans. calcium - just like human bones. The whale shark is the biggest shark. The Mako shark is the fastest. SEASHELL SHARK STARFISH SEA TURTLE Starfish aren't actually fish. Sea turtles can hold their breath for several hours. They are invertebrates. They have no backbone. They can not pull into their shells like land turtles can. Starfish, or sea stars, cannot survive in freshwater. Female sea turtles travel back to the beach where they were born Starfish can't swim, but they can to lay eggs. They can lay over 100 crawl with their arms. eggs before returning to sea.
If they lose an arm, a new one Green sea turtles are an
