Sheepshead fish are saltwater fish that typically hang out in the Southeast U.S., typically near bridge pilings and reefs while hunting for barnacles. When they're not scraping structures, they'll head to more brackish waters underneath mangroves. While they're no threat to humans, they've ...
Finding Nemowas an extremely popular Disney movie that brought an interest in saltwater fish to children and adults alike. The bright colors and fun characters made the movie memorable, as well as interesting. However, a movie about talking fish shouldn’t be taken as a good source of informat...
Whiptail stingrays get their names from their whip-shaped tails, which include venemous barbs at their tips. Whiptail rays belong to the stingray family Dasyatidae. While most whiptails dwell in saltwater environments, some species inhabit rivers, including the giant freshwater stingray of Southeast As...
scombroid and shellfish poisoning are due to a large release of histamine chemicals from the fish when it is eaten. Scombroid poisoning causes symptoms like those of anallergicreactionand may include:
–The speartooth shark is a very rare species found in both freshwater and saltwater. Spotted Wobbegong The spotted wobbegong is a species of carpet shark that belongs to the family Orectolobidae and is endemic to Australia. Here are some interesting facts about the spotted wobbegong: ...
Plankton are typically minuscule organisms that live in both fresh and saltwater. The word plankton means that the organism cannot propel itself against currents and, therefore, are moved solely on currents and the movement of the water. Because of this, larger organisms like jellyfish are also ...
When it comes to food delicacies,crabis desired by many seafood lovers. The combination of its delicate meat and tasty flavor makes them irresistible to eat, not to mention having a hands-on dining experience by breaking the crab’s hard shell to get to its meat. Talk about working hard ...
When American restaurants offer an entrée of seared tuna, it is often ahi. AKAGAI Red clam or ark shell. Ark clam is the common name for a family of small to large-sizd saltwater clams. They vary both in shape and size. The family comprises some 200 species worldwid. (photo courtesy...
Methods have also been developed for artificial breeding of saltwater fish, and it now appears possible not only to rear sea animals but also to have the complete life cycle under hatchery control. Farmed fish can be kept both in natural waters, such as in barricaded coastal waters or in ...
conditions. After the eggs hatched, the fish fry were taken to tanks or ponds for further cultivation. Methods have also been developed for artificial breeding ofsaltwaterfish, and it now appears possible not only to rear sea animals but also to have the completelife cycleunder hatchery control...