WATERY WEDNESDAY# 31
It’s Wednesday and it’s time to meet an animal who lives in a watery environment! We’re off to find a little fish with a fun name that spends part of its life in fresh water and part of its life in the ocean! Are you ready to jump in?
MEET THE COMMON JOLLYTAIL!
Range/Habitat: South Australia-New Zealand-South America/ wetlands,
estuaries, ocean
Diet: Carnivore: small fish
Length: up to 8”
Conservation Status: common
Fun Facts:
- Common jollytails are also known as common galaxias or whitebaits.
- They are clear and olive gray in color.
- Common jollytails have small cylindrical shaped bodies.
- They lay their eggs in freshwater habitats.
- When the common jollytail hatches they head out to the ocean.
- After about 7 months the common jollytail then heads back to a freshwater habitat, where they spend the rest of their lives.
These little fish sure are cute! We think it’s so cool they are able to live in both freshwater and salt water environments. Do you know any other fish who do that?
The Adventures of Ellie and Edmond 
That looks a very interesting fish were they friendly when you visited? They look as though they have some pretty colours.
They are very shy, being so small :)! They are very pretty though!
I like that name too! There aren’t many fish who do both freshwater and salt water in their lifetimes huh!
Isn’t that a neat adaptation? Bull sharks also spend their time as pups in fresh water! Imagine swimming in your local river! ACK!