#fish post

[funeraryvessel]

✧ ONE DAY THIS PAIN WILL BE USEFUL ✧

[protectoursharks]

Helloo, I just found your blog and it brings me great joy. Have you done a post on epaulette shark facts yet? They are my favourite 🥺

Hemiscyllium ocellatum // Epaulette Shark

Thank you so much! Epaulette sharks are one of my favorite sharks too, it's been a while since I did a post on them, so here we go!

Probably the most interesting fact about Epaulette sharks is that they can walk on land.

That might be a bit of an exaggeration, but they can move and survive on land for up to an hour!

These sharks have evolved the ability to undulate their pectoral and pelvic fins in a way that allows them to "walk" across surfaces. Their musculature and skeletal system is different from most other sharks, allowing them to lift and move their body even without the help of buoyancy underwater. They can regulate their breathing and heart rate to survive in these low oxygen conditions.

You might be wondering why these sharks do this. When the tide lowers, there are small pockets of water that larger predators cannot access. During these periods, they have less competition when hunting and additionally don't have to worry about their own predators such as other sharks and groupers. Hunting prey also becomes easier when the prey has nowhere to go.

There are nine species of this "walking shark" and they can be found in Indonesia, Australia, and Papa New Guinea. These sharks can grow up to 107 cm (42.1 in) long and eat primarily small fish, crustaceans, and polychaete worms.

[chai-the-leopard]

[xanaxfarts]

Bill Mayer

[1-fish-a-day]

Your daily fish #81

Citron clown goby - Gobiodon citrinus

Sadly, they do not taste like lemons. DO NOT LICK THEM! They are toxic.

They are peaceful fish that are commonly found around Sri Lanka and the Coral sea.

They feed on flatworms, which are harmful to coral, polyps from Acropora corals and the occasional shrimp.

They vary in color from brown to a greenish yellow, their skin is covered in a toxic mucus, and they like to perch on corals.

Their max length is... 5cm!!

Yellow 💛🐠

So tiny and cute!!

[asaltysquid]

The beauty of working at an exotic fish store is it's the only place you get to hear a man with genuine excitement proclaim,

"I want to give my girlfriend crabs!"

[aisletwelverice]

"the tuna are meta" - my ichthyology prof