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Caught one of my favorite wet beasts. The long nose gar.
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How about the Port Jackson and its adorable smile! I think more people should know about it!
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Port Jackson Shark // Heterodontus portusjacksoni
These cute sharks grow to be approximately 1.65 m (5.4 ft) and are found exclusively in the waters of southern Australia. The conservation status for these sharks is unknown, but their eggs have a high mortality rate (only about 11-22% survive) because of high predation.
Unlike a lot of sharks, the Port Jackson shark doesn't have a mouthful of sharp, pointy teeth. They have a front row of small, pointed teeth that lead to wide, flat teeth in the back. These teeth are handy for catching and then breaking the shells of mollusks and crustaceans.
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Apparently the Congo river is deep enough that there are several species of fish with cavedwelling adaptations (near-total to total blindness, loss of pigmentation, etc) because light doesn't reach where they live. the fuck
I'm going insane these literally look like cave fish but they're just from the bottom of a stupid deep river. What the fuck. What the fuck
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The body shape of a fish can tell you a lot about it! It can tell you where they like to hang out, how they hunt, what they eat, and more!
Let's use the Asian Arowana (Scleropages formosus) as an example!
- Based off the rounded caudal fin (the "tail"), this fish is not a very fast swimmer
- Having the dorsal fin and anal fin right near the end of the fish's body suggests it is an ambush predator
- The flat head suggests it hunts at the surface
- The upturned, large mouth suggests it catches its prey from below
These guys can grow over 1 meter (3.3 ft) long! The size of the scales vary between species. The species mentioned in my post usually have sales around 2 cm (0.79in) long.
And I will definitely continue this as a series, I'm glad everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did!
