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😺Jinda Octopus 🐙
A species of octopus from the order Octopods. The jinda octopus is native to the swallow waters of southwest Australia and is caught by fishermen for food. Until its reclassification in 2021, it was thought to be conspecific with O. tetricus.
😯Linuche unguiculata
A cnidarian species native to the warm western Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean. It is a tiny jellyfish with a straight bell and a flat top. This jellyfish is the most common cause of seaweed eruption, a reaction caused by the injection of young jellyfish nematocysts into human skin
😯Indian glass catfish
A peaceful schooling fish with a very unusual appearance. Fits harmoniously into the interior of a community aquarium. It lives in the lower and middle layers of water.
😮Whitetip gray shark 🦈
A large species of gray shark that inhabits the tropical waters of the Indian, Pacific, and possibly the Atlantic Ocean. Often found around islands and coral reefs at depths of up to 800 m. Resembles a large dark gray shark, but is easily distinguished from it by its clearly visible fin edging. Maximum length - 3 m.
😕Papilloculiceps longiceps
The tentacled flathead, also known as the Indian Ocean crocodile fish, Madagascar flathead or longheaded flathead, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the flathead family Platycephalidae. This species is native to the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, having invaded as a Lesseps migrant through the Suez Canal.
😀Big barracuda
A representative of marine inhabitants, belonging to the class Ray-finned fish, order Mackerelidae, genus Barracuda. This fish is not rare, poisonous and dangerous to humans. Externally, the large barracuda is not much different from other fish, having only one important feature - a protruding lower jaw, which gives it an aggressive appearance.
🤯Sperm whale 🐋
Marine mammal, the only modern representative of the sperm whale family, related to dwarf sperm whales. It is the largest of the toothed whales. Adult males reach an average length of 18-20 m and a weight of about 40 tons, while females reach 11 m and 15 tons, respectively.
Interesting fact: The sperm whale searches for prey using ultrasonic echolocation, in which the spermaceti sac, used as an acoustic lens, plays an important role. The spermaceti organ also helps provide the whale with the required level of buoyancy when diving.
😀Marine iguanas sneeze salt
Yes, you read that right! Marine iguanas actually secrete salt through their nose. Because they spend their time swimming in the salty sea, they absorb large amounts of salt. Unfortunately, this poses a health hazard as salt water in the body can cause dehydration. Therefore, they need to somehow get rid of excess salt.
😉 Sand shark
They silently sneak up on their prey. But when you look at them closer, it makes their hunting behavior much more ferocious.
Flower cuttlefish 😍
They move in the water like oceanic ballerinas.
The skin of cephalopods contains many chromatophores with pigment cells, which flowery cuttlefish easily manipulate depending on the background environment.
The weight of an adult humpback whale reaches 25-30 tons.
Real giants!
Sea lights 🔥
The name comes from the fact that they glow at night thanks to bioluminescence generated by the bacteria in their bodies.
👉Secrets of the Oceans 🐋
Did you know that the sex of turtles is determined by temperature? 🐢
Unlike humans, in whom sex is determined at the fertilization stage, in turtles sex is determined after fertilization, at the incubation stage. During the incubation period, turtles bury their eggs in the sand. The warmer the weather, the warmer the sand and therefore the higher the likelihood of baby turtles being born. This phenomenon is called temperature-dependent sex determination
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It is believed that by rolling balls, crabs create a fence or protection for their house. In fact, crabs suck out microparticles of food from the sand, like all sorts of small pieces of algae, and thereby roll it into balls. So it's like eating sunflower seeds, for example.
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☺️Marianna fish 🐟
Named after the Mariana Trench, where this fish likes to be most of the time. All specimens of Mariana snailfish were recorded at depths from 6900 to 8000 m. This is the deepest-sea fish that has been found on the ocean floor
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🥰Butterfly tweezers yellow
The name of the fish speaks for itself: with its long tweezer nose, it finds its prey in the crevices of stones and between corals. The color of the fish is strictly divided. The body is yellow, the upper part of the head is dark brown or black, and the lower part of the head is white-gray. The tail is almost transparent, and under it on the anal fin there is a black spot of irregular shape.
🧐Meet the sea sheep 🐑
It is actually a slug and is usually 2-4mm in size. And the most amazing thing is that these slugs are capable of photosynthesis!
🙂Porcupine fish 🐡
The entire body of the Diodon Porcupine is covered with light gray spines and lacks pelvic fins. To move in seawater, the urchin fish uses pectoral fins, creating its own unique swimming style.
😍Dolphin Risso 🐬
The only species of dolphins in the genus Grampus. It is commonly known as the monk dolphin among Taiwanese fishermen. Some of the more closely related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales, pygmy killer whales, melon-headed whales, and false killer whales.
😄Sea lions 🦭
A traditionally distinguished subfamily of eared seals. Molecular genetic evidence suggests that some sea lions are more closely related to fur seals than to other sea lions, making both subfamilies paraphyletic groups.
Interesting facts about sea lions:
- The average swimming speed of a sea lion is about 15-17 km/h, but if necessary, they can reach speeds of up to 40 km/h in the water. On land, these animals are, of course, much more clumsy.
- The largest sea lions live in the northern seas. They reach a length of three meters and a weight of one ton.
😮Chrysaora colorata
A species of jellyfish found primarily off the coast of California from Bodega Bay to San Diego. The bell of a jellyfish reaches a diameter, usually with a radial stripe pattern.
The tentacles vary depending on the age of the individual, usually consisting of eight outer long dark arms and four central frilled mouth arms. They are studied closely by scientists because not much is known about their eating habits.
🙂Sweetlip
This is a ray-finned marine fish of the order Perciformes, which is found on coastal reefs in the western Pacific Ocean. Feeds on bottom invertebrates.
The sweetlip has a massive head with a small mouth and large eyes. Fish meat is tasty, lean, suitable for preparing first and second courses. The fish is also called the sea grunt.
🤫Spotted wobbegong
They are found in the Indo-Pacific region off the southern and eastern coasts of Australia at depths of up to 218 m. The maximum recorded length is 320 cm. They have a flattened and wide head and body. The head is framed by a characteristic fringe formed by skin flaps.
Tumbleweed tentacle.
Male octopuses fertilize the female with the help of a hectocotylus, a tentacle that stores spermatophores. With the help of this process, the male transfers the seed from his mantle cavity to the mantle cavity of the female. This process is especially interesting in Argonaut octopuses. They separate their hectocotylus and send it off to fertilize the female on its own. Initially, such “tumbleweed” tentacles were considered parasites and identified as a separate species.
Ascidia 😮
This species is very different from most tunicates.
It has been spotted at depths of 1,200 meters, its stem lifts it up to 38 centimeters above the seabed, and its body can reach 10 centimeters in length.
😀 Manta rays
Manta rays turn over quite often in order to clean their gills of contamination.
😁Seals 🦭
A family of predatory mammals from the order Pinnipeds, suborder Caniformes.
Interesting Facts:
- The body weight of these mammals varies from 40 kg to 2.5 tons, and in length they can reach from 1 to 6 meters.
- Seals are always sensitive to sleep; they wake up several times to inspect the territory.
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Tourists accidentally walked into a whale's lunch break.
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😆Sperm whale 🐳
These are one of the most ancient marine inhabitants of our planet. The fossil remains of their distant ancestors, the squalodont toothed whales, are about 25 million years old. Judging by their powerful jaws with huge, highly developed teeth, these giants were active predators and fed on large prey - primarily their closest relatives - small whales.
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😁Chaetoderm 🐠
It has extensions on the sides and edges of the body, which are part of the fish's camouflage. Chaetoderma feeds on algae and small marine invertebrates and crustaceans.
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