http://www.sea-creatures.org Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:43:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Away from all land lies the ocean. It covers more than half the surface of the planet, yet for the most part it is beyond our reach. Much of it is virtually empty, a watery desert. All life that is in the ocean is locked in a constant search to ... http://www.sea-creatures.org/articles/the-marvelous-ocean-feeding.html Most vertebrates belong to the clade Osteichtheys, this name means “bony fish”. Nearly all of the osteichthyans have an ossified bony endoskeleton, with a matrix made of calcium phosphate. If you have not already guessed, the osteichthyans are commonly known as the many fishes of the sea. Terminology in the ... http://www.sea-creatures.org/articles/ray-finned-fishes.html Marine life – sea creatures So you thought that all of the interesting creatures lived on land? You know, the lions, the tigers, the bears… well think again! Ocean waters cover 71% of the earth’s surface! The depths of the ocean include the inner tidal zone (the coastal land that ... http://www.sea-creatures.org/introduction/sea-creatures.html