Opaleye

A member of the nibblers in the Kyphosidae family of sea chub, the opaleye is a tough species to catch and a determined fighter on rod and reel.

Opaleye form dense schools in shallow water when spawning, which occurs from April through June. Eggs and larvae are free floating and may be found miles from shore. Juveniles form schools of up to two dozen individuals. At about 1 inch in length, they enter tide pools, gradually moving deeper as they grow. Opaleye mature and spawn when they are roughly 8 or 9 inches long and between 2 and 3 years old.

Octopuses

Octopuses are the most remarkably propelled of every last trace of the mollusks. Most octopuses live on the sea floor where they hunt live prey, but some kinds are specialized swimmers found in the deep sea.

Octopuses are relatives of squids, and have much in common with them. Both exist just in the ocean, both have soft figures, both have suckered tentacles for handling prey, and both have a horny snout to slash up sustenance. Octopus eyes are similar in design to our own. Octopuses also have big brains. In fact, they are probably the most intelligent invertebrates. In captivity they quickly learn new tricks, such as unscrewing the lid of a jar to get at food inside. They are not sociable animals, though—most prefer to live on their own.

Oysters

Individuals have gathered palatable oysters for thousands of years. Pearl oysters, processing valuable pearls, have a place with a divided clan that is just indirectly identified with them.

Edible, or true, oysters are bivalves (two-shelled mollusks related to clams and mussels). Like other bivalves they have no head or brain, and live quiet lives on the sea floor. They food by drawing momentums of ocean water into their forms, from which they sift out little nourishment particles.