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Pinecone fish

National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham, 14th October 2020.

Pinecone fish
gentle lemur, 19 Nov 2020
    • gentle lemur
      Monocentris japonica.
      It took ages to get this passable image. There was only one fish and it was not co-operative, the tank is a funny shape and the lighting was horrible. But this is such an interesting species that I had to make the effort.
      Note: the aquarium for this species was illuminated with purple light - I have tried to compensate for this, but the colours in this image are probably not perfectly accurate.
      19 Nov 2020
    • Great Argus
      @gentle lemur I think you did very well, the colors look accurate. These are very interesting fish, I wish they were kept more.
      21 Nov 2020
    • CheeseChameleon1945
      And more excitingly, these animals have luminescent bacteria on each side of the jaw! And, these fish have scutes, not scales, with scutes being formed in the lower layer of the external skin.
      25 Nov 2020
    • Great Argus
      @CheeseChameleon2007 The purpose of the bioluminescent patches is still largely unknown, although it is a specific species of symbiotic bacteria.
      25 Nov 2020
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