#epaulette shark

[sharkshenanigans2]

literally!!

#sharks #marine animals #marine biology #shark #atlantic ocean #pacific ocean #ocean #shark post #shark memes #lemon shark #epaulette shark #hammerhead shark #blacktip reef shark #great white shark #whale shark #chilling pic moments before 14ft great white shark mauled surfer shows haunting clue beast is about to pounce #shark thoughts

[yinza]

I never see elderly mers so I thought I would toss something out there.

Available on Inprnt and in my Etsy shop!

[Image Description: A digital painting of two older black mer people kissing, their tails twined around each other. The mer to the left is a trans man with visible top surgery scars. He has short grey hair in an undercut and the tail of an epaulette shark (tan with black spots). The mer on the right is a fat woman with grey hair partially in cornrows and the tail of a mandarinfish (orange with turquoise patterns). Both wear a few bands of gold jewelry. /end ID]

#mermay #mermaids #mermen #mythological creatures #transgender #trans man #fat art #queer art #character design #epaulette shark #mandarinfish #yinza's artwork #artists on tumblr #original art #partial nudity #shop yinza

[mabelcreature]

Hi fishblr im seling fishy stickers on my etsy

they're all hand made and hand drawn and they are rly soft :) check them out if you'd like

#coelacanth #sturgeon #alligator gar #whale shark #mola mola #sunfish #hammerhead #axolotl #octopus #crab #epaulette shark #..among others #fish #fishblr #stickers

[kirbodirbo]

#epaulette shark #sea nettle #jellyfish #coelacanth #sea lily #feather star #chromodoris #nudibranch #moon jelly #ocean #art #chalk art #drawing

[eddieintheocean]

I love how people try and deny evolution as if there aren't so many fish with legs at the moment

#mudskipper #epaulette shark #frogfish #red lipped batfish #to name some from the top of my head #evolution #marine biology #eddie in the ocean #marine biology shitpost

[sharkest-sharks]

Please, wise sharxpert (shark expert), what is the most glamorous shork?

Thank you!

CHAHAINS CAT SHALRK

*takes a breath* chain. cat sharks. Like okay hear me out. Zebra sharks are amazingly beautiful, threshers feel so elegant with their long tails, epaulettes are almost dainty

BUT. Chain catsharks have incredibly beautiful patterns, and add on to that, BIOLUMINESCENCE. They look ETHEREAL

brb gonna cry they're so pretty

#sharks #catshark #chain catshark #thresher shark #epaulette shark #zebra shark #not entirely sure the last one is a chain catshark #for sure a catshark #i don't have the time to check rn tho <\3

[cuttledreams-creatures]

Sharktober!!!!

I won't be doing every prompt since I'm already also doing Invertober but I'm pretty happy with the prompt days I picked out!

Set One:

Day 1: Fairytale Shark (Frilled Shark)

Day 3: Cloud Shark (Basking Shark)

Day 7: Jelly Shark (Greenland Shark)

Day 9: Magma Shark (Epaulette Shark)

Sharktober prompt list is hosted by @requinoesis!

>Prompt List<

#Cuttledreams #sharktober #frilled shark #basking shark #greenland shark #epaulette shark #sharks #sharktober2023

[styllwaters]

Draw fish

Been getting into epaulette sharks recently :]

#doodle requests #my art #art #illustration #shark #epaulette shark #walking shark #i need to draw more fish

[catnoli]

epaulette druid! with sea bunnies as companions!

#sharks #i love sharks #shark week #shark #illustration #ocean #my art #art #dnd art #epaulette shark #druid

[sharks-are-friends-not-foes]

🦈Daily Shark Fact🦈:

The epaulette shark is not only a perfectly capable swimmer, but it can also “walk” between coral heads at low tide, along the seafloor, and even on land when needed. For that reason, it is often called the “walking shark.”

#shark #shark thoughts #sharks #daily shark facts #shark facts #elasmobranch #cartilaginous fish #shark lover #respect the locals #advocacy for sharks #sharks are friends not foes #sharks dont infest the ocean #epaulette shark #cat shark #walking shark #shark blog #save the sharks #shark post #sharks are cool #shark awareness

[wallisii]

fishuary day 1 - epaulette shark!! these guys are so cool they're such goobers

(@fish-daily)

#a day late yeah sorry #did this yesterday and forgot to post #fishuary2024 #fish #fish art #traditional art #ocean life #sharks #epaulette shark #tee's trash corner

[bethanythebogwitch]

Fish-uary 2024 day 1: shark

Day one of @fish-daily's fish-uary 2024. The prompt is shark. I'm not a good artist or anything, but I do offer the adorable epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum).

#fishuary2024 #shark #epaulette shark #that is a hard word to spell #art #new artist #amateur artist #dawing #fish #fishblr

[squisheebugdoodles]

finally got them both designed !! they both might change a little bit in the future but this is the foundation for them!! i finally have a coelacanth!!!! WAHEEEEEE!!!

#squisheebug doodles #digital doodles #furry art #sfw furry #furry artist #epaulette shark #coelacanth #squishes designs

[techs-ass]

Shark Sundays: Epaulette Shark

Hello, hello! Welcome to my Shark Sundays post where every week I let people pick a shark that I then just kind of info dump about on Sundays. This week's shark winner is the Epaulette shark!

Now, please remain seated for the whole ride and try not to throw popcorn at the narrator, they're very sensitive.

Conservation Status: Least Concerned

This adorable little sea pup is the Epaulette shark or Hemiscyllium ocellatum! Their base body color is a creamy or slightly brownish hue and marked with widely spaced dark brown spots. The Epaulette shark gets its name from the very large, white-margined black spot behind each pectoral fin, which kinda looks like decorative military epaulettes. These little guys are one of the smaller species of sharks growing at a maximum of 27 to 35 inches long (70-90 cm) and living for around 20 to 25 years. They can be found in shallow tropical water at around the depth of 131 ft. (40 m) in the western Pacific Ocean usually near New Guinea and Australia.

The Epaulette shark feeds at low tide and is most active during dusk and dawn. They hunt for food by pushing their snout into the sand and shuffling around, once the prey is located they will thrash their body around to catch it. The way they chew their food is actually kinda cute as they'll chew it with little bits sticking out of their mouth. Speaking of prey and eating, these guys eat things that are somehow tinier than they are, mostly feeding on crustaceans, small fish, and polychaete worms. The adults will usually eat shrimp and crabs while the juveniles will mostly eat worms and fish. Though both of them use suction feeding!

Now because these little cuties are usually found in warm, shallow waters they regularly interact with humans. If you happen to see one in the water, don't panic! The most these guys might do is nip at your toes if you wiggle 'em too much but otherwise, they're completely harmless and have no recorded attacks on humans.

Fun Fact: Some Epaulettes are actually kept as pets. They thrive pretty well in smaller environments and are relatively docile besides the occasional little bite to their caretakers.

Now that we've gotten past the basics now I can tell you about the most fascinating thing about Epaulettes. Are you ready? Cause you gotta be ready for this fact. It's a really cool fact. Are you sitting down? Not drinking anything? Ok, ok here it is:

Epaulette sharks can walk on dry land for up to 98 ft. (30 m) and survive hypoxia - a deficiency of oxygen- for two. whole. hours.

Yeah, you read that correctly. The Epaulette SHARK can walk!!! on land!!! Look at this gif and tell me it's not the coolest shit you've ever seen.

Look at him go!! AHH!! *shakes you aggressively* WE ARE LITERALLY WATCHING A MARINE ANIMAL GO THROUGH THE EVOLUTION OF LEARNING TO WALK ON LAND!!! IT COULD POSSIBLY EVOLVE TO BE A FULL LAND ANIMAL WITHIN 30 TO 40 YEARS!!!!

*ahem* Now you may be asking, "But Mal, why are they walking on land?" Well, there are multiple answers to this question. The main one is that they do this to get from tide pool to tide pool allowing them to access new pools to forage for food, or tidepools with better-oxygenated water. They also use this little talent to evade predators! As y'know, other sharks and large fish can't walk on land like this absolute Chad. Scientists believe that with the effects of climate change, this ability will help them to survive drastic changes to their environments.

Speaking of survival, let's talk about the Epaulette's conservation status. Thankfully for these little guys, the IUCN Red List has them as a species under "least concern" This means that there's nothing that really poses any major risk to their species and they're relatively abundant. They do, of course, have natural predators but because it has no value as a commercial food fish and is not considered a sport fish, the Epaulette isn't really targeted by humans except for the aquarium trade. So if you're favorite shark is the Epaulette then you've got pretty much nothing to worry about as the Epaulette's are happy and thriving!

This doesn't mean that humans pose no threat to the Epaulette. Our actions still have a huge impact on their lives! From overfishing to reef destruction, and how toxic the exotic trade can be, we still have to be careful. It's important that we recognize our actions have consequences and not just on us. It's our job to spread awareness and hold each other accountable (especially big corporations who cause most of the damage.)

Aaaand this concludes this week, Shark Sundays! I do hope you enjoyed reading about this cute shark and I hope you learned something new! Thank you so much for stopping by <3 If you want to be put on the tag list for Shark Sundays (including the polls to vote for which shark you want to read about next!) then just let me know in the comments or reblogs!

Tgalist:

#sharks #shark facts #shark conservation #epaulette shark #shark sundays #sea puppies with very sharp teeth #marine life #marine biology #sea life #sharks are just neat little guys #science #conservation

[catfang12]

SHARKS🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🩵💙🦈

#whale shark #zebra shark #i love sharks #sharks #lemon shark #leopard shark #thresher shark #salmon shark #epaulette shark

[sharky-sharks]

Not my video

#sharks #shark #sharky sharks #ocean #sea #swim #water #he walk #epaulette shark