Underwater Ecosystems
Under water ecosystems play a big part in our everyday lives! Think about life without fish, reefs, and underwater plants! Underwater vegatation plays a huge part in our lives, and all we do is take it for granted! Lots of people eat fish daily, but have they ever thought about where it comes from? This section of this website will teach you all about what lives and what happens under the water!
There are many kinds of fish that swim around the bottom of the ocean and search for prey. Some types of fishes that live under the water are, eel's, jelly fish, the clown fish and the sun fish. For eel's their scales don't develop intil they have spent about three years in fresh water. Immature eel's which are the yellow eel's, can range in colour from yellowish to greenish or olive brown. One of the oldest living creatures in the world is the jellyfish, 650 million years, that's a long time. I bet that you didn't know that that is how long jellyfish have lived on earth! Jellyfish can be found in both the top of the water and the bottom. Clown fish are typically very bright orange fish that have three white, one at the head middle and tail. Clown fish can also grow to be 2 to 5 inches long. Also, the female are actually bigger than the male clown fish! The sun fish is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. 1,000 kg is the average weight for an adult sun fish! A sun fishe's diet includes of jellyfish. In 1952 the sun fish first appeared.
There are many fish species and amazing plants underwater! We really hope that you liked our page about underwater ecosystems!
There are many kinds of fish that swim around the bottom of the ocean and search for prey. Some types of fishes that live under the water are, eel's, jelly fish, the clown fish and the sun fish. For eel's their scales don't develop intil they have spent about three years in fresh water. Immature eel's which are the yellow eel's, can range in colour from yellowish to greenish or olive brown. One of the oldest living creatures in the world is the jellyfish, 650 million years, that's a long time. I bet that you didn't know that that is how long jellyfish have lived on earth! Jellyfish can be found in both the top of the water and the bottom. Clown fish are typically very bright orange fish that have three white, one at the head middle and tail. Clown fish can also grow to be 2 to 5 inches long. Also, the female are actually bigger than the male clown fish! The sun fish is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. 1,000 kg is the average weight for an adult sun fish! A sun fishe's diet includes of jellyfish. In 1952 the sun fish first appeared.
There are many fish species and amazing plants underwater! We really hope that you liked our page about underwater ecosystems!