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- Fish (5349 bytes)
1: [[image:herring2.jpg|right|frame|[[Atlantic herring]], ''Clupea harengus'', the...
5: Fish come in different sizes, from the 14 m (45 ft) [[whale shark]] to a 7 mm (jus...
7: ...hresher sharks). The degree of endothermy varies from the billfish, which warm only their eyes and br...
11: ...rium, representing five fishes" (meaning that the aquarium contains twelve individuals, some of the same spe...
15: ... have high [[Omega 3]] fatty acids that are heart friendly and a regular diet of fish is highly recomm... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
7: ... allowing the link to be accessible in the future from the toolbar.
178: *[[List of largest optical refracting telescopes]]
363: *[[Historical African place names]]
371: *[[List of toponyms]] (with names derived from a place or region)
398: *[[List of fruits]] - Brine shrimp (4112 bytes)
13: ''Artemia franciscana''<br>
29: ...ain in this state for several years in dry oxygen-free conditions. Once placed in water, the cyst-like...
33: ...p make them particularly suitable to be sold as [[aquarium]] food as they are high in [[lipid]]s and [[unsat...
39: ..., California]]. In [[1987]], Dr. Dennis D. Murphy from [[Stanford University]] petitioned the [[United... - Coral reef (11599 bytes)
4: ... [[coral]]s are major contributors to the overall framework and bulk material comprising a ''coral ree...
10: ...reef, but more sloped; extending out and downward from a point or peninsular shore.
11: ...nging reef''' — reef extending directly out from a shoreline, and more or less following the tre...
12: * '''Barrier reef''' — reef separated from a mainland or island shore by a [[lagoon]]; see...
28: ...ests]], which absorb massive amounts of nutrients from runoff caused by farming and the construction o... - Jellyfish (6276 bytes)
15: ... called [[mesoglea]] that separates the epidermis from the gastrodermis.
18: ...atches food drifting by or a similar form that is free-floating. Their mouth and tentacles are located...
22: ...sh_12.jpg|thumb|250px|Jellyfish at [[Monterey Bay Aquarium]]]]
26: ...th, a larval form, called a [[planula]], develops from the egg. The planula larva is small, and is co...
28: ...es the [[gastrovascular cavity]], where nutrients from their food is absorbed. They do not need a resp... - Denver, Colorado (21161 bytes)
30: ...the largest city along the [[Colorado Front Range|Front Range]] and forms the heart of the [[Denver-Au...
32: ...rado)|Cherry Creek]], approximately fifteen miles from the foothills.
38: ... of the plains regions along the foothills of the Front Range.
43: ...Creek (Colorado)|Cherry Creek]], across the creek from the existing mining settlement of [[Auraria, Ka...
47: ...ile the town grew, land parcels were often traded freely for grubstakes and in the course of gambling ... - Atlanta, Georgia (39442 bytes)
28: ...ch has come to delineate the interior of the city from the surrounding suburbs. This has given rise to...
33: ...stern & Atlantic Railroad]], for lines connecting from [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Chattanoo...
38: ... of the economy away from agriculture and a shift from the "Old South" attitudes of slavery and rebell...
41: ... commuted in 1915, riots broke out in Atlanta and Frank was [[lynching|lynched]].
43: ...ters for Disease Control]] was founded in Atlanta from the old Malaria Control in War Areas offices an... - Honolulu, Hawaii (19495 bytes)
31: ...E16813_Hono.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station]]
37: ... reached by road from the rest of the country, or from the majority of the land area of their respecti...
41: ...li|Nu‘uanu Pali]], he moved his royal court from the Island of [[Hawaii (island)|Hawai‘i]]...
46: ...ved the permanent capital of the Hawaiian kingdom from [[Lahaina, Hawaii|Lāhainā]] on [[Maui...
62: ...overnmental center of Hawai‘i. On the waterfront is [[Aloha Tower]], which for many years was t... - Boston, Massachusetts (36071 bytes)
25: ...icknames include "Beantown", "The Hub" (shortened from [[Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.|Oliver Wendell Hol...
27: ...cy]] as well as many suburban communities further from the city, has a population of approximately 5.8...
34: ...r [[Boston, England]], a town in [[Lincolnshire]] from which several prominent colonists originated. E...
63: The [[Charles River]] separates Boston from [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], and [[C...
65: ...s increases dramatically as one goes inland away from the city. - Salt Lake City, Utah (41550 bytes)
4: ...nearby [[Great Salt Lake]], the city is separated from the lake's shore by [[marsh]]es and [[mudflat]]...
15: ...an isolated area to practice their religion, away from the persecution they had faced in the East. Upo...
22: ...Salt Lake]]. A railroad was connected to the city from the Transcontinental Railroad in [[1870]] makin...
24: ...bating inner-city decay. The city lost population from the [[1960s]] through the [[1980s]], but recove...
31: ...jor construction projects were initiated. Local [[freeway]]s were expanded and repaired and a [[light ... - Piranha (4128 bytes)
20: ...ver systems. However, piranha (most likely former aquarium-dwellers) are also occasionally found in warm Nor...
24:
26: In the [[Maroni River]] in [[Suriname]]/[[French Guiana]] a large kind, weighing up to five [[...
29: ...and attacks on humans are extremely rare. Natives frequently swim in piranha infested water without at...
31: ...re are, however, documented cases of people dying from other causes and then being consumed by piranha... - Whale shark (5019 bytes)
16: ...ide and also flat with the small eyes towards the front of the snout. The body is mostly grey with a w...
24: [[Image:Rhincodon typus.jpg|frame|left|A diagram of the Whale shark]]
26: ... first identified in 1828 off the coast of South Africa. The family ''Rhincodontidae'' was not finaliz...
28: ...s also featured as the main attraction of [[Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan]].
30: ...are dangerous to humans. Nature [[documentaries]] frequently show footage of divers keeping pace with ... - Chinese River Dolphin (4152 bytes)
17: ... River Dolphin''' (''Lipotes vexillifer'') is a [[freshwater dolphin]] found only in the [[Yangtze Riv...
21: ...e [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]] established the Freshwater Dolphin Research Centre as a branch of th...
31: ...d later became the sole resident of Baiji Dolphin Aquarium beside East Lake. There was a later captive, whic... - Penguin (7847 bytes)
25: ...'Palaeeudyptes'' from the Eocene, ''Pachydyptes'' from the [[Miocene]] and the now extinct [[Great Auk...
27: ...p.500pix.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[African Penguin|African]] (or [[Jackass Penguin|Jackass]]) Penguin]]
35: ...This is for [[camouflage]]. A predator looking up from below (such as an [[orca]] or a [[leopard seal]...
49: [[Image:Gay penguins NY Zoo.jpg|right|frame|'''Squawk and Milou'''<br> Male chinstrap peng...
51: ...been reported by a German zoo and Kelly Tarlton's Aquarium in Auckland New Zealand. [http://www.chorley-pct.... - Angel Shark (6012 bytes)
26: ...ummary.cfm?ID=726&genusname=Squatina&speciesname=africana]
49: ...species/default.asp?hOri=1&inhab=484 Monterey Bay Aquarium page on Pacific angel shark] - Beluga Whales (10188 bytes)
15: ... to simply as the '''Beluga''' - the word derives from the [[Russian language|Russian]] ''beloye'' mea...
20: ...is the now-extinct ''[[Denebola brachycephala]]'' from the late [[Miocene]] period. A single fossil ha...
36: ...r shallow inlets. These summer sites are detached from one another and a mother will usually return to...
57: ...it remains one of the few whale species kept at [[aquarium]]s and sea life parks across North America, Europ... - Betta Splendens (6541 bytes)
15: ... the most popular [[species]] of [[freshwater]] [[aquarium]] [[fish]]. It is a member of the [[gourami]] [[...
17: ...eloped by breeders (see [[#In the aquarium|In the aquarium]], below.)
26: ...am of research on the fish's aggressive behaviour from the [[1970s]], though this has reduced lately, ...
28: ==In the aquarium==
30: ...dens'' specimens are bred for tail shapes ranging from the common veil-tail to the much-desired 180? "... - Discus Fish (4433 bytes)
15: '''Discus''' are freshwater [[perciform]] [[fish]], peculiar [[cichli...
17: ...cus is its flattened body shape. It is compressed from the sides to a dish or discus shape. Although p...
21: ...lack of protection. The best cohabitants may be [[freshwater angelfish|angelfish]] (although many aqua...
30: ...r]] where it drains into the [[Amazon River]] and from the [[Trombetas River|Trombetas]] and [[Abacaxi...
33: ...he become territorial. The Blue Discus originates from the [[Solim?River]] to the [[Tocantins River]] ... - Giant Squids (7570 bytes)
24: ... m (33 ft) for males and 13 m (43 ft) for females from caudal fin to the tip of the two long tentacles...
27: ...pture more such juveniles and maintain them in an aquarium in an attempt to learn more about the creature's ...
29: ... over three feet (90 cm) in length, which extends from inside the animal's mantle and apparently is us...
31: ...foration. The size of these suction cups can vary from 2 to 5 cm in diameter (one to two inches), and ...
35: ...e animals come from estimates based on these, and from beaks found in sperm whale stomachs. - Grunion (11544 bytes)
25: ...ja California]]. They are rarely found from [[San Francisco]] on the north to San Juanico Bay, Baja Ca...
27: ...[adipose fin]]. They inhabit the nearshore waters from the surf to a depth of 60 feet (20 m). A d...
29: ...y to spawn. Grunion adults normally range in size from 5 to 6 inches (13–15 cm) with a maxi...
33: ...s the eggs and fertilizes them. The female twists free and returns to the sea with the next wave. The ...
35: ...ny as 18,000 eggs over an entire season. The milt from the male might contain as many as one million [...
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