Weird Fish of the Week

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. ...