The Butt Fish

[MarineDepot]

Metrokat's back on the blog to talk about odd symbiotic relationships.

Case in point: the Silver Pearlfish and the Sea Cucumber.

Find out why the Silver Pearlfish is better known as the {shudder}... "Butt Fish"

[READ] The Intrusive Butt Fish

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[Naiad]

Lol there are far too many things that make their homes in cucumber butts

 

[MarineDepot]

Lol there are far too many things that make their homes in cucumber butts

Are there? You're making me afraid to Google... oh:

Jeff @ MD

 

[Prozium]

IDK whats worse, the fact a fish makes its home in somethings butt, or that I knew what the article/blog was going to say before I read it?

Lol there are far too many things that make their homes in cucumber butts

sig quote worthy...

 

[MarineDepot]

Home sweet home! :wink:

 

[revsgirl]

Ewww!

 

[Squishie89]

While in Australia in 2012 they brought up some cucumbers for us to touch and hold. While waiting to be put back, I noticed something come out of one of the cucumbers! The marine guy was just as shocked as me, he had read and heard about pearlfish, but had never seen one.

 

[MarineDepot]

While in Australia in 2012 they brought up some cucumbers for us to touch and hold. While waiting to be put back, I noticed something come out of one of the cucumbers! The marine guy was just as shocked as me, he had read and heard about pearlfish, but had never seen one.

Thank you so much for sharing your photos with us! Cool, weird, kinda gross .. but definitely fascinating! :xd: