Tumgik
#Batfish
todaysbat · 3 months
Text
video of a juvenile Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus)
7K notes · View notes
schizochroal · 3 months
Text
Apparently there is a kind of angler fish (specifically a batfish) that just straight up has legs? Not like the sorta pseudo legs that some other fish have, these just look like what you'd see on a weird frog.
Tumblr media
5K notes · View notes
nocturnal-stims · 2 months
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media
Juvenile pinnate batfish. The strikingly colored young look nothing like adults because they mimic a species of toxic flatworms to protect themselves from predators. Often found hiding in mangroves and coral reefs, batfish have sharp little teeth and eat algae and jellyfish.
🍊 Bottomtimemedia on IG
321 notes · View notes
Text
🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠
Zebra Batfish are a solitary species, but may be infrequently encountered as pairs or in small groups. The small juveniles can be found in deeper water where their zebra-like striping camouflages them when they shelter among crinoids.
Tumblr media
169 notes · View notes
antiqueanimals · 2 months
Text
Tumblr media
Torpedo batfish (Halieutaea retifera), Shortnose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus), Porcupine batfish (Dibranchus erinaceus)
Fishes of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1964.
Internet Archive
167 notes · View notes
fish-daily · 22 days
Text
Tumblr media
fish 293 - zebra batfish
71 notes · View notes
herpsandbirds · 8 months
Text
Tumblr media
Pinnate Batfish (Platax pinnatus), juvenile, family Ephippidae, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
It is believed that these juvenile fish, which look nothing like the adults, mimic poisonous flatworms.
photograph by Byron Conroy
355 notes · View notes
unbfacts · 3 months
Text
Tumblr media
114 notes · View notes
eddieintheocean · 2 months
Text
new unmanned underwater vehicle dropping???
Tumblr media
ITS CALLED THE FUCKING!" BIONIC BATFISH ????????
44 notes · View notes
pangeen · 1 year
Video
“ Batfish of the Deep “ // © Abdul Rahman Deyd
has a flat and tall body with small scales and a mouth that is slightly sticking out, as in ‘protruding’. They roam around either in couples or groups or in large schools They can be approached easily by divers since they have a very curious mind.
Music: Sans-Fin - Climat de Liberté
154 notes · View notes
taxonomytournament · 2 months
Text
Taxonomy Tournament: Fish
Tumblr media Tumblr media
Perciformes. This order contains the perch, butterflyfish, and sea bass
Moroniformes. This order contains batfish (platax), and temperate basses.
33 notes · View notes
larvaecandy · 1 year
Photo
Tumblr media
182 notes · View notes
dumbhero · 6 months
Text
minipizza batfish monday
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
26 notes · View notes
ursatempest · 3 months
Text
Happy New Year y'all gay motherfuckers. Here's some beautiful creatures from our adventures at South Padre Island today
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
12 notes · View notes
Text
🐠 Daily Fish Fact: 🐠
Pinnate Batfish adults are normally solitary but will gather in large schools to move over open substrates. The juveniles are mimics of a toxic species of flatworm by colour and shape. They feed on algae as well as jellyfish and other gelatinous zooplankton. This species has been observed to significantly reduce algal growths on coral in studies simulating the effects of overfishing on the Great Barrier Reef.
Tumblr media
111 notes · View notes
natamyron · 7 months
Text
ok so I was in conversation with @phantomicetea and for context I bought a batplane hot-wheels vehicle (dont ask) and eventually it led to the discovery of a fish, called a batfish. A Batfish.
Tumblr media
This is a Dusky Batfish. Originally, I thought it sorta looked like Cass's colouring, but it was brought up that it also looks like a batarang. Imagine just... throwing a fish someone, by mistake. Aquarium in the batcave, feeding the fish. Scare someone too bad and instinct takes over so all you get is a wet slap to the face with an aquatic creature thrown with incredible accuracy. Also, it's on the floor now, please pick it up.
22 notes · View notes