Posted on 06/19/2018 10:00:06 AM PDT by ETL
An odd-looking fish that lives on the ocean floor shocked Texas park rangers when it washed up on Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi last week.
Photographer Edie Bresler was scanning the beach for hidden treasures when he spotted the big-eyed fish. With its bumpy skin and wide mouth, Bresler wasn't exactly sure what he was looking at. So, he quickly took out his camera and started snapping.
"I have been beach combing all my life so to come across something strange like this was totally exciting," Bresler explained in a Facebook post on Thursday. "It got even better when I took the photographs to the park rangers and they were equally baffled."
Bresler sent his photos to officials at Padre Island National Seashore. After carefully studying the creature and comparing images of the fish to various science books, they determined it was a thick-tailed batfish.
"These fish come from 600-1200 feet (180-365 meters) deep, where ocean life gets WEIRD," the park posted on Facebook, including two photographs taken by Bresler. "Batfish use their pectoral, or side-fins, as 'legs' to 'crawl' on the seafloor to feed on worms, and small crustaceans and fish. They live their lives in complete darkness, where large eyes probably come in handy to avoid lanternfish or other possible predators."
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“Uncommon to most people because it lives in deep ocean waters, but well known and heavily documented Batfish washes up on Texas Beach”
It looks like my accountant.
Maxine??? Dat u?
I’m pretty sure that looks like a democrat. The frown gives it away. But I haven’t figured out which one yet.
“Aw, honey. She needs to shave that mustache...”
I ate some crawfish last month. Took me three hours but I think I ate all of their extended family...
And to think I was actually drunk enough to put the moves on her. Glad them days are behind me.
Rubber duckface???
I think Rosanne got it right!!
When hell fills up God sends some of the overflow to the ocean... This ‘fish’ was a Hollywood ‘star’... who sold her body for fame and fortune. An ‘elite’...
Red-lipped batfish are closely related to rosy-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus), which are found near Cocos Island off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
This fish is mainly known for its bright red lips.
Batfish are not good swimmers; they use their highly adapted pectoral fins to “walk” on the ocean floor. When the batfish reaches maturity, its dorsal fin becomes a single spine-like projection (thought to function primarily as a lure for prey).
Like other anglerfish, the red-lipped batfish has a structure on its head known as illicium. This structure is employed for attracting prey.
The 3rd one down in your post....
is where they got a Picachu....???
Reminds me of a certain Star Wars character.
Pretty cute.
I wonder what it tastes like??
The 3rd one down in your post....
is where they got a Picachu....???
"Fish snail Careproctus longifilis: their strange tail gives its name and measures about 15 cm. Lives between 1900 and 3000 m deep."
Abyssal Creatures: Monsters From the Depths
http://greenwichdiving.blogspot.com/2014/03/criaturas-abisales-mostruos-de-las.html
My Senior Yearbook Photo. Hail-Atlantis! High School of Morocco Graduating Class of 2018. I didn’t wear a tie.
The third one is clearly a pikachu.
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