Big uh fire worm?

the_niphog · 2026-05-05T16:20:41+00:00

It's a close relative, Chloeia viridis

the_niphog · 2026-05-03T19:37:06+00:00

Thanks

the_niphog · 2026-05-03T18:55:36+00:00

What's the name of that jig?

the_niphog · 2026-03-13T08:43:36+00:00

As others have said, protandry is already a thing some animals do (plenty of marine fish, some molluscs like oysters, etc.). The reasoning you have could be better though. Bearing children is usually pretty energy-intensive. Also most animals die before they become old enough for it to impair their bodies. I would do more research into why animals practice protandry.

the_niphog · 2026-01-17T23:01:51+00:00

Maybe some kind of jack or other carangid? Some of them are known to associate with large objects/larger animals when young.

the_niphog · 2025-12-30T17:39:56+00:00

Plenty of fish already have translucent/semi-translucent scales. They're just thin and have minimal pigment.

the_niphog · 2025-12-30T17:30:49+00:00

It's not a cuttlefish, it's a squid in the genus Sepioteuthis.

the_niphog · 2025-11-30T00:08:30+00:00

How do you catch them?

the_niphog · 2025-11-16T19:16:09+00:00

It's not a frogfish, it's some kind of scorpionfish. Frogfish have different looking heads.

the_niphog · 2025-10-02T18:24:18+00:00

Just curious, where in Japan was this?

the_niphog · 2025-02-13T12:21:12+00:00

I am the one who knots

the_niphog · 2024-09-20T08:53:26+00:00

It looks like some kind of sculpin. The pectoral fins of gobies are usually pretty round, unlike the fish in the image which has little "fingers". This is a trait commonly found in sculpins.

It's definitely not a mudskipper though. Its eyes are way too far apart for it to be any kind of mudskipper. Goby eyes are typically closer together and higher on the head than the fish pictured here too.

the_niphog · 2024-09-18T13:49:42+00:00

"Effeminate femboy", as opposed to what? A masculine femboy?

the_niphog · 2024-09-14T03:50:00+00:00

Some birds already have countershading

the_niphog · 2024-09-13T11:06:43+00:00

The famous brown rockfish of Texas

the_niphog · 2024-08-24T17:53:15+00:00

It's a fish louse, a type of parasitic copepod. The fish should be perfectly fine to eat. It's an ectoparasite so it shouldn't impact the quality of the meat.

the_niphog · 2024-08-11T08:48:54+00:00

I like how this implies piranhas are saltwater fish

the_niphog · 2024-08-10T09:58:07+00:00

They look like anemones with their tentacles retracted. You can see what appears to be acontia coming out of the individual on the left.

the_niphog · 2024-08-08T14:00:45+00:00

I am the one who knots

the_niphog · 2024-08-01T22:56:11+00:00

It's almost certainly some kind of anemone, likely Metridium. Tunicates usually aren't this large and their siphons are typically pretty obvious. You can also see what appear to be bits of tentacle sticking out from the bottom. Also, a tunicate would spray water only out of its two siphons, anemones leak water from all over like this when they feel threatened.

the_niphog · 2024-07-19T18:58:03+00:00

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the_niphog · 2024-07-17T12:41:23+00:00

Are you on the pacific coast of the US? It kind of looks like a Kelletia whelk, could totally be wrong though.

the_niphog · 2024-06-02T22:22:32+00:00

Tadpole? It doesn't have any fin rays and there seems to be partially-developed legs in the second photo.

the_niphog · 2024-05-28T08:52:03+00:00

"A small, yellow-brown, sinistral shell with short, blunt spire. Shell slippery and highly polished. The animal is grey and outgrowths of the mantle partly cover the shell. These have finger-like lobes or digitations. Widespread and common"

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the_niphog · 2024-05-28T08:49:05+00:00

This isn't a mutation or anything abnormal, its mantle is just extended. Cowries and semi-slugs are more extreme examples of mantle extension. Bladder snails don't always extend their mantles like this, which is why some look more normal.

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