Uhh What's Bony Fish? :]

 

 Hey! Ever wonder what a.. bony fish is? Well, Ofcourse not! You probably don't know a thing  about it.. Sooo, That's why I'm here! to answer that question. Well, I'm going to pick 3 bony fish to show you how they look and stuff. See, there are three different types of fish. What are they? They're Cartilaginous Fish [Which I made a blog about..], Jawless Fish [Which I made a blog about..] And of course, Bony fish [Which I'm about to make a blog about] So let's dive in and learn about.... BONY FISH! Enjoy! :]


Well my first fish is a Puffer fish. Not any ordinary Puffer fish.. The STARS AND STIPES Puffer fish! And here it is! 


                     


                Now here's what were going over today!:)

• The Stars And Stripes Puffer :O 
• The Emperor Angel Fish :O
• The.... GOLD FISH! :O
• How Do Fish Float? :O
• Describing the Role Of Each Fin? :O
• What is the lateral line on a fish? :O
• How do fish breathe? :O
• What does cold-blooded fish mean? :O
• What do fish eat? :O

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Well let's start with the Stars and Stripes puffer fish! Well, do you guys watch spongebob? I sure do! But ya know that teacher Mrs. Puff? Well, take a guess what type of fish she is.. Yep, the puffer. And ya know how she kinda puffs up like a balloon? Well she does that when threatend or scared.. Like we have that :-O face when we are sometimes, well that's their weird recation! Puffing up! 


                            






Well unlike us, they can expand their bodies 2x their original size. These puffer fish mostly are found in warm waters. Rarely in cold. This puffer is light grey, with with pretty star-like spots. Hence the name, Stars and stripes! Most puffer fish are not really colorful. But hey, here's one:) This fish is usually really aggressive around other fish. Grr. You could find this puffer in most aquariums, being one of the most popular puffer fish out there! Like all other puffers, they blow like a balloon when it feels threatened or stressed. But this is how it looks when it's not inflated.. 


                      


Kinda still looks the same, right? Except it looks like a normal fish. It's so pretty! And it's kinda cute too! Remember when I said it's a little aggressive one? Well, what I meant is that it blows up easier, not only when it feels scared, but when it see's a regular fish. It tries to scare it away. I guess he's all about safety! If you ever wanna keep this fish, [Which I bet you won't..] They like to have a bit of freedom when they swim. Yep, like at least 100 gallons of water. And I wouldn't put it in a cage with a different fish. 


                 


This puffer feeds on food like algae, coral, sponges, starfish, muscles, urchins..etc. The Stars and Stripes Fish is not endangered though. Yay! Fun fact: Did ya know.. There's over 1030 endangered species of fish? :O Nooo! Why is that? Maybe because we gobble down fish daily! You don't see them munching on us..? That's why.. It's getting higher and higher everyday :( Well at least this fish isn't endangered.. Which is good.. because most fish are. Now let's move on to the next fish! 


Well the next fish is Emperor Angelfish. This is a really colorful fish:) Here it is.. 


                                  
                                                           Or this one!
                                 


Yep, when you look up "Emperor angelfish" on google, it'll give you two types. The cool swirly one, and the nice striped one. Which do you like most? Well there are over 70 species of of this fish, and like the other fish, The emperor angel fish likes swimming in the warm waters and oceans;) Like me! No one likes cold water.. So they live in coral reefs in tropical, shallow waters. These fish lay 100's of eggs at a time! Which is normal, because usually fish lay a lot of eggs at a time. 


                                            Awwwe!


This fish grows to about 12-15 inches long.. Yeah, usually a foot long. It's not a chubby fish either, it's a flattened, skinny one. It's also a carnivore, which means it eats meat. It eats coral heads, worms, sponges, crustaceans, shrimp, and shellfish. They CRUSH their prey with they're powerful jaws! Ouch.. But, most species of emperor angelfish are herbivores. Which means they eat plants. :)
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Now.... Last but NOT Least... The Scary, the frightening.. The terrifying.. THE GOLDFISH! 


                         


Not a common, dangerous sea animal, but it is a common house pet. In fact one of the most common in the world! Though they can live in both bowls at your house, and ponds, where they usually get them from. They live for about 10 years. Which isn't that long for us, But what's 10 to them, might be 100 to us. Well when you see a goldfish, you usually think of orange ones.. Which is the most common.. But they come in a lot of shapes and sizes, and colors! Yep over 125 varieties! Am I gonna say them all? No, I'm not.. But here's some! 


                           


Haha yep. Well you see a lot of people with a gold fish.. But most of them just buy it, put it in a tank, get some food for it.. And it sits there for all it's life. Wow, how fun is that? It seems kinda boring to me. Eat, Swim, and eat again. How joyful... But what they probably don't know is that they like swimming in larger aquariums. To swim freely, that's the least you can do for sitting in a bowl for it's whole life! And they usually swim in their own dirt, because they're tanks get dirty easily, and it doesn't get cleaned. Goldfish averagely grow to about 3-5 inches. Ya.. Pretty tiny. They eat plants, carp, and of course.. Goldfish food :] 
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Well let's answer the first question.. How do fish float? Well they have a little something called swim bladder. Which is basically a bag full of gas and oxygen. That's why they don't sink to the bottom of the ocean like we would do if we aren't floating.. Well that was a simple question! Let's move on though.


                              
Now we're gonna talk about about fish's features and what it does.. Hope that didn't sound too boring, but it's not! It's really interesting. Well here's a pic to get us started! 


                       


Let's start with the fish's eye. Well It's eye sight is okay. But it's other senses are better. Most fish are able to see left and right. Why is this? Because remember, a fish doesn't have a neck.. Does it? There for it can't really move its "head" because it really doesn't Have one. That's why they need there eyes to move for themselves. They also don't have eyelids! See fish's eyes are really different from ours. Here's an example. They're eyes are moist from the water, and don't need to worry about having sun in them, Why? because they live underwater of course! Well anyway, let's move on. 




                                            
                                                          I'm watching you :O


Now let's talk about it's dorsal fin. The dorsal fin is on the back of a fish's body and it's used to stable balance and turning:) Plus fish aren't the only sea animals that have this! There are a lot! Like whales,dolphins, porpoises, etc. Well let's move on. Next is the Caudal Fin! This is at the end of a fish's body. And it's also called a tailfin! Or a tail.. So what does a tail do for a fish? C'mon you know this. That's how they swim! They shake there tail left and right which makes it go forward! Not to tough, right? Well let's keep going. 


                             


Now, it's lateral line. I hope you remember.. we went over a lateral line before! Was it on a fish though? No, a shark. And they're pretty much the same! Remember how a lateral line senses movement, or vibration in the water? Same with fish. It senses motion or activity that's going on where they are. Now, to the anal fin. Well it's kind of like the dorsal fin! It stabilizes the fish and makes sure it doesn't roll over in the water. The pectoral fin helps the fish steer and brake. Like a car! The Pelvic fin kinda helps it stable, it keeps the fish level in the water. :] Almost done! 


                        
Let's go to the last three. The gill cover is also called an operculum. But let's just call it gill cover, because the name basically says it all. Because what it is, is basically a bony flap protecting the gills. Hence, "gill cover" . Get it? Last but not least.. the mouth! :] Just like humans, they're mouth is very important. Why? Well obviously because they need to eat and breathe with it.  But wait, how do they breathe? 


Well do you ever see a fish do that weird kissy face? Well water comes into the fish's mouth by this really effective pumping system.. It happens because of the opening and closing of a fish's mouth. And how does it eat? Well different fish from different species eat differently :) Like there are bottom feeders, which rasp off algea, plants, etc. from the bottem of the ocean. There's also filter feeders that basically eat things that are in small little parts so it's easier to eat. Other fish.. Just simply eat their meal.. in a whole!


                         
It's okay! Just one last question.. WHAT are cold-blooded fish? Well "cold-blooded" is when you can't regulate your body temperature. And are fish the only one's who can be cold-blooded or not? Course not! All animals can be or can't. So this means they have to rely on solar energy, which is captured by the environment. Different animals have a different way to react to their cold-bloodedness. 


Fish, since underwater.. has to change where they are in the water. As in depth. So the deeper the water is, the cooler it is! And the closer to the surface of the water, the warmer the water is. Makes sense? :) But cold-blooded fish doesn't look different from any other fish. It's just what type they are, and how they react to their environment. Some very common fish might be cold-blooded. Here are some! 


      




        


Well, that was long! Wasn't it? Thanks for reading :] (If you actually did). And come back later to check out some amazing facts about things I doubt you know! And I would put facts that we went over but I think it's long enough. Come to Zeina's amazing blog whenever your in the feeling to... LEARN! SCIENCE! STUFF! THINGS! Ugh just come and learn. BYE!