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Indo-Pacific Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), family Istiophoridae, found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans

This fish has been introduced and naturalized in to the Mediterranean, as well.

photograph by Shawn Heinrichs

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high tide | source

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post inspired me to paint

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Ocean study

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Also a video of the cave for nice water noises

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Anemone cave from inside at low tide and outside at high tide.

This sea cave was once a well known and well marked attraction in Acadia National Park, with a staircase built into the sea cliffs to allow access to it. But after a college student became trapped inside by the rising tide and drowned in 1993, the stairs were removed and it was erased from park maps.

Although no longer advertised, one can still explore it, if you know where it is and are willing to climb down a cliff face to reach it.

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Deep-sea swim-by 😶‍🌫️

Rattails, or macrourids, are common throughout the world’s ocean. They are characterized by a distinctive large head and whip-like tail that tapers to a point. Big blue eyes give the rattail an edge at finding food in deep dark waters. Their keen eyesight reveals prey, like fishes and squid, darting just above the seafloor.

There are over 1,000 species of rattails found worldwide, although MBARI has recorded less than 20 species during our numerous expeditions. Macrourid species are difficult to distinguish on video, so researchers often use species complexes to describe similarly-looking species.

Rattail fish are very curious and will investigate any disturbance on or around the seafloor. In addition to their large eyes adapted to detect bioluminescent prey, rattails (Macrouridae) can also sense a variety of other food sources using sensory structures on their heads. They communicate with a swim bladder which makes a drumming sound.

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Boothbay Harbor

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I wasn't gonna allow June to pass without me drawing a killer whale, so here's a painting of K20 Spock for Orca Action Month. She has been my favorite Southern Resident ever since I learned about her, mostly because her appearance challenges what many expect a female orca to look like, showing that biology is far more complex than just a simple binary. Her dorsal fin and pectoral flippers are nowhere near as large as that of an adult male, but I can absolutely see why she was mistaken for a male for so long. She definitely has the proportions of a sprouting male.

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Beroe forskalii by Alexander Semenov

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Wave in Backlight - Peter Witt

German , b. 1966 -

Oil on canvas, 80 x 80 cm.

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forgot to post this from the weekend