A life sized picture of the blue whale

he blue whale is the largest living animal on earth, with a length that can go up to 33 meters. This is an image of a blue whale.





Now imagine how big an image would be if we were to view it life sized. This is exactly what WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society has done. They have put up a life sized picture of the blue whale on their website. The photo is so big that it comes with a navigation system to help you know which part of the whale body you are viewing. See it here.





A part of the blue whale image

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Frozen Ice Aquariam in Japan

In the city Kessennuma, Japan, a strange kind of aquarium has created some attention. The Kesennnuma port Aquarium offers 50 screens of marine samples embedded in blocks of ice. Turn on the TV in Japan, and you're bound to see someone cut a tuna on a cooking show while commentators ooh and oh. The Ice Aquarium Kesennuma, northeastern Japan, packs about 450 specimens of marine life frozen in large columns of ice bathed in blue light.

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Is that really a fish??

Have you seen a fish like this?? what kind of fish is that?? this fish has a lips like a human, and also has a teeth.. look about this teeth structure it really seems like a human.. very strange huh?? what kind of fish is that?? is that really fish?? or it was a human who've been cursed into a fish?? Look all of the picture here...

How's that?? what do you think of this creature?? is that really a fish??

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Swimming with Jellyfish

The Jellyfish Lake, or Ongeim’l Tketau as it is called in Palauan, is one of over 70 similar saltwater lakes scattered throughout the limestone “rock islands” of the southern portion of the main Palau archipelago. The Jellyfish Lake is a popular place for divers despite being the home to some ten million jellyfish.



The jellyfish of Jellyfish Lake do sting, however, because their stinging cells are so tiny, their sting is not detectable on most human tissue. So this is perhaps the only place on earth where humans can enjoy swimming with them much closer than would be possible anywhere else.

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You Gotta Light

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Top 10 Prehistoric Fish Alive Today

Top 10 Prehistoric Fish Alive Today

10 Hagfish

 

According to the fossil record, hagfish have existed for over 300 million years, which means they were already old when dinosaurs took over the world! Found in relatively deep waters, these animals are sometimes called slime eels, but they are not really eels, and actually, they may not even be fish at all,according to some scientists. They are very bizarre animals in all regards; they have a skull but lack a spine, and they have two brains. Almost blind, they feed at night on the carcasses of large animals (fish, cetaceans etc) which fall to the sea bottom. They owe their “slime eel” nickname to the fact that they produce a slimey substance to damage the gills of predatory fish; as a result, they have virtually no natural enemies.

9 Lancetfish

The lancetfish has a very obvious “prehistoric” appearance, with those fierce-looking, sharp teeth on its jaws and the sail on its back, reminiscent of that of some dinosaurs (although, in the lancetfish the sail is actually an enlarged dorsal fin). Even its scientific name has a dinosaurian sound to it (Alepisaurus ferox). Up to two meters (6' 6?) in length, this predator is found in all the oceans except for polar regions; very voracious, it feeds on smaller fish and squid, and has known to feed on members of its own species sometimes.

8 Arowana

Belonging to the ancient group of the Osteoglossids, these fish already existed in the Jurassic period. Today, they are found in the Amazon, and in parts of Africa, Asia and Australia. Sometimes kept as exotic pets, arowanas are voracious predators that feed on any small animal they can catch, including birds and bats which they catch in mid flight (they are able to leap up to 2 meters (6' 6?) into the air). In China, arowanas are known as “dragon-fish” due to their appearance, and they are thought to be harbingers of good luck.

7 Frilled Shark

 

This deep sea predator, one of the most primitive sharks alive today, is a relic from the Cretaceous period, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Seldom seen alive, and only recently filmed for the first time, the frilled shark can grow up to 2 meters (6' 6?) (with females being larger than males) and they live in deep waters, where they feed mostly on squid. They are not dangerous to humans, and as a matter of fact, most frilled sharks spend their whole lives without seeing a human being. Only dead or dying specimens are usually seen and recorded by fishermen or scientists.

6 Sturgeon

 

Another survivor from the age of dinosaurs (they were already around in the early Jurassic), the sturgeon is well known for being one of the main sources of caviar (which is made out of their roe or egg masses); due to overfishing, these magnificent, armored fish are sadly endangered nowadays. The largest sturgeon species can grow up to 6 meters (19' 7?) long, being as large as most great white sharks; they feed on small animals from the sea bottom and pose no danger to humans, unless provoked (although they are so big that they have hurt, and even killed, people unintentionally by leaping out of the water and landing on boats!)

5 Arapaima

 

A close relative to the arowana (see #8), the Amazonian arapaima is sometimes considered to be the largest freshwater fish in the world. According to early descriptions, it could grow up to 4.5 meters (14' 8?) long, but today, enormous individuals like these are seldom found and most adult arapaimas average 2 meters (6' 6?) long. These slow moving predators feed on smaller fish, crustaceans and whatever small animal they can fit in their mouth. An interesting trait of this fish is that it needs to breath oxygen from the air, like a cetacean, in order to survive. Arapaimas pose no danger to humans and are often hunted for their meat; unfortunately, they are very scarce nowadays. Although the arapaima seemingly appeared in the Miocene period, it belongs to a much older family, the Osteoglossidae, and therefore its origins can be traced back to the age of dinosaurs.

4 Sawfish

This critically endangered animal is a survivor from the Cretaceous period, and can be found both in saltwater or in rivers and creeks, and has been found up to 100 kms inland. Up to 7 meters (23') in length, sawfish may look like sharks but are actually more closely related to rays. Their “saw” is both a weapon and a sensory organ, covered on electro-sensitive pores which allow it to sense prey despite its terrible eyesight. Although usually peaceful, the sawfish can become extremely dangerous if provoked. Due to an extraordinary fossil, we know that gigantic, prehistoric sawfish were probably a staple food for the largest carnivorous dinosaur, Spinosaurus, as a vertebra from the fish was found stuck between the dinosaur’s teeth.

3 Alligator Gar

This formidable, thick scaled predator is found in the southern US and northern and eastern Mexico, being the largest freshwater fish in North America (although it sometimes wanders into the sea). It can grow up to 4 meters (13') long and weigh up to 200 kgs (440lbs). Gator gars are so called because of their reptilian appearance and long jaws, armed with a double row of sharp teeth. They are voracious ambush predators and have been known to bite humans on occasion, although no confirmed deaths due to alligator gars have been recorded to date. Gars are among the oldest fish alive today; their origins can be traced back to the Cretaceous period.

2 Polypterus Senegalus

These african fish are often called “dinosaur eels”, due to their reptilian appearance and serrated dorsal fin, reminiscent of some dinosaurs’ spiked backs. They are not really eels, but members of the bichir family. Bichirs were already around in the Cretaceous, so the “dinosaur” part of their name is actually fitting in a way. Although often sold as exotic pets, dinosaur eels are prone to escaping their fish tanks. They can survive out of the water for long periods of time as long as their skin remains wet, which enables them to wander far away from their tank.

1 Coelacanth

The Coelacanth is the most famous of all “living fossils” and deserves to be #1 in this list, because it is the best example of a “Lazarus taxon”, this is, animals that were supposed to be long extinct and are unexpectedly found to be alive. Coelacanths were supposed to have become extinct in the Cretaceous period, along with the dinosaurs, but in 1938, a live specimen was caught in South Africa. Since then, more specimens have been seen and photographed, and a second coelacanth species was even found in Indonesia in 1999. Coelacanths are large predators, up to 2 meters (6' 6?) long; they feed on smaller fish, including small sharks, and are usually found in deep, dark waters. Although rarely captured and consumed due to their horrible taste, coelacanths are critically endangered nowadays.

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Fearsome Fighting Fish With Green Bones

On a recent fishing trip off North Stradbroke Island our quarry was the monster flathead that we have caught there before. We did catch an enormous five kilo flathead but that was not the highlight of the day. I hooked a powerful fish and as I reeled it in we saw a long silver streak leap from the water.
Again and again it leapt like a gamefish but we had no idea what it was. We found it had a fearsome set of teeth that demanded respect, as we cautiously removed the hooks. I thought it might be some kind of gigantic garfish on steroids. I had never heard of a Longtom until I got it home and researched it.

There are 18 varieties of Longtom (Belonidae undifferentiated) in Australia including the barred Longtom, blackfinned Longtom, crocodile Longtom, flat tail Longtom, freshwater Longtom, reef Longtom, slender Longtom and stout Longtom.
They are all long, slender fish that can skip over the water for long distances. They belong to the same family as garfish and flying fish and some can reach 3 kilos and almost two metres in length. The specimen depicted was 70 centimetres long and weighed 700 grams.

Inhabiting northern coastal waters throughout Australia, Long-Toms feed on anchovies, sprats, herrings, hardiheads and prawns. This example was caught on a triple gang hook baited with a whole pilchard but they will also take squid.
They are fearless predators equipped with razor sharp teeth and will reputedly attack wading anglers when disturbed. At night, a light on the water apparently attracts schooling Longtom so much that they leap at it. Islander anecdotes tell of them leaping into lighted canoes with such force that their bills became embedded in the woodwork.

There is no closed season for Long Tom but they are only available to recreational fishermen as there is no commercial fishing of this species. It would be difficult to market these fish as they have green bones.

Although the ribcage extends almost the entire length of the body I was able to get two boneless fillets with a bit of adroit knife work. The delicate tasting flesh was pale and fine grained with a pronounced bloodline running down the middle.

Source-http://www.rawfish.com/

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The Most Powerful Fish to Live Without Water – Mangrove Rivulus

US scientist’s research reveal that tropical fish that live in the swamp is able to survive for months without water. One of these fish species are mangrove rivulus (Rivulus marmoratus) that live in mangrove swamp along the American continent.

Once the dry season arrives and the water shortage shrinking, this fish, that can only grow to 7.5 inch size, sometime is trapped in the hollow trunk of the tree made of insects, coconut, and even tin cans.
They live huddled in a dirt hole and breathe using the skin rather than gills.

Unlike most fish that breathe with gills, rivulus mangrove breathing using skin. When the habitat begins to dry, they are hiding in holes in the ground, or even a coconut shell drink cans. In hiding, the fish breathe with the skin and can live for months without water. After the rain came and water flood the habitat back, they came out from hiding and live like ordinary fish.
Scott Taylor, a researcher from Florida, USA, accidentally find that out when doing research in Belize, Central America. This tropical fish species are in fact also can be found in Brazil and the United States.

“We are dismantling a tree trunk and the fish came out suddenly” said Taylor. Then the results of testing done in the laboratory showed that fish survive until more than 66 days without food and water. Surprisingly, the metabolism system remains normal functioning.
Not only fish that survive without water, mangrove rivulus has a peculiar sexual conditions. Each fish had testicular and ovarian parthenogenesis alias so that it can conduct independent marriage with their own fertilized eggs in the body. It’s probably the most powerful fish, not only has the odd sex but also have a different standard life from other fish.
MANGROVE RIVULUS
Order – Cyprinodontiformes
Family – Aplocheilidae
Genus – Rivulus
Species – marmoratus
Here’s the pictures of the fish:

Mangrove Rivulus

Mangrove Rivulus ( Rivulus Marmoratus)

Have You ever seen this fish?

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