#dragonfish

[jbbartram-illu]

Deep sea fish mugs!!!!!!!

& also, a peek at how they look once fully glazed (the outer glaze is a tinted transparent celadon - in this case a sort of stormy green called Stormy Sea, which feels Good in context!). Absolutely can't wait to see what these look like fully fired.

[herpsandbirds]

Can you post Pegasidae?

Family Pegasidae

The Dragonfish and Sea Moths!

Sculptured Sea Moth (Pegasus lancifer), family Pegasidae, order Sygnathiformes, VIC, Australia

photograph by Julian Finn

Brick Sea Moth (Pegasus laternarius), family Pegasidae, order Sygnathiformes, Japan

photograph by Izuzuki

Longtail Seamoth (Pegasus volitans), family Pegasidae, order Sygnathiformes, Australia

photos: Mark Maddern, Dave Harasti, William T. White

 Hawaiian Seamoth(Eurypegasus papilio), family Pegasidae, order Sygnathiformes, Hawaii

Short Dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis), family Pegasidae, order Sygnathiformes, Egypt

[heppileppi]

some deep sea mermaids

[a-book-of-creatures]

The larvae of the barbeled dragonfish Idiacanthus fasciola have outlandish eyes on periscopic stalks. It is so different from the adult that it was once known as its own species, Stylophthalmus paradoxus.

[strawlessandbraless]

Happy Valentine’s Day from some cuddly Creatures of the Deep 🌊 💙

Something for the peeps who followed me for marine science and only got destiel, I love you

Love to sea it 🌊

[arthistoryanimalia]

#AppreciateADragonDay + #FishFriday:

Boa Dragonfish (Stomias boa)

From _The fauna of the deep sea_ by Sydney J. Hickson (1894), p.9

[marine-gifs]

A shiny loosejaw dragonfish camouflages in the dark. Filmed in the Pacific Ocean. From Into the Abyss: Worlds of the Deep - The Midnight Zone (2024).

[i-draws-dinosaurs]

Deep Cuts: a Lino Printing Journey to the Seafloor

1 - Black Dragonfish, Idiacanthus atlanticus

Soooo I got super into lino printing recently and this dragonfish was the first one I did, which led to me doing a whole slew of lino prints of deep sea creatures because I love them so much.

Dragonfish are sick, they're one of the few bioluminescent fish that can see their own light and use it to hunt actively! They've been recorded down to depths of 2,000m, but females may make nightly migrations closer to the surface. They have bioluminsecent dots along their sides and a glowing lure trailing from their lower jaw, and a related genus of dragonfish has been recorded lighting up nearly its whole body in flashes: