#batfish

[todaysbat]

video of a juvenile Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus)

[schizochroal]

Apparently there is a kind of angler fish (specifically a batfish) that just straight up has legs? Not like the sorta pseudo legs that some other fish have, these just look like what you'd see on a weird frog.

[biggiebohiggie]

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

[critter-creature-or-beast]

By Rein Ketelaars - Flickr: DSCN1938.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0

[nocturnal-stims]

Juvenile pinnate batfish. The strikingly colored young look nothing like adults because they mimic a species of toxic flatworms to protect themselves from predators. Often found hiding in mangroves and coral reefs, batfish have sharp little teeth and eat algae and jellyfish.

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[sharks-are-friends-not-foes]

🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠

Zebra Batfish are a solitary species, but may be infrequently encountered as pairs or in small groups. The small juveniles can be found in deeper water where their zebra-like striping camouflages them when they shelter among crinoids.

[antiqueanimals]

Torpedo batfish (Halieutaea retifera), Shortnose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus), Porcupine batfish (Dibranchus erinaceus)

Fishes of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1964.

Internet Archive

[fish-daily]

fish 293 - zebra batfish

[herpsandbirds]

Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus), juvenile, family Ephippidae, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

It is believed that these juvenile fish, which look nothing like the adults, mimic poisonous flatworms.

photograph by Byron Conroy

[unbfacts]

[eddieintheocean]

new unmanned underwater vehicle dropping???

ITS CALLED THE FUCKING!" BIONIC BATFISH ????????

[pangeen]

“ Batfish of the Deep “ // © Abdul Rahman Deyd

has a flat and tall body with small scales and a mouth that is slightly sticking out, as in ‘protruding’. They roam around either in couples or groups or in large schools They can be approached easily by divers since they have a very curious mind.

Music: Sans-Fin - Climat de Liberté

[dexmckinnery]

Weird and Wonderful World

The past few months I've started a project to try and raise funds/start selling original work on RedBubble... I finally have enough I feel I can share. =)

Weird and Wonderful World is a collection of animal merch (at the moment mostly stickers, magnets, badges/buttons, cushions and notebooks) featuring animals you tend to see less made for because they're either, for example; strange, obscure or not particularly cute.

At the moment, I have merch up for Jerboas, Elephant Shrews, Whale Sharks, Red-lipped Batfish, Anteaters, Platypuses, Potoos, Tawny Frogmouths, Long and Short-beaked Echidnas and Opossums!

I also have a bunch of pride versions for the Opossum!

(Just the Opossum at the moment since I don't want to saturate my store with variations... I'm willing to make pride versions of any of the other animals (or any other pride flags!) at request though! =))

I'm also open to suggestions for other animals! =) Please take a look, or maybe pass the link on to a friend who might be interested! Thanks so much for supporting my little project!

[taxonomytournament]

Taxonomy Tournament: Fish

Perciformes. This order contains the perch, butterflyfish, and sea bass

Moroniformes. This order contains batfish (platax), and temperate basses.

[larvaecandy]

[dumbhero]

minipizza batfish monday