Showing posts with label Rare Fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rare Fish. Show all posts

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Rare Fish: Deep-Sea Lizardfish

Lizardfish

The Deep-Sea Lizardfish is a member of Synodontidae family. This fish is also known as the 'Deep-water Greeneye'. This rare fish is located only in the extreme depths of the tropical and subtropical seas of the world. It lives in waters of around 1500 to 3500 meters deep. It is deemed as an ambush predator hunting in the abyssal seafloor. It grows to a length of around 30 centimeters, is coloured a purple-black and prowls the ocean floors with a mouth of razor sharp barbed teeth.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Rare Fish: The black swallower

Black swallower

The black swallower (Chiasmodon niger) is a deep sea fish that has the ability to extend its stomach three times its size so that it can swallow fish that are larger than itself. It’s a charming and rare fish which lives in depths of up to 1,500 meters. And what makes this fish sole is the fact that unlike many other deep sea fish which need cold, dark conditions the Black Swallower also makes warm tropical waters its home. This fish can grow up to 25 centimeters and has the aptitude to make use of bioluminescence because of the darkness found in some parts of the pelagic zone.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Rare Baiji Dolphin information

The Baiji was a freshwater dolphin establish only in the Yangtze River in China. Nickname "Goddess of the Yangtze" in China, the dolphin was too called Chinese River Dolphin, Yangtze River Dolphin, Yangtze Dolphin and Whitefin Dolphin.

The Baiji River Dolphin has a thickset body and a long, thin snout, which is not fairly flat and tilt up slightly. Their pectoral fins are small and curved at the tip. A baiji's low triangular dorsal fin is established toward the center of its body.
Baiji Dolphin

Baiji Dolphin

Their caudal fin has a middle notch, and is well developed. Their eyes be small and are close to the top of the head.

Tiny ear opening are establish where most other dolphin's eyes are. The Baiji's colors are light, smoked gray, as well as white on the stomach. There is a white collar drawn about the eyes. Inside the lips there are 31 to 36 coned shaped teeth on every jaw.