#saltwater fish

[panthalassaunited]

The Blue Bird of the internet is going to shit, so I figure I’ll start posting more art here now.

Do I do commissions at some point? (*indecisive wiggling*)

[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.

🍊 Bottomtimemedia on IG

[sharks-are-friends-not-foes]

🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠

The Wahoo is a scombrid fish, (the mackerel, tuna, and bonito family) found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. It is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high-quality flesh makes it a prized and valued game fish. The barracuda is sometimes confused with the wahoo, but it is easy to distinguish from the latter two species. Barracuda have prominent scales and larger, dagger-like teeth, and lack the caudal keels and blade-like (forked) tail characteristic of the scombrids.

[disastergay]

HELLO???

[anabantoid]

Anenome house in the middle of my house.

[bysarahgerbers]

Eel lifecycle

Eel Lifecycle Print

Follow me everywhere!

[autistic-clownfish]

[chunkfunkgunk-offishal]

You should do clownfish! They are a bit gunky

Today on CHUNK! FUNK! GUNK! We rate

the CLOWNFISH:

2/10 Chunk

7/10 Funk

6/10 Gunk

(This was my literal first ever suggestion I received I am so sorry it took this long to get to)

Clownfish!! I think pretty much everyone knows about clownfish. The shape is not very chunky and the fish itself does not have a ton of fat, low chunk. While their shape is pretty common, their pattern is incredibly unique; high funk. Clownfish have a good layer of mucous that helps them not get stung by the anemones they live in, solid gunk.

Overall: 6/10

Very cute and pretty. I actually have always wanted to own one because they’re so pretty and fun to watch swimming in their anemones.

[slurpslurpmmmoatmilk]

i learnt about estuarine catfish today and i felt inspired ya'll should look them up - they're very silly lil' guys :}

[saltyseas121]

Just wanted to show people the some of my favourite books I've read on the ocean as a recommendation for your future reading 😏

The Secret Life of Fish by Doug Mackay Hope

It has a few pages for each fish with really pretty illustrations. I love how it focuses on a variety of different freshwater and saltwater fish as well as appreciates the beauty and life of fish who are seen as more scary or ugly compared to others!🐟

Also I like the cover :)

How to Speak Whale by Tom Mustill

Very interesting book about (obviously) whale communication. I like how it goes into different studies of animals like monkeys, birds and dolphins to find his answer too. You can tell a lot of hardwork went into the book. I learnt loads about whale intelligence and anatomy reading this.🌊

Emperors of the Deep by William McKeever

Made me appreciate sharks so much more. It also goes into commercial fishing and not only how it affects sharks but the people on board. If you like sharks (which I've noticed more people are starting to) definitely read this.🦈

On the trail of the whale by Mark Carwardine

One of my favourite books ever. Its about a whale watcher going to different places across the world. The random pages full of whale photography from the author was my favourite thing about this book! Every picture was perfect especially when you knew the context/story behind it.🐳

Shell life on the seashore by Philip Street

This is the very first ocean related book I ever got. I loved collecting shells before my obsession with the sea began and this book told me all about the creatures that once lived in them. It focuses on molluscs (again obviously) and started me on sea slugs/snails and then octopuses until I got to the point of just loving every ocean creature there is. Without this book I wouldn't of started to appreciate the oceans and rivers ect as much as I do now.💕

The soul of an octopus by Sy Montgomery

This book made me really really love octopuses! It taught me about how they live and how intelligent they actually are. After reading this book it stopped them from being gross aliens for me and made me see how beautiful they were inside and outside. I also liked the little flipbook thing of an octopus swimming on the corner of all the pages🐙

Remarkably bright creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

This book is literally the one of only ocean themed book I've read that is fiction🥲 It made me cry so much but I won't spoil it just in case! It's about an old lady who lost her son a long time ago working as a cleaner in an aquarium where she meets an octopus that enjoys escaping his tank every night. Very sweet book with a happy ending.

I really recommend trying out a few of these books especially if you like fish!

[natureisthegreatestartist]

Christmas is coming. To celebrate, I give you photos of a male and female red-lined Christmas wrasse.

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #298

General fish fact!

Because their bodily fluids have a lower salinity than their surrounding water, saltwater fish tend to lose water passively. Due to this, they actually drink water to not become dehydrated! The kidneys, and specialised cells in the gills of saltwater fish then get rid of excess salt.

[sharks-are-friends-not-foes]

🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠

Tautog: Slow reproduction and growth make tautog more vulnerable to overfishing. The species is managed by focusing on reducing fishing mortality rates, as well as restrictions on gear, size limits, possession limits, and limited fishing seasons. At present, the Blue Ocean Institute recommends that consumers avoid eating this fish because the populations are at low levels that are not considered sustainable.

[cupcakeisbub]

saltwater tank

[anabantoid]

BREAKING NEWS.