Queen Conch

Queen Conch
Aren't they just gorgeous?

Cool Cousins!

As we all know (I think) the seahorse is incredibly clever. But they also have some cousins that are also incredible as the masters of camoflage. The Leafey Sea-dragon, is covered from head to toe in flakey skin that makes it look like a piece of coral. This makes it hard for predators to spot. The Pipefish, comes in lots of different colours and patterns so that if it stood in a clump of seaweed, it would be difficult to spot. My particular favourite type is the zebra striped pipefish.

Leafy sea-dragon

Leafy sea-dragon
Notice it's leafy 'foliage'

Monday 5 December 2011

The under-water alphabet book

Here are some of my favorite pages from a book I have at home.

B is for Basslet.  Baby eagles are called eaglets, baby pig are called piglets, but baby bass are not called Basslets.  Basslets are little fish that are different from bass.

N is for Nudibranch.  Nudibranchs are sea slugs.  Sea slugs are not fish, they are mollusks just like clams and snails.  On the great barrier reef in Australia, there are more than four hundred different kinds of Nudibranch.

O is for Oldwife.  The Oldwife lives in warm waters in coral reefs.  It also lives in cold ocean water.  Not many fish swim in both warm and cold waters.  This fish has two dorsal fins on it's back.

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