Oarfish

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/oarfish

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Regalecidae
2. What is the diet?Carnivore: Primarily krill, copepods, small fish, and small cephalopods, employing filter-feeding strategies
3. What is an oarfish and how big can it get?Oarfish are the longest bony fish, reaching up to 11 meters (36 feet) and sometimes reported as 17 meters (56 feet). They look like a long ribbon and can be as long as a school bus.
4. Where do oarfish live in the ocean?They live in all temperate and tropical oceans, usually between 1,000 meters deep, but sometimes seen near the surface when they are sick or injured.

Pelagic Zone: The open ocean water column, away from the coast and seabed, where oarfish primarily reside.
Morphology: The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
Anthropogenic Pressures: Environmental changes or stresses caused or influenced by human activity.