#butterfly koi

[heartnosekid]

beautiful butterfly koi 🦋 | source

[elliottnotyet]

Day 22 of @fish-daily's Fish-uary: Your favorite. I like butterfly koi. I like to visit them every time I go to my local garden center even though I'll probably never be able to afford to buy a water feature. But, as I used to tell myself before entering Hot Topic, I don't need to buy something to know it is beautiful, I can simply appreciate it where it is, as it is.

[Image ID: drawing of a shiny orange fish with long flowy fins. End ID]

[picorilite]

Linktober Day 29 - Aquatic/Water

[moonsprinquel]

(S)carousel number 14

[worldsokayestmagicalgirl]

*turns in the assignment 7 hours before the deadline*

✨MADE IT ✨

Now I can’t just drop the ball on the dnd x MerMay tradition I’ve started. But there was no way I was gonna assign 6 characters their own fish & fit theme all in one picture in one week so NPCs it is.

[encyclopika]

Animal Crossing Fish - Explained #226

Brought to you by a marine biologist getting back on her feet...

CLICK HERE FOR THE AC FISH EXPLAINED MASTERPOST!

I know I've been gone for a while - it's not because of the new Pokemon game, although it helped. I'm back to finish up what I started. So, today, let's start with a blank slate - the white versions of the guppy, the freshwater angelfish, and the koi. [Long post warning because pictures!!!]

Specifically, these fish are the White Tuxedo Guppy, the White Butterfly Koi, and the White Angelfish. All three appeared once in AC Pocket Camp for its Fishing Tourney #27. The theme was "weddings" and occurred in June of 2020, so explains why they're all white.

We've already covered the taxonomy and delved deeper into these species elsewhere in the series. They are here -> Guppy, Koi, and Angelfish. For review, all three of these fish are freshwater species, native to different river systems, and all are species humans like to keep ornamentally. Likewise, these white versions represent specially bred specimens that not only feature a strange white coloring, but also different fin lengths and shapes. This is especially true for the butterfly koi, specifically known for its long, graceful fins.

But I want to take a "minute" to talk about pigments in the animal kingdom and then the certain genetic anomalies that fuck it up. So lets talk about pigment - what is it and what does it do? To sum it up very quickly, biological pigments, or biochromes, are molecules produced within specialized cells that absorb and reflect certain wavelengths of light, aka, they give animal skin, eyes, fur, etc. color. These colors assist animals in their daily lives, by providing camouflage for animals so that their prey or their predators don't see them coming or going, respectively. Other animals display color to communicate, either to attract a mate or tell a rival to back off. Pigments can even protect the skin from UV radiation (as is the function of melanin in human skin). This is all grade school science class stuff, but it's really important to ecology. Color and color patterns can tell you so much about how an animal lives its life, even without observation. But like all living functions, pigment can get messed up, too, and in a lot of ways.

By Stephenkniatt at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain

Perhaps the most famous pigment disorder is albinism. This disorder is characterized by an absence of pigmentation, turning the animal white (in plants, albinism is from the absence of chlorophyll). The term albinism has many incomplete definitions, however, we typically recognize it as a lack of melanin, which results in an all-white body and red eyes. It is especially apparent in mammals, where melanin is the only pigment we make! This disorder comes with a lot of drawbacks for any animal - an all-white body means they've lost the functions of their species' coloration, they have poor vision and eye development, hearing disorders, and, in some studies, the disorder is found to be "semi-lethal", generally reducing the life span. Fortunately, I don't think the ACPC wedding fish have this condition.

By The original uploader was Dawson at English Wikipedia. - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., CC BY-SA 2.5,

I think our fish for today are Leucistic, in that they have a loss of much of their pigments, but not all. For the fish and for the snake above, pigment is absent in the scales, but the eyes are just fine. Leucism is often mistaken for albinism. The big difference between them is the severity and the pigments lost - albinism is a total lack of melanin, but leucism affects all the types of pigments found in the animal kingdom and at different intensities, and therefore can appear "partial", as seen in piebald individuals. And yes, all sorts of albinism and leucism are specifically bred for in the pet trade.

Erythrism is when an individual is strangely more red than usual. I don't have a lot to say about this one but to look it up on Google "erythristic animals" and see how utterly magical they look. Pink bugs are a guarantee.

Then there's Melanism, the exact opposite of albinism/leucism - it is the increased production of melanin, making an animal's skin, etc. very very dark, or completely black. Sometimes melanism gets out of hand and also dyes the inside of the animal black, as is the case with Ayem Cemani breed of chicken. Also worth a Google search: "melanistic animals". Enjoy.

And there you have it. Fascinating stuff, no?

[syphoncontinuity]

This week, Hatsumi is rocking the book title. Also, I muse on the venn diagram between authenticity and originality when writing fiction - how do our experiences feed our writing, and what kind of assumptions do we make about their uniqueness?

[fistfuloflightning]

Merman!WWX and his hapless fisherman 👀

prompt for MingXian Fest 2024! 🎉

[creese]

Lemon Hariwake Koi painting by Michael Creese

[mango-mya]

Queen Seraphina of Luminaria!

(+ Multiple possible designs because she's still very new and I need help w deciding....)

Despite her rather cold and stoic exterior, she is a kind and thoughtful ruler, doing all that she can to help her people and her kingdom. Her origins aren't entirely known, with stories of her being the goddess of the sea being a common folklore with the people of Luminaria. She and Hazel, the Captain of the Royal Guard, were known to butt heads with the, now exiled, thief Elora.

[heartnosekid]

gold butterfly koi ⚱️ | source

[rookmeo]

— happy birthday to me !!!!

i'm old now. hng. but yippee its my brithday... i tried to incorporate like the birthstone (aquamarine), birthflower (daffodil) n my zodiac (pisces) :] the butterflies are to represnt that im old now. nghsn.

🦋 × ☂️ × 🦋 / ☂️ × 🦋 × ☂️ / 🦋 × ☂️ × 🦋

[snailfen]

shit ton of wip art that i havent posted yet

in order - monk and hunter title splash art, pokemon slugcat concepts, saint art piece, alternate skins concept, and something from my ruff&ruff concepts file

[healinglights]

[deatharcanas]

˚☽˚.⋆ . . . HuaLian / Hua Cheng x Xie Lian

Gift for a friend!