Latest posts tagged with #ratfish on Bluesky
The Abyssal Ghostshark/Pointy-Nosed blue Ratfish/ Ray Troll's Chimaera (Hydrolagus Trolli)
#FebruArty #FebruArty2026 #FishyFeb #FishyFeb2026 #DeepSea #Chimaera #GhostShark #AbyssalGhostshark #Ratfish #Fish #ProtectOurOceans #DefendTheDeep #StopDeepSeaMining #FishArt #ArtYear #ArtShare #BskyArt #Art
A colour ink drawing of a ratfish, brown with white spots.
A spotted ratfish! These are such neat weird little guys; I didn't realize they lived in our region (west coast Canada)
Drawn with fine line pen and alcohol markers
#fish #marine #pacificocean #ratfish #ghostshark #inkart #ohuhu
A ratfish that washed up on shore. No longer alive. Shows the big eyes and weird little tenaculum on his forhead
A ratfish that washed up on shore. No longer alive. Shows the big eyes and weird little tenaculum on his forhead. Full body image
A ratfish that washed up on shore. No longer alive. Shown next to my foot for scale among some rocks
I took a stroll along the beach today. I literally have never seen a ratfish in person! There were at least a dozen washed up today. This one was basically undamaged. So weird cool. West coast Canada.
#fish #chimera #ratfish #ghostshark #marine
Forehead Teeth Found on Male Ratfish Challenge Jaw‑Only Theory
Scientists have discovered teeth on the forehead of a male ratfish, according to the study, a finding that challenges the prevailing jaw‑only theory of their feeding anatomy. getnews.me/forehead-teeth-found-on-... #ratfish #teeth #jawonly
A toothy Tenaculum of the Spotted Ratfish holds on for sex [via @sciam.bsky.social] 🧪👩🔬🐟🦷 🧉
“This insane [] feature flips the long-standing assumption in evolutionary #biology that teeth are strictly oral structures”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/this...
#spotted #ratfish #tenaculum #teeth
Forehead Teeth in Ratfish Reveal Evolution of Vertebrate Teeth
Male spotted ratfish grow a row of hooked teeth on a forehead structure called a tenaculum, expressing shh, bmp4 and runx2 genes as oral teeth. The finding was published in PNAS. getnews.me/forehead-teeth-in-ratfis... #ratfish #tenaculum #toothevolution
Ok its #friday and that means you have to stop thinking about the end of the world and think about sex teeth in the ratfish.
#seattle #pugetsound #ratfish #fish
Critter Highlight: Spotted Ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei)
This cartilaginous fish gets its characteristic name from a pointed rat-like tail and large nose. They have a venomous spine located at the leading edge of their dorsal fin, which is used in defense. #marinelife #nature #ratfish
Photo of my bed covered by a fluffy and colourful throw blanket with a busy pattern of 6 different sorts of Chimera (fish).
My #Chimera throw blanket brings a 15% net happiness increase in my life.
Thank you @pikaole.bsky.social for creating this (and tonnes of other) incredibly cute design!!!🥹 🦑
#marinebiology #pikaole #SciArt #deepsea #ratfish #rabbitfish #ocean #cancertreatment #hyperfixation #specialinterest
Granma Sweetie, if you wanna play bridge or something, I'm free Thursday #ratfish
