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KINGDOM Animalia

PHYLUM Chordata
CLASS Actinopterygii
ORDER Scombriformes
FAMILY Scombridae
SUBFAMILY Scombrinae
FISH 4:Atlantic bluefin tuna,Thunnus SPECIES NAME Thunnini
thynnus(Linnaeus,1758) SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

3 biological behaviours of the specimen:


-The tuna is a sleek and streamlined fish, adapted for speed. It has two closely
spaced dorsal fins on its back; The first is "depressible" – it can be laid down, flush,
in a groove that runs along its back.
-Seven to 10 yellow finlets run from the dorsal fins to the tail, which is lunate –
curved like a crescent moon – and tapered to pointy tips. The caudal peduncle, to
which the tail is attached, is quite thin, with three stabilizing horizontal keels on
each side.
-The tuna's dorsal side is generally a metallic dark blue, while the ventral side, or
underside, is silvery or whitish, for camouflage.
Outer morphology:

Type of body: Fusiform


Type of mouth: Terminal
Total length: 45.4 cm
Standard length: 50 cm
Bivalvia 2:Trough shells(Mactridae) SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALIA
PHYLUM MOLLUSCA
CLASS BIVALVIA
SUBCLASS HETERODONTA
ORDER VENERIDA
SUPERFAMILY MACTROIDEA
FAMILY MACTRIDAE
3 Biological behaviors of the specimen:

-Trough shells burrow in sand or fine gravel and never in muddy substrates.

-Mactrids can be found worldwide in relatively shallow waters. Some


species have a high salinity tolerance, and can live in areas of entirely
fresh water.

-They may sometimes host symbiotic pea crabs or chemoautotrophic


bacteria in the mantle cavity and gills.

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