Friday, August 4, 2017

Sunfish and Evolution

I must say the Sunfish is one interesting looking fish and its Evolution has made it look more and more evolutionarily impressive. The reason why I think this fish looks this way is because of where it lives in the ocean as the article said it can range from 2000 ft below sea level all the way up to 15 ft below sea level. If we look at a lot of other marine animals that live in this range such as dolphins whales and sharks they have a very similar body shape however they tend to be significantly bigger in size and have more of an Aero aquatic shape. I also feel it has this look because of Simply what it does. The name says it all Sunfish just like the article stated it likes to sunbathe by catching sun rays. Overtime I feel that Evolution has adapted to capture sun rays and swim more efficiently in the range which it lives.

I feel the new species appear due to changing environment and habits. As article stated the new Sunfish is not as big however it is found a lot more frequently at the surface level. Also the newer species armoire streamline. This would allow it to be able to swim a slightly faster than the older species. This feature allows the Sunfish to swim at higher service. Garunteeing a higher possibility of escaping from predators than the older species.

Unfortunately I feel this fish will have a very short future and may not survive due to the change in climate and rising sea levels. One major part of climate change is rising sea levels if sea levels rise to the point where this fish cannot find a perfect spot to sunbathe without having to compete with predators, it may become endangered or extinct. Furthermore its body shape makes it very easy for predators to take advantage.

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