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Title: An Amazing snake of the sea


1
The Pipefish
  • An Amazing snake of the sea
  • By Kelly N.

2
Introduction
  • Have you ever seen a swimming pipe? The pipefish
    is one such swimming pipe that lives and
    breaths in the magnificent waters of the ocean.
    There are 200 species of pipefish to learn and
    find out about! The pipefish is a truly amazing
    creature of the ocean.

3
Description
  • Cold-blooded
  • Fish
  • Has a vertebrate
  • Long tube for nose
  • Small mouth/no teeth
  • 20cm and lower
  • Long, thin and snake-like
  • Small gills
  • Strait-bodied seahorses
  • Slender
  • 30x as long as wide
  • Greenish brownish
  • Head1\9 of the whole body
  • Silver gills

4
Food Sources
  • Omnivore
  • Copepods
  • Amphipods
  • Fish eggs
  • Small fish fry
  • Small marine animals
  • Shrimp guppies
  • Mysids
  • Small prawns
  • It sucks up its prey with its long mouth to
    capture it

5
Habitat
  • Sunlight zone
  • Coral reefs
  • Eel grass
  • Ocean
  • Sandy lagoons

6
Predator
  • Humans
  • Sea birds
  • Seagulls
  • They camouflage to hide

7
Environmental Impact
  • Oil spills
  • Lead
  • Garbage
  • Toxic waste
  • The Pipefish takes in the oil, lead and waste.
  • The pipefish gets caught in garbage

8
Interesting Facts
  • They can roll their eyes separately
  • Males have babies
  • 12 or more eggs
  • Gregarious
  • The parents may eat babies
  • 200 species

9
Conclusion
  • All in all the amazing pipefish is a fascinating
    and wonderful fish in the ocean. I hope when you
    see the pipefish you will think of all the
    interesting facts that you have learned.
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