Some images from a dive at Peirce Island in Portsmouth, New Hampshire back in February. This site is absolutely jam-packed with life this time of year and this dive was no exception. The sculpin eggs were a real treat!
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Study reveals #ToolUse in tropical #fish species https://phys.org/news/2025-03-reveals-tool-tropical-fish-species.html
Tool use by New World Halichoeres wrasses https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-025-02633-w
"#Wrasses use hard surfaces, also called 'anvils,' to crack open hard-shelled prey such as #crabs and #mollusks... researchers gathered 16 new observations across five species of #Halichoeres wrasses... suggest the behavior is far more common than previously thought."
The Nevada State Fish is Oncorhynchus henshawi henshawi (Lahontan cutthroat trout). It was once an important food source for the Paiute and Washoe tribes of Nevada and California. The fish evolved in the large endorheic Pleistocene Lake Lahonton that covered a portion of northeastern California and most of northwestern Nevada.
Fish use sharks as shields to ambush prey https://phys.org/news/2025-03-fish-sharks-shields-ambush-prey.html
To see and not be seen: Carangids hide behind sharks to prey on fish https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.70028
"Previous research has shown that some #fish shadow #sharks to remove parasites and hide from predators. However, they have never before been seen hiding behind sharks to ambush their prey."
#DomoicAcid can also accumulate in #shellfish & small #fish that feed on the #algae, leading to poisoning in larger #marine animals & humans who consume contaminated #seafood.
Addressing the urgent need to monitor the impact of harmful #AlgalBlooms on #MarineSpecies requires collective strategies. The destructive #California #wildfires, which have contaminated our #oceans & are threatening #MarineLife, serve as a critical call to action for collaborative efforts to protect marine environments….
Converted one of my #fish scratch paper sketches into an impromptu birthday card.
#art #mastoart #animalmarch #illustration #surrealism #kleinekunstklasse #stör #fisch #fish
Der Stör kann nett sein wie er nur will, er stört immer!
'Like electric sparks': Sharks recorded making sounds underwater
By Peter de Kruijff
Sharks were thought to be silent, but scientists have recorded a New Zealand species making a clicking noise.
We're stronger and bigger together, so I'm drawing an organized school of fish for today's #inkyDays drawing.
I also made some progress on that piece I started yesterday.
Combining two patterns in today's #inkyDays drawing. I liked it so much that I started a bigger one on watercolor paper.
Here's an in-progress shot.
As usual, the finished drawing is now posted for my supporters on Patreon and Ko-fi:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/123418451
https://ko-fi.com/Post/InkyDays-March-2025-N4N51BCM70
Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help https://www.byteseu.com/848261/ #AndreaCasamenti #animals #business #Climate #ClimateAndEnvironment #fish #GeneralNews #HospitalityAndLeisureIndustry #insects #Italy #PierLuigiPiro #Science #TrendingNews #WorldNews
Hmm, this seems like it would provide better mental health benefits and use of your time than watching CNN or any news station nowadays...
"Fish Doorbell"
Explore 30 designs to inspire your next tattoo, ranging from Australian botanicals and wildlife, to symbolism, nautical imagery and mythical creatures. From the State Library of New South Wales.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/albums/72177720324480639/