Sunday, February 3, 2013

Favorite Marine Animal Info

Favorite Marine Animal chosen from the first 2 weeks of Fish ID.


Common Name: Seahorse

Scientific Name: Hippocampus

Adaptations: long tail, in order to cling to coral and plants

Habitat: shallow waters, coral reefs

Endangered/Threatened/or not: The population is dramatically decreasing due to them being captured and used for medicine all over the world.

Why chosen: I chose this marine animal to learn more about how it lives and how people use it as medicine

picture: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYO-IxK7HYBzDcXuEYMep-QQ_vGagLkgv7RV9zpD3h7hI1GKZrWPzZlUft2xej2vLeD64LijY7pWoIuJAQ7uL4QenYd02Rnsa6Y7cuK-Hgg17p2qEeMjjt07Nc_i2Na-Y06p3XbbNHnY/s1600/seahorse.jpg

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