#BatFish

[pangeen]

" Juvenile Pinnate Batfish:

This is the juvenile of the Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus). The juveniles look nothing like their adult version. These gorgeous little fish are very rarely seen as they’re usually hiding under hard coral areas. Their stunning colour combination makes them a very exciting find. "

// © Michael Fafalios

[battfishe]

I see a lot of talk about common species like sharks and whatnot when it comes to marine life which is cool and good but you know what I don’t see people talking about? the batfish

this is a polka dot batfish. look at his cute legs and sweet little face. absolutely incredible. such a revolutionary creature. I fucking love batfish and you should too

[schizochroal]

Apparently there is a kind of angler fish (specifically a batfish) that just straight up has legs? Not like the sorta pseudo legs that some other fish have, these just look like what you'd see on a weird frog.

[vanshoundd]

Fins and Fangs 🦇🐟

[necronamicode]

Me: Oh man pasta is really good but I wish I could add other foods to the middle for more flavor

The reliable ravioli:

[trappezoider]

Need this forbidden romance between a Zaun single daddy and a career-oriented medic enforcer

[bkbeemz]

Where's Sharp Teeth!

[collucis]

Them acting as if we didn't know what they are. 😌

Seems like we're getting close to the end! ✨

Also I think it's the last one I can post here, right?

[queennevercryy]

Steb & Scar Edit! <3

Music: Artemas - i like the way you kiss me

[boramriel]

Batfish things

[0-shutdown-0]

I have an idea for a fic

Alt timeline, blind date, these two,

Thoughts? :)

[lovetositinsilence]

some more batfish

[vanshoundd]

Scar&Steb.

[nat-the-sleepyeth]

what are they pssps about🤨

my twitter: @scaredposs04

[six-swords]

Here's a compilation of NSFT Steb and Scar headcanons and their references to real animal biology which I included in my fic:

Steb is trans! His spawning cycle takes six months. At the close of each cycle, his body produces a batch of unfertilized eggs. Usually, he's able to release them and go about his day, but this time, they needed a little extra encouragement, so Scar coming inside him basically tricks his body into thinking his eggs have been fertilized and convinces his body to expel said "fertilized" eggs faster.

The genital papilla is a small tube that many teleost fish expel sperm or eggs out of. I took some creative liberties and made it like a small cylindrical flap (think giant clit that lays back towards the anus) over his front hole, but he does release his eggs from his hole, not the papilla. His papilla also lifts when very aroused. This is reference to how some fish's papilla are only visible during reproduction.

He has anal fins that function sort of like the human vulva's lips. Fish also have anal fins that can either shield their anus and urogenital opening. Some male fish have even evolved anal fins that form a sort of faux penis which they use to penetrate the females of their species.

Fish have many mucous membranes in their skin. They secrete a protective slime layer that protects the fish against pathogens, etc. For Steb, he secretes when he's in a heightened state such as nervous or aroused. For example, he doesn't cry, but his skin does start sliming.

His jaw gills are very sensitive. Stimulation to his gills feels like a combination between being kissed and bit on the neck for him.

Steb's internal canal leads directly into his internal egg sac. His canal is also ribbed, meaning it has multiple rings of flexible cartilage which expand when he's aroused. This isn't a reference to fish biology. I just thought it'd be a fun addition and make him a little extra alien.

Steb blushes magenta-ish because his blood is red, but his skin is blue-green.

Scar has a huge cock with a heart-shaped tip, based on the serotine bat. In male serotine bats, the penis' length is 22% of his entire body length. Scar isn't quite that big, or Steb probably would've died via impalement on giant bat cock.

Some bats have notable hairs (not literal hairs, but hair-like structures) on their tongues that work like a conveyor belt which draws nectar into their mouths. Many bats also have long tongues, so they can easily access the nectar of flowers. Scar, likewise, uses his long, textured tongue to draw Steb's eggs into his mouth ;)

Scar instinctively wants to bite Steb's neck after breeding him because that's what his biology dictates. He holds back though and just lightly closes his teeth around Steb's neck instead, but who knows what might happen next time?

[respect-the-locals]

🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠

Pinnate Batfish adults are normally solitary but will gather in large schools to move over open substrates. The juveniles are mimics of a toxic species of flatworm by colour and shape. They feed on algae as well as jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton. This species has been observed to significantly reduce algal growths on coral in studies simulating the effects of overfishing on the Great Barrier Reef.