I think my shell looks like the fin of a gurnard. I think that because it has lines on it. They might be the bone lines. My shell is smooth and soft. that is why I think it is a gurnard fin.
I think it is a rock crab because of the brown and black marks on it. I think it is 28 years old because it has 28 lines on it.
Before Mrs Russell picked up the shell, I've got a funny feeling that it was part of a crayfish bone - an Australian crayfish bone, not a New Zealand crayfish. All the Australian crayfish always have a circulish bone.
I like the way you have described your fish like a gurnard. Wow I have learnt some interesting things about crayfish. I did not know that there was a difference between the Australian and New Zealand crayfish.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you have descirbed your shell as smooth and soft.
Did you only have 1 shell to look at or more than one?
Mrs Russell said we could have 2 shells if we were good and I was good. We could also do another one if there was time. There was no extra time. I like the way you liked how my shell was soft and smooth. Yes, the Austrialian crayfish is different as it is born from a different species to the New Zealand crayfish.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for answering my questions. You have made me want to learn more about sea life in and around New Zealand.
Well I don't know a lot about New Zealand seas but I know that the New Zealand crayfish are different to Australian crayfish because I have seen the different bones before.
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