#Sea animals

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #846

Dealfish!

It’s a deep sea pelagic fish that uses its extendable mouth to suck in small fish and squid. It is usually solitary, but congregates with others of its kind for unknown reasons.

[protectoursharks]

I'd love some lemon shark facts 💛

Lemon Shark or Negaprion brevirostris

They get their name from their yellowish brown coloring. Lemon sharks, unlike the lone-shark stereotype, enjoy hanging out in groups! They even have preferred individuals to hang out with!

Lemon sharks are also one of the most well-understood shark species and this is because they do well in captivity. Additionally, most of our knowledge of shark physiology and biology stems from studies of lemon sharks!

Unfortunately, this species is nearly threatened; this is mostly due to overfishing. They're not only caught as bycatch, but are a target for some fisheries. Their meat, skin, and squalene are used for human consumption. It's estimated that between 70-90% of shark squalene harvested each year is used in cosmetics. (Make sure to do your research before buying makeup). To harvest the amount of squalene used for our consumption, almost 3 million sharks are killed every year. But there's a great new alternative source that's gaining traction: olives!

[without-ado]

Lion’s Mane Jellyfish (x)

[alexanderpearce]

whag if i want to (macquarie harbour july 23)

eta the maugean skate is extremely endangered and facing immediate extinction and the government is the damn fucking liberals and they will not do anything about it. idk what any random people from across the world can do about it but im screaming crying sobbing begging for help

[charzoi]

I see a lot of talk about common species like sharks and whatnot when it comes to marine life which is cool and good but you know what I don’t see people talking about? the batfish

this is a polka dot batfish. look at his cute legs and sweet little face. absolutely incredible. such a revolutionary creature. I fucking love batfish and you should too

[neorice]

Neorice's Ocean

[k9emote]

AQUATIC ANIMAL EMOTES

GRGRRAAAHHH SHARKS AND SHRIMP AND RAYS AND WHALES AND

[allenanix]

Wow 🦩

[animalloversxo]

𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𓆉 𓆝 𓆡⋆.˚ 𓇼

[thesensories]

Living mirrors illuminate the water 🪩

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #848

Ophiodon ozymandias!

It was a species of lingcod that lived in the late Miocene, over 5 million years ago. Fossil evidence suggests it could’ve grown to be 180 cm long (6 feet), which is even 30 cm (~1 foot) longer than the currently extant lingcod!

Pictured above is said extant lingcod.

[anitalenia]

₊ ⊹.𖥔 ݁ ˖ 𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

credits to me. feel free to use and save. of course credit would be appreciated but it is not required. I’m just making these for fun <3

[without-ado]

Lobonema smithii (x)

[marinememes]