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