WATERY WEDNESDAY GREATEST HITS!

WATERY WEDNESDAY GREATEST HITS!

On this Water Wednesday we went to a coral reef to find a comical fish! Ok, this fish really isn’t that funny, but it is named after clowns and they’re usually funny, unless you’re scared of them! Let’s meet this fun fish…

MEET THE CLOWN TRIGGERFISH!

   Range/Habitat: Pacific-Indian Oceans/Coral reefs

   Diet: Carnivore: mollusks, crustaceans

   Length/Weight: up to 20”/up to 4 ½ lbs

   Conservation Status: Common

Fun Facts:

• Clown triggerfish are very colorful.
• They have strong and sharp teeth for crushing the shells of their prey.
• Clown triggerfish can wedge in cracks and crevices of the reef when threatened by predators.
• They usually do not use their tail fin to swim. They use their dorsal (top) and anal (bottom) fins to swim!
• Clown triggerfish are very territorial.
• Both male and female clown triggerfish protect the nest of eggs until they hatch.

These crazy looking Clown triggerfish sure are cool! If you could create your very own fish, what colors would you use?