#bluestriped angelfish

[lazarus171]

I only write comics that I THINK ARE FUNNY NO MATTER HOW STUPID!

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[merfolkotd]

merfolk of the day: seira from one piece

[ghschwering]

A great dive in Cozumel. It started with a beautiful sunrise before we headed out across the water.

[roseaesynstylae]

Given that Fish-Men have abilities related to the fish they are based on, I wonder if merfolk have the same trait. So, as a fan of the Mermaid Cafe, I'm going to speculate about abilities based on the known fish types of the mermaids there.

Shyarly: Shyarly is a shortfin mako shark mermaid. This type of shark is known for their speed and athleticism, as well as having specialized blood vessels that allow them to survive in abnormally cold waters. So, Shyarly might be even faster underwater than most mermaids, who are already impressively fast, and shrug off cold.

Camie: Camie is a kissing gourami mermaid. Kissing gourami have an extra joint in their mouths, giving their mouths greater dexterity and movement, and a complex inner ear allowing them to modulate their hearing through air bubbles in the area. Some also host certain types of parasitic algae under their skin. I'm pretty sure that Camie has the extra joint based off of her faces. She also might have enhanced hearing and some ability to control algae.

Ishilly: Ishilly is a striped beakfish mermaid. Striped beakfish (known as ishidai in Japanese) have strong jaws and are known for their sweet-tasting flesh, making them good for sushi. Ishilly might have jaws capable of biting rocks in half.

Hiramera: Hiramera is a olive flounder mermaid. Olive flounders are flat, lying on their sides, and occasionally have parasites in their muscles that give people who eat them raw food poisoning. Hiramera might be able to flatten herself, a bit like Fukurou during his fight with Franky, and anyone who gets a bite out of her will get sick.

Kairen: Kairen is a righteye flounder mermaid. Righteye flounders can change colors to match their substrate and keen vision and smell. With this in mind, Kairen might be able to change color to match her surroundings and may have mildly enhanced senses of smell and vision.

Mero: Mero, like Shirahoshi, is a smelt-whiting mermaid. Smelt-whiting apparently rely less on vision and more on sensing vibrations emitted by their prey, so Mero -- and, by extension, Shirahoshi -- might be able to sense things around her by vibrations.

Seira: Seira is a bluestriped angelfish. Bluestriped angelfish are hardy fish that change sex as they get older. Seira might be physically tough and she might change into a merman as she ages.

[fishihavecaught]

South Florida Weekend

Met up with George again in Sebring on Friday evening to look for Brown Hoplo in nearby Charlie Creek to the west of Avon Park. Headed out there about an hour before sunset and after a handful of sunfish I finally pulled in a nice size Tilapia. Very shortly afterwards I pulled in a few of his smaller brothers.

Charlie Creek Tilapia

Since we were leaving early for Miami in the morning we headed back home and I will continue my hoplo hunt another time.

In the morning we left early and headed to a spot near the Miami airport where there are supposed to be Hornet Tilapia. However after an hour of fishing I had only caught one Peacock Bass and we had to hit the road for our next spot.

At our next location, the University of Miami, there was a target of Crested Goby for me and Striped Mojarra for George. I was able to quickly catch the Crested Goby after we arrived.

Species #242 Crested Goby (Lophogobius cyprinoides)

George on the look out for mojarra

We actually caught several mojarra, but none of the ones George was looking for. I should have paid more attention to the ones I caught because in hindsight they could have been tidewater or big eye. However, since I did not check the head these will just be called Silver Jenny.

Probably just a Silver Jenny Mojarra

We left for our next spot outside Homestead near the dump where there were supposed to be Pike Killifish. When we got there I saw one pike, but it was more than 25 feet away under brush and I could not lure it out. I did manage to get a nice Jaguar and Black Acara at the spot though. My pike killi hunt will continue.

Nice Jaguar Cichlid

Black Acara

We had finally exhausted our Miami spots and we headed for our primary mission of Channel 5 to try and load up on Angelfish, Parrotfish, and any other species that showed themselves.

However, after a full half day of fishing the bridge, there were no new species caught at this location. Just the typical crowd.

Porkfish were all over the place

Puddingwife

Scrawled Cowfish

At the end of the day we decided to adjust our schedule for the next day and decided to head farther down the keys to check out spots for Hairy Blenny and Goldspotted Killifish.

We got up early and headed west. The Hairy Blenny spot was a bust but we continued on to Cudjoe Key to look for Goldspotted Killifish. Immediately after we got to the location I could see schools of them, but they kept spooking off. After some time I managed to finally find a school that didn’t run and was able to pull in species #243 the Goldspotted Killifish (Floridichthys carpio).

Species #243 - Goldspotted Killifish (Floridichthys carpio)

George quickly caught several as well and we headed back east to Chanel 5, which again was disappointing. However, on the way back we made one final stop near the Everglades and I was able to pull in species #244 the Yellow Belly Cichlid (Cichlasoma salvini).

Species #244 - Yellow Belly Cichlid (Cichlasoma salvini)

I got three new species and George got one, so we counted the trip as a success! It was a cool experience to get to travel around with George and his help was much appreciated!

Miami Airport     1 Peacock Bass University of Miami     1 Crested Goby     2 Mojarra Homestead Dump      1 Jaguar Cichlid      1 Black Acara Channel 5       25 Porkfish       2 Sailor's Choice Grunt       11 White Grunt       3 Puddingwife       1 Sergeant Major       2 Mangrove Snapper       3 Bluestriped Grunt       2 Bermuda Chub       3 French Grunt       1 Scrawled Cowfish West Summerland Key       1 Schoolmaster Cudjoe Key       2 Goldspotted Killifish Channel 5      4 Porkfish      5 French Grunt      5 White Grunt      3 Puddingwife      1 Dusky Damsel      1 Sergeant Major      1 Yellow Tail Snapper Markham Park      2 Salvini Cichlid      1 Jewelfish

[minstrel75itg]

The USPS sheet of 20 Postcard stamps of 2019. Celebrating the beauty and wonder of coral reefs. Each stamp depicts a type of stony coral, along with associated reef fish, in a highly stylized manner: elkhorn coral, shown with two French angelfish; brain coral, with a spotted moray eel; staghorn coral, with bluestriped grunts; pillar coral, with a coney grouper and neon gobies. #stampscollection https://www.instagram.com/p/B1VGUr4lyNF/?igshid=s5wo872o5fn9

[rudypercival-blog]

Are you crazy about diving and shipwrecks? If you are, you should head over to the Maldives, where you don’t have to be a top-notch professional diver to delve into the world of underwater ship graveyards.

The Maldivian sea is littered with ships that were wrecked either accidentally or intentionally. Over time, the skeletons of these vessels have become wondrous locations to explore.

One of the most famous shipwreck sites in the Maldives is the British Loyalty. This 140-meter-long cargo ship lies in its watery grave at Addu Atoll, the southernmost atoll.

This shipwreck diving spot is accessible after a 30-minute boat ride from Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa. A trip to this dive site will certainly spruce up your stay at the resort.

The British Loyalty lies on its side at a depth of about 33 meters. The vessel is rightly named; it met its end while in service to the Royal Navy.

It happened in the year 1944, near the end of World War 2. The cargo ship was in Addu Atoll, near the British Royal Navy base at the island of Gan.

A Japanese warship fired a torpedo that managed to avoid the submarine nets between the open ocean and the atoll waters.

The resulting explosion left a gaping hole in the side of the ship. The British Loyalty gradually filled up with water but did not sink.

After the war was over, the British Navy towed it out to an ideal spot in the atoll where it was finally scuttled. The British Loyalty sank and came to rest on its side where it has now become a diving hotspot.

In the past seven decades since it was sunk, the British Loyalty has become the foundation for rich coral growth. Hard coral is flourishing on it as well as various soft corals. The brass propeller is covered in thick black coral growth. There are two holes on the ship, one on the deck and one on the keel.

Divers can easily swim inside through these holes. It instills an exciting feeling of adventure when the flashlight illuminates the dark interior. It lights up an entirely different world.

Inside the ship, divers are greeted by schools of trevally, butterfly fish, bluestripe snappers, glassfish, and fusiliers. Other fauna includes parrotfish, wrasse, angelfish, triggerfish, and clownfish that dart among the soft corals. You can also spot groupers and even turtles.

The British Loyalty shipwreck spot is a good choice for intermediate divers as well. The current is good, and divers at Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa will make sure that your dive is safe.

Diving at the location is allowed all year round.

The British Loyalty is an important bit of history for the Maldives. Soon after World War 2, the British left the Maldives. Artifacts of their memorable presence here litter the islands of Addu Atoll. But the British Loyalty is singular in its presence, powerful and beautiful even in death.

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[q-margarettae]

New 2019 postcard stamps!

Coral Reefs are the subject of four new postcard stamps that celebrate the beauty and wonder of coral reefs. Each stamp depicts a type of stony coral, along with associated reef fish, in a highly stylized manner: elkhorn coral, shown with two French angelfish; brain coral, with a spotted moray eel; staghorn coral, with bluestriped grunts; pillar coral, with a coney grouper and neon gobies. Art director Ethel Kessler designed the stamps. Tyler Lang created the stamp art.

Release date: March 29

[roseaesynstylae]

While this is probably a niche thing, I figured I should do some sort of profile for the various people at the Mermaid Cafe.

Shyarly: 29. Born September 9th. She's 520cm (17'1). Her blood type is XF. Shyarly is a shortfin mako shark mermaid. She's the owner of Mermaid Cafe and a former fortune teller. She's also Arlong's younger half-sister. She has the ability to look into the future, although she can only see the vision when looking into a crystal ball and the exact time of the event is hard to tell. She has predicted that Fish-Man Island will be destroyed by someone wearing a straw hat. She shares her birthday with Basil Hawkins, appropriate as September 9th is Fortune-Telling Day in Japan (for those who don't know, Hawkins predicts the future with cards). Her favorite food is black tea with rose jam.

Camie: Here.

Ishilly: Her birthday is May 4th. She's a striped beakfish mermaid. She works as a dancer at the cafe. She's friendly and curious, the latter getting her in trouble when Caribou hides in a barrel and she and her friends decide to open it. She and her friends were captured by the pirate but they were found unharmed later. Her name comes from ishidai, the Japanese name for striped beakfish.

Mero: She's a smelt-whiting mermaid, the same type as Princess Shirahoshi. She has long blue hair and a pearl-blue tail. While she doesn't have much screen time, she seems nice. Her name sounds similar to merrow, the Scottish and Irish Gaelic equivalent of a mermaid.

Hiramera: She's an olive flounder mermaid. She has light pink hair tied into pigtails and a yellow tail. Like the rest of the Mermaid Cafe workers, she's nice and friendly. She also defends the Straw Hats when they're accused of kidnapping mermaids. Her name comes from hirame, the Japanese name for olive flounder.

Fillonce: What type of fish she's based off of is unknown. She has pink hair and a pale blue, almost white, tail. She's one of the mermaids kidnapped by Caribou. Her name might be a reference to Beyonce (now I'm having flashbacks to JoJo).

Sora: A blonde mermaid with a bright blue and pale green tail. She shares her name with the deceased queen of Germa and the fictional Warrior of the Sea.

Adele: She's a darker-skinned mermaid with curly black hair and a red tail. She wears a leopard-print bikini top (something I felt I should mention). Her name might be a reference to the singer Adele.

Kairen: She's a righteye flounder mermaid. She has curly blonde hair and a somewhat wide face; I don't know what color her tail is. Her name comes from karei, the Japanese word for righteye flounder.

Lulis: She has light orange hair and an orange-red tail. Despite not needing it, she wears a a snorkel. She was one of the mermaids kidnapped by Caribou.

Seira: She's a bluestriped angelfish mermaid. She's a brunette with a pink and purple tail. She's often seen wearing a pair of shell headphones.

There are also others that seem to work at the cafe, but I don't know their names and they're only seen once or twice.