We Keep Losing the Taillight Shark
And the first time we found it, we missed the best part!
Fish
The Maimed Snake Eel: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?
At least it wasn’t annihilated. Somehow.
The Greenland Shark is as Dark as the Horse it Apparently Ate
When you live for centuries, you collect a few secrets.
Who Loves Physics? The Easter Island Flyingfish, For One
Can you guess where it lives and what it does?
Details Are Spotty on the Ocellated Angelshark
It’d rather not end up a literal angel, if that’s okay with you.
The Blacktip Reef Shark Lives On the Edge
So much so you can cut yourself on it.
The Whale Shark: The Other Kind of Money Shark
A shark that acts like a whale gets the worst of both worlds. Sigh.
The Queen Coris Rocks More Than the Reef
First the stripe, then the behaviour. Will nothing convince you it’s crazy?
Megalodon Was Mighty, Bitey, and Maybe Not a Whitey
…You mean Hollywood lied to us?!
The Xingu River Ray Looks Like a Starship
The Xingu river ray is the Amazon’s high-tech hover ship. Just mind the weapon system.
Is the Umbrella Conger Shady or Sheltered?
The umbrella conger eel doesn’t look like its name, but it’s well covered. From scrutiny, anyway.
If the Rat-Tail Fish Can Survive Hell, It Can Survive the Unfortunate Name
It seems a bit unfair calling this a “rat-tail” fish when it clearly just has a thin, tapering tail. But …
Why the Lionfish Can Be a Jerk
Its other names range from the cool ”fire fish” and “fan dancer” to the decidedly rubbish “turkeyfish”, but the PR’s …
Xantic Sargo
It might sound like a make of car, but it’s actually a fish. It does have a cool racing stripe …
Goblin Shark
My last two posts have had a bit too much sexy talk, so here’s the goblin shark to put an …
Abyssal Spiderfish
This Dalí-painting escapee lives up to 5.4 km* (3 miles) under the ocean in the abyssal zone, where it’s pitch …
Oarfish
The oarfish was definitely named after the wrong kind of “oar”.
Devil Fish
No, the devil fish’s eyes aren’t comically popping out, they’re just fins.
Altum Angelfish
For the altum angelfish, kissing is their combat!
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