what is your favorite animal that lives in the ocean?

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

leafy sea dragon: found australia. they have leaf- like bodies. they get to about 45 cm. they live in seaweed beds. they eat seweed.
cuttle fish: they have 8 arms and 2 suckered tentacles. change color quickly. they get up to 80 cm. live in tropical waters. eat small fish.
colossal squid: they weigh 1,000 pounds and 35 feet. they have sharp tentacles.
hatchetfish: small fish. thin and silvery with big black eyes. they hind in the dark.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

pacific angel shark: they have a flat body with 5 gills and 2 fins. they grow up to 1.5 meters. they live on the bottom of the ocean.
manta ray: they are very large animals. they grow to 25 feet and weigh over 5,000 pounds. they are found mainly in peru and hawaii.
remora: 30-90 cm. they live in tropical areas. they eat scraps left from other animals that have been killed.
ocean sunfish: bullet-like shaped fish. silvery color. they grow to about 14 feet and weigh 5,000 pounds. they live in tropical oceans.
headlamp: they are curious little fish. they are black and silver. they have blue and green organs.

Monday, May 2, 2011

flying fishes: can jump out of water. they eat omnivore. they grow up to 18 inches. they swim with a school of fishes. they have 4 fins. they are attracted to light. they can be found all over the world.
moray eels: they look like snakes. they are really ugly. they can be chocolate brown, off white, black, sandy yellow, or scarlet blue. they grow from 25 centimeters to 3 meters long. they eat shrimp and wrasses. they live in tropical areas and are usually found in shipwreaks or hideaways.
cleaner wrasse: they grow about 3.5 inches. they are bright neon purple, black, and yellow. they live in the snad. and they eat parasites.
sea cucumber: they are saugage shaped, their skin is covered with warty bumps or short spines. when they are scared they shoot out water making them shorter, thicker, and harder or they shoot their insides out at you. they have suction-cups on their feet. they grow to about 16 inches. they can be white, light orange, or brown. they eat planton. they live in clusters. they live in tropical areas. they grow about 3 feet long. they can be white, orange, or yellow. if you touch them you get a greenish color on your hands.
pearlfish: small and skinny. they get up to 5cm. they live in small dark hollow areas like between rocks.
sawfish: they live in the bottom of oceans. they eat smaller fish. they have flat bodys, sharp teeth, long snouts, with gray, brown, olive green, and white