Category: fish

Six Weird Fish With Even Stranger Teeth

Jun 22, 2016 | deep sea, fish, weird | 4

Let’s face it. When we go to the dentist, we’re usually somewhat scared. With these...

Fried Egg Jellyfish Are Kind of Adorable – & That’s No Yolk.

Dec 19, 2014 | fish, fried egg jellyfish, weird | 1

Phacellophora camtschatica Cotylorhiza tuberculata Habitat: Phacellophora – cool waters...

11 Mind-blowing Aquascapes That Will Enchant Your Socks Off

Dec 9, 2014 | cool, fish | 1

A few years ago I was introduced to the magical world of ‘aquascaping’. What is...

Shark Week Take Note: Ghost Sharks, With Their Elephant ‘Trunks,’ Are Unbelievably Fascinating Fish

Aug 8, 2013 | cool, deep sea, elephant shark, fish, ghost shark, shark, weird | 4

Habitat: southwestern Pacific Ocean – along the coasts of southern Australia and New Zealand...

The Topsy-turvy Upside-down Catfish

May 20, 2012 | fish, funny, Synodontis nigriventris, upside-down catfish, weird | 1

© khylin© Ricky Romero via: aquariumlife.netvia: aquaticpath.phhp.ufl.eduHabitat: Congo Basin of Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the CongoStatus: Least ConcernThis odd fish is quite the...

Awkward ‘School’ Photos of the Blue Groper

Mar 26, 2012 | Achoerodus viridi, bizarre, blue groper, fish, sea, ugly | 1

Stalking the Amazon with the Tiger Shovelnose Catfish

Feb 27, 2012 | fish, Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, sea, Tiger Shovelnose Catfish | 0

© Tim, cyber-lake.com image source: planetcatfish.comimage source: aquaticrepublic.comimage source: eisfeldweb.deHabitat: found in the Amazon River in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Status: Not ListedDid you know...

Happy Thanksgiving From the Twinspot Turkeyfish!

Nov 25, 2011 | Dendrochirus biocellatus, fish, Fu Manchu Lionfish, Twinspot Lionfish, Twinspot Turkeyfish | 0

© Ron’s Aquarium photos image credit: Wikimedia Commons© Ron’s Aquarium photos forums.saltwaterfish.comHabitat: known from Mauritius to the Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Australia Status: No...

From Larva to Livin’ Large

Oct 13, 2011 | blue marlin, brittle star, cool, deep sea, fish, king mackerel, leaf scorpionfish, monkfish, ocean sunfish, octopus, swordfish, weird, zebrafish | 12

Everyone has to start somewhere. In the case of some fish, this means beginning their lives in the larval stage, eating microscopic creatures until they transition into their ultimate big-bodied selves. Below is a collection of...

7 Photos of Bettas that Will Blow You Away

Sep 26, 2011 | beautiful, betta fish, colorful, fish, siamese fighting fish | 4

image credit: Rae134image credit: dan [durango99] image credit: ***L.A. Woman*** ;DHabitat: wild ancestors of the fish are native to the rice paddies of Thailand, Malaysia and CambodiaStatus: No Conservation ConcernsSo my...

Jabba the Hutt in Fish Form

Jul 8, 2011 | Aptocyclus ventricosus, fish, sea, Smooth Lumpsucker, ugly | 2

image credit: blogaquatic.blogspot.comimage credit: kosfic.chonnam.ac.krimage credit: jacobtanenbaum.comimage credit: afsc.noaa.govimage credit: blueanimalbio.comimage credit: storymillernoaa2010tas.blogspot.comHabitat: found in...

Thanks, But No Thanks, Green Humphead Parrotfish

Apr 9, 2011 | Bolbometopon muricatum, colorful, fish, Green Humphead Parrotfish, weird | 1

image credit: australianmuseum.net.au image credit: starfish.chimage credit: fotopedia.comimage credit: MerMateHabitat: Indian & Pacific OceansStatus: VulnerableThis here’s the largest species of parrotfish, the Green...

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