StrangeFish

The Twitter companion page for the StrangeFish website. Learn about the unique sea-life found in Australian waters using the unique F.I.N interface.

[StrangeFish @StrangeFish6]

Got to meet little Murphy today, there’s a new bright shining light 💡 in the world 🌍 and she’s tiny and adorable and perfect!
Welcome 🤗 to the most amazing adventure Little Murph, can’t wait to buy you your first drum 🥁 set 😘 https://t.co/cEn7zgJPOF

[StrangeFish @StrangeFish6]

Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀
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The Beaked Coralfish, Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758). Is predominantly white fish with four vertical orange bands. The first one over its eye is thin, then each one after that becoming thicker. Has a black band a… https://t.co/OPmA3Bx6B0

[StrangeFish @StrangeFish6]

Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀ ⠀ The Beaked Coralfish, Chelmon rostratus (Linnaeus, 1758). Is predominantly white fish with four vertical orange bands. The first one over its eye is thin, then each one after that becoming thicker. Has a black band around tail fin, and a…

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Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀ ⠀ Saddle Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium (Cuvier 1831). Are easily recognised by a large white banded black area over the upper sides below the dorsal fin.This commences from the spinous section curving round to the dorsal end. Wavy blu…

[StrangeFish @StrangeFish6]

Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀
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Saddle Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium (Cuvier 1831). Are easily recognised by a large white banded black area over the upper sides below the dorsal fin.This commences from the spinous section curving round to the… https://t.co/7c6ZYGT1Yz

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Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀ ⠀ Ornate Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus (Cuvier 1831). Has black and white zebra stripes on the head and snout. Its body is white with orange bands. Adults are slightly less colourful. Juveniles are solitary, whereas adults are usua…

[StrangeFish @StrangeFish6]

Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀
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Ornate Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus (Cuvier 1831). Has black and white zebra stripes on the head and snout. Its body is white with orange bands. Adults are slightly less colourful. Juveniles are solitary, wh… https://t.co/pPB73NmbtJ

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Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀
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Racoon Butterflyfish, Chaetodon lunula (Lacépède 1802). Are mainly yellow, with black band covering eye, followed by a white band. Another black band travels from the white one diagonally to the middle of its back. A… https://t.co/kpFeMNLQQw

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Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀ ⠀ Racoon Butterflyfish, Chaetodon lunula (Lacépède 1802). Are mainly yellow, with black band covering eye, followed by a white band. Another black band travels from the white one diagonally to the middle of its back. At the tail there is a…

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Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀
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Chevron Butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifascialis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) has a pale yellow dorsal and anal fins surrounds a mainly white body with eighteen or more forward facing boldly painted dark chevrons. Adults have … https://t.co/RzoRW57ofF

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Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀ ⠀ Chevron Butterflyfish, Chaetodon trifascialis (Quoy & Gaimard 1825) has a pale yellow dorsal and anal fins surrounds a mainly white body with eighteen or more forward facing boldly painted dark chevrons. Adults have a black eye bar, with…

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Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀ ⠀ Pyramid Butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker 1857). Is distinctly marked by a snow white body extending to the caudal fin, prominently displaying a pyramid like peak medial to the spinous dorsal fin. The anal and dorsal fin …

[StrangeFish @StrangeFish6]

Week of the Butterflyfish 🦋 🐠 ⠀
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Pyramid Butterflyfish, Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Bleeker 1857). Is distinctly marked by a snow white body extending to the caudal fin, prominently displaying a pyramid like peak medial to the spinous dorsal fin. The… https://t.co/FgjSKR0Jes

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Week of the Cephalopods 🦑🐙⠀
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Giant Cuttlefish, Sepia apama (Gray, 1849)⠀
This is the worlds largest Cuttlefish and is found around seagrass habitat and rocky reefs. They have rapid colour changes like all other species. From April to June at Poi… https://t.co/fuR2YnhnJw

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Week of the Cephalopods 🦑🐙⠀
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Close up of a Day Octopus eye! 👀⠀
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Photo by John Natoli⠀
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Week of the Cephalopods 🦑🐙⠀
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Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus).⠀
Found on coral reefs, this large Cuttlefish is capable of random and instant colour changes. When approaching prey black and white stripes pulse along its body, this is believ… https://t.co/UmJyPclbSG

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Week of the Cephalopods 🦑🐙⠀ ⠀ Broadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus).⠀ Found on coral reefs, this large Cuttlefish is capable of random and instant colour changes. When approaching prey black and white stripes pulse along its body, this is believed to distract or hypnoti…

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Week of the Cephalopods 🦑🐙⠀
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Southern Blue Ringed Octopus. ⠀
As part of the most poisonous Octopus Family, bites are often pain free and go unnoticed. The venom can can cause total muscular paralysis and in fatal cases this had lead to the caus… https://t.co/6jMnzGq1Q7

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Week of the Cephalopods 🦑🐙⠀ ⠀ Day octopus, Octopus cyanea (Gray, 1849).⠀ This is a large octopus which is active during the day (as the name suggests). Although it is capable of quick colour changes it is usually observed as dark brown to purple in colouration with white…

[StrangeFish @StrangeFish6]

Week of the Cephalopods 🦑🐙⠀
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Day octopus, Octopus cyanea (Gray, 1849).⠀
This is a large octopus which is active during the day (as the name suggests). Although it is capable of quick colour changes it is usually observed as dark brown to purple … https://t.co/5ko4D2qwEJ