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Amphipods
Common name: Amphipods.
Scientific name: Hirondellea gigas.
Size: 5cm to 17cm long.
How does it reproduce: The male will fertilise the female and the female will carry the eggs.
How many offspring do they produce at one time: The number of eggs in a cluster can range from one to 250.
Where does it live in the ecosystem: 30,000 feet below the water.
Predator or prey:
What does it eat: Plant materials that have sunken.
Interesting fact: There have been 7,000 species of amphipods found.
Common name: Amphipods.
Scientific name: Hirondellea gigas.
Size: 5cm to 17cm long.
How does it reproduce: The male will fertilise the female and the female will carry the eggs.
How many offspring do they produce at one time: The number of eggs in a cluster can range from one to 250.
Where does it live in the ecosystem: 30,000 feet below the water.
Predator or prey:
What does it eat: Plant materials that have sunken.
Interesting fact: There have been 7,000 species of amphipods found.
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Sea cucumbers
Common name: Sea cucumber.
Scientific name: Holothurians.
Size: 3cm to 1m long.
One physical structure: They have a thick sheet of body wall muscles to provide support.
How does it reproduce: They will lay the eggs or some species will hold the egg and after birth they offspring get no parental help
How many offspring do they produce at one time: 130,000 eggs.
Where does it live in the ecosystem: Shallow water areas on the deep sea floor.
Predator or prey: Prey but have several strategies to protect themselves.
What does it eat: Particles and plankton.
Interesting fact: Their average life span is only 5 to 10 years.
Common name: Sea cucumber.
Scientific name: Holothurians.
Size: 3cm to 1m long.
One physical structure: They have a thick sheet of body wall muscles to provide support.
How does it reproduce: They will lay the eggs or some species will hold the egg and after birth they offspring get no parental help
How many offspring do they produce at one time: 130,000 eggs.
Where does it live in the ecosystem: Shallow water areas on the deep sea floor.
Predator or prey: Prey but have several strategies to protect themselves.
What does it eat: Particles and plankton.
Interesting fact: Their average life span is only 5 to 10 years.
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Snail fish
Common name: Snail fish.
Scientific name: Liparidae.
Size: 15cm long.
One physical structure: They get all their strength to swim with their large pectoral fins.
One physiological structure: Like many other fish, snail fish have lateral lines but snail fish have pores that increases the sensitivity of their lateral lines.
How does it reproduce: The fish will have eggs and may carry them in their mouth.
How many offspring so they have at one time: Hundred of eggs.
Where does it live in the ecosystem: Snail fish have been found at 7,700 metres deep.
Predator or prey:
What does it eat: Various invertebrates like worms and crustaceans.
Interesting fact: Snail fish vary in colours.
Common name: Snail fish.
Scientific name: Liparidae.
Size: 15cm long.
One physical structure: They get all their strength to swim with their large pectoral fins.
One physiological structure: Like many other fish, snail fish have lateral lines but snail fish have pores that increases the sensitivity of their lateral lines.
How does it reproduce: The fish will have eggs and may carry them in their mouth.
How many offspring so they have at one time: Hundred of eggs.
Where does it live in the ecosystem: Snail fish have been found at 7,700 metres deep.
Predator or prey:
What does it eat: Various invertebrates like worms and crustaceans.
Interesting fact: Snail fish vary in colours.