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A peacock mantis shrimp. Filmed in the Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia). From Life in Colour (2021).

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Fish video about one cool group of speedy apex predators!! :]

Ultra Bra’s Heppa (song in the video) is unfortunately not really about billfish, but horses — I had to change the lyrics a bit.

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Goniobranchus sinensis

Pulau Hantu, Singapore, 2025

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every moment of every day i am thinking about this tiktok

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shark cowboy!! hes a great white shark

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Please, wise sharxpert (shark expert), what is the most glamorous shork?

Thank you!

CHAHAINS CAT SHALRK

*takes a breath* chain. cat sharks. Like okay hear me out. Zebra sharks are amazingly beautiful, threshers feel so elegant with their long tails, epaulettes are almost dainty

BUT. Chain catsharks have incredibly beautiful patterns, and add on to that, BIOLUMINESCENCE. They look ETHEREAL

brb gonna cry they're so pretty

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The Morgay aka Rough Hound aka Lesser Spotted Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula), EAT A TASTY CRAB!!!, family Scyliorhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes, UK

photograph by David Miller

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sharks sticker sheet 🦈

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Shark fact:

Sharks will wear Remoras as hats. This is because they are best friends.

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Biofluorescent Swellshark!

💚 🖤 💚 / 🖤 💚 🖤 / 💚 🖤 💚

And the science behind them is below!!!

As one of two glowing sharks [the other being a chain catshark] they're pretty interesting, especially when it comes to how they glow! Though it's a little scientific, I oversimplified it [the fancy words are just names].

Rather than their glowing skin being due to proteins, the amino acid tryptophan [which makes up most proteins] is converted into kynurenine.

Kynurenine can become the chemical Niacin, which keeps you healthy, but when it is exposed to Bromine [which is found in the ocean as salt] it grows green!

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pixie dust thresher shark

(12 month reward for my ko-fi members)

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Todays shark is...

The Sail-fin Roughshark!

Fun Fact: It has two tall, narrow and pointed dorsal fins that contain concave trailing edges, but no anal fin!

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When MBARI’s exploration meets @MontereyBayAquarium’s innovation 🤩✨️⁠ ⁠

Bloody-belly comb jellies, Lampocteis cruentiventer, are ctenophores, not true jellies. Like other comb jellies, they navigate through the water by beating their shimmering, hair-like cilia. These crimson beauties are found in the twilight zone, using their blood-red stomachs to hide a belly full of glowing (bioluminescent) prey. At these depths, red is nearly invisible, turning their vibrant color into the perfect camouflage.⁠ ⁠

This species was first observed off the coast of San Diego in 1979, but MBARI researchers, including Senior Research and Education Specialist George Matsumoto, officially named and described it in 2001.⁠ ⁠ The Aquarium’s husbandry team worked for years to decode the mystery of caring for these jellies, becoming the first to display them. Aquarium experts like Senior Aquarist Evan Firl have been able to extend the captive longevity of this species by reducing oxygen concentrations and mimicking the bloody belly’s deep-sea habitat. ⁠ ⁠ By combining our deep-sea and animal care expertise, the Aquarium and MBARI have made it possible for everyone to see these tiny translucent treasures in person and learn more about these captivating denizens of the deep.⁠

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Resting snailfish face. 😐 

Monday got you feeling as meh as this rough snailfish? Same. Maybe a snack will turn things around.

These deep-sea fish use their chin fins to scout out treats on the seafloor—so maybe it’s time to scrounge the break room for leftover cookies. 🍪 

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Todays shark is...

The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark!

Fun Fact: They are found off sandy beaches and estuaries and bays, mostly over mud and sand bottoms. They also migrate seasonally, moving into deeper offshore waters in winter!

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major traffic incident

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