https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw - Samuel Geevarghese en-us 2020-07-16 16:35:29 UTC 2020-07-19 07:03:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1523264469475-53cf30cef2f0?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjc4MjZ9 samuelkeby https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656210360 Oyster is the common name for a number of different families of salt-water bivalve molluscs that live in marine or brackish habitats. In some species, the valves are highly calcified, and many are somewhat irregular in shape. Many, but not all oysters are in the superfamily]]> 2020-07-16 17:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656210360 samuelkeby https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656214192 Each oyster filters about 30 to 50 gallons of water a day. A day! Think of how much water a whole bed of those awesome bivalves are cleaning, which makes these not only tasty creatures, but good-for-the-environment ones as well.]]> 2020-07-16 17:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656214192 samuelkeby https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656215740 Despite any hopes you have of popping open an oyster and finding a gleaming pearl, the oysters we eat don’t actually make these precious gemstones. While the edible oysters belong to the family ostreidae, pearl oysters, or pinctada, are part of the pteriidae family. Of the seven main types that create the coveted orbs, each adds its own spin to the mix, giving them different colors, sizes and shapes. Also, unlike the common oysters we know, pinctada are found deep in the ocean, not near the surface.]]> 2020-07-16 17:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656215740 samuelkeby https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656217619 The pancake batfish belongs to the batfish family Ogcocephalidae. Their distributrition includes western Atlantic, North Carolina, northern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America. They inhabit a subtropical, sandy, reef-associated, and 45–820 m deep environment. They live on the bottom of the ocean, covered in sand]]> 2020-07-16 17:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656217619 samuelkeby https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656221838 This species was discovered in recent times and it is mainly originated in Gulf of Mexico the oil spill. It will safeguard themselves during the attack of other fishes with the help of pancake body. Pancake batfish hide their body with the help of spiky skin and fin. It has two big spotted eyes.]]> 2020-07-16 17:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656221838 samuelkeby https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656222992 Special features of the pancake batfish are as follows. During the attack of other fishes it will safeguard with the help of spiky skin and fin it helps the fish from other enemies it has big 2 spotted eyes are present always it will safeguard them with the spiky skin.]]> 2020-07-16 17:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656222992 samuelkeby https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656224472 The Umbrella Shell is a large opisthobranch species that has a very broad distribution throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It has been recorded from Africa, Hawaii, Mediterranean, Mexico, New Zealand and Australia.]]> 2020-07-16 17:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656224472 samuelkeby https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656231129  This species is known to feed on sponges including large orange barrel sponges where it has been observed boring large holes.Maximum length is about 
16 cm.]]> 2020-07-16 17:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/samuelkeby/bs9eq94ho8xwj0mw/wish/656231129