Mullet
By: Hastings Witt

    The Mullet also known as the Mugil cephalus lives in estuaries lagoons and rivers. It also can be found  in the mediterranean to the north sea. The domain ii eukaryotes and the kingdom  is animalia. Its phylum is chordata and the classis actinopterygii.  The order is mugiliformes and the family is mugilidae. The genus is Mugil and the species is cephalus. This organism is grayish brown and has an extra set of fins, its body is very long and narrow. The symmetry of this organism is bilateral symmetry because it can be split into two symmetrical parts and they will be mirror images of each other. This Organism has many adaptations but one of them is that its pectoral, dorsal, and anal fins allow it to swim faster, this is an structural adaptation which means that it was born with a body part that is an adaptation. Another adaptation is that the fish has gills to breathe underwater and that is a functional adaptation, which means that it is an adaptation that the animal needs to stay alive. One more adaptation is that it has a very muscular stomach and that makes digestion easier, this is also a structural adaptation. An interesting fact about this organism is that its eggs are pale yellow and transparent. Also the eggs are only 75mm. Some of this organisms predators are the spotted seatrout, humans, dolphins, sharks, and pelicans. It eats worms, plankton, and algae. This organism is  heterotrophic because it eats other organisms or autotrophs. This organism is ectothermic which means it is cold blooded and its body temperature changes according to the weather. I can’t wait to learn more, and more about marine life!