See those lil guys on the second eel? Neon gobies! They perch on larger fish sometimes, and occasionally exhibit cleaning behaviors where they pick parasites off of said larger fish. Any saltwater fish with blue and back lengthwise stripes is either a cleaner fish (see: cleaner wrasse), a part-time cleaner, or impersonating a cleaner.
Most of our perception of what Goblin sharks looks like comes from dead specimines where they are all mangled and shrivelled, and are always positioned with their jaws protruding out.
When while alive they only ever extend their jaw for feeding, and arnt half as creepy looking
they do look like goblins
this also disregards the fact that they can still propel their jaws forward like an aquatic xenomorph from hell
So can many other fish, I’m just not judging them for their beautiful smile.
personal favourite
why is the ocean like this
what a question
that’s just what ocean is like
if it skulks on a reef, and has two sets of teeth,
Pulled out the good camera today, took some quick shots. 🙂 Was difficult since she thought she was going to be fed. Sasha was zooming around looking for food, making every shot blurry!
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
I love moray eels. They’ve got adorably smushy faces!
Pulled out the good camera today, took some quick shots. 🙂 Was difficult since she thought she was going to be fed. Sasha was zooming around looking for food, making every shot blurry!
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
I love moray eels. They’ve got adorably smushy faces!