12.30.2009

spotted eagle ray

spotted eagle ray (wingspan up to 10 ft, up to 500 lb)
eats: bivalves, shrimps, crabs, whelks, other benthic fauna

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12.24.2009

whale shark

whale shark (up to 42 ft, up to 47,000 lb)
eats: plankton

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12.18.2009

gulf pipefish

gulf pipefish (up to 6.5 in, up to 10 oz.)
eats: insect larvae, small crustaceans, young snails, isopods, copepods

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12.15.2009

o. unicornfish

orangespine unicornfish
(up to 1.5 ft, up to 4 lb)
eats: brown algae

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12.10.2009

sailfish

sailfish* (up to 10 ft, up to 200 lb)
eats: flying fish, squid, mackerels, jacks, surface fish

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*fastest fish; capable of 70 mph

12.08.2009

basking shark

basking shark (up to 42 ft, up to 40,000 lb)
eats: zooplankton, small fish, invertebrates

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grouper

grouper (up to 8.2 ft, up to 800 lb)
eats: crustaceans, other fish, octopuses, young sea turtles

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12.04.2009

bonito

bonito (up to 3.5 ft, up to 20 lb)
eats: smaller fish

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12.01.2009

opah

opah (up to 6.6 ft, up to 600 lb)
eats: squid/krill

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