Fishdom Island Zoo

We are a zoo which is responsible for preserving and caring solely and exclusively aquatic animals. the purpose of this zoo is to preserve aquatic species for future generations, as can extinguish actions such as fishing and hunting by man. our zoo has 3 areas. The P zone; corresponding to all the species that inhabit the ocean depths. Area A; belonging to all species inhabiting the ocean surface. and the G zone; corresponding to species inhabiting frigid areas, such as penguins.



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P Zone

in this area of ​​the zoo, only animal species that inhabit the ocean depths were found.

1. Mertensia Ovum

There are creatures which man knows very little, and when it comes to sea creatures from the abysmal depths. The Mertensia Ovum is one of these animals.

Most of us have seen a jellyfish ever, these gelatinous creatures of various colors and size, composed of the body or head and a series of wires coming out of it, which is irritating if you rub.

The really special and great about them is that, like most creatures of the abyss, has bright colors used as a defense, but besides that, clear bright colors where you're going, which makes it something very special see. These colors are clear liquids of your own body with special features to be bright, with colors of the rainbow so it would be a sight to see them; shame they did not take into zoos.

2. Torpedo Ocellata

They can reach a length of 70 cm. Reach 2 pounds. It has a flattened body, almost circular, with a strong tail. Light brown coloration, usually spotted in white with five ocelli, which can reach 7 blue surrounded by black and white.

They have a flattened head, prominent eyes above the spiracles that are great. The pectoral fins are rounded and pelvic are attached to the tail. They have anal fins. The caudal fin is well developed, both have two dorsal fins on the tail.

Having electrical parts located at the bottom on both sides of the muscle cells transformed based body. It is said that can generate up to 220 volts downloads and 1 amp. The torpedo uses these organs for hunting and defense.

3. Chauliodus

Chauliodus is the name of a genus of deep-sea fish belonging to the family Stomiidae reaching sizes of 30 to 60 cm in length. Like other deep-sea fish, fish of the genus Chauliodus use bioluminescent organs (photophores) to hunt and catch prey in the depths where sunlight does not penetrate to the bottom. They have lights in your body, located in the belly and at the end of a fin to lure prey.

A Zone

the area corresponding to all the animals that live in the ocean surface.

1. Starfish

The asteroids are echinoderms, relatives of sea urchins, which are commonly known as starfish.

There are about 2,000 species of starfish that live in oceans around the world, from tropical habitats to cold beds of sea. The most common are five tips, which is why they are called stars, but species with 10, 20 or 40 arms.

They have a calcareous skeleton that protects them from most predators and many have bright colors which allows them to camouflage or scare off their attackers. They are marine animals (there are starfish freshwater) and only a few live in brackish water.

2. Manta Ray

The manta ray, or giant manta (Manta birostris) is a species of elasmobranch Rajiformes enforcement. Unlike other species of the order, no poisonous stingray sting in the tail.

It is the largest of the rays and can grow to 8.4 meters in size and weigh around 1,400 kilograms.

3. Octopoda

Octopods (Octopoda, the Greek, octo, eight, and Podos, "foot") are an order of cephalopods commonly known as octopus. Lack of shell and have eight arms. They are marine and carnivorous animals.

The eight arms of the octopus equipped with sticky suckers and converge on the body of the animal; at their point of convergence presents the mouth, with a corneal peak. Eyes in the head, highly developed brains and three hearts, two pump blood to both gills and the third to the body are housed. The blue color of the blood is because octopuses, cuttlefish and squid use hemocyanin instead of hemoglobin as tranportadora oxygen molecule containing hemocyanin copper instead of iron. In the rest of the mantle organs are located, as the ink they use to escape predators; also have a siphon, which unlike the squid, can change direction with which ejects a large amount of water, thus promoting a high speed. Each of their arms is connected with a small brain that depends on primary and uses them to control their arms

G Zone

Un the zone G, live animals living in frigid areas, such as north and south poles.

1. Penguins

Penguins (Spheniscidae family, order Sphenisciformes) are a group of marine birds, flightless, distributed only in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in its high latitudes.

The first Europeans to see the birds were members of the first expedition of Vasco da Gama, who called them birds boobies child or his clumsy gait erect and being a flightless bird.

2. Ursus Marítimas

Also called white bear, is the common name given to the species of bear that lives in the Arctic ice in Hudson and James Bays, Canada, as well as on the east coast of Greenland.

It has a more elongated body and stylish as the rest of the bears due to their aquatic habits, but like the other species, its ride is plantigrade, and paws have five sharp, curved claws that they use to grip the ice and catch their prey.

Animals are well adapted to their environment; the soles of the feet are covered with long hairs that provide protection against the cold of the ice, and the front legs, besides having very wide feet, they are lined by a hard and rigid coat: use them as an oar to Best swim.
All polar bears are white, but the effect of light can aparecier brown, and even green clear.

Polar bears feed on fruits, plants, mussels and seaweed, but their favorite prey is seals, but occasionally captured walruses.
Polar bears are very hardy animals: a male can weigh up to 800 kg, while the average weight of females is 250 kg and males 350 kg.

3. Phocidae

This marine mammal pinniped group (the same group of pinnipeds belong walruses, sea lions and elephants) live in cold and temperate seas, except seal "white belly" or seal "monk" who lives in subtropical waters .

It is carnivorous, feeding on fish, squid and molluscs, live in groups and have a body torpedo-shaped, with small head, snout with long hair as a mustache, ears reduced almost to simple holes and short legs, with a membrane joining the fingers. It has a very short tail.

Their size varies by species, but do not exceed 3 meters in length and less than 1 meter 30 centimeters.

The seal is an excellent swimmer chest and back, dives and reaches depths of up to 60 meters and can stay underwater for 10 to 15 minutes.

They live in unfrequented coasts, in groups, and move over rocks in short jumps. And in winter often remain long under the ice covering the waters, but small open "vents" peer to breathe. And his worst enemy, the polar bear, may be lurking and use that opportunity to attack. Your other enemies are sharks and man. Eskimos practice in sealing a vital issue since it is a real need, as it often depend for survival: get her to eat meat, fat and achieve heat for light, baits to hunt polar bears, skins to build their tents, sleds and harnesses bones which made by hand everyday utensils.