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#fishADay Echiichthys vipera Little Weever.
#FishADay Alcolapia grahami Lake Magadi Cichlid. Endemic to Lake Magadi in Kenya, a hot spring fed, hypersaline, alkaline rift lake. It's also the ONLY fish found in that lake. Naturally found in 38 C water, can gulp air to make up for anoxic conditions. https://t.co/39Qzd57l2o
#FishADay Gomphosus varius Bird Wrasse. Indo-Pacific, most frequently over hard coral. Named for their long snouts and the weird flappy movement of their pectoral fins. https://t.co/JahjxB7ncu
#FishADay Choerodon venustus Venus Tusk Fish. West Pacific off Australia. Tuskfish are named for their gnarly teeth, which they use to grip shellfish in order to SMASH THEM ON ROCKS! So cool. https://t.co/YE5tRmyc1Y
Well, #FishADay is not in danger of being replaced by AI anytime soon. When I asked ChatGPT what the ten most unusual fishes were, number 1 was axlotl. This isn't the wrongest answer, I guess I'll just keep cranking these out myself.
#FishADay Etheostoma chlorobranchium Greenfin Darter. Endemic to upper Tennessee drainage of the US. New study demonstrates that river erosion in the region may be shaping population structure for the species. https://t.co/TSlldIqyau
#FishADay Psychrolutes marcidus Smooth-head Blobfish. Australia and New Zealand, 600 to 1200m. You've probably seen pictures of these, looking like big frowny heads with a floppy "nose"--a bad rep due to decompression damage. https://t.co/8gUix3Tt13
#FishADay Romanogobio skywalkeri Emerald Gudgeon. Described in 2018, endemic to the Upper Mur in Austria. #MayThe4thBeWithYou https://t.co/CXyvJRWgJ9
#FishADay Taractichthys longipinnis Big-Scale Pomfret. Atlantic, including Gulf of Mexico, down to 500m. Record from 2004 just broken by 6 lbs (~2.7 kg) https://t.co/bqUm748G2L
#FishADay Coregonus clupeaformis Lake Whitefish. Northern N. America, primarily in cool water inland lakes. Major commercial species in N. Great Lakes, it was hard in by invasive Sea Lamprey starting in the 1930s. https://t.co/bOg1Ph74yj
#FishADay Sebastes melanops Black Rockfish. NE Pacific from the Aleutians to Santa Monica Bay. Slow-growing (6-8 years to maturity). Prone to decompression problems when caught by anglers. Still, there are ways to help post-release survival. https://t.co/CDkJBjJhmV
#FishADay Chelidonichthys spinosus Spiny Red Gurnard. NW Pacific, primarily off China, Korean Peninsula, and Japan. Outside of soft pectoral fin pale reddish, but can also flash the shockingly bright inside fin surface. https://t.co/Md7H0eFuhs
#FishADay Bryaninops yongei Whip Coral Goby. Tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific. Shelter in whip or wire corals in exchange for cleaning services. (Like many fish) they host parasitic copepods, which once anchored are basically just dangling gonads. https://t.co/EdujAJoHP4
#FishADay Leuciscus idus Ide. Native to northern Europe and Asia, introduced beyond as a popular ornamental, although supplanted in popularity when koi became more available. Fished for sport, but local tastes vary as to whether they are desirable as food. https://t.co/u4fz4lM56D
#FishADay Ophidion barbatum Snake Blenny. Eastern Atlantic demersal fish. Burrow tail-first. https://t.co/6BIC59WAUD
#FishADay Antennarius striatus Hairy frogfish. Worldwide tropical and subtropical waters. Can change color to blend in with surroundings; "hair" are spinules projecting from skin that mask its outline and further help blend. https://t.co/AsMC2yz9Cd
#FishADay Leucoraja erinacea Little Skate. NW Atlantic seafloor. Use a unique form of locomotion sometimes called "punting"--using modified anterior pectoral fin lobes like little feet to scoot along the seafloor. https://t.co/vQtqHlkkhg
#FishADay Deania profundorum Arrowhead Dogfish Depths from 300 to 1800m. NW Atlantic, E Atlantic, Madagascar, and Phillippines. Extremely disjunct distribution because it's not very well known, used to have a broader range, and/or is more than one spp.? https://t.co/5E5PUcxXfR
#FishADay Neogobius fluviatilis Monkey Goby. Native to Black and Azov sea basins, introduced to several other watersheds in Europe. Not established in US (yet), but there are strong concerns based on their similarity to Round Goby. https://t.co/j6Dn6BIRjP
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