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In 2017, Methuselah was unofficially designated as the oldest living aquarium fish following the death of Granddad, another Australian lungfish residing at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, then estimated to be 95 years old. [10] A later study estimated Granddad to have been 109 years old at the time of his death. [11]
Psychrolutes marcidus, the smooth-head blobfish, [1] also known simply as blobfish, [1] is a deep-sea fish of the family Psychrolutidae. It inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, as well as the waters of New Zealand. [2] Blobfish are typically shorter than 30 cm (12 in).
Fish species (IUCN, 2016-2) 15,219 extant species have been evaluated; 12,028 of those are fully assessed [a] 9679 are not threatened at present [b] 2343 to 5534 are threatened [c] 71 to 158 are extinct or extinct in the wild: 65 extinct (EX) species [d] 6 extinct in the wild (EW) 87 possibly extinct [CR(PE)] 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR ...
Among eight new species of fish identified in Peru's Alto Mayor region this year, the most shocking was the "blob-headed fish," according to a report published this month by the nonprofit group ...
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The colors of the Parrot Fish will change several times over the course of their lifespan. But their mouths look like they are always grinning. They are generally social creatures and travel in ...
The common name of these fish is related to their bizarre, tubular eyes. The genus name Gigantura refers to the Gigantes , a race of giants in Greek mythology —coupled with the suffix oura , meaning 'tail', thus Gigantura refers to the greatly elongated, ribbon-like lower half of the tailfin that may comprise over half of the total body length.
Deep-sea chimaera photographed by the NOAAS Okeanos Explorer.Visible on its snout are tiny pores which lead to electroreceptor cells.. Chimaeras are soft-bodied, shark-like fish with bulky heads and long, tapered tails; measured from the tail, they can grow up to 150 cm (4.9 ft) in length.