Tag: fish

scientificphilosopher:

Fish Using Jellyfish as Shelter

Jellyfish serve as a habitat to many ocean creatures… Jellyfish play a critical role in the lives of different marine creatures. While they are used as a direct food source for many, some use them as shelter (juvenile fish), some as a means of travelling from A to B and some have a combined interest of travelling while snacking on the microscopic parasites attached to the Jellyfish.

These symbiotic relationships are very intricate and are being investigated by scientists. 

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Scientists report possible new hammerhead shark species

missmarinebio:

Although this potentially new species looks exactly like what we know to be the bonnet head hammer head shark, genetically it is different, with its differences going back millions of years!

This might not mean much to the average person since they are basically identical visually. But to a marine conservationist (hi!) this means that this could divide the population numbers we thought to be present for a single species, and increasing their CITES rating. Bonnet head hammerhead sharks are currently listed as least concern, but by dividing the population we will potentially increase the status of two species to threatened, endangered, or higher.  This would support creating more marine conservation areas and greater laws to protect the ocean environment where these species live.

I wish we didn’t need the species to be endangered before protecting the environment on this scale, but I will take it.

Scientists report possible new hammerhead shark species