Coral Reef Fish Draft#1

This topic submitted by Ryan Purcell ( purcelrm@muohio.edu) at 8:34 PM on 5/1/09.

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My paper will be on the different types of fish that live in the reefs around the world. I will include general physical descriptions of different species and specific variations within species. I will also talk about where they live on the reef, what they eat, different types of defense mechanisms, and threat by predators.


Intro- open up with different types of fish and the diversity of the reef.

Main body
Different species of fish
Trigger fish
Clown fish
Hawk fish
Box fish
Angel fish
Lion fish
Puffer fish
Sea horses
Surgeon fish
Starfish
2) Discuss what each eats

3) Talk about different types of defense mechanisms

4) What fear of predators they have

5) Current threats to fish due to global warming and bleaching of the reefs

Conclusion

Byatt, Andrew, Alastair Fothergill, Martha Holmes, and Dk Publishing. Blue Planet. New York: DK ADULT, 2002.

Hanna, Sue;, and Nick Wells. The Greenpeace Book of Coral Reefs. Poole: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., New York, Ny, U.S.A., 1992.

"Coral Bleaching Disturbs Structure Of Fish Communities." Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology. 1 May 2009 "Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department: Stoplight Parrotfish." Florida Museum of Natural History. 1 May 2009 .

Strafford-Deitsch, Jeremy. Reef a Safari Through the Coral World. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1993.

Taylor, Barbara. Coral Reef - A Close-up Look At The Natural World Of A Coral Reef. New York: Dk: Dorling Kindersley, 1992.

Mark A. Hixon and James P. BeetsPredation, Prey Refuges, and the Structure of Coral-Reef Fish Assemblages. Ecological Monographs, Vol. 63, No. 1 (Feb., 1993), pp. 77-101 Published by: Ecological Society of America

Fishes: Australian Museum Fish Site. http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/spectype.htm


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