Daily fish fact #736
Pacific redfin!
It is one of the only cyprinids that occur in saltwater! They spawn in freshwater rivers, but maturing juveniles (once about 7 cm, ~3 inches, in size) and adults who've finished spawning return to the sea and live along the coast.
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Exciting news for the cute shark lovers of the world! We finally have a recorded sighting of a baby great white shark, likely only a few hours old.
The question of where great white sharks give birth still remains a mystery to this day but this footage may suggest the coasts of California, where the footage was taken, are a site where these sharks give birth.
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Cryptid fish that has only been seen once and never again that may or may not exist but well never know my beloved
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Critter fact #87:
Moray eels have two sets of jaws! When the jaws open wide and there's more jaws inside, that's a moray!
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🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠
Stonefish are the most venomous fish known; stings can be fatal to humans. Most stonefish stings occur as a result of stepping on the creature which forces venom into the foot, while it is less common for the fish to sting when it is picked up. Stonefish stings can occur on the beach, not just in the water, since stonefish can survive out of the water for up to 24 hours. They are not easily seen as they look similar to rocks or coral.
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Hello!
Welcome to sturgeonposting. I’m sturgeonposting. My pronouns are they/them. I’m 21. I have autism.
This is my blog where I post about sturgeon fish, which are my special interest.
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This is the reason Ishmael saw so many depictions of dolphins with scales and a helmet-heads: mahi-mahi, aka the dolphinfish.
Mahi-mahi are in fact fish but were considered members of the dolphin family at various times in history.
They were often used as an art motif and in decorative sculptures and crafted items.
This soup tureen from the Clark Museum— my all time favorite museum piece— belonged to Marie Antoinette’s sister. It always baffled me that the feet (which it’s plaque identified as dolphins) looked like that.
Then a few months ago, while I was prepping for a fishing trip in the bahamas, my dad mentioned that mahi-mahi are sometimes called dolphinfish.
I looked up a picture and my mind was blown.
That was it. That was the stupid fish on the soup tureen (or at least closer to it than an actual dolphin). Mystery solved and mind blown.
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Important Stuff
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Fun fact: Blue Tangs (The Dory fish) have a venomous spine near their tail fin. It’s their primary form of self defense. Dory was running around with the fish equivalent of a shiv the entire movie and just forgot. It’s very on brand for her but I will never get over it. And maybe some of you are thinking “It’s a kid’s movie. Maybe they didn’t include that feature.”. Nah! It’s there! They took the time to draw it. Baby girl is clueless and armed.
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hey, dont cry? the hadle snail fish can covert wood into glucose
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Daily fish fact #737
Whitetip reef shark!
Unlike other requiem sharks, this species can pump water over its gills without needing to ram ventilate, which means it can stop moving and have a rest! These sharks are very slender and hunt at night by squeezing themselves into tight caves in their coral reef habitat.
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Contrary to popular belief, not all sharks are carnivorous. The bonnethead shark (a member of the hammerhead sharks) was recently discovered to be omnivorous, including seagrass in their diet.
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Cetomimidae or Flabby Whalefish
When transitioning from their juvenile form to their adult form, male Whalefish lose their mouths, esophagus, and stomachs! Their jaws fuse closed and they rely on the food they ate as juveniles in adulthood. It's believed this evolved due to little food resource in their habitat- the deep sea.
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Critter fact #3:
The Bonneville Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii utah, is the state fish of Utah. It is identified by the red mark under its lower jaw, and the presence of many large, black spots.
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