#basslet

[i-give-you-a-fish]

Gimmie a fibsh

You get a Blackcap Basslet

Gramma melacara

[horseradish-jam]

the illustrious candy basslet 🍬

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #817

Golden fairy basslet!

Also known by the names golden basslet, golden Cuban basslet and Dejon’s basslet. They are a bit skittish, hiding away in their reef habitats — sometimes even hanging upside down on the underside of ledges or carefully perched on walls!

[dailymarinefish]

day 173, 18/07/24 - fish of the day is the sailfin queen (Pseudanthias pascalus)

[pochqmqri]

Squarespot anthias at the Cairns Aquarium in Cairns, QLD, Australia    

[monabysss]

Woop so I decided to also upload this comic on webtoons as well because I’m still figuring out Tapas

https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/an-impromptu-sense-of-wonder/list?title_no=352548

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[typhlonectes]

New species of basslet from deep coral reefs collected at depths of 115–148 m in Micronesia, Pacific Ocean

The researchers have been exploring the mesophotic coral ecosystems (i.e. coral-reef habitats at depths of 30–150 m; also referred to as the “coral-reef twilight zone”) in the region for decades.

As a result, they have utilized advanced mixed-gas closed-circuit rebreather diving operations, which has led to the discovery of dozens of new species of fishes.

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum  Association for Marine Exploration  Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology - HIMB

via: ZooKeys

photographs by LA Rocha

[weird-bio-facts]

Great names round 2

This lovely little fish is Liopropoma fasciatum, or as is its common name, the Wrasse...

Ass....

Bass.

yes, this is real, it really is called the wrasse ass bass, and I just think thats beautiful