### animal | vertebrate | fish | bony fish:

Lionfish
* also are believed to pose high risks to the local reef communities
  - possess an equally evolved defence mechanism
* ambush their prey, and often herd fish, shrimp, or crab into a corner before swallowing.
* are actually posionous fish, and their sting can be very painful
  - found in the South Pacific Ocean
  - now one of the top predators in many coral reef environments of the Atlantic
* have a keen interest in small marine animal life, all of which they regard as lunch
  - cycloid scales
* live at coral reefs near islands in the Pacific Ocean
  - in the warm waters of coral reefs around the world

Marlin
* are fish.
* have their bills removed and the larger fish are halved crosswise to display their flesh.

### animal | vertebrate | fish | bony fish:

Minnow
* Many minnows reproduce in groups.
* also have scaleless heads.
* are also tough to keep alive during the summer
  - excellent mosquito larva eaters
  - extremely adaptable and thrive in many different habitats
  - good-sized food for young, which also eat insects occasionally
  - important food items for other fish species in most of the state's waters
  - polyandrous and true cuckoos are the same, the female doing all the courting
  - preferred bait for walleye
  - probably the most misunderstood of all fishes
  - small fish that can be seen darting around in streams that are only a few feet wide
* are the best baits to use for smallmouth and walleye
  - most abundant of British freshwater fishes
* become nocturnal at low temperatures.
* belong to a group of fish that has the most diversity of any group of vertebrates.
* can acclimate to total residual chlorine.
* come by spontaneous generation.
* die when concrete hardens.
* is fish.

Mojarra
* are important forage fish which are preyed upon by a variety of larger fish species.
* bony fish

Mola
* are a delicacy in Asia
  - cloth patterns of birds and fish etc that are stitched into layers
  - layers of colorful cotton fabric
  - part of the oceanic sunfish family
  - well adapted to eat jellyfish
* eat jellyfishes, but are also know to feed on other fishes and algae.
* have a reduced skeleton, with fewer vertebrae than any other fish.
* usually represent different aspects of nature, frequently animal life.

### animal | vertebrate | fish | bony fish:

Mudskipper
* Some mudskippers have their gill mophology totally modified to adapt for aerial survival.
  * October 21, 2004. Because they are amphibious, they are, unlike most fish, adapted to intertidal habitats. These are places where the tide of the ocean comes in and out. Most fish that live in these habitats hide under wet seaweed or in tidal pools to not get pulled away when the tide goes out. Mudskippers are active when they are out of the water. They eat and interact with each other. For example, they defend their territories.
  - different from their relatives , the gobies , in many ways
  - gobies that have become adapted to an amphibious lifestyle
  - one of the few animals which are restricted to mangrove environments
  - territorial when mature
* feed on insects, algae, and organic detritus.
* use their fins as rudimentary legs.
+ Mudskipper, Adaptations: Perciformes
  * Mudskippers are different from their relatives, the gobies, in many ways. Gobies live only in the, which means they live both on land and in water. They have made many adaptations to live on the land.

Mummichog
* are avid spawn-eaters
  - small fish, which serve as food for many larger fish
* can live several months to more than a year.

Parrotfish
* are daytime creatures
* consume complete parts of deceased and live coral.
* get their names from their parrot-like mouths.
* have strong teeth that resemble a parrot s bill.
* often move around in large schools.
* produce tons of coral reef sand each year.

Porcupine fish
* are relatively slow fish.
* have strange looking fishes.