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The black spot on the copperband butterflyfish’s (Chelmon rostratus) dorsal fin isn’t just for show, it’s actually a form of defense! How?👁
It’s a false eyespot, likely to confuse and deter predators from approaching. The fish uses its long snout to reach prey, like crustaceans and coral polyps, that are found in crevices and holes of coral reefs. It inhabits shallow tropical reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
Photo: to.wi, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, flickr
#AnimalFacts #fish #OceanLife #ocean #butterlyfish #dyk #camouflage #nature #CoralReef
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Daily Ray Fact:
The Sixgill Stingray is a heavy-bodied fish. Described only in 1980, it is unique among rays in having six pairs of gill slits rather than five. This ray can grow up to lengths of 5.6 ft and is one of few species that gives live birth, with litters of two to five pups.
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The flamingo tongue snail (Cyphoma gibbosum) lives along coral reefs in the Caribbean and parts of the tropical Atlantic.🦩👅🐚
It feeds on gorgonian corals, which have toxic soft tissue. But the snail isn’t put off by the coral’s toxicity—it repurposes the chemicals for itself! Its bright color and pattern are aposematic, meaning they act as a warning sign to potential foes to keep their distance. But even its unpleasant taste doesn’t stop some predators, like the pufferfish or hogfish, from making a meal of it!
Photo: fideodeloeste, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, flickr
#AnimalFacts #OceanLife #MarineLife #FlamingoTongueSnail #CoralReef #dyk #nature
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Did you know? Some species of sponges are among the oldest and longest-lived animals on Earth! Research has found that certain sponges can live for thousands of years.
There are more than 5,000 species of sponges (phylum Porifera) around the world. They come in many shapes and colors—and they have no true organs or tissues, just reproductive, feeding, and skeleton-building cells. They are hollow, taking water and tiny food particles in through small pores in the body and passing water out through a large central hole, the osculum.
Photo: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons | Tube sponge (Callyspongia sp.) pictured
#dyk #NaturalHistory #nature #ocean #OceanLife #coral #CoralReef #MarineLife #MarineBiology #animals #AnimalFacts
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Coral Reefs - Maldives!
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. The Maldives is home to some of the world's most diverse coral reefs, which feature dozens of different species including, amongst others, staghorn coral, brain coral, plate coral and finger coral.
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Development of bipinnaria larvae of the Luidia sarsii starfish.
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Clown coris (Coris aygula) juvenile swimming through reef and displaying defensive eye spots on dorsal fin, Rarotonga, The Cook Islands, Pacific Ocean.
Photographer: David Fleetham
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baby tripod fish (bathypterois grallator) | source
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Kuwait, 2022.
This photo was taken at the remote oil rigs site in Kuwaiti waters, east of Qaruh Island. The inactive oil rigs have come to represent an important artificial reef in Kuwait, attracting divers and fishers alike.
Photo by Suliman Alatiqi
The Prince Albert II Of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photographer Of The Year 2023
Environmental Photography Award
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Simon Theuma
Commensal shrimp crawling across a mosaic star.
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Cutie-pie of the sea (x)
*Update: this is not a real octopus but a spy bot for research. In a BBC vid(here), the spy bot helps an octopus to protect itself from sharks.
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I'm obsessed with the Feathered Star. It's the closest thing to a biblically acurate angel and it absolutely fucks. Live your best life you Lovecraftian monstrosity.
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