Sea Life

[JohnPD]

Carp?

This is(was) a Long-spined bullhead(groene zeedonderpad) eaten by a Red-breasted Merganser(male).View attachment 8430View attachment 8431

That's quite a mouthful. Great captures!

 

[fotoi]

What an unusual looking fish. All those spike like thingies that look almost like feathers. Patches of colour too. Maybe those "spikes" aren't that at all but just another colour pattern? Do you know what species it is?

I think it's a blowfish (pufferfish), but I'm not a marine expert.

 

[fotoi]

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

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I'm always amazed to see how fish actually have real faces. This is a beauty of a fish.

 

[Blackbird]

I think it's a blowfish (pufferfish), but I'm not a marine expert.

Oh yes. I looked that up and I think you are right. Thank you.

 

[pcs]

Seals, sharks and spiny squat lobsters: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures

The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life

www.theguardian.com

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Seals, sharks and spiny squat lobsters: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025 – in pictures

The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life

www.theguardian.com

Cool. Really great images. I loved the drinking camel!

 

[RichardB]

A composite of 4 images. I was photographing a couple of grebes and he photobombed me. Funny thing is I only saw it later, at home! I have no idea what type of fish it is.
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Nice photobomb! Looks like a carp.

 

[Capn Jack]

Sergeant major fish
JAK_0742 by Jack Silver, on Flickr

 

[RichardB]

Sergeant major fish
JAK_0742 by Jack Silver, on Flickr

Hold on. Sergeant major fish? Is that a play on their stripes?