Natalie Richards

Science blog

Friday, October 18

Look-down fish

The Look-down fish lives in marine tropical estuaries on the east coast in the United States. It’s scientific name is Selene vomer. The order of classification for the Look-down fish’s domain of eukaryotes. Next, the kingdom is animalia, the phylum is chordata, and the class is osteichthyes. Next, the order is perciformes, and the family is carangidae. Lastly, the genus is Selene, and the species is vomer. The genus and species make up the scientific name. The look-down fish’s main meal is small fishes, crabs, and worms. It’s bright silver compressed body helps it fit into small spaces. A physical adaptation is that the Look-down fish has a bright silver body. It helps it because it’s body reflects light, so predators can’t see the fish very well from far away. A structural adaptation is that the Look-down fish has a very large, extendable mouth that helps it feed on larger prey. Lastly, the Look-down fish seeks shelter in floating debris. This is a behavioral adaptation because there are many worms around the debris, so food isn’t scarce.