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Bony Fish Guide
This guide will help you to complete the Bony Fish Observation Worksheet. Bony Fish Guide Fish (n.) An ectothermic (cold-blooded) vertebrate (with a backbone) aquatic (lives in water) animal that moves with the help of fins (limbs with no fingers or toes) and breathes with gills. This definition might seem very broad, and that is because fish are one of the most diverse groups of animals on the planet—there are a lot of fish in the sea (not to mention rivers, lakes and ponds). In fact, scientists count at least 32,000 species of fish—more than any other type of vertebrate. Fish are split into three broad classes: Jawless Fish Cartilaginous Fish Bony Fish (hagfish, lampreys, etc.) (sharks, rays, skates, etc.) (all other fish) This guide will focus on the Bony Fish. There are at least 28,000 species of bony fish, and they are found in almost every naturally occurring body of water on the planet. Bony fish range in size: • Largest: ocean sunfish (Mola mola), 11 feet, over 5,000 pounds • Smallest: dwarf pygmy goby (Pandaka pygmaea), ½ inch, a fraction of an ounce (This image is life size.) The following guide will help you learn more about the bony fish you can find throughout the New England Aquarium. Much of the guide is keyed to the Giant Ocean Tank, but can be applied to many kinds of fish. Even if you know nothing about fish, you can quickly learn a few things: The shape of a fish’s body, the position of its mouth and the shape of its tail can give you many clues as to its behavior and adaptations. -
Disney•Pixar's “Finding Dory”
Educator’s Guide GRADES 2-6 Created in partnership with the Educational Team isney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” welcomes back to the big convinced his biological sonar skills are on the fritz; and Dscreen everyone’s favorite forgetful blue tang Dory Destiny (voice of Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale shark. (voice of Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the reef Deftly navigating the complex inner workings of the MLI, with Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks) and Nemo (voice Dory and her friends discover the magic within their flaws, of Hayden Rolence). When Dory suddenly remembers friendships and family. that she has a family out there who may be looking for Directed by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo,” “WALL•E”), her, the trio takes off on a life-changing adventure across co-directed by Angus MacLane (“Toy Story OF TERROR!”), the ocean to California’s prestigious Marine Life Institute and produced by Lindsey Collins (co-producer “WALL•E”), (MLI), a rehabilitation center and aquarium. In an effort to Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” swims home on Digital find her mom (voice of Diane Keaton) and dad (voice of HD October 25 and on Blu-ray™ November 15. For Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI’s more information, like us on Facebook, https://www. most intriguing residents: Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a facebook.com/PixarFindingDory, and follow us on Twitter, cantankerous octopus who frequently gives employees https://twitter.com/findingdory and Instagram, https:// the slip; Bailey (voice of Ty Burrell), a beluga whale who is instagram.com/DisneyPixar. -
Blue Water Spawning by Moorish Idols and Orangespine Surgeonfish in Palau: Is It a “Suicide Mission”?
aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology Blue Water Spawning by Moorish Idols and Orangespine Surgeonfish in Palau: Is it a “Suicide Mission”? Mandy T. Etpison1 and Patrick L. Colin2 1) Etpison Museum, PO Box 7049, Koror, Palau 96940. Email: [email protected] 2) Coral Reef Research Foundation, PO Box 1765, Koror, Palau 96940. Email: [email protected] Received: 13 December 2017 – Accepted: 05 March 2018 Keywords am Morgen zu den Laichplätzen, schlossen sich zu Gruppen Predation, aggregation, feeding frenzy, gray reef shark, zusammen und bewegten sich über der Rifffläche auf und lunar periodicity. ab und zogen dabei die Aufmerksamkeit von Beutegreifern auf sich. Um die Mittagszeit steigen sie vom Riff auf und Abstract begeben sich ins freie Wasser jenseits vom Riff. Graue Spawning aggregations of the moorish idol (MI) and or- Riffhaie folgen ihnen, greifen sie an der Oberfläche an und angespine surgeonfish (OSS) were found on the western verzehren viele von ihnen in einem Fressrausch. Ein hoher barrier reef of Palau. MI aggregated around the first quar- Prozentsatz der aufsteigenden erwachsenen HF wird von ter moon from Dec. to Mar., with largest groups in Jan. den Haien gefressen, nur wenige können in die sichere Zone and Feb. Fish arrived near the sites in the morning, des Riffs zurückkehren. KD versammeln sich in denselben grouped together and moved up and down the reef face up Monaten, aber in der Zeit des letzten Mondviertels – wobei in late morning attracting the attention of predators. At es hierüber weniger Berichte gibt. Die Beobachtungen bei mid-day they ascend from the reef out into open water beiden Fischarten, dass sie weit nach oben steigen und sich away from the reef. -
The Genome of the Largest Bony Fish, Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola), Provides Insights Into Its Fast Growth Rate
The genome of the largest bony fish, ocean sunfish (Mola mola), provides insights into its fast growth rate Pan, Hailin; Yu, Hao; Ravi, Vydianathan; Li, Cai; Lee, Alison P.; Lian, Michelle M.; Tay, Boon- Hui; Brenner, Sydney; Wang, Jian; Yang, Huanming; Zhang, Guojie; Venkatesh, Byrappa Published in: GigaScience DOI: 10.1186/s13742-016-0144-3 Publication date: 2016 Document version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Document license: CC BY Citation for published version (APA): Pan, H., Yu, H., Ravi, V., Li, C., Lee, A. P., Lian, M. M., Tay, B-H., Brenner, S., Wang, J., Yang, H., Zhang, G., & Venkatesh, B. (2016). The genome of the largest bony fish, ocean sunfish (Mola mola), provides insights into its fast growth rate. GigaScience, 5, [36]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13742-016-0144-3 Download date: 29. sep.. 2021 Pan et al. GigaScience (2016) 5:36 DOI 10.1186/s13742-016-0144-3 RESEARCH Open Access The genome of the largest bony fish, ocean sunfish (Mola mola), provides insights into its fast growth rate Hailin Pan1,2†, Hao Yu1,2†, Vydianathan Ravi3†, Cai Li1,2, Alison P. Lee3, Michelle M. Lian3, Boon-Hui Tay3, Sydney Brenner3, Jian Wang4,5, Huanming Yang4,5, Guojie Zhang1,2,6* and Byrappa Venkatesh3,7* Abstract Background: The ocean sunfish (Mola mola), which can grow up to a length of 2.7 m and weigh 2.3 tons, is the world’s largest bony fish. It has an extremely fast growth rate and its endoskeleton is mainly composed of cartilage. Another unique feature of the sunfish is its lack of a caudal fin, which is replaced by a broad and stiff lobe that results in the characteristic truncated appearance of the fish. -
Thursday, August 31, 2017 Time
Soundings JUNE 2016 American Cetacean Society – Monterey Bay Chapter AUGUST 2017 PO Box H E, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 MONTHLY MEETING AT HOPKINS MARINE STATION, INSIDE THIS ISSUE LECTURE HALL BOAT WORKS BUILDING CALENDAR ……………….......2 (ACROSS FROM THE AMERICAN TIN CANNERY OUTLET STORES) MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THE RHYTHMS THAT MAKE ELEPHANT SEALS RUN OR Thursday, August 31, 2017 FIGHT………………………....2 Time: 7:30 PM WHY DON’T WHALES GET PLEASE JOIN US AT 7:00 FOR REFRESHMENTS OUT OF THE WAY?...................3 Speaker: Kip Evans PLASTIC GARBAGE PATCH Exploring Our Greatest Frontier BIGGER THAN MEXICO FOUND IN PACIFIC…….....…….…......4 Award-winning filmmaker, photographer, and explorer Kip Evans has led or participated in more GRUESOME CASES OF GREAT WHITE SHARKS HAVING than sixty expeditions throughout the world, THEIR LIVERS RIPPED OUT including recent assignments in Spain, Costa Rica, AND EATEN BY ORCAS ARE ON Chile, and the Galapagos Islands. As a THE RISE……………...………5 photographer, he has worked on dozens of National Geographic Society projects since 1998, including ORCA SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON the five-year Sustainable Seas project to explore PROTECTING CHINOOK and document the U.S. National Marine SALMON…..………..…………6 Sanctuaries. Kip’s images have been featured in books, exhibits, calendars, advertisements, and SIGHTINGS……………..…......7 magazines worldwide, including National Geographic magazine, Patagonia, and Outside. In MEMBERSHIP…………..…......8 2014, Kip lived underwater for 17 days in the Aquarius underwater laboratory as an aquanaut with Mission 31. Since 2008, Kip has been the director of Your local ACS chapter expeditions and photography for Mission Blue. Kip was recently honored as the needs you! 2017 Ocean Champion by the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival. -
First Record for the Sunfish Mola Mola (Molidae: Tetradontiformes)
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. ISSN 1110 – 6131 Vol. 23(2): 563- 574 (2019) www.ejabf.journals.ekb.eg First record for the sunfish Mola mola (Molidae: Tetradontiformes) from the Egyptian coasts, Aqaba Gulf, Red Sea, with notes on morphometrics and levels of major skeletal components Mohamed A. Amer1*; Ahmed El-Sadek2; Ahmed Fathallah3; Hamdy A. Omar4 and Mohamed M. Eltoutou4 1-Faculty of Science, Zoology Dept., Marine Biology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. 2- Abu Galum Marine Protectorate Area, Nature Conservation Sector, EEAA, Egypt. 3- Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), Alexandria Branch, Egypt. 4-National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt. * Corresponding author: [email protected] ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: The sunfish Mola mola is recorded for the first time from the Egyptian Received:April 30, 2019 waters at Abu Galum Protectorate Area (South Sinai), Aqaba Gulf, Red Accepted: May 28, 2019 Sea. The present study conducted to give information on morphometric Online: June 3, 2019 characters, anatomy and levels of major elements in skull, vertebrae and _______________ paraxial parts of its skeletal system. These elements comprised Ca, P, Na, K, Mg, S, Cl, Zn and Cu and their levels were estimated. The results Keywords: exhibited that Ca and P were the main components in skull and were the Sunfish most dominant elements in paraxial skeleton in addition to remarkable Mola mola ratios of Na and Cl. Cu was detected with very low ratios only in paraxial Abu Galum skeleton parts. The annuli in examined vertebrae were counted and showed South Sinai that, this fish may be in its second age group. -
First Documented Record of the Ocean Sunfish, Mola Mola
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Stuttgarter Beiträge Naturkunde Serie A [Biologie] Jahr/Year: 2013 Band/Volume: NS_6_A Autor(en)/Author(s): Jawad Laith A. Artikel/Article: First documented record of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola (Linnaeus), from the Sea of Oman, Sultanate of Oman (Teleostei: Molidae) 287-290 Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 6: 287–290; Stuttgart, 30.IV.2013 287 First documented record of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola (Linnaeus), from the Sea of Oman, Sultanate of Oman (Teleostei: Molidae) LAITH A. JAWAD Abstract The first assured record of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758), in Omani waters is reported based on a specimen of 1350 mm total length which has stranded on the coast of Quriat City, 120 km north of Muscat, the capital of Oman. Morphometric and meristic data are provided and compared with those of several specimens of this species from other parts of the world. K e y w o r d s : Sea of Oman; Molidae; range extension. Zusammenfassung Der Mondfisch, Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758), wird zum ersten Mal für Oman bestätigt. Der Nachweis basiert auf einem 1350 mm langen Exemplar, das an der Küste von Quriat City, 120 km nördlich der omanischen Hauptstadt Muscat gestrandet ist. Morphometrische und meristische Daten dieses Exemplares werden gegeben und mit einigen anderen Belegen weltweit verglichen. Contents 1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................287 -
Evolutionary Divergence Among Lineages of the Ocean Sunfish Family
Marine Biology (2005) DOI 10.1007/s00227-005-0089-z RESEARCH ARTICLE Anna L. Bass Æ Heidi Dewar Æ Tierney Thys J. Todd. Streelman Æ Stephen A. Karl Evolutionary divergence among lineages of the ocean sunfish family, Molidae (Tetraodontiformes) Received: 6 May 2005 / Accepted: 8 July 2005 Ó Springer-Verlag 2005 Abstract Ocean sunfish, family Molidae, are enigmatic ulative. The systematic analysis provided strong sup- members of the epipelagic fauna of all tropical and port for the sister taxa relationship between genera temperate oceans. A study, begun in 1998, initially fo- Masturus and Mola and the basal position of the genus cused on the population genetics of Mola mola Linna- Ranzania within the family, as well as the sister group eus 1758 immediately indicated high levels of genetic relationship of the Tetraodontiform families Tetra- divergence in the d-loop and cytochrome b mitochon- odontidae + Diodontidae to the Molidae. drial genes. This preliminary effort was expanded to include Masturus lanceolatus Lie´nard 1840, Ranzania laevis Pennant 1776, and representative sequences of Introduction other Tetraodontiformes. Analysis of the sequence data confirms that there are two species in the genus Mola, Species in the family Molidae are large, primarily pelagic Mola mola and M. ramsayi Giglioli 1883, with the members of the Tetraodontiformes. Commonly referred latter presumed to be limited to the southern hemi- to as ocean sunfish, the Molidae have a distinctive lat- sphere. There is an indication of inter-ocean subdivi- erally compressed shape and ‘‘chopped off’’ appearance sion within both species originating 0.05–0.32 and 1.55– (Fraser-Brunner 1951; Smith and Heemstra 1986). -
Iotc–2013–Wpeb09–Inf17 Glossary of Scientific Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations, and Report Terminology Glossary
IOTC–2013–WPEB09–INF17 GLOSSARY OF SCIENTIFIC TERMS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS, AND REPORT TERMINOLOGY SC15. Para. 19: NOTING paper IOTC–2012–SC15–INF03 which provided a glossary of scientific terms, acronyms and abbreviations, and report terminology, for the most commonly used scientific terms in IOTC reports and Conservation and Management Measures (CMM), the SC ENCOURAGED all authors of papers to be submitted to the IOTC to use the definitions contained in the glossary. The SC indicated that it may wish to modify these incrementally in the future. LAST UPDATED: 13 SEPTEMBER, 2013 GLOSSARY A Age–length (age–length key or curve). Relationship between age and length. Age-structured assessment. Assessment of the status of a fish stock based on the relative abundances of fish of different ages in the stock. Aggregation. Group of fish that comes together, often to feed or spawn. Archival tag (tagging). Implanted fish tag that detects and records („archives‟) environmental variables (e.g. water temperature) and location over time. Area closure. Closure of a given area/fishing ground for a defined period as a tool in the management of a fishery. Artisanal fishing. Fishing for subsistence using traditional methods. Autonomous adjustment. An ongoing structural adjustment process that occurs in all fisheries. As technologies and prices change, the characteristics of the fishing fleet required to maximise the net value from the fishery will also change and, as a result, fishery fleet behaviour has a tendency to change in line with market signals. The primary role for government in structural adjustment is to establish a management regime that removes any incentives that lead to over-capacity, and that facilitates autonomous adjustment to occur in response to changing economic and biological conditions. -
S-189 Cruise Report
Cruise Report S-189 Scientific data collected aboard SSV Robert C. Seamans San Diego – La Paz – Puerto Vallarta 16 October 2003 – 24 November 2003 Sea Education Association Woods Hole, Massachusetts To obtain unpublished data, contact the SEA data archivist: Erik Zettler, Science Coordinator Sea Education Association P.O. Box 6 Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone: 508-540-3954 ext. 29 800-552-3633 ext. 29 Fax: 508-457-4673 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sea.edu 2 Table of Contents Ship’s Company 4 Introduction 5 Table 1: Student research projects, cruise S-189 6 Table 2: Academic lectures and activities 7 Data Description 8 Figure 1: S-189 cruise track 8 Figure 2: Locations of oceanographic sampling stations 9 Table 3: Oceanographic sampling stations 10 Table 4: Surface station data 15 Table 5: Neuston net tow data 16 Table 6: Hydrocast bottle data 18 Scientific Results: Student Abstracts 22 Figures 3-25: Selections from student research papers Tables 7,8: Selections from student research papers 3 Ship’s Company SSV Robert C. Seamans, Cruise S-189 Nautical Staff Elliot Rappaport Captain Pamela Coughlin Chief Mate Ben McKee Second Mate Carter Cassel Third Mate Gray Stockmayer Engineer Jonathan Cedar Assistant Engineer Christopher Wang Steward Gillian Faustine Deckhand Scientific Staff Kara Lavender Chief Scientist Jim Watkins First Assistant Scientist Sarah Piwinski Second Assistant Scientist Cina Loarie Third Assistant Scientist Students Natalie Ashton Northeastern University Lauren Burk University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Katherine Cohn Oberlin College Meredith Costa University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Kyle Detwiler Princeton University Matthew Fromboluti Carleton College Michael King Colby College Erin Knight Hamilton College Mark Kuske Oregon State University Elizabeth Lovelock University of Pennsylvania Coleen MacNally Hamilton College Brenna Mahoney Cornell University Michael-Ryan McCabe Georgia Institute of Technology Kristen Mitchell Eckerd College Laura Nelson Dartmouth College Sara Nelson University of Arizona William Palmieri St. -
Marine Invertebrates: Communities at Risk
Biology 2013, 2, 832-840; doi:10.3390/biology2020832 OPEN ACCESS biology ISSN 2079-7737 www.mdpi.com/journal/biology Review Marine Invertebrates: Communities at Risk Jennifer Mather Psychology Department, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada; E-Mail: [email protected]; Tel.: +1-403-329-2423; Fax: +1-403-329-2555 Received: 17 April 2013; in revised form: 4 June 2013 / Accepted: 5 June 2013 / Published: 10 June 2013 Abstract: 2XU GHILQLWLRQ RI WKH ZRUG µDQLPDO¶ FHQWHUV RQ YHUWHEUDWHV \HWRIWKH animals on the planet are invertebrates, about which we know little. In addition, although the Census of Marine Life (COML.org) has recently conducted an extensive audit of marine ecosystems, we still do not understand much about the animals of the seas. Surveys of the best-known ecosystems, in which invertebrate populations often play a key role, show that the invertebrate populations are affected by human impact. Coral animals are the foundation of coral reef systems, which are estimated to contain 30% of the species in the ocean. Physical impact and chemical changes on the water severely damage these reefs, and may lead to the removal of these important habitats. Tiny pteropod molluscs live in huge numbers in the polar seas, and their fragile shells are particularly vulnerable to ocean acidification. Their removal would mean that fishes on which we depend would have a hugely diminished food supply. In the North Sea, warming is leading to replacement of colder water copepods by warmer water species which contain less fat. This is having an effect on the birds which eat them, who enrich the otherwise poor land on which they nest. -
Bony Fish Classification
Reading Handout: Bony Fish Scientific Classification The information below shows the scientific classification of bony fishes that still exist today. KINGDOM Animalia PHYLUM Chordata SUBPHYLUM Vertebrata CLASS Actinopterygii (old name = Osteichthyes) Class Actinopterygii includes all the bony fishes that are ray-finned (vs. lobed-finned, Class Sarcopterygii). Bony fishes are ectothermic (cold-blooded) and are vertebrates (have a spine/backbone). Most bony fishes have scales, breathe with gills, have fins (lacking in some), and have a two-chambered heart. Most bony fishes lay eggs. Actinopterygians are the dominant class of vertebrates, comprising nearly 99% of the over 30,000 species of fishes. They are found in both freshwater and marine environments and from the deep sea to the highest mountain streams. Extant species can range in size from a minnow, at 8 mm (0.3 in), to the massive ocean sunfish, at 2,300 kg (5,070 lb), and the long-bodied oarfish, at 11 m (36 ft). INFRACLASS Teleostei Teleostei is one of three infraclasses in Class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes. This diverse group, which arose in the Triassic period, includes 26,840 extant species in about 40 orders and 448 families; most living fishes are members of this group. ORDER (approximately 40) FAMILY (approximately 448) GENUS and SPECIES (approximately 26,840) Page 1 of 3 Some fishy facts: Did you know… the garibaldi is the California State Marine Fish and is protected by law? It is one of only a few species of damselfishes found in California and can be found from Monterey Bay to southern Baja California.