A t 1443m, this tripod fish (Bathypterois sp.) swims lazily away from the ROV, then decides to turn and have a look..
Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts
Friday, August 27, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Macropinna microstoma: A deep-sea fish with a transparent head and tubular eyes
MBARI researchers Bruce Robison and Kim Reisenbichler used video taken by unmanned, undersea robots called remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to study barreleye fish in the deep waters just offshore of Central California. At depths of 600 to 800 meters (2,000 to 2,600 feet) below the surface, the ROV cameras typically showed these fish hanging motionless in the water, their eyes glowing a vivid green in the ROV's bright lights. The ROV video also revealed a previously undescribed feature of these fish--its eyes are surrounded by a transparent, fluid-filled shield that covers the top of the fish's head.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Nine Fish With "Hands" Found to Be New Species
Using its fins to walk, rather than swim, along the ocean floor in an undated picture, the pink handfish is one of nine newly named species described in a recent scientific review of the handfish family.
Only four specimens of the elusive four-inch (ten-centimeter) pink handfish have ever been found, and all of those were collected from areas around the city of Hobart (map), on the Australian island of Tasmania.
Though no one has spotted a living pink handfish since 1999, it's taken till now for scientists to formally identify it as a unique species.
Only four specimens of the elusive four-inch (ten-centimeter) pink handfish have ever been found, and all of those were collected from areas around the city of Hobart (map), on the Australian island of Tasmania.
Though no one has spotted a living pink handfish since 1999, it's taken till now for scientists to formally identify it as a unique species.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Amazing Bird Fishes Like A Human
This video has stunned scientists around the world as this bird thinks critically just like a human to catch fish. Give a fish a piece of bread and it will won't be hungry for a day but teach it to fish...well you get it.Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Kitten gives Aquarium the Ultimate Crash Test!
This is what happens when you constantly tell your 6 month old kitten to leave the fish alone, but she just doesn't seem to hear you (or care?). She hasn't done it since... I guess some kids really...
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