Canadian Wildlife Federation
Hinterland Who's Who: Coho Salmon
Get the facts about coho salmon. Besides finding a detailed description of this fish that calls the Interior Fraser River watershed home, you?ll also learn about some of its unique facts and characteristics. Also included in this Fish...
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Northern Pike
This site features the Northern Pike. Read about its distribution and characteristics in this concise site.
University of California
Ucmp: Introduction to Chondrichthyes
Good introduction from Berkeley's department of paleontology, gives a brief history and the defining characteristics of the class of Chondrichthyes.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Pacu O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of the South American pacu, a freshwater fish.
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium: Lake Sturgeon
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical and unique characteristics of the lake sturgeon.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Guppy (Poecilia Reticulata)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Poecila Reticulata, more commonly known as the Guppy.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: X Ray Tetra (Pristella Maxillaris)
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the pristella maxillaris, otherwise known as the x-ray tetra.
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium: Blackbar Soldierfish
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical and unique characteristics of the Blackbar Soldierfish. They can be viewed live on the webcam.
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium: Cichlid
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, conservation status, physical and unique characteristics of the Cichlid.
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium: Blue Runner
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical and unique characteristics of the blue runner. It can be viewed live on the webcam.
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium: Discus
Use this animal guide to learn the scientific name and discover the habitat, diet, reproduction, physical and unique characteristics of the discus.
Other
Alaska Fish and Game: Spotted Seal [Pdf]
Read about the general characteristics, reproduction, food habits, seasonal movements, behavior, population size and other aspects of the spotted seal. PDF. Requires Adobe Reader.
Other
Alaska Fish and Game: Ribbon Seal [Pdf]
General characteristics, reproduction, food habits, seasonal movements, behavior, population size, and hunting are the topics explored on this informative site.
Other
Alaska Fish and Game: Ringed Seal
A thorough site that delves into the physical characteristics, food habits, live history, migration and distribution, and behavior of the ringed seal.
Other
Look d.com: Gas Bladder
This site, which is from LookD.com, provides information about the bony fish gas bladder. The information that is presented at this site is medium in length and interesting, making it worth checking out.
University of Florida
University of Florida: Fin Features and Measurements of Sharks
Some very specific information on the measurements and identifying characteristics of sark fins.
Other
The Animals Page
Provides an easy to understand overview of animals from protozoa and echinoderms to insects, mammals, birds, and fish.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lake Investigation: Determining Lake Type and Health Using the Internet
In this learning activity, students will analyze different lakes using the Lake Finder program on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website to research lake characteristics and their health. Students will be completing a...
Globio
Glossopedia: Skates and Rays
There are more than five hundred different species of skates and rays in our oceans. Scientists say that these fish are closely related to sharks, sharing a common ancestor from around 400 million years ago. This article provides an...
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World: Animal Information Database
Sea World's site featuring a variety of information about their animals, as well as general animal information. Includes "Animal Bytes," a list of animals with some of their characteristics. Also includes some games and teacher resources.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Food From the Sea
Did you know that 80% of the fish we eat comes from the ocean? Since oceans cover so much of the earth you would think that we would never be in danger of running out of its resources. Learn how overfishing is causing many problems with...
The Franklin Institute
Marshall Elementary School: Ocean Games & Puzzles
Complete interactive word searches to find animals of the intertidal zone. Learn ocean facts by completing a crossword puzzle. Match up pieces of a puzzle to display the water cycle. And after learning all that information, test yourself...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 10.2 Vertebrate Diversity
Learn about the characteristics and diversity of vertebrate animals.
Curated OER
Fish
This site identifies different characteristics and information related to Bony Fish. Find out some fun facts about these friendly fish when you explore this site.