Life in the sea
1. Deep, deep in the ocean, where the sunlight never reaches, live many strange fish. On the average, deep-ocean fish swim about two miles under the water. Some, ike the lantern fish, have ‘lights’ on their bodies. Others have enormous stomachs and can eat fish twice their size.
2. Fish in deep water look different from fish that live in shallower water. This is because food is scarce, or hard to find, in deep water. Plants cannot grow so far beneath the surface because sunlight cannot reach there. So nature has helped fish that live at great depths. It has given them lights and sharp teeth-the things they need to find and catch other fish to eat.
3. Near the shore where the water is not so deep, live fish and sea animals that we know better. Here, fish hide in green and brown weeds, turtles swim, and seals play. Below the ocean’s surface, you can see many colorful fish that are yellow, blue, and red.
4. In shallow water, there is plenty of food. Many sea plants and tiny water animals live in these sunny areas. There is even enough food to feed mammoth sea animals, like huge whales.
5. The vast ocean is so large, it can be home to many kinds of fish. As you can see, he fish swimming in the oceans live in very different ways.
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