Dec 22, 2020
Rockweed gunnel (Apodichthys fucorum)
Photo by Marlin Harms
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Rockweed gunnel (Apodichthys fucorum)
Photo by Marlin Harms
The most stunning feature of this deep-sea threadtail (Stylephorus chordatus) is undoubtedly its pair of green, telescopic eyes modified to capture the slightest traces of light. The threadtail creates negative pressure by ballooning its mouth cavity and sucking up unsuspecting prey. Despite its vacuum-like feeding habits, this only known member of the Steylphorus genus is named for the whip-like extension of its filamentous tail.
Photo: Solvin Zankl
Ghostfish (Aphyonidae)
Photo by NOAA
Michel’s ghost goby (Pleurosicya micheli)
Photo by Klaus Stiefel
Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
Photo by Kevin Bryant
Blackspotted pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus)
Photo by Niall Corbet
Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
Photo by Nature.Catcher
Fire dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
Photo by Francois Libert