#roughskin shark

[amomentoftimeandword]

Aug. 13, 2023- Sandbar Shark (aka Roughskin Shark or Brown Shark)

#sea creatures #sea life #a moment of time and word #every picture has poetry #photography #photographer #photographs #photos #sharks #sandbar shark #brown shark #roughskin shark #shark pictures #day trip #sunday #sunday funday #new orleans #new orleans aquarium #audubon aquarium #audubon nature society #louisiana

[gold0kapi]

Halin (blue) and Acanthos (grey) sketches. (Rambling under the cut)

Halin is based off of the Gulf signal blenny (Emblemaria hypacanthus).

Acanthos (named before I learned the species name for signal blennies, its just a very weird coincidence*) is a blacktip reef shark. He’s a guard so I wanted to go with the stereotypical “shark” character, but whenever I see reef sharks in videos they seem to be patrolling areas and just the vibes they have reminded me of Acanthos. Also they’re not fond of people and difficult to approach which is 100% Acanthos lol.

That’s a roughskin trunkfish in the top image. This project is a great way to indulge my fascination in semi-obscure marine fauna apparently...

*I frequently name characters after mash-ups of Latin species names. Some of my favourite shark-derived names are in a story about medieval ghost hunting knights that I’m 100,000 words into but took a break from writing over the past 6 months (to write another novel, obviously, which is about modern paranormal hunters but the “ghosts” are entities from another universe). Halin’s name is completely random though lol, I have no idea where that came from. “Lasio” is from an anglerfish and “Rhinco” is derived from a family of sharks.

#mermen #merfolk #fantasy #mermay #artist #digital art #underwater #art #drawing #sketches #original character #original story #worldbuilding #just chatting #i really like these silly dudes #oc

[if-i-comic]

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Pike is being watched a lot. Also sorry it’s late, totally slipped my mind yesterday haha

#if i #if i (comic) #webcomic #anthro #furry #shark #robot #titan #anomaly #pike #if #titan:if #comic #page #chapter 10 #lack #the fractured city #roughskin #meg #sci-fi #science fiction #sfw

[sciencespies]

Scientists capture incredibly rare footage of deep-sea fish devouring a whole shark

https://sciencespies.com/nature/scientists-capture-incredibly-rare-footage-of-deep-sea-fish-devouring-a-whole-shark/

Scientists capture incredibly rare footage of deep-sea fish devouring a whole shark

Feasts are rare on the barren landscape of the ocean depths. So researchers couldn’t believe their luck when they stumbled on a feeding frenzy of deep-sea sharks chowing down on a fallen swordfish off the US coast in July 2019.

But they never imagined they would also capture footage of one of those sharks becoming the prey for another deep-sea creature.

With their rover hovering nearby, a late arrival took advantage of the submersible’s shadow. Nobody might blame a wary fish for holding back while ravenous sharks feed, but this heavyweight had plans to turn one of the diners into its dinner.

A video posted by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the aftermath of the ambush by a hungry wreckfish. You can watch it for yourself in the clip below, with shark lunch being served at around 1:42.

The action took place at a depth of about 450 metres (roughly 1,480 ft) near a rise in the sea floor 130 kilometres (80 miles) off the coast of South Carolina.

While scouting for the wreck of the oil tanker SS Bloody Marsh, NOAA’s remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer chanced upon the remains of a 2.5 metre (8 ft) long swordfish being chewed on by nearly a dozen deep-sea sharks.

“The cause of the death of this majestic animal is unclear, perhaps owing to age, disease, or some other injury,” says marine scientist Peter J. Auster from the University of Connecticut.

“There was no visible hook or trail of fishing line suggesting this was a lost catch. However, any type of injury would have been masked by the massive damage caused by hundreds of shark bites.”

The sharks were two species of slow-moving, deep-sea dogfish commonly referred to as sleeper sharks. Two of the larger individuals were likely to be roughskin dogfish (Centroscymnus owstonii).

Others belonged to a relatively newly discovered animal: Genie’s dogfish (Squalus clarkae), named in honour of Mote Marine Laboratory founder Eugenie ‘Shark Lady’ Clark in 2018.

Both of the sleeper shark species are commonly found at these kinds of depths, sluggishly cruising about until some morsel happens by. Or, as in this case, happens to rain down like manna from heaven somewhere in the area.

Sniffing out food on the currents, or perhaps detecting the vibrations of earlier arrivals, it’s believed they would have journeyed from some distance just to fill up on the food drop.

Whatever attracted the scavengers, it wasn’t long before what looks to be a solitary deep water Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) also homed in on the scene for an easy meal.

These massive fish are also referred to as stone bass and bass gropers. They can exceed 2 metres (about 7 feet) in length, and usually hang out around deep water caves and shipwrecks.

Whether it came for the daily special but stayed for the party isn’t clear. But as the feast continued, the wreckfish emerged from the glare of the Deep Discover’s lights to wrap its lips around one of the sharks.

“This rare and startling event leaves us with more questions than answers, but such is the nature of scientific exploration,” says Auster.

A version of this story was first published in July 2019.

#Nature

#Nature

[naturecpw]

NOAA Scientists Film Shark Swallowed Whole during Deep-Sea Feeding Frenzy 

Researchers exploring the deep ocean off the South Carolina coast capture a group of sharks feasting on a swordfish—but then something unexpected happens. Video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

Here’s something you don’t see every day: an entire shark swallowed by a fish.

Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Okeanos Explorer watched in real-time last month as the ship’s remote vehicle captured footage of a feeding frenzy. At least 11 small sharks of two types ― the Genie’s dogfish and roughskin dogfish ― were feasting on a dead 250-pound swordfish that had fallen to the ocean floor at a depth of 1,476 feet.

But nearby, a lurking wreckfish appeared to use the remote vehicle for cover, and it had another meal in mind: Shark.

When one hungry shark strayed too far from the frenzy, the wreckfish moved in for a bite ― or maybe it was more of a gulp.

Footage has captured a rarely seen seafloor shark feeding frenzy, that took an unexpected turn when a wreckfish appeared and swallowed one of the feasting sharks whole.

Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration saw a group of sharks in what looked to be a feeding frenzy feasting “vigorously” on a dead swordfish’s skin and muscle tissue.

The swordfish’s corpse was nearly finished when the wreckfish appeared in the shot with an entire dogfish shark in its mouth.

#Shark #NOAA

[if-i-comic]

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IF continues to practice his wonderful empathic skills

Also heads up, I’m on vacation from work next week so we’ll be taking a week break! But I already have the pages set for the week after so we’ll be back to normal then, May 14th!

#if i #if i (comic) #webcomic #anthro #furry #shark #pike #roughskin #meg #robot #titan #titan:if #anomaly #comic #page #chapter 10 #lack #the fractured city #sci-fi #science fiction #sfw

[sciencespies]

Scientists capture spectacularly rare footage of a deep-sea fish eating a whole shark

https://sciencespies.com/nature/scientists-capture-spectacularly-rare-footage-of-a-deep-sea-fish-eating-a-whole-shark/

Scientists capture spectacularly rare footage of a deep-sea fish eating a whole shark

Feasts are rare on the barren landscape of the ocean depths. So researchers couldn’t believe their luck when they recently stumbled on a feeding frenzy of deep-sea sharks chowing down on a fallen swordfish off the US coast.

But they never imagined they would also capture footage of one of those sharks becoming the prey for another deep-sea creature.

With their rover hovering nearby, a late arrival took advantage of the submersible’s shadow. Nobody might blame a wary fish for holding back while ravenous sharks feed, but this heavyweight had plans to turn one of the diners into its dinner.

A video posted by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the aftermath of the ambush by a hungry wreckfish. You can watch it for yourself in the clip below, with shark lunch being served at around 1:42.

The action took place at a depth of about 450 metres (roughly 1,480 ft) near a rise in the sea floor 130 kilometres (80 miles) off the coast of South Carolina.

While scouting for the wreck of the oil tanker SS Bloody Marsh, NOAA’s remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer chanced upon the remains of a 2.5 metre (8 ft) long swordfish being chewed on by nearly a dozen deep-sea sharks.

“The cause of the death of this majestic animal is unclear, perhaps owing to age, disease, or some other injury,” says marine scientist Peter J. Auster from the University of Connecticut.

“There was no visible hook or trail of fishing line suggesting this was a lost catch. However, any type of injury would have been masked by the massive damage caused by hundreds of shark bites.”

The sharks were two species of slow-moving, deep-sea dogfish commonly referred to as sleeper sharks. Two of the larger individuals were likely to be roughskin dogfish (Centroscymnus owstonii).

Others belonged to a relatively newly discovered animal: Genie’s dogfish (Squalus clarkae), named in honour of Mote Marine Laboratory founder Eugenie ‘Shark Lady’ Clark, which was determined to be a distinct species only last year.

Both of the sleeper shark species are commonly found at these kinds of depths, sluggishly cruising about until some morsel happens by. Or, as in this case, happens to rain down like manna from heaven somewhere in the area.

Sniffing out food on the currents, or perhaps detecting the vibrations of earlier arrivals, it’s believed they would have journeyed from some distance just to fill up on the food drop.

Whatever attracted the scavengers, it wasn’t long before what looks to be a solitary deep water Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) also homed in on the scene for an easy meal.

These massive fish are also referred to as stone bass and bass gropers. They can exceed 2 metres (about 7 feet) in length, and usually hang out around deep water caves and shipwrecks.

Whether it came for the daily special but stayed for the party isn’t clear. But as the feast continued, the wreckfish emerged from the glare of the Deep Discover’s lights to wrap its lips around one of the sharks.

“This rare and startling event leaves us with more questions than answers, but such is the nature of scientific exploration,” says Auster.

#Nature

#Nature