Aquatic

Organisms
Pictionary
 A for Algae
 Microscopic plants
which contain
chlorophyll and live
floating or suspended
in water. They also
may be attached to
structures, rocks or
other submerged
surfaces. They are
food for fish and small
aquatic animals.
Excess algal growths
can impart tastes and
odors to potable
 B for BoxFish

 This is the speckled

box fish  People
usually call it a
neutron bomb
puffer. Why? When
it is frightened it
releases a poison
that kills
everything
including itself! 
 C for Corals
 Corals are
marine
organisms
 The group
includes the
important reef
builders that are
found in tropical
oceans, which
secrete calcium
carbonate to
form a hard
 D for Dolphins
A Dolphin is a small-toothed
whale.Dolphins are mammals like us,
so they can't stay in the water all the
time like fish or other sea animals.
They also don't lay eggs such as
turtles, fishes, octopuses, etc.

  Dolphins are usually 4 to 20 feet long.

They have eyes on both sides of their
heads. There is also a small whole
behind the dolphin's eye and that is
the dolphin's ear. The dolphin's nose-
shaped snout is actually called a
rostrum. On the top of a dolphin's
head is an air hole. A dolphin has to
go to the surface to get air, otherwise
it won't survive.
 
 E for Eel
 Eel is a type of
fish.Most eels
prefer to dwell in
shallow waters or
hide at the bottom
layer of the ocean,
sometimes in
holes. These holes
are called eel pits.
 Eels are consumed
at large by the
Chinese and
 F for Frogbit Flowers
 Frogbit is a floating
plant that has two
growth forms. Young,
uncrowded plants
have floating, heart
shaped leaves that
have spongy tissue on
the underside. When
older plants become
crowded the leaves
become erect and the
spongy tissue is
absent. The frogbit
flower is silvery white.
 G for Goby
  A common Goby
is the knight
goby. It grows up
to 2 inches. All
gobies are
territorial and is
common in
canals, coastal
area, streams,
and creeks.
 H for Hawk fish
 The most common
hawk fish is the
flame hawk and it
grows up to 5
inches. It is a
carnivore and likes
eating big shrimp.
The flame hawk is
mostly found in Fiji.
 I for Iridescent Shark
 Despite its name,
iridescent shark, is not a
shark, but a catfish. This
fish is also known as
Siamese shark or sutchi
catfish in the aquarium
hobby or as tra, swai, or
striped catfish in the
food fish market
 it is named for its glow or
iridescence exhibited in
juveniles.
 The iridescent shark is a
migratory fish that moves
upstream to spawn during
the flood season while the
waters are high and
returns downstream to
seek rearing habitats when
the river water levels
recede.
 J for Jelly Fish
 Jellyfish live in the ocean. They
can only move up and down. The
ocean currents just carry them
side to side or from one place to
another.
 Jellyfish don't have a brain so they
don't know what they are doing or
where they are going. Even
though  they do not know
anything, they can still protect
themselves with millions of tiny,
mechanical cells that release a
chemical when it is touched by an
animal or a human.
 Some of the jellyfish's sting can
kill a human or an animal within 2
minutes, but don't blame them.
Remember, they don't have a
brain and besides they only sting
for protection or food.
 K for Kelp
 Kelp are large
seaweeds (algae),
belonging to the
brown algae and
classified in the
order
 Kelp grows in
underwater forests
(kelp forests) in
clear, shallow
ocean
 They are known for
their fast
 L for Lobster
 Lobsters grow to great
ages - some specimens are
believed to be more than
70 years old.
 Although the hard outer
shells act as highly
effective armour protecting
them from attack, they do
have disadvantages - the
main one being a lack of
mobility.
 That is why most lobsters
have to move sideways
because they lack
rotational joints. They use
their huge claws to fight
off predators like seals.
 M
 A common Mono
or (finger fish) is
deep bodied and
bears four stark
black lines. They
grow to be 7
inches. 
 N for Nautilus
 Related to octopus
and squid, these
unusual animals have
a large shell which
grows around them.
Nautilus can live quite
deep and migrate up
and down the water
column in search of
food.
 They've got blue
blood, three hearts,
can change shape,
use jet-propulsion.
 O for Octopus
Octopus or octopi live in all oceans in the
world. However, they can only live in salt
water. Most scientists believe that there
are over 150 types of octopi. They have
no back bones and no inside skeletons.
Octopi also have organs such as a heart,
a kidney, and a stomach. All of the
organs are located at the top of the
octopus' head, which looks like a baglike
shape.

Octopi have soft bodies and 8 arms. If it

loses one of its arms, it will eventually
grow back. Each arm has two rows of
suction cups or suckers that are used to
attach to things and grab prey. Suckers
are like a tongue, a nose, and strong
fingers to an octopus. Octopi usually eat
lobsters, crabs, clams, fish, and sea
snails.         
 P for Platypus
The Platypus is the only mammal that lays
eggs. The male Platypus has a spur on the
hind foot that delivers a venom capable of
causing severe pain to humans.

Until the early 20th century it was hunted

for its fur, but it is now protected
throughout its range. Although captive
breeding programs have had only limited
success and the Platypus is vulnerable to
the effects of pollution, it is not under any
immediate threat.

The Platypus is semi-aquatic, inhabiting

small streams and rivers in Australia and
Tasmania
 Q for Quillwort
 It is found on the stony or
sandy bottoms of clear,
usually slightly acidic
ponds. They are perennial,
with typically two flushes
of new leaves each year, in
spring and autumn.
 The Quillwort has many
long, narrow leaves broad
at the base. There is a sac
that contains the spores at
the bottom of each leaf
base. It has a very small
stem where the leaves
attach with the roots. It
does not have traditional
roots, but instead roots
with leaf-like appendages.
The upper leaves are
green and found in
sprouting clump
 R for Rays
Some basics of rays are that they are
muddy brown, flatfish with a long tail
and a white belly. They are diamond
shaped and can reach up to a size of 5
feet! Any type of ray has its mouth on its
belly. Blue head wrasse, Spanish hogfish,
and other reef fishes love helping the
rays to get cleaned because they love to
eat the parasites or bacteria on the ray's
body.

Although a stingray looks safe to touch,

they are very dangerous. You should
never go near their tail because they can
sting you, like jellyfishes. This happens
because their tale is full of venom, like
snakes.
 S for Starfish
A starfish is an animal that lives in the ocean.
Some people think that they are fish but they're
not. Some starfish are called sea stars because
they look like stars. Starfish move very slowly. It
takes them about one minute to walk one or two
inches across the sea floor. A starfish has no
bones. Their skin gives them their shape and it
protects them.

    A sea stars mouth is underneath its body. So

when it eats, it has to crawl over on what it is
eating. Most starfish eat clams, oysters, dead
crabs, or dead fish.

   Sea stars are really flexible. They can squeeze

into a small hole or a crack in a rock, even if it is
considered a big sea star. Starfish also
reproduce. The mother sea star can lay eggs
from a hundred to a million of them at a time!
 T for Triggers
 Most triggers are
brightly colored
and marked with
patterns of spots or
lines. They are
easily recognized
by there deep flat
bodies and small
eyes.
 U for Unicorn Fish
 Mainly active in daytime,
unicorn fish roam in groups
feeding on algae.
 The horn-like appendage
between their eyes begins
growing when a young fish
reaches about 13 cm (5 in)
in length, and tends to be
a little bigger on males.
 They are generally not
aggressive to each other,
but when they do fight
they use sharp scalpels by
their tails as weapons, not
their horns.
 Their skin is smooth and
less susceptible to skin
diseases.
 V for Velvet Crab
 The velvet crab
(alternatively velvet
swimming crab or
devil crab) is the
largest swimming crab
found in British coastal
waters . The velvet
swimming crab gets
its name from the fine
velvety texture of its
carapace. The rear
legs are flattened for
swimming,
 W for whales
There are many types of whales in the
world. All  whales are mammals. Here are
two types of whales that you might want to
know about.  

The Humpback whales have a body with a

huge head and long flippers. The dorsal fin
is small and is usually on the back or "hump"
of the whale. It is the color blue on the
back, the color white underneath or on the
sides and the color black on the baleen
plates. They eat and kill shrimp and many
more little animals in the sea.

The Orcas whales are mostly found in

coastal and cool waters. Orcas can kill large
animals such as other whales. It is the only
whale that can hunt other warm-blooded
animals. They usually eat fish, squid, other
whales, dolphins, birds, seals, and sea lions.
 Y for Yellow Fish
 The yellow tang also
called naughty tang, is
a saltwater fish
species
 It is one of the most
popular aquarium fish.
 All individuals of this
species are bright
daffodil yellow in
color. At night, the
yellow colouring fades
slightly and a
prominent brownish
patch develops in the
middle with a
horizontal white band.
They rapidly resume
 Z for Zander
 The zander is a
common and popular
game fish in Europe.
 It is often eaten and
may reach 20
kilograms in size.
 Their success in
establishing
themselves is due to a
number of factors, one
of which is that they
are particularly well
adapted to life in the
slow-flowing, sparsely
vegetated, rather