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1 Animals of the Black Sea

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3 There are about 2.5 thousand species of animals in the Black Sea.

4 Mollusks [ˈmɒləsk] There are clams, mussels, scallops, rapa whelks, oysters and other mollusks in the Black Sea.

5 Mussels Mussels are filter feeders that help to clean the water.

6 Scallop [skɒləp]-гребешок Scallops are very funny mollusks. They have got many tiny eyes on their shells, but they cannot see anything.

7 Rapa whelk Rapa whelk is a species of large predatory sea snail. It likes to eat oysters and other shellfish.

8 Oysters Oysters are filter feeders too. They can live about 30 years. Many people consider oysters a delicacy.

9 Crustaceans[crustaseans] There are about 20 species of crustaceans in the Black Sea.

10 Crab Marbled crab and stone crab are the most famous crabs in the Black Sea.

11 Hermit crab[ˈhɜːmɪt kræb] Hermit Crabs have a shell that is also their home. They crawl in it and live in it when they need to rest or they fear what is around them.

12 Jellyfish Most jellyfish are passive drifters that feed on small fish and zooplankton that become caught in their tentacles.

13 Fish There are 180 species of fish in the Black Sea.

14 Mullet [ˈmʌlɪt] The mullet fish has a long and rather big body. They have a silvery colour and large scales. This fish caught in great quantities and has very tasty white meat with soft bones.

15 Goat-fish A goatfish is a little fish which is conspicuously coloured. Goatfish are valued food fish in many countries. Fried goatfish is one of the most popular fish dishes in the Crimea.

16 Rockfish Rockfish has got a big head with big mouth and flippers with poison spines. Its meat is very tasty.

17 Shark The sharks live in the Black Sea. But they are not so big and very friendly. These sharks are called Spiny Dogfish.

18 Stingray Stingrays are a group of rays, which are cartilaginous fish related to sharks.

19 Flatfish Flatfish is a fish with flat body. Its both eyes lie on one side of the head.

20 Mackerel Mackerel is a predatory marine fish with a greenish-blue back, important as a food fish.

21 Horse mackerel Horse mackerel is congregates in large schools. It is important as a food fish too.

22 Sea horse Sea horse is a small marine fish. It has got a head and neck suggestive of a horse and a curled prehensile tail.

23 Marine mammals in the Black Sea

24 Dolphin Dolphins are very intelligent marine mammals.

25 Thanks for your attention!


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