Great White Shark
Morphology -
Great White Sharks display bilateral symmetry and they are considered the biggest and most deadly of all the current-day sharks. Great White Sharks are large predators and can be up to 20+ feet long! The species' color may vary depending on their localized areas, helping it to stalk prey.
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Importance -
The Great White plays an important role in their ecosystem as an apex predator. As a consumer/apex predator the shark controls the population of pretty much everything, being that it is a top predator. Great Whites are pretty much the most dangerous predator in the ocean, capable of eating anything, and controlling any species it comes in contact with.
Sharks are very important economically and ecologically. Economically, sharks are being killed for their fins for shark fin soup, a food that has assumed cultural value but is not important for human survival or health. However, removing the sharks can result in the loss of important foods that we do depend upon for survival. Ecologically, sharks are the leader of the food chain in the ocean. They are a key predator in our oceans today.
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Resources -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_white_shark
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/great-white-shark/
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=38
Morphology -
The Ocellaris Clownfish has bilateral symmetry and are compressed laterally. They are bony fish and can grow up to 11 cm long. The females are larger than males. These fish lay eggs rather than have live births. The coloration of its body is orange to a reddish-brown with 3 white stripes.
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They are normally found in shallow water coral reefs.
The biggest threat to these fish is the global climate change.
The anemone and the clownfish benefit from each other.
There is a thin black like around each fin.
Rarely seen outside of the host anemone.
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