Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) Male cardinalfish protect their young by keeping ~25 eggs (and later the hatched fry) inside of their mouths. The dedicated dads don’t eat for a good 4-5 weeks of brooding.

Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)

Male cardinalfish protect their young by keeping ~25 eggs (and later the hatched fry) inside of their mouths. The dedicated dads don’t eat for a good 4-5 weeks of brooding.

(Source: 6thmoon)

  1. 9th March 2012
  2. Reblogged Icon Reblogged From 6thmoon
  3. Notes: 3
    4. #cardinalfish #reproduction #paternal
  1. 3rd January 2012
  2. Notes: 16
    3. #pelicans #flying #bbc #incredible #sea of cortez #devil rays
Sea Lovers!

I know there hasn’t been much posting lately - the truth is, I’m back in the States and trying to make my Bermuda research publication-ready. I’ll be back to a more regular posting schedule as soon as I turn this paper in on Friday.

Cheers!

  1. 21st December 2011
  2. Notes: 9
    3. #Bermuda #note #FYI
Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) To reproduce, these adorable fish dig a hole in the sand, lay eggs, and take turns guarding their nesting territory. Both the mom and dad will aggressively defend an inverted cone-shaped area above the eggs by chasing, biting, and generally attacking anything that swims too close.

Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)

To reproduce, these adorable fish dig a hole in the sand, lay eggs, and take turns guarding their nesting territory. Both the mom and dad will aggressively defend an inverted cone-shaped area above the eggs by chasing, biting, and generally attacking anything that swims too close.

  1. 14th November 2011
  2. Notes: 139
    3. #Actinopterygii #aggressive #nest #reproduction #triggerfish #fish
girlfromarock Asked
QuestionHey I came across your blog and I love it. It's all the more interesting to me because I'm from Bermuda :) Anwser

Thank you! The Bermuda diving experience has been one of the best times of my life thus far - I’m here for 2 more weeks until my project time is up. The reefs are beautiful!
  1. 10th November 2011
Aeolianites Bermuda’s exposed land is composed primarily of wind-blown sand dunes that have since compacted into limestone. Intense glacial fluctuations during the Pleistocene caused high seas to flood the platform, creating an environment perfect for dune-building. There are outcrops all around the island that show beautiful examples of the depositional layers!

Aeolianites

Bermuda’s exposed land is composed primarily of wind-blown sand dunes that have since compacted into limestone. Intense glacial fluctuations during the Pleistocene caused high seas to flood the platform, creating an environment perfect for dune-building. There are outcrops all around the island that show beautiful examples of the depositional layers!

  2. Aperture: f/10.99999
  3. Exposure: 1/160th
  4. Focal Length: 31mm
  1. 8th November 2011
  2. Notes: 40
    3. #geology #outcrop #bermuda #warwick #sand #sedimentary #Pleistocene