In this challenge: Answer the questions below and then use the letters in the box to spell out the answer to the final question. Answers may by found on tanks, displays, or by asking staff questions. Once you are done: take a “selfie” with a fish and get a stamp from us. Good Luck! 1. How many documented species of birds are there in Texas? ____ 2. Texas has prohibited the take of sawfish since this year? _ _ _ _ 3. This fish, a member of the Jack family, is known to reach lengths of 27.5 inches, weigh up to 11 lbs and is found in large schools around oil platforms. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. How many years does it take fishing line decompose? ____ _ _ _ _ 5. Seagrass meadows serve as a ________ ______, providing refuge for fish and shellfish. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. Corals are animals, and each coral is called a _________. _ _ _ _ 7. _________ help reduce fishing pressure on certain size fish. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. Water chillers keep aquarium water the correct temperature for safe fish habitat. Between what two degrees must that water be kept? __ & __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9. The record breaking Blue Marlin weighed more than 100lbs heavier than the previous record that had been held for how many years? __ _ _ _ _ 10. Seahorses hold onto objects using this part of their body. _ _ _ 11. _______ are the only family of fish that lack a swim bladder. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12. Louis Rawalt caught what record keeping fish on Jan. 1, 1937? C _ _ _ _ _, S _ _ _ 13. The lionfish is native to ________________ and is considered an invasive species. _ _ _ _ -­‐ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14. Whooping cranes can eat as many as ________ small blue crab a day. __ 15. What time was the record keeping Blue Marlin caught last year? _:__am Moray eels open and close their mouth, moving water for what reason? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tier 2/3 In this challenge: Answer the questions below and then use the letters in the box to spell out the answer to the final question. Answers may by found on tanks, displays, or by asking staff questions. Once you are done: take a “selfie” with a fish and get a stamp from us. Good Luck! 1. What gender of Blue Crab does the Aquarium at Rockport Harbor have? _ _ _ _ _ 2. This fish, a member of the Jack family, is named for the disapproving human expression. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. The age of a fish is determined by the ________ of rings on its scales. _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. The ______ ________ is a threatened land species that enjoys eating succulent plants such as cactuses. T _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. What is the state shell of Texas? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. When harassed, the _____________ __________ releases a toxic slime called grammistin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. Name our newest display, a state record breaker, was caught on July 11, 2014, weighing 972.70 lbs. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. How many hearts does an octopus have? _ 9. This man-­‐made structure is made of earth, wood, stone, or concrete. _ _ _ _ 10. How long must a Gulf Stone Crab claw be before it can be removed? __ _ _ _ _ _ 11. What fish can blink with both eyes? _ _ _ _ 12. The Portly Spider Crab has _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ covering their shells and is not considered eatable by humans. 13. The lionfish are native to Indo-­‐Pacific Ocean and is considered an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ species in local waters. 14. There are _ banks in the Flower Garden National Marine Sanctuary? __ 15. How many seahorses does the Aquarium have? __ How old is Marley, the moray eel? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tier 1