Weird Fish of the Week

  Welcome back to Weird Fish of the Week! This week’s contestant is quite an infamous one, please welcome the Colossal Squid!

Welcome back to Weird Fish of the Week, today’s episode is going to be slightly different. We’re doing an overview of a whole species because to talk about just one isn’t enough, everyone please welcome the siphonophores! OVERVIEW Siphonophores are a wide species of creatures that are not there own: they’re actually colonial organisms like coral. Made up of many many zooids that each have their own function, they all work together to keep the siphonophore alive as a single being. These colonies develop all from the same fertilized egg and grow with the siphonophore. Each zooid has its own specific role, whether that be reproduction, digestion, predation, etc. There are about 175 species of siphonophore ranging from coastal waters to deep sea ocean floors, and each species is its own unique sight to behold. They’re actually quite abundant in the ocean, but they tend to be very fragile. And while they might look like jellyfish, they aren’t! They’re cousins but not the same creature. ANA...

Welcome back to Weird Fish of the Week, today’s contestant will stare back at you as much as you stare at them, welcome the Pacific Barreleye! photo credits 2004 MBARI INTRODUCTION

Welcome back to this week’s episode of Weird Fish of the Week! This week’s contestant, the elongated Magnapinna Squid! Adult bigfin caught on camera by NOAA Ocean Exploration INTRODUCTION

Come one and come all, to the first official episode of Weird Fish of the Week! Our first contender isn’t even a fish at all, please welcome the giant isopod! INTRODUCTION:

Welcome to Weird Fish of the Week! I’m Aaron and I will be your host (I run this blog). The name is catchy but don’t be fooled, we will be looking at bizarre sea organisms of all kinds, particularly hailing from the deep sea. Deep Sea Corals, Wagner Seamount from Wikimedia Commons The genre of ‘weird fish’ is broad but still limiting, and I aim to educate about creatures that might not fall into that category (for example, crustaceans are not fish, but they are still fair game to be featured in this blog). “Weird Deep Sea Creature of the Week” just doesn’t have as much of a ring to it, does it? The main goal of this blog is to educate readers on a new creature they might’ve not known about or get more acquainted with a creature they’ve heard of. Typical thoughts towards deep sea fish, edited by me. Photo by Peter David for Getty Images Now you may be asking, why? I’m an aspiring marine biologist and am absolutely fascinated by the deep sea. Deep sea fish to be more exact. ...