#ceratioidei

[written-nature]

In the deep seas, such bathypelagic monsters as anglerfish were slow moving, with a metabolic rate as low as one percent of fish living near the surface.

"The Descent" - Jeff Long

[cerastes]

i’m here to EXPOSE you

(submitted by @ceratioidei​ who is now BLACKLISTED for ASSASSINATION for REVEALING the SECRETS of the CLOWN METAMORPHOSIS)

[karnilla74]

Gorgeous female Fanfin Seadevil (Caulophrynidae) with a tiny parasitic male attached. It is one of the few times this species has been observed alive.

[green-algae]

A selection of deep-sea anglerfish in the sub-order Ceratioidei. This sub-order currently contains 160 separate species, making it the most diverse vertebrate taxon to exist in the bathypelagic zone and below. Ceratioidei fishes are famous for their bizarre sexual dimorphism, in which the shrimpy little males affix themselves permanently to the flesh of the enormous females, feeding off her blood and providing sperm when needed. Image by Theodore W. Pietsch and Christopher P. Kenaley

[redwhitebreeze]

happy birthday! i've only just recently started following you but your constant positivity is ever a treat!

Thank you! Wow, never expected a nice yet brief message, this means a lot to me

[ryo-maybe]

if you're open to friends on arknights, could i get your name?

Sure thing, it’s Ryo#6346.

[ryo-maybe]

I can't believe pyre pulled an ever 17 and made me fall in love with a reflection in glass again, thanks for exposing orb wife to me.

BRO...!!!!!

These are some prime bittersweet memories you’re dredging up. I can’t believe this. We really fell for the same trick twice, huh?

[ryo-maybe]

happy birthday ryo i'm going to finish pyre today just for you.

This pleases me greatly.