sea food girl dinner 🥰

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Happy freak #fish friday to: Bagarius yarrelli, the Goonch! These catfish can grow up to ~6' long and weigh over 200lbs! While we know very little about them, they have been reported to "lock" themselves to the river beds the live in, making them incredibly difficult to catch. They eat small fish :)

Todays aquatic friend is: Acipenser oxyrinchus, the Atlantic Sturgeon! Their native range is all up and down the US east coast, and up into Canada! Living up to 60yrs, and weighing up to 800lbs, these #fish are able to live in both salt and freshwater, though only during mating seasons.

so sorry for the lack of daily fish this week!! I have been traveling, job hunting, and catching up on personal business. Starting tomorrow, Daily Aquatic Friends will be back ♡ Thank you for your patience♡

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Today's aquatic friend is: Lamna ditropis, the Salmon Shark! these ~7' weigh around 400lbs on average. They are also ovoviviparous, which means they give live birth! They are capable of temp. regulation, a rarity among fish. Cold blood from their gills is heated by warm blood from their body. #fish

small bathypelagic fish seeing an anglerfish's lure

Sorry friends! No daily fish today. I'm going on a trip and I don't think I'll have much cell service. Instead, sometime this week I'll do a double fish day :D

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oh my goodness gracious!

imagine being ambushed by something several hundred times your size :0

Today's aquatic friend is: Epinephelus itajara, The Goliath Grouper! These 800lb ambush predators feed on slow bottom dwellers, with calico crabs being their prey of choice. They are considered a Prize Fish for how difficult they are to catch on rod&reel set ups. #fish big :)

Happy Freak #Fish Friday to: The Coelacanth! One of the very few changes these living fossils have gone through since first spotted in the fossil record is that they have gotten bigger! They now grow to ~5 ft and weigh ~100lbs! Of the two extant species, both are considered endangered.

Today's aquatic friend is; Stegostoma tigrinum, the Zebra Shark! These solitary #fish are capable of asexual reproduction, called parthenogenesis! They are nocturnal, and surprisingly docile for sharks. Juveniles have namesake zebra-like stripes that slowly fade as they age.

Oh my goodness, I just learned sea urchins wear hats sometimes they're so fashionable ♡( ◡‿◡ )

I ran out of space in this. Just like the fish, the text box was too big! Another fun fact I found while researching this was that, in captivity, and in rare cases, they can grow up to a whopping 15feet long!! Additionally, their thick scales are enough to render them all but invulnerable #fish

Today's aquatic friend is: Arapaima gigas, the Arapaima! One of the largest freshwater fish on earth, these 8.5' behemoths are considered to be an important food fish in South America. They are able to launch their torpedo-shaped bodies out of the water,which can cause permanent arrhythmia if struck

Today's aquatic friend is: Pangio kuhlii, the Khuli Loach! These 7cm cuties do quite well in captivity, and can live upwards of 14 years. Interestingly, they can sense sharp pressure changes, such as oncoming storms. This, for some reason, increases their activity levels in captivity. #fish #loach

also, their larval stage is actually round and very spikey! They look like little tiny prickley bubbles :)

Today's aquatic friend is; Mola mola, the Ocean Sunfish! Oddly enough, their scientific name really is Mola mola. They're one of the largest boney fish in the world. Weighing in at a max of 2,300kg, they have been impaled on freight ships (😔) slowing them to a crawl. #fish

Today's aquatic friend is: Noturus insignis, the Margined Madtom! Originally believed to have been introduce to New Hampshire as baitfish, this small catfish subspecies only grows up to 4" in length. Living in fast clearwaters, females lay eggs in crevaces where males will oversee their safety #fish

todays aquatic friend is: Trinectes maculatus, the Hogchoker! Their undeside is made of suction muscles they use to stick to rocks. This is where their name stems from - when caught as bycatch, they were fed to hogs. their suction muscles would stick to the esophagus of the hog, choking it. #fish

Todays aquatic friend is: Phycodurus eques, The Leafy Sea Dragon! These seahorses were once endangered as a result of pollution & for their use in alternative medicine! they've since grown back in numbers after conservation. per their name, they disguise themselves as seaweed for safety. #fish

Today's aquatic friend is: Mobula birostris, The Giant Manta Ray! These 30' giants can be either solitary or in groups of up to 50. They are one of few animals capable of passing the Mirror Test, exhibiting self-awareness! their max lifespan is unknown, and their gestation time is ~12 months. #fish

Today's aquatic friend is: Stygiomedusa gigantea, The Giant Phantom Jelly! They are a super rare bathypelagic jellyfish. Very little is known about them, as we've only seen them 110 times over 110 years! Their 33' tentacles are long and kite-like in appearance. They do not have stinging cells. #fish

Devils hole pupfish as the third fish for my Fish of North America set :) #fish #pupfish #devilshole

Okay :D The Devil's Hole Pupfish is a tiny lil guy who is endemic to The Devil's Hole, a flooded cavern in Nevada. They're considered critically endangered as a result, and are immensely susceptible to pollution. There is a small shelf underwater near the surface where they live used to spawn #fish

Today's aquatic friend is; The koi!Though just a species of domesticated carp, kois are celebrated for their ornamental morphs.In Japanese culture, different morphs are thought to bring different qualities into their owners' lives. One koi named Hanako lived to be an insane 226 years old! #fish #koi

Today's aquatic friend is: The Pea Puffer, Carinotetraodon travancoricus! They are the smallest of all the puffers at 3.5cm. Unlike other puffers, they are docile and social, sometimds living in shoals of up to 100 members! Pea puffers are popular among aquarists for their big personalities. #fish

Hi there! I post about one species of aquatic critter every day, if you have one you'd like to see, send a DM and I'll happily info dump about it :)

Today's aquatic friend is: Neocaridina davidi, The Cherry Shrimp! These little friends grow up to 3-4cm at full maturity, which is ~2". They have a variety of color varieties, or "morphs," ranging from their namesake cherry red, to black, and even "ghost", being totally transparent! #fish #shrimp