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[SueAubu]

Question 6:

There’s a deep-sea fish known for its bioluminescence, which uses a natural light source to lure its prey in the dark, deep ocean. This fish has a unique adaptation that allows it to survive in the extreme pressures and cold temperatures of the deep sea, but it also has a very unusual mating strategy that’s quite rare in the animal kingdom.

Name this fish and describe its bizarre mating strategy, which involves a significant physical transformation of the male.

Hint: This fish was famously portrayed in a popular animated movie, but its real-life behavior is even more fascinating and strange.​

Angler Fish

 

[lanaD]

Question 4:

Jaws, the iconic thriller from the 1970s, made everyone think twice before going into the water. The movie features a terrifying great white shark terrorizing a small coastal town, but do you know the details behind the story?

What was the name of the fictional island where the shark attacks took place?

Hint: The real-life event that inspired Jaws happened on the East Coast of the United States and involved multiple shark attacks over a short period.​

Have no clue I'm gonna guess shark Bay Australia...cause of the name

Question 5:

The Yellow Tang is one of the most popular fish in the marine aquarium hobby, known for its bright yellow color and active swimming behavior. However, there’s something special about how this fish contributes to the health of coral reefs in the wild.

What role does the Yellow Tang play in maintaining the health of coral reefs, and why is this important for the overall ecosystem?

Hint: Think about what this fish eats and how that affects the reef environment.​

It eats algae

 

[TheDorkLord]

Question 6:

There’s a deep-sea fish known for its bioluminescence, which uses a natural light source to lure its prey in the dark, deep ocean. This fish has a unique adaptation that allows it to survive in the extreme pressures and cold temperatures of the deep sea, but it also has a very unusual mating strategy that’s quite rare in the animal kingdom.

Name this fish and describe its bizarre mating strategy, which involves a significant physical transformation of the male.

Hint: This fish was famously portrayed in a popular animated movie, but its real-life behavior is even more fascinating and strange.​

pilot fish

 

[TheDorkLord]

pilot fish

Whoops. angler, yea. lol

 

[SueAubu]

Angler Fish

and they mate by biting and melting into each other.
EW

 

[AquaSD]

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[Joeganja]

Question 6:

There’s a deep-sea fish known for its bioluminescence, which uses a natural light source to lure its prey in the dark, deep ocean. This fish has a unique adaptation that allows it to survive in the extreme pressures and cold temperatures of the deep sea, but it also has a very unusual mating strategy that’s quite rare in the animal kingdom.

Name this fish and describe its bizarre mating strategy, which involves a significant physical transformation of the male.

Hint: This fish was famously portrayed in a popular animated movie, but its real-life behavior is even more fascinating and strange.​

Lionfish and they will prop next to the female and look upwards while on his fins, circle the female multiple times, and going up towards the top of the water, and then the female will release her egg sacks.

 

[zoomonster]

Come on peeps it the dreaded invasive lion fish that has a reward on its head in FL and some restaurants even will buy your catch

 

[lanaD]

Question 6:

There’s a deep-sea fish known for its bioluminescence, which uses a natural light source to lure its prey in the dark, deep ocean. This fish has a unique adaptation that allows it to survive in the extreme pressures and cold temperatures of the deep sea, but it also has a very unusual mating strategy that’s quite rare in the animal kingdom.

Name this fish and describe its bizarre mating strategy, which involves a significant physical transformation of the male.

Hint: This fish was famously portrayed in a popular animated movie, but its real-life behavior is even more fascinating and strange.​

Angler fish from finding nemo

 

[Joeganja]

Lionfish and they will prop next to the female and look upwards while on his fins, circle the female multiple times, and going up towards the top of the water, and then the female will release her egg sacks.

Well I am definitely a more photo person rather than reading and jumped the gun once again and thought it was lionfish based off the photo haha but yeah Angler.

 

[SueAubu]

Lionfish and they will prop next to the female and look upwards while on his fins, circle the female multiple times, and going up towards the top of the water, and then the female will release her egg sacks.

Pictured is a lion fish, but not the bioluminescent one they're asking about.

 

[AquaSD]

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[SueAubu]

Well I am definitely a more photo person rather than reading and jumped the gun once again and thought it was lionfish based off the photo haha but yeah Angler.

ignore my post, then... hahahaha. I almost did the same thing with the "yellow tang".... got thinking yellow goby

 

[zoomonster]

T minus 10 and counting. I can finally get off this dang computer. I think if I see one more canary my head is going to explode

 

[SueAubu]

T minus 10 and counting. I can finally get off this dang computer. I think if I see one more canary my head is going to explode

canary?

 

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[zoomonster]

canary?

Monsoon canary and canary splattered hammers

 

[SueAubu]

Monsoon canary and canary splattered hammers

Ohhhhhh... not an euphyllia shopper... No more room for things that reach out and touch neighbors

 

[AquaSD]

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[6t4nova]

Angler fish.

When he finds her, he will bite into her and remain attached to her head, belly, near her tail, or other accessible spots. His tiny mouth dissolves into the female's skin, and essentially the two become one.