#triglidae

[herpsandbirds]

Armoured Sea Robin (species undetermined), subfamily Peristediinae, family Triglidae, order Perciformes, at a depth of ~ 493 m (1,617 ft), Hawaii

photograph via: NOAA Ocean Exploration

[overdoso]

Cabrinha, coió, voador-de-fundo ou peixe-borboleta (nome comum mais usado para peixes da família Chaetodontidae) são nomes comuns dados a vários peixes da família Triglidae. Pertencem à ordem Scorpaeniformes, pois possuem espinhos venenosos em cima da cabeça e barbatanas peitorais que lembram dedos, que usam para se locomover no leito arenoso marinho.

[snowflakeeel]

please rate sea robins, the fish of my nightmares

Sea robins are very wacky fish because on first glance you’re like

“What do you mean this is creepy? It’s just a fish with big fins??”

but then you look closer and

!!!!!!!!!! feet????

They have these flexible spines that they can use to walk on the seafloor!!!

Definitely a creepy fish! I can see why they scuttle around in your nightmares!

[percyulsamer]

I found this beautiful Sea Robin skull plate today on the beach while bird watching! 

It took a long time to figure out what it was as it is was just the top plate of the skull. The size made me think it was a small mammal but none fit. After getting advice from some bone collectors that it was a probably a fish, it took only a few image searches to find it!

You can see the top plate rather clearly in this photo.

[the-mists-of-time]

[techiecreek]

Saw some weird Pokemon at the beach today

[tyrannosaurus-trainwreck]

Sea robin!

The first time I saw one of these things was in an aquarium in Key West, and I just couldn't stop watching the stupid thing for like half an hour.  They're like the perfect middle ground between completely fucked up and totally awesome.

We think they use those spines to sort of feel/taste their food, which is primarily shrimp and other small crustaceans that live on/in the sediment.  There's definitely secondary mileage to be had in freaking out everyone who sees them, though.

They apparently get their name from the look of their pectoral fins at full mast, which do rather resemble bird's wings if you're a drunken sailor.  They're related to scorpionfish, whose fins are absolutely gorgeous, if you ever get a chance to see them. (And I do mean see them.  Don't touch the damn things; they got their name for a reason.)

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[fuckyeahaquaria]

Baby Gurnard | Triglidae

"Gurnards have special muscles attached to their swim bladder. The swim bladder is full of air and used to control buoyancy, flexing the muscles allows the Gurnard to beat it like a drum and produce a croaking sound."   -

(by nialldeiraniya)