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Strolling With The Shortnose Dragonfish
Pacific coral reef biologist Brian McNeil says our amazing little shortnose dragonfish, Eurypegasus draconis, doesn’t have a swim bladder and usually doesn’t swim. “It has to be really frightened to dart away. Even during a scare, it often prefers just more »
Posted in Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged biologist, coral reef, pelvic fins, seahorse, Seattle Aquarium, shortnose dragonfish, swim bladder
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Dangerous But Delicate Sea Star
The velcro sea star (Stylasterias forreri), also known as the long-armed, black sea star or fish-eating star, is a subtle but deadly predator. Its usual prey includes snails and chitons but it can even capture vertebrates (animals with spines) thanks more »
Posted in Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged black sea star, fish-eating star, sea star, Seattle Aquarium, velcro sea star
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New Sculpins on Display
Now in our Puget Sound Fish exhibit: 22 new manacled sculpins, Synchirus gilli, and 1 tiny silverspotted sculpin, Blepsias cirrhosis. In the picture above, the manacled sculpin displays two of its distinctive features: the united pair of pectoral fins and more »
What Grows As You Watch?
Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana, can grow a foot a day. Each year we can look into the Underwater Dome (above) or in the waters off Pier 60 (below) to see this annual algae growing up toward sunlight. It has no more »
Posted in Conservation, Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged bull kelp, conservation, sea otter, Seattle Aquarium, spores
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Octopus Venom
Last Wednesday morning our female giant Pacific octopus, Squirt, was given a Dungeness crab as a special treat. Although busy dismantling this big meal, she was still taking additional food during the noon and 4pm feedings. Note the large vertical more »
Posted in Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged dungeness crab, Giant Pacific Octopus, Seattle Aquarium, Squirt, venom
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