Coral Reef Fact: Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) are 1 of 6 species of “flying squid”. These squid “fly” by expanding their mantle which fills with water. They quickly contract their muscles to expel the water to propel themselves in any direction & sometimes times out of the water if they are startled or fleeing […]
Coral Reef Fact: The spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) is named for its feeding strategy. “When feeding on schools of forage fish, they will speed vertically through the school while spinning on their axis, erupting from the water at the end.” FACT SOURCE: Wikipedia Join Reef Relief today and help protect our astounding marine world. www. […]
Ocean Fact: Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) “are among the fastest pelagic” (open ocean)” species (reaching speeds up to 60 mph)”. FACT SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahoo Join Reef Relief today and help protect our marine world. www.reefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Facts: Slipper lobsters are a family of decapod crustaceans found in all warm oceans and seas. Despite their name, they are not true lobsters, but are more closely related to spiny lobsters and furry lobsters.” They “are instantly recognizable by their enlarged antennae, which project forward from the head as wide plates.” This […]
Coral Reef Fact: Sea butterflies are small sea snails which float freely in the water with the currents. Their bodies have adapted to this existence, shrinking their shell & gills & the foot has become 2 wing-like lobes(parapodia) used to move it through the sea. Even though “their shell may be so fine as to […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Mahi-mahi or Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) “often change color among several hues ” after it is removed from the water “finally fading to a muted yellow-grey upon death”. Fact source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi Join Reef Relief today and help support our amazing marine world. reeefrelief.org/act/donate
Coral Reef Fact: “6.5 million tons of litter enter the world’s ocean each year. 50% is long-lasting plastic that will drift for hundreds of years before it is degraded. 80% of marine pollution comes from land-based sources.” Fact source: http://oceaninfopack.worldoceannetwork.org/index.php?page=home&id=315&typepage=notype Check out this animated video of a sea turtle and marine debris http://www.tourdeturtles.org/flash/MarineDebris.swf Join Reef […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Sea cucumber’s body wall is made of catch collagen. “This can be loosened and tightened at will, and if the animal wants to squeeze through a small gap, it can essentially liquefy its body and pour into the space. To keep itself safe in these crevices and cracks, the sea cucumber […]
Coral Reef Fact: “Loggerhead, green, leatherback, hawksbill and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles nest on beaches in the Florida Keys and other parts of Florida, or inhabit Florida and Keys waters. All five species are considered either threatened or endangered.” Each year from mid-April -Oct. “turtles crawl ashore at night to dig their nests and lay […]