#regalecidae

[canisalbus]

The way you draw hands is really enrapturing. Whenever I see your pieces, I always look at your characters' hands. Personally, I just like seeing how intimately Vasco and Machete interact with each other with JUST their hands

#thank you! #you know me I'm a sucker for them hands #own art #own characters #CanisAlbus #Vasco #Machete #sketches #wip #answered #regalecidae #gotta show hands as much as possible #all four in the frame please

[bethanythebogwitch]

Wet Beast Wednesday: oarfish

It's the first Wet Beast Wednesday of the year. A year is a long time, and do you know what else is long? Oarfish! (A+ segue right there). Oarfish are long, skinny, and large fish of the family Regalecidae known for their odd appearances. There are three known species of oarfish in two genera: Agrostichthys parkeri, Regalecus russelii, and the most famous: Regalecus glesne.

(image id: a giant oarfish swimming. It is a long, serpentine fish with silvery skin ands multiple black patches. A short, red dorsal fin runs down its back and a crest of fin rays is on the head. end id)

All oarfish are poorly understood due to their deep-sea habitats leaving it hard to study them in the wild. As such, most information about them is known from rare wild sightings and carcasses. Adults live between 250 and 1000 meters (660 to 3300 ft) down, but larvae are occasional juveniles are found near the surface. Living oarfish that end up near the surface are likely to quickly die of depressurization. All species are long, slender, and scaleless, with elongated fin rays at the leading edge of the dorsal and pectoral fins that result in training crests. Their mouths are small and usually toothless (though some have been found with vestigial teeth) and can protrude outward. This protrusion creates suction, which the oarfish uses to draw food into its mouth. Its diet consists of zooplankton, primarily krill and shrimp, but also jellyfish, squid, small fish, and other crustaceans. They lack swim bladders and likely have to actively swim to maintain their position in the water column. Oarfish are believed to use two kinds of locomotion. They can undulate their whole body or by holding the body straight and moving only the long dorsal fin. Regardless of method, oarfish are not strong swimmers. Many of the vertebrae in the tail are hyper-ossified, meaning they have excess bone growth. This is believed to provide support for the tail as it moves and prevent fractures. It also likely helps control buoyancy. In some specimens, the tail appears to be blunted. This is speculated to be the result of self-amputation. The hypothesis is that the oarfish can drop part of its tail to escape predators. The predator would then go after the tail rather than expend more energy attacking the fleeing fish. The ability to lose a body part like this is called autotomy. While some animals who practice autotomy can regrow the lost body part, there is no evidence that oarfish can regrow their tails. Little is known about oarfish reproduction, but they are presumed to reproduce externally and provide little or no parental care. Larval oarfish float below the ocean's surface and feed on plankton. Juvenile oarfish have occasionally been found swimming at shallow depths. It is not clear how long oarfish development takes or at what point they descend into the deep sea. The lifespan is also unknown. Footage of oarfish in their natural habitat shows that they spend a lot of their time positioned vertically in the water, with their heads facing the surface. This would help them spot prey silhouetted against the sunlit surface of the water.

(image id: a closeup of the head of a giant oarfish lying on sand. The head is indistinct from the body. It has a large, silver eye with black pupil. The mouth is oriented vertically, making it look very odd compared to most fish mouths. The rest on its head and elongated pectoral fin rays are visible. End id)

(image id: four pictures of larval Regalecus russelii. It is of a similar body shape to an adult, but shorter and without pigment. The first fin rays for the head and fin crests are visible. End id. source)

The smallest of the oarfish is Agrostichthys parkeri, sometimes called the streamer fish. Small is a relative term as it can grow up to 3 meters (9.8 ft) long. Unlike the other known oarfish, it has hard nodules on its skin that may help with defense. A. parkeri is the least-well known of the oarfish. Only seven specimens have ever been examined. They have only ever been found in the southern Pacific ocean. The next largest is Regalecus russelii, Russell's oarfish. It can reach 5.4 meters (18 ft) long and is found worldwide along the equator. The largest and most famous species is Regalecus glesne, the giant oarfish. At recorded sizes up to 8 meters (26 ft) and 270 kg (600 lbs) and unconfirmed reported sizes up to 11 meters (36 ft), the giant oarfish is the longest bony fish alive today. Truley the longest of bois. They are found worldwide between the equatorial and polar regions.

(image id: the head of a deceased Agrostichthys parkeri lying on sand. Its head is longer than that of the giant oarfish and the open mouth appears as an extension of the head. end id)

(image id: a juvenile Regalecus russelii found in the great barrier reef. It looks similar to the giant oarfish, but is considerably smaller and its body is a pale blue. end id)

Due to their long, slender bodies, relative rarity, and extreme size, sightings of oarfish are speculated to have been responsible for many sightings of sea serpents. While most sea serpents were described as terrifying monsters that would attack ships, oarfish are completely harmless to humans. The reverse is not the case, as oarfish are occasionally caught as bycatch. There is no commercial fishery for oarfish as their meat is too poor quality to be used as food. One common name for oarfish is "king of herrings". This came from early reports of them apparently swimming amongst schools of herring, with sailors assuming the oarfish were leading the herring. In Japanese mythology, oarfish are known as "Ryūgū-no-tsukai" which translates to "messengers from the palace of the sea god". A bit of Japanese folklore considers oarfish to be harbingers of earthquakes. There is no scientific evidence for any relationship between oarfish and earthquakes, but the belief got boosted after mass strandings of Russel's Oarfish happened in early 2010 and a massive earthquake occurred in 2011. Little is known about the conservation needs of all species of oarfish and no species currently has legal protection.

(image id: 17 people (with more in the background) holding up a deceased giant oarfish to show its scale. end id)

#wet beast wednesday #oarfish #long boi #giant oarfish #Agrostichthys parkeri #Regalecus russelii #Regalecus glesne #fish #fishblr #fishposting #marine biology #biology #zoology #ichthyology #animal facts #long post #image described #cw dead animal

[nailgunstigmata]

ok i drew dennis as an oarfish. when ur girlfriend is a large, greatly elongated, pelagic lampriform fish belonging to the small family Regalecidae

#sunny art #yes this is because of the ask az sent i cant stop thinking about it

[knight-of-heart-and-art]

I thought the dragon was based off an Oarfish lol though the mouth does fit a frilled shark better 🤔

...honestly, looking at oarfish, seeing that they're from the family Regalecidae, and knowing that they're seen as omens in folklore makes you way more likely to be right! I just saw this one video of a frilled shark right after playing through Okamiden and made a connection lmao.

#okami #corvid answers

[hypnosiacon-archive]

Hm.. top five jellyfish (or fish in general if there aren't enough jellyfish types)?

I can do both! Jellies first

Physalia physalis - man' o' war

Aurelia aurita

Cassiopea andromeda

Craspedacusta sowerbii

Rhizostoma pulmo

And order with fishes changes sometimes but here are the ones I do love

Chauliodus

Dunkleosteus

Regalecidae - Oarfishes

Anguilliformes - Eels

Erpetoichthys - Reedfish

Bonus mention for Lungfishes (Dipnoi), Gars, Arapaiminae and Koi fishes.

#the codebreaker : asks #caller : cutesymiku

[lodxolconxbsseub]

There was a fishing tournament again! It encouraged me to fish more so I added to the museum: Oarfish, Tuna and Pond smelt. So cool with the oarfish, that it exists in the game! Do you know what it’s called in Swedish? The king of herrings! The most magical animal name that I know of.

Anyway, Gruff ended up third place again.

#Regalecidae #Regalecus glesne #ACNL gameplay #Animal Crossing fishing tournament #oarfish #sillkungen

[nightwaveplaza]

i don't say this a lot sage but you're a lovely person and i'd die for you

kris i dont talk to you enough but you’re wonderful and ily

#asks #regalecidae

[urushizou]

regalecidae:

the day where ivli escaped the vagine

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

#regalecidae #Ivlis.txt ♡ #i ran out screaming witgh murder in my eyes and #a pitchfork

[ibmutual-blog]

yOUR MOTHER IS HERE AND I LOV U AND HOPE U HAVE A GOOD DAY MWA

MO M!!!!! ILYSM ID DIE FOR YOU

#MWA!!!!!!!!!!! #asks #caps / #mother mention / #regalecidae

[fishyfishyfishtimes]

Daily fish fact #67

The larger oarfish species (family Regalecidae) are actually considered game fish! As in they can be fished for sport, despite being very rarely caught alive due to the depths they live in. Oarfish very rarely end up at the surface of the ocean and even then that is usually because they're sick or dying.

#fish #fishfact #fish facts #biology #zoology #marine biology #aquatic #fishblr #oarfish #animal death #tw animal death #animal death ment tw

[lunalunestia]

#Mermay 2021 | Chibi Azaes

I didn't expect this little chibi to end up being an illustration. 😂 Most of my chibis are more character art, but I couldn't help myself to draw a quick underwater environment. 🌊🐟

Azaes is my oarfish / eel / sea snake mixed merman for a side story that I have in my head for years that I titled 10 Secrets of Atlantis, but with the workings of The Elements of Luna, I'll have to hold this short story for later. However, drawing him has been so fun since he isn't like most other merfolk. 🧜🏽‍♂️💙

Fun facts:

Did you know that I actually made him based off a dream I had long ago? This was when I was a teenager and just one day dreamt of a deep sea merman of similar design. That's when I began to draw Azaes and based him off a deep sea fish, the oarfish.

Did you know that oarfishes swim vertically? Not like how I draw them. 😂 I couldn't help myself, but really wanted to give myself an excuse to make the oarfishes & Azaes have more of a mythical leviathan look from legends based off the fish.

Oarfishes are also known as "ribbon fish".

Their scientific name comes from the small family of Regalecidae.

More info about the Regalecus glesne family.

It's the last day of #mermay2021 and Azaes and along with more rewards are now available as prints, mugs, stickers and more on my RedBubble!

🌸 LunaLunestia's Link Tree.

🌜 Shop on my RedBubble.

Thank you to my supporters on Patreon:

stickpge and Łukasz Dobbek

#mermay #mermaid art #mermay 2021 #oc #original character #oarfish #merman #digital art #clip studio art #fantasy art #chibi #chibi art #cute #kawaii #art #artists on tumblr #artist #drawing #fantasy #character design #underwater #sea #ocean #fish #LunaLunestia

[yelena-salamander]

Daily homework of Mermay～ It really took me long time to decide whether Syngnathinae or Regalecidae suit Nadia. And I am not sure whether people will know the result as you see-- Regalecus glesne. This is one kind of abyssal fishes, and in oriental culture, it is also be called as the herald of dragon king who rule ocean. And in my mermaid stories, Nadia is the empress of mermaid. So I choose this kind of fish. Though it is not as beautiful as Siamese fighting fish, but it seems suit the royal of ocean!

#mermay2020 #the arcana #the arcana game #the arcana fanart #nadia #nadia satrinava #mermaid

[dailybrewedblog]

Need Underwater Fish Illustration To Display In Museums? Get From The Most Renowned Painter And Zoologist.

If you are looking for fish illustrations for displaying in the museum, then you can get it from the most renowned painter and zoologist Roger Anthony Swainston. Here are some samples of his amazing collections of marine animals.

1. Megamouth Shark: This rarely seen deep-water species of shark is the smallest of the three extant filter-feeding sharks alongside the whale shark and basking shark. They are brownish-black on top with white underneath and has an asymmetrical tail with a long upper lobe

2. Giant Oarfish: The Giant Oarfish is a species of oarfish of the family Regalecidae. They are worldwide excluding the polar regions. As you can see in the above fish illustrations, they look like ribbon, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along their length, stubby pectoral fins, and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins. 

3. Fangtooth: As you can see in the fish illustration above, they have disproportionately large, fang-like teeth and unapproachable visage. They are quite small in size, just about 16 cm. The head is small with a large jaw with relatively small eyes. 

4. Smooth-head Blobfish: The Smooth-head Blobfish is a deep-sea of the family Psychrolutidae. They are native to the coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania and also in the waters of New Zealand. 

5. Little Dragonfish: The Little Dragonfish is a marine fish species in the family Pegasidae. They are found throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea. They can grow up to 10 cm in length, the same as in the fish illustration attached.

6. Leopard Jawfish: As you can see in the fish illustration above, the leopard jawfish has small, dark-brown spots, making it look like the leopard print. They also have a dark spot on the pectoral-fin base and white pelvic and anal fins.

Eastern Red Scorpionfish: The Eastern Red Scorpionfish is a member of the Scorpaenidae. They are distributed along the east coast of Australia from southern Queensland to eastern Victoria. They can grow up to 22 cm. 

#Marine Mammals #marine life #marine creatures #marine animals #marine ecology #marine #fish #fish pictures #deep-water species #marine fish species #marine life image bank #accurate #illustrations of fishes #aquatic creatures #underwater drawings #paintings of coral reefs #Australian fish i #Indo-Pacific fishes #image bank #high quality illustrations #digital images #Underwater Fish #marine animals.

[gyamfi11]

#FISHSURFING- OAR-FISH, LONGEST FISH IN THE WORLD

I recommend using FISHSURFING it is a worldwide social networking platform. You can share your fishing experience with other experienced anglers.

 It is a great platform to find information about fishing events, shops, and guides.

 Great resources about fishing can be found there.

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 1. They are the longest bony fish in the ocean.

2. They can grow to a length of more than 50 feet.

3. Regalecidae family of fishes lacks scales rather they have tubercules and a coat of guanine.

4. They are mostly found in very deep waters at depths of 500-900ft.

5.  Wondering how they swing, the motion is straight up and down in the water column. Swimming by rising and falling its long dorsal fin while keeping its body fairly straight.

6. They mostly feed upon tiny plankton, small crustaceans, and small squid that they strain from the water using specially formed gill rakes in their mouth.

7. They are mostly hunted by sharks despite their huge size.

8. Due to its flattened, snake-like body, it has mistakenly earned the misleading term of the sea serpent.

9. Myth and popular legend believe that seeing an oarfish washing ashore is a sign of an earthquake that is about to happen.

10. They the ability to amputate the end of its tail when they are in extreme danger.

11. Their mouth is toothless; they pose no danger to humans.

12. They normally surface the water when they are sick or about to die.

13. They can weigh as much as 500 pounds that’s very heavy.

#technology #fishing #software

[friday-sea-creatures]

FSC: 4-26-19

Hello all and happy Friday! Put on a little sea creature music (changing it up this week), sit back, relax, and check out the

Oarfish (various Regalecidae)

Oarfish Facts:

What do they look like? Says Milton S. Love (a fellow Southern Californian, sea creature enthusiast and marine biologist): "Dude, if your fish is all ribbony and has really long posterior dorsal fin rays and really, really long pelvic fin rays, and those rays are bright red, it's like, probably an oarfish." Thanks dude.

Experts are divided as to whether there is one, two, or three species of oarfish worldwide. It's a mystery!

For unknown reasons, oarfish love to chill out while floating vertically and motionless roughly 40' below the surface. One diver reports "As I approached I noticed it's antennae were positioned horizontally, like a cross... soon after the fish began to retreat. It first rotated both antennae to vertical above it's head. Then, rather than turn and swim down head first, the fish undulated its dorsal fin in reverse and swam down tail first back into the blue water." Maybe it was embarrassed?

The family name Regalicus is Latin for "King of the Herring." One Herring to rule them all....

Here's a lovely engraving of an oarfish that was reported as an "honest to god sea serpent" in Bermuda circa 1860.

In Japan the oarfish is traditionally regarded as the omen of earthquakes. In 2010 an unusual number of oarfish washed up on Japanese beaches for months. In 2011 Fukushima struck. Coincidence? You decide.

Bonus Oarfish

Baby oarfish!

[movisisorg]

PEZ REMO APARECE Y SE COME SU PROPIA COLA

PEZ REMO APARECE Y SE COME SU PROPIA COLA

El extraño espécimen, de tres metros de longitud, apareció en la orilla del mar, en Aramoana, Nueva Zelanda. Fue descubierto por Don Gibbs

El “pez remo” o regalecidae, puede crecer hasta 11 metros

de largo. No sé sabe cuánto medía el que encontraron en la costa del Océano Pacífico porquetenía la cola comida, Por élmismo.

Normalmente nadan en aguas tropicales, en el fondo del mar. Pero…

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#aparece #COSTAS #pez #Pez remo #remo