Loggerheads live in most of the tropical and temperate coastal waters around the globe. Biologists are not sure where juvenile turtles grow, but it is thought they inhabit floating islands of seaweed where they feed and grow to young adult size. After laying her eggs, the female turtle covers them with sand and leaves. Eggs are laid throughout the summer in shallow pits dug in open beaches. Loggerheads mate in late March through early June.
Sightings of 5 foot long turtles weighing as high as 1000 pounds have been recorded. Loggerhead Sea Turtles - Usually about to 3 feet (1 m) in length and weighing 350 to 400 pounds (182 kg) loggerhead sea turtles (caretta caretta) reach maturity at between 16 and 40 years. Clownfish live in the tropical parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans or where warm, tropical waters are carried by currents, such as the east coast of Japan Divers have damaged many reefs looking for prime specimens. Eggs are laid in large batches, usually near and sometimes within the host anemone.Ĭlownfish are not eaten by man, but their bright colors make them popular for saltwater aquariums. Clownfish also eat the dead tentacles of their host anemone. Clownfish eat leftovers from fish consumed by anemone, planktonic crustaceans, and algae.
Scientists believe that by dancing up against the tentacles for a time clownfish develop a protective mucous covering. In fact, most of the scientific literature refers to them as “anemone fish.” Clownfish are not immune to the poison in the anemone’s tentacles and at first appear to be stung by them. Clownfish are often sheltered by an anemone with whom they They are 2 – 5 inches (5 – 12.5 cm) long. Clownfish are small and often brightly colored. Their scientific name is amphiprion ocellaris.
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