#fire dartfish

[fish-daily]

fish 280 - fire dartfish

for the fishuary day 18 prompt - pacific ocean!

see the prompt list here

[animalids]

Fire dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica)

Photo by Francois Libert

[psikonauti]

Fire dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica)

[big-eyes-family]

絲鰭線塘鱧−海洋生物系列059

珊瑚礁海域中最美的身影之一！本身就擁有鮮豔的色彩，因此在著色上關於顏色倒是很好選擇。只是牠的眼睛外觀上，有塊藍色或紫色類似眼瞼的東西遮住部分眼球，這讓我畫的時候一直考慮要不要將這構造表現出來。因為這必須在眼睛的上半部位增加一條線，而這條線及這個位置剛好會影響到臉部的表情，通常是會讓表情看起來會變得有點兇。只是絲鰭線塘鱧是美麗珊瑚礁海域裡的小魚，情感上生活在這裡應該是非常歡樂的感覺。不過在幾經嘗試後，我決定讓絲鰭線塘鱧不平凡一點好了，就是在眼睛多畫了一條線。如此一來，放棄了走可愛及具親和力的路線，表情反而變成有點生氣、有點鄙視人又帶點個性的死樣子。雖然和過去多數作品不同，但事後來看感覺是另有風情。（July 17, 2021）

[melanieasteur]

[fishoftheday]

fish of the day #1

the fire dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica) !

these fish can be found in the indo-pacific ocean, off the east coast of africa to the hawaiian islands as well as found from the austral islands to the ryuku islands.

these are brilliant little fish with pale yellow heads, while the front half of their body is white and the other half is orange and dark red. they sport a cute looking “spike” on the front of their dorsal fin. they grow to 9 cm (3 in.) and inhabit reefs in groups that hover above the bottom while they face the current, waiting to catch tiny prey such as plankton!

fire dartfish, also known as the fire goby, are rumored to be sweet tempered fish that are perfect for aquariums.

image sources: 1 2

[neaq]

Fire dartfish

Fire dartfish, Nemateleotris magnifica, are common on sandy bottoms near reefs throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans. These fish are also seen in hobby aquariums. These photographs were made during a dive in Fiji with the Joint Aquarium Fiji Expedition. Click through to see more images of dartfish. Scroll through all the expedition photos and stories here.