My distinguished padlet by Ellen LaMontagne

KILLER WHALE

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:14:50 UTC

Toothed whales (can reach 6.5 m!) eat seals, sea lions, dolphins, young humpbacks, and large/medium fish

GALAPAGOS SHARK

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:15:30 UTC

large gray sharks (3-4m). Knife like teeth to kill prey such as medium to large fish, sea lions, seals, sea turtles, iguanas and more. Nothings hunts them.

BOTTLEHOSE DOLPHIN

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:17:47 UTC

Mammals that live in the water and are characterized by their short snouts. They travel in pods and eat fish and squid. They get preyed on by killer whales.

FUR SEALS

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:19:43 UTC

Mammals (males 70kg, females 35kg) live in colonies on rocks. Feed on fish and squid and get eaten by sharks and killer whales.

SEA LIONS

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:21:26 UTC

larger than seals, spend time in water to stay cool. Feed during all hours and eat fish. They get eaten by sharks and killer whales

GALAPAGOS HAWK

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:22:36 UTC

wingspan of 1.5 meters. Hunting birds. They eat marine iguanas, children of other birds, and dead animals. They have no enemies

FRIGATE BIRD

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:23:22 UTC

Bird that is 1m long/ 2m wingspan. Long wings and tail allows it to make sharp turns and catch prey. They steal fish from boobies and occasionally catch their own food.

GALAPAGOS PENGUIN

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:23:59 UTC

36cm tall and live in holes near shoreline. They can swim very fast to catch fish. Their primary food sources are schools of fish as well as crustaceans. They are eaten by sharks, seals and sea lions sometimes but usually die of starvation.

OCTOPUS

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:24:46 UTC

(Can grow to 30cm) Change colors and live in dens. They eat small fish, shellfish, and crabs. Eaten by cormorants and groupers and are easily located.

SQUID

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:26:20 UTC

carnivores who can change colors to blend in with the environment as well as escape predators with ink. Schools of squids feed on fish. They get eaten by penguins, sharks, fur seals, and sea lions.

GROUPER

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:27:18 UTC

Fish (can grow over 1m in length). They eat small/medium fish as well as shrimp and lobsters. Eaten by sharks

HUMPBACK WHALE

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:30:02 UTC

toothless whale. Gulp seawater and strain small fish and plankton out for food. They winter in warm water and breed in cooler water in the summer. Can weigh more than 900kg. Killer whales eat its young

SEA TURTLE

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:30:44 UTC

air breathing reptiles that reproduce on land but live on the sea. They forge for ulva while also feeding on jellyfish and crustaceans. Sharks are their predators.

BARNACLES

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:41:07 UTC

barnacles range from 1-3cm in diameter and attach to rocks, and whales. They are made of calcium plates that build a trap for food. They feed off of zooplankton as well as small food particles. Birds eat them.

TRIGGERFISH

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:47:00 UTC

Fish with dorsal spines. Spines allow it to wedge into spaces to hide from prey. They eat sea urchins, algea, coral, crabs, starfish

ANCHOVIES

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:47:54 UTC

small fish that live in the open ocean. Feed on zooplankton. Are eaten by large fish, penguins and boobies.

CORAL POLYPS

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:50:08 UTC

make up coral reefs. Polyps reach their tentacles out to capture zooplankton. Symbiotic relationship with algae. Urchins and fish feed off of this.

PARROTFISH

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:51:41 UTC

SEA URCHIN

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:52:25 UTC

Live on rocks and corals. Thick spines protecting their body and mouths on their underside. They eat algea and get eaten by trigger fish

ZOOPLANKTON

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:52:58 UTC

KRILL

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:53:15 UTC

JELLYFISH

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:53:50 UTC

2-40 cm in diameter, microscopic free floating animals. Filter feed on phytoplankton and zooplankton and sometimes small fish. Large fish and sea turtles eat jellyfish.

SALLY LIGHTFOOT CRAB

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:54:48 UTC

speedy and agile crustaceans who live on rocks and in deep ocean waters. Feed on algea and get eaten by some birds and fish.

SURGEONFISH

ellenlamontagne — 2024-04-11 20:55:12 UTC

can be 25 cm in length and known for their colorful appearance. Travel in small schools to maintain territory. Feed on algae and are eaten by larger fish.

ULVA

isabellamundel — 2024-04-12 02:18:19 UTC

Fast-growing green algae found on the shoreline to depths of 8-10 m. Nicknamed "sea-lettuce". Turtles and most herbivorous fish eat it.

SARGASSUM

isabellamundel — 2024-04-12 02:19:21 UTC

Brown seaweed, averages 15 cm in length

PHYTOPLANKTON

isabellamundel — 2024-04-12 02:20:36 UTC

abundant and tiny algae that live near the surface for sun and carbon dioxide, provide food for zooplankton and many other organisms

CERAMIUM

isabellamundel — 2024-04-12 02:23:55 UTC

Small red algae, provides food for parrot, damsel, and surgeon fish, and sea stars and snails, sometimes for marine iguanas during El Niño

isabellamundel — 2024-04-12 13:04:16 UTC

zooplankton that are 8-60 mm in length, many are bioluminescent. They feed on phytoplankton, and are eaten by penguins, fish, birds, and whales.

isabellamundel — 2024-04-12 13:08:50 UTC

Grows up to 1 m in length, herbivores that "eat" coral by biting off chunks, and then digesting the algae coating the coral while the coral passes off through their digestive system. Large predatory fish and sharks eat them.

isabellamundel — 2024-04-12 14:34:25 UTC

swim/float weakly, some remain this way forever, some outgrow this stage. Eat phytoplankton and other zooplankton as they float, are eaten by many other organisms in higher trophic levels