#ocean fish

Twineye Skate Raja miraletus

Found in the Mediterranean and Atlantic coast of Africa. Raja are bottom-dwellers that are active during both day and night, and typically feed on molluscs, crustaceans and fish.

Pinnate Batfish adults are normally solitary but will gather in large schools to move over open substrates. The juveniles are mimics of a toxic species of flatworm by colour and shape. They feed on algae as well as jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton. This species has been observed to significantly reduce algal growths on coral in studies simulating the effects of overfishing on the Great Barrier Reef.

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King-Of-The-Salmon Spotted In California's Monterey Bay In Rare Surface Encounter | IFLScience

While both are ribbon-like in appearance, king-of-the-salmon and oarfish belong to different scientific families.

Unlike the earthquake-triggering legends surrounding the doomsday fish, the king-of-the salmon’s name has more positive origins. According to a video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), it was given its name by the Makah, an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, who believe the rarely seen fish leads salmon back to their spawning grounds.

the MORAY EEL:

8/10 Chunk

10/10 Gunk

8/10 Funk

It’s been a long time coming, and anyone who’s been following this blog for any amount of time is well aware of my obsession with these funny wiggly boys.

Moray eels. My beloveds. Look at that girth, high chunk. The slime layer that makes it so that I cannot hug them without a proper wetsuit or fabric layer, absolute gunk. The big squishable cheeks, the weird sticky-out-y tube nostrils, the two mouths, incredibly funky.

Overall: 10/10

Everyone has a selfish dream of what they would do if they won the lottery. Mine is simple: buy a giant saltwater tank and fill it with 3 giant moray eels. (Preferably of different colors/patterns so I can tell them apart)

Everyone also has a dream of channeling their inner Disney Princess with a wild animal: I want to hug a moray eel.

It was my birthday on the 18th, so as a gift to myself, I rate my beloveds.