Alphabet Aquatic Organisms Virtual Lab by Leslie De Leon https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh Virtual Lab en-us 2020-11-11 14:04:53 UTC 2024-12-09 06:46:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Group Members: Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/912813203 Jaide Dukes: A-E
Alex Morales: F-J
Shirley Ramirez: K-O
Jacqueline Cardenas: P-T
Leslie De Leon: U-Z]]> 2020-11-11 14:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/912813203 Uaru Cichlid Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913319908 - Scientific names:  Chocolate Cichlid, Uaru Triangle Cichlid, and Waroo
- Kind of fish: Bony fish
- They live in rivers and lakes.
- Type of water: Freshwater 
- How it reproduces: Uaru Cichlid are open breeders. The female drops from 100 to 1000 eggs.
- Life expectancy: 8-10 years
- Role in food web: Secondary consumers
- Preys: Worms & crustaceans.
- Predators: Fish & eels.
]]> 2020-11-11 16:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913319908 Vampire Pleco Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913543526 - Scientific names: Leporacanthicus galaxias, Galaxy pleco and Tusken pleco.
- Kind of fish: Bony fish
- Live in wild rapids, rivers in Costa Rica, Panama and South America.
- Live in freshwater but can adapt to brackish water.
- How it reproduces:  If the female is enticed in by the male, it will deposit 150 -200 eggs on the side of the cave, and the male will then set about guarding the eggs until they hatch.
- Life expectancy: 15 years
- Role in food web: Secondary consumers.
- Prey: Crustaceans & small worms.
- Predators: Larger fish & birds.

]]> 2020-11-11 17:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913543526 White Piranha Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913546661 - Scientific name: Serrasalmus rhombeus
- Kind of fish: Has been recorded from main river channels, floodplain lakes, and appears to thrive in reservoirs formed by dam construction.
- Live in main river channels, floodplain lakes, and reservoirs.
- Type of water: Freshwater
- How it reproduces: Piranhas reproduce by laying groups of eggs in rivers and lakes. A female piranha will lay about 5,000 eggs.
- Life Expectancy: 10-20 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumers
- Prey: Crustaceans & fish.
- Predators: Caimans & birds.
]]> 2020-11-11 17:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913546661 X-Ray Tetra Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913552482 - Scientific name: Pristella maxillaris
- Kind of fish: Bony fish
- Live in Amazon coastal waters.
- Type of water: Freshwater & brackish
- How it reproduces: During the rainy season, the X-Ray Tetra returns to the flood-lands to spawn. The female X-Ray Tetra lays between 300-400 eggs by scattering them among the vegetation.
- Life Expectancy:  2 - 5 years
- Role in the food web:
- Prey: Worms & small crustaceans.
- Predators: Larger Fish & frogs.]]> 2020-11-11 17:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913552482 Yellow Margin Triggerfish Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913560844 - Scientific name: Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
- Kind of fish: Bony fish
- Live in floodplain tributaries, lakes and streams, usually under forest cover.
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: It takes place between one male and a single female. The females lay their eggs on the sand in a 2 meter wide depression that is 70 cm deep.
- Life Expectancy: 10 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumers
- Prey: Gatropods & corals
- Predators: Rays and sharks]]> 2020-11-11 17:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913560844 Zebra Shark Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913593991 - Scientific name: Stegostoma Fasciatum
- Kind of fish: Cartilaginous
- Live in tropical, and coastal waters
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: During mating season, male zebra sharks chase females and show interest by snapping at their tails. Each breeding season, a single female may lay up to 46 eggs in over 112 days.
- Life Expectancy: 15 - 20 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumers
- Prey:  Fish & crabs.
- Predators: Large sharks & humans.]]> 2020-11-11 17:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/913593991 Abudjubbe Wrasse 325281 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/914027921 -Scientific name: cheilinus abudjubbe
-Kind of fish: ray finned fish
-Live in: western Indian ocean
-Type of water: saltwater
-How it reproduces: female release eggs and males release sperm into the water column above the reef at the same time.
-Life expectancy: 3-30 years
-Role in the food web:
-Prey: hard shell invertebrates
-Predators: large reef fish and sharks]]> 2020-11-11 19:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/914027921 Parambassis Ranga 3166161 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/914612580 Scientific name-  Ambassis apogonoides
Lives in: Freshwater
Reproduction- sexually
Life expectancy- 3-4 years
- commonly known as Indian glassy painted fish . 
- Native of an area in South Asia &  Lives in fresh water ]]> 2020-11-11 23:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/914612580 3166161 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/914626878 Queen Angelfish – Holacanthus ciliaris 
-Aggressive
-Origin from tropical Atlantic & feeds on sponge in the wild ]]> 2020-11-12 00:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/914626878 Rabbitfish 3166161 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/915120725 Scientific name- Siganidae
Life expectancy - 5 years or longer
Live in- found in shallow tropical marine waters . They live in areas near shore or around reefs and graze on algae and other plants.
Origin- Western Pacific, Western Australia
Size : Up to 8 inches
-Primarily a herbivore
-perciform fishes in the family Siganidae.
]]> 2020-11-12 04:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/915120725 Silver Gourami- Trichogaster 3166161 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/915127453 -very popular aquarium fish. It grows to about four inches in size and is very easy to care for.]]> 2020-11-12 05:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/915127453 T- barb 3166161 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/915131865 Scientific name- Barbodes lateristrig
Kind of fish- cyprinid fish
Live in: clear or turbid waters of flowing streams
Reproduction-  female will lay her eggs and the eggs are then fertilized by the male.
Life expectancy- 6-7 years
-schooling fish and peacekeeper 
-  It has been known to reach 7″ in the wild, but not likely in a typical aquarium]]> 2020-11-12 05:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/915131865 False Clown Anemonefish 3233401 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/917192900 - Scientific names: Amphiprion ocellaris
- Kind of fish: bony
- Live in: coral reefs off the coasts of Australia and Southeast Asia as far north as southern Japan.
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: She will lay from 100 to 1,000 eggs, which are 3 to 4 millimeters long. The male then passes over the nest and releases sperm to fertilize the eggs. Then, the female swims off
- Life Expectancy: 3 to 5 years
- Role in the food web:The anemone provides protection and leftovers for the clownfish, while the clownfish brings food to the anemone and preens its host, removing parasites.
- Prey: Small invertebrates and algae, as well as food scraps the anemone leaves behind.
- Predators: sharks and eels are the main predators of the clown fish in the water but the human is the biggest overall threat to the clown fish as they are caught to keep in tanks and aquariums

]]> 2020-11-12 16:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/917192900 Galapagos Porgy 3233401 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/917517977 - Scientific name:
- Kind of fish:
- Live in
- Type of water: 
- How it reproduces: 
- Life Expectancy: 
- Role in the food web:
- Prey:
- Predators: ]]> 2020-11-12 17:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/917517977 Balao 325281 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/919396243 -Scientific name: hemiramphus balao
-Kind of fish: Bait fish
-Live in: Atlantic ocean
-Type of water: brackish water
-How it reproduces: female releases eggs and male releases sperm around them.
-Life expectancy:  2-4 years
-Role in the food web: used as food in the west indies.
-Prey: smaller fishes and zooplankton
-Predators: brown noddy and sooty tern.]]> 2020-11-13 06:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/919396243 Cachama 325281 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/919396558 -Scientific name: Colossoma macropomum
-Kind of fish: Large fish
-Live in: Orinoco basins
-Type of water: Freshwater
-How it reproduces:
-Life expectancy: 40-6
5 years
-Role in the food web:
-Prey: Fruit, grains, insects, decaying plants, and zooplankton.
-Predators: Piranhas ]]> 2020-11-13 06:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/919396558 Dash dot goatfish 325281 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/919396776 -Scientific name: parupeneus baberinus
-Kind of fish: goatfish
-Live in: pacific ocean
-Type of water: salwater
-How it reproduces: they release eggs into the water unit they hatch.
-Life expectancy: 5 years
-Role in the food web:
-Prey: small crustaceans, worms, and invertebrate.
-Predators:]]> 2020-11-13 06:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/919396776 Earth eater cichild 325281 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/919397112 -Scientific name: Geophagus steindachneri
-Kind of fish: Red hump
-Live in:Magdalena, Cauca and Sinú basin
-Type of water: freshwater
-How it reproduces:Males are polygamous and may breed with several females during the reproductive period. Courtship is initiated by the male, and may last for several hours. When the ovipositor is fully extended, the female begins to lay small batches of eggs on a hard surface within the territory of the male.
-Life expectancy: 8-10 years
-Role in the food web:
-Prey: will eat anything
-Predators:]]> 2020-11-13 06:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/919397112 Killer Whales Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921172266 - Scientific name: Orcinus Orca
- Kind of fish: Bony fish
- Live in all oceans.
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: Female killer whales give birth to one baby killer whale roughly once every five years.
- Life Expectancy: 50-60 years
- Role in the food web: Tertiary consumer
- Prey: Seal & squid
- Predators: Human & larger sharks]]> 2020-11-13 17:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921172266 Lionfish Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921212155 - Scientific name: Pterois volitans
- Kind of fish: Bony fish
- Live in tropical reefs and rocky crevices.
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: Spawning occurs near the surface with males immediately fertilizing the released eggs. The female lionfish releases between 2,000 and 15,000 eggs into the water.
- Life Expectancy: 10 - 18 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumer
- Prey: Fish & shrimp
- Predators: Eels & scorpion fish]]> 2020-11-13 18:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921212155 Manta Ray Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921225535 - Scientific name: Manta Birostris
- Kind of fish: Cartilaginous
- Live in warmer tropical waters.
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: After mating the female manta ray lays a couple of eggs which actually develop and then hatch inside her. Within 6 weeks of hatching, the female manta ray gives birth to 1 or 2 manta ray pups, which develop into large adults fairly quickly.
- Life Expectancy: 15 - 20 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumers
- Prey: Fish & plankton
- Predators: Sharks & humans]]> 2020-11-13 18:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921225535 Nurse Shark Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921229677 - Scientific name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
- Kind of fish: Cartilaginous
- Live in warm waters and tropical coastal regions.
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: When a nurse shark wants to mate, the male will bite the female’s pectoral fin to hold her in place for the mating process. the female carries the fertilized eggs inside her to incubate. When the 6-month incubation period comes to an end, she gives birth to a litter of about 25 live pups
- Life Expectancy: 20-25 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumers
- Prey: Squid & octopus
- Predators: Human & bull shark]]> 2020-11-13 18:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921229677 Octopus Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921496784 - Scientific name: Octopus Vulgaris
- Kind of fish: Cartilaginous
- Live in tropical and temperate waters worldwide.
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: To mate, a male will insert his hectocotylus into the female's mantle cavity and deposit spermatophores. This process may take up to several hours, depending on the species. On average, females lay around 100,000 eggs at one time, and it takes between four to eight weeks for them to hatch.
- Life Expectancy: 2-15 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumer
- Prey: Crabs & fish
- Predators: Sharks & dolphins]]> 2020-11-13 19:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921496784 Hammerhead Shark Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921816481 - Scientific name: Sphyrna Zygaena
- Kind of fish: Cartilaginous
- Live in warm waters, continental shelves, and in the deep ocean.
- Type of water: Saltwater
- How it reproduces: Hammerheads mate via internal fertilization and give birth to live young anywhere from 6 to 42 pups once every two years.
- Life Expectancy: 20-25 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumers
- Prey: Squid & octopus
- Predators: Tiger shark & great white shark]]> 2020-11-13 20:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921816481 Indian Damsel Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921831393 - Scientific name: Pomacentrus indicus.
- Kind of fish: Bony fish
- Live in  lagoons and seaward reefs.
- Type of water: Brackish & saltwater
- How it reproduces: They are egg layers. First they clear a site ready for a nest, then engage in a mating dance with rapid swimming and fin movements, during this time the males will often turn a shade or two darker and may display white blotches. Spawning occurs.
- Life Expectancy: 5 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumers
- Prey: Zooplankton & algae
- Predators: Humans & birds]]> 2020-11-13 20:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921831393 Jack fish Leslie0812 https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921831570 - Scientific name: Pseudocaranx dentex
- Kind of fish: Bony fish
- Live throughout the coastal regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Type of water: Fresh & brackish water
- How it reproduces: They migrate to their favorite spawning waters. Once there, male and female pike swim side by side. As they coast along, the males entice females to release their eggs by nudging the females' abdomens with their tails.
- Life Expectancy: 45 years
- Role in the food web: Secondary consumer
- Prey: Fish & shrimp
- Predators: Greater amberjack & dolphins]]> 2020-11-13 20:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Leslie0812/ab25q0assdqienmh/wish/921831570