Fish and things

Marine Biology and Coastal Ecology graduate, posting all things marine and ocean related

[nubbsgalore]

baby fish hiding under the bell of a jellyfish and using its stinging threads as protection from circling predators. this “floating safe house” will provide the fish with protection and food until they’re big enough to venture out on their own. (x)

[anoceanloverworld-blog]

Cuttlefish can change color to fade into the background. It can do it amazingly fast.

[grimetoby]

more importantly they’re walkin on little peets

[gifbro]

[4gifs]

Cuttlefish pretending to be a hermit crab

[finalposs]

@mmmskulljuice

[mmmskulljuice]

look they were both being crabs thinking the other was a crab!!

[mrbeefgnaw]

“am crab.” “am also crab–wait a minute” “…YOOOOOOOOOOO” “YOOOOOOOOOOOO”

[coelasquid]

“Same crab!” “Same crab!”

[milqi]

This is why I love cuttlefish!  So weird.  So cool.

[babyfoxcollectionthings]

[marinebioblr]

Dwarf cuttlefish - Notice how this male darkens his stripes as one of his siblings strays closer. These cephs have complex ways of communicating through their body patterns and postures, even if we don't always know for certainty what they might mean!

[noaasanctuaries]

“For real? You think I’m cute? Aw, get otter here." 

We’re pawsitive that sea otters are one of the most adorable inhabitants of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Even though they look cuddly, though, make sure to give them plenty of space (pro tip: use a zoom lens or binoculars!). If you get too close, you might interrupt their feeding, grooming, and resting, which can negatively impact their health and make it harder for these adorable creatures to survive. 

(Photo: Peter Flood) 

[Image description: A sea otter at the ocean surface.]

[seatrench]

Cuvier’s Beaked Whale

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[marinebioblr]

Triple stack! These swell sharks are exhibiting a "dogpile" behavior commonly seen in many bottom-resting shark species, but something not so common about these sharks is their ability to biofluoresce, only recently discovered by scientists. This is not to be confused with bioluminescence, the ability to produce light, but rather they absorb light and and re-emitt it, like a glow-in-the-dark sticker!

[marinebioblr]

Cuttlefish use their twin feeding tentacles in sniper fashion, sneaking up on prey or mesmerizing it with a strobe-like color display before striking with incredible precision! This dwarf cuttle (Sepia bandensis) pins a mysis shrimp to the acrylic.

[seatrench]

[ommanyte]

Wahoo, it’s wiggly Wednesday!!!

[scornfluke-archive]

first wiggly wednesday of the decade lets make it a good one comrades

[seatrench]

Inimicus didactylus,  also known as the Demon Stinger,  Sea Goblin,  or Bearded Ghoul

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[doomedyuri]

Our Planet (2019) - Episode 4: Coastal Waters

[montereybayaquarium]

No cephalobration is complete without a stumpy cuttlefish collage 😍

[babyfoxcollectionthings]

[zsl-edge-of-existence]

Sea otters are what is known as a keystone species; a species whose presence has an extreme effect on their ecosystem.  For example, one of the favourite prey animals of the sea otter is the sea urchin, an echinoderm that feeds on the lower stems of kelp and other seaweed.  Sea otters keep the urchin numbers low, allowing the growth and continued health of kelp forests, one of the richest and most productive marine ecosystems in the world.  

Areas where sea otters have been extirpated, on the other hand, have degenerated into “urchin barrens”; barren rocky areas of seafloor where only urchins and other invertebrates can flourish.  Even worse is that these urchin barrens can spread; once a population of urchins has eliminated all of the kelp in an area, they will move on to destroy another kelp forest.  The reintroduction of sea otters to areas such as coastal British Columbia has dramatically improved the health and productivity of the coastal ecosystems.

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