daily cool fish

The wolf eel (cool fish #21) has a face like a grandma and that only a grandma could love! They are not true eels, as they have paired gill slits and pectoral fins. They can get up to 8 feet long! This is bill, his life partner debra isn't pictured (they're monogamous and partner for life)

fun fact: this is the most specialized member of the family, and the only member of the genus. he mostly sleeps all day and waits for food to roll up to his mouth. they can apparently attack humans, though an attack hasn't been reported since 1940! he's so flat look at him

fun fact: they are anti-equatorial, found from Japan to Australia! look at him teefs!

fun fact: they can change color!! they are ambush predators and solitary. also this guy got into the orange hi vis paint jar

also this fish is extinct, and recreations are based on fossils that were found near bolivia

fun fact! their jelly like skin weighs them down and they need the high water and fat content to survive. they don't have a swim bladder because they would explode! they look like they do on land because of the pressure difference. they mostly eat things that pass by, bc they can't really move too well.

fun fact: they arent alligators! they are one of the largest fish in north america! they have ganoid scales which are bone-like and diamond shaped. they're mostly found in the central/southern USA, from Illinois south along the Mississippi river. they have teefies!

fun fact: they're native to east Asia and mostly live in fast moving streams! they have barbells to feel food in the quick waters. also he's stuck to that brick please help him