Under sea knowledge
The Giant Octopus lives in the Pacific. Sailors used to call them “devilfish,” even though they are not dangerous and usually shy away from humans.
Published: June, 2005
Courtesy of John Frawley, Aquarium of the bay
The San Francisco Bay watershed constitutes an area that includes over 40 percent of California and extends into Oregon.
Nearly 400 billion gallons of water flows through the Golden Gate Strait each day, due to the Pacific’s strong rising and falling tides.
Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) rarely enter the San Francisco Bay, because they prefer the saltier waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Wolf-eels (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) mate for life. They dwell in small, rocky caves and feed at night.
Sevengill Sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) have seven gill slits (most sharks have five) and can grow to 7 feet in length.
Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) live in the Pacific Ocean and can grow to be 30 feet long - that’s a 15-foot tentacle span!
Leopard Sharks (Triakis semifasciata) feed on species living on the bottom of the ocean. An abundant number live in the Bay.
Some invertebrates that live in the tide pools can live without being in water for up to 12 hours.
Male Bay Pipefish (Syngnathus leptorhynchus), cousin to the seahorse, hold their eggs in a pouch until they hatch.
Sea Stars (Echinodermata asteroidea) can regenerate a lost arm, or even two!
Leather sea stars are actually smooth, and are rumored to smell like garlic.
