#Sunfish

[protectoursharks]

There are four types of fish scales!

Cycloid scales are thin, overlap, and flexible. They're found on primitive teleosts (like minnows and carp).

Ctenoid scales have small, backwards pointed scales (known as cterns) make the fish more hydrodynamic and faster. They're found on Advanced Ctenoids (like perch and sunfish).

Ganoid scales are thick, diamond-shaped, and mostly non-overlapping. They're found on Chondrostei (like sturgeons and paddlefish).

Placoid scales are spikey and tooth-like with nerves. These are found on Chondrichthyes (like sharks and rays).

Ichthyology Notes 3/?

[ocean-sunfish-apathy]

fun fact! if you were to arrange every fish on earth in a straight line, nose to tail, they probably wouldn't enjoy it very much

[oarfishcouncil]

OSTEICHTHYES ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE BONY FISH. We think they could be friends.

[hoard-of-plushes]

FANS Ocean sunfish large plush cushion (2022)

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Just discovered one of the most objectively funny Tumblr accounts

Sadly due to the oath I can’t agree but I respect the hustle

[ruby-lith]

Fishtober day 2: hybrids

[shpepyao]

more fish and nudibranch people, a lot of monochrome in this batch

[barksbog]

custom sunfish plush for @realsunfish

custom printed design (printed in studio on bubblegum shannon)

about 60cm/2ft long

very soft

attempted to escape into the danube river during the photoshoot

[beatriceportinari]

Sunfish, origami, one square sheet of paper

[lazypanartist]

It's a Fishmas Tree ^-^

From top to bottom:

Sea Star/Starfish

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Flounder

Coelacanth

Dunkleosteus

Sockeye Salmon

Sturgeon

And sand dollars everywhere to shape it

[babysharkdodododoo]

who

who took a bite of him

[yupmabel]

Hi fishblr im seling fishy stickers on my etsy

they're all hand made and hand drawn and they are rly soft :) check them out if you'd like

[enii]

I hope you win all the battles you don't talk about💕

[bethdehart]

Mermay Day 5: Mola Mola

my mola mola QUEEN

(For $3 a month you can see exclusive sketches, sneak peeks at upcoming adoptables, and behind the scenes content of my comic hallowed hijinks! https://ko-fi.com/bethdehart )

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

I can't believe people would slander ocean sunfish for having a lot of parasites. Uh, hello?? Every animal in nature has parasites dipshit, it came free with living in an ecosystem