Marine Life in Belize

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Across
  1. 3. small, round and pointy animals; venomous
  2. 5. a fish; its body is thick flat, and angular; have white spots and a white underbelly (we saw many in the sea grass!)
  3. 6. not actually coral; venomous
  4. 8. a large bottom-dweller fish; mostly harmless to humans; can grow up to 14ft
  5. 9. a branching coral; it’s branches resemble the antlers of the loudest species of deer
  6. 11. a coral with wavy grooves similar to an important organ in human bodies
  7. 12. a fish with long fins that often resemble the wings of an angel
  8. 14. a classification of a corals shape; round and spherical
  9. 16. a classification of a corals shape that resembles fingers or a cluster of cigars
  10. 17. a branching coral; it’s branches resemble the antlers of a male deer
Down
  1. 1. a classification of a corals shape in which its branches branch out like a tree
  2. 2. a fish; plays a vital role in coral reefs; they help contribute to the soft and white sand
  3. 4. a long and slender fish (similar to that of a snake); can grow up to as long as 6ft
  4. 5. a fish with a red body and black eyes
  5. 7. a colonial stony coral; it’s branches resemble a leafy vegetable
  6. 10. a stony coral; typically classified as a boulder coral; has small polyps
  7. 13. a stony coral; typically classified as a boulder coral; has very large polyps
  8. 15. a soft coral with a fan like structure (many of the ones we saw were purple!)