Building a Sunfish
What is the characteristic ocean sunfish body shape?
Ocean sunfish are large flat disks
True or False: Do Ocean Sunfish release more eggs than any other invertebrate
True
Which fins provide the sunfish's power for locomotion?
Their vertical fins create lift and power to move through the water
What benefits do sunfish receive from having such a short and inflexible body?
They can move very quickly with very little drag while only being propelled from two points on their body
Ocean Sunfish release eggs of this weight
less than a gram
What process is benefited by the fish diving to deep waters during the day and staying on the surface during the night?
Thermoregulation
How does a sunfish's size and shape help with thermoregulation?
Their flattened shape make heat transfer easy and their size increases thermal inertia
Ocean Sunfish release this many eggs at a time
300 million
in what direction do Ocean sun fish travel during fall and winter seasons?
South