#marine life

[theyshapedlikefriends]

BIG Oarfish & Frilled Shark

[jetix]

Yellow Chromodoris, 2013-01-26

"Although the name includes the word 'yellow', most individuals are milky white or light brown."

[shark-a-day]

Todays shark is...

The Quagga Catshark!

Fun Fact: The Quagga Catshark is a poorly known shark, it is known to have a very discrete distribution around Southwestern India an around Yemen!

[rose240briar]

❤️

plenty of sea in the fish or some shit like that idfk

[comeguessmethisriddle]

well? can you?

[amagicalmoonlight]

[ID: digital painting of a horseshoe crab on top a bright blue background decorated with stars, leaves, and a seashell. End ID]

💫

[protectoursharks]

The shape of a fish's caudal tail can tell you a lot about how fast the fish moves! A rounded tail is the slowest and a lunate tail is the fastest! The lunate tail has the most optimal ratio of high thrust and low draw, making it the fastest.

Ichthyology Notes 2/?

[wolfcomix]

Jelly cycle, gamblin ink on kitakata paper, hand pressed

[rose240briar]

❤️

decorator crab!

[without-ado]

Cutie-pie of the sea (x)

*Update: this is not a real octopus but a spy bot for research. In a BBC vid(here), the spy bot helps an octopus to protect itself from sharks.

[ghcstcd]

Sockeye salmon, if he was just a little buddy

[srlgemstone]

Potamon sp. Crab Fossil; Pleistocene Epoch (2.58 - 0.012 MYA)

[foob-r]

@desktopmermaid

Intriguing baul

[shark-a-day]

Todays shark is...

The Scalloped Bonnethead!

Fun Fact: It is one of the smallest hammerhead species in the world, with adults only reaching up to 92cm!