Sunday, July 17, 2022

A "Tasselled wobbegong" is a species of carpet shark. Great name for an ugly fish.

 


It inhabits shallow coral reefs off northern Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. The crazy beast can grow up to 1.8 meters in length, and will always smile like that just before it bites you.

6 comments:

  1. that is a monkfish

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  2. Looks like something from Sesame Street.

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  3. That's not a wobbegong. That's a tropical species of monk fish. Wobbies don't like the sand, they live on reefs

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    1. Apparently a 'goose fish" aka american monk fish or american angler fish

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  4. I was gonna say it looks like one of the Muppets, but Sesame Street works too.

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  5. I agree, monkfish. Not enough fish to be wobbie.

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