GREAT BARRIER REEF, is the world's largest coral Reef system, 2900 reef & 900 islands stretching for 2600 kms.The Reef is located in the Coral sea, Coast of Queen's land, AUSTRALIA

FIGHTING FISH MS FROM MALYASIA

The South Pacific Forum, has its secretariat at Suvi, Capital of Fiji, constitute Republic of the Marshall Island, North of the Equtor and to North of the Newzealand.The founding members are Australia, Cook's Island,Fizi, Nauru,Newzealand, Tonga, Samoa in 1971.Other countries joins hands are Niue, Papua NewGuinea, Kiribati, Solomon Island, Tuvalu, Micronesia, Marshal Island & Vannuatu.

AQUATIC ORGANISM

Sea Anemone

POLAR BEAR

POLAR BEAR , THE AFFECTED AQUATIC SPECIES IN CLIMATE CHANGE

The Polar Bear (Ulser maritimus) is a bear native to Arctic regio. It is the largest carnivores species found in land.The IUCN enlisted them as the THREATENED SPECIES under Global Warming. Polar bear moves around snow,ice and openwater to hunt SEAL for there diets.Although polar bear born in land but spend most of its time in sea thus known as Maritime bear.

STAR FISH BOOKLET

Star fish Firstday cover

Star Fish are Echnidormes belonging to Class Asteriodea. There are 1800 species of Star Fish available in Sea & many are not discovered till date became a mystery for the human beings.Some of the better known sea star are

• Blue sea star


• Carpet sea star


• Comb sea star


• Common sea star


• Crown of thrones sea star


• Eleven armed sea star


• Japanese sea star


• Ochre sea star


• Pin cushion sea star


• Pink sea star

Features of SEA STAR ARE

1. It has radial symmetry


2. Five or more arms radiating central body


3. Have spiky skin


4. Move on tube feet


5. Regenerate lost arm


6. Mostly found in tropical or temperate sea


7. Habitat of shallow water, coral reef, estuaries, rocky bottoms, rocky pools below low tide.

Oceaongraphic Museum

Marine musuem in Monaco-Ville-Monaco

The museum houses remarkable collection of various species of sea fauna both stuffed and skeltal form. It also have great variety of sea related objects includeing ship model, sea animal skelton, tools asnd weapons.

400 fish species and 200 families of invertebrates showcases a spectracular array of flora and fauna representing Mediterranean and Tropical ecosystem.

Sent by a friend from Russia

AQUATIC PLANTS & FLOWERS

Aquatic plants also known as Hydrophytes that have adapted to living in or aquatic environment. Vascular plants are ferns or angiosperms where as marine sea weed are not only vascular plants but multicellular algae.

Sent by friend from NORWAY, valuable Fish Phila materials

Scomber scombrus, Scombridae family, Mackerel fish, leaves for 20 years and fork length, 45 -50 cm

Oranus orca, Killer whale, largest whale, Delphinidae family






Sea wolf , Atlantic catfish Anarthicas lupus, 5ft long 18-20 kg weight

Squat Lobster (10 cm size) leaves under rocks of sea belong to family Galatheidae Aquatic organism Sea Slug in Marine environment

Bobtail squid (Sepiolidae family)

Shrimp Lobster Ox-crab

NORWAY have good commercial value

FIGHTING FISH, Betta Splendens

( Cover sent by friend SIEWLAN from MALYASIA)
The Fighting fish, popularly known as Betta by aquarium trade and hobbyist. It belong to GOURAMI family Osphroenemidae

Some of the species of Betta are

Betta splendens Betta Smaragidin Betta anabatoide Betta unimaculiat Betta pugnax Betta macrostoma Betta taeniata Betta edithae Betta elica Betta imbellis Betta foersch Betta tessyae Betta picta Betta coccina

FISHES AND LEATHERBACK TURTLES

Firstday cover, Newzealand, 1996

SEA HORSES (Vauatu, M/S)

SEAHORSES

These are species belong to the genus Hippocampus, family-Syngnathidae include pipe fish and sea dragon. There are 32 species of sea horses found in shallow tropical and temperate water.

TYPES OF SEA HORSES

Big belly sea horses, Winged sea horse , West Afrrican sea horses

Narrow bellied, Barbour seahorse

Pygmy seahorse, False eyed seahorse, Reunion seahorse

Short head sea horse, Giraffe sea horse

Knysna seahorse, Hippocampus sea horse, Tigertail sea horse

Crowned sea horse, Denises sea horse

Lined sea horse, Fisher's sea horse, Seapony,

big head, Long snout, Eastern Spiny, short snout,

Thorny sea horse etc.

St. VINCENT

TIGER SHARK (St. Kitts)

WHALES FROM ST. VINCENTS (White shark)

SHARKS

Sharks are intgruing creatures in our planet. There is a mix feelings of fear, mystry and respect for the animals since human being encountered it.

TYPES OF SHARKS

Basking Shark Blue shark White shark Megamouth shark

Nurse shark Wobbebong shark

Whale shark Dog fish shark Zebra shark Bull shark

Tiger shark Hammerhead shark

Basking shark Shortfin maco shark Mega mouth shark

Pacific angel shark Spined Pigmy shark

Sixgill saw shark Broadnose seven gill shark

TYPES OF WHALES

Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Whales are marine mammals of order Cetacea which are neither dolphins – members, in other words, of the families Delphinidae or Platanistoidae . They include the blue whale, the largest living animal. Orcas, colloquially referred to as "killer whales", and pilot whales have whale in their name but for the purpose of classification they are actually dolphins. For centuries whales have been hunted for meat and as a source of valuable raw materials. By the middle of the 20th century, large-scale industrial whaling had left many species seriously endangered

TYPES OF WHALES

Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis North Atlantic right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis
North Pacific right Whale , Eubalaena japonica
Bowhead Whale , Balaena mysticetus Pygmy Right Whale , Caperea marginata
Gray Whale , Eschrichtius robustus Common Minke Whale , Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Antarctic minke Whale , Balaenoptera bonaerensis Sei Whale , Balaenoptera borealis
Bryde's Whale , Balaenoptera brydei Eden's Whale , Balaenoptera edeni
Blue Whale , Balaenoptera musculus Omura's Whale , Balaenoptera omurai

Fin Whale , Balaenoptera physalus Humpback Whale , Megaptera novaeangliae