Stuck to Everything

in #photography7 years ago

Though many fish species live in the challenging environment of the marine intertidal few attempt to hold their station. Crushing waves and continuously changing water levels are just some of the challenges that intertidal animals have to face. This suction clad little fish is the Northern clingfish, Gobiesox maeandricus. whose home is the Northwest Pacific, makes its living in this hostile environment. This little fish uses a ventral suction disc to stick to rough substrates in the intertidal zone so well that it can prey upon on anything stuck to nearby rocks like mollusk or limpets.

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Living along rocky shores from Alaska to Baja California, Northern Clingfish often lie low in tide pools, hiding under rocks. A clingfish's suction cup does double duty. When the tide goes out, a clingfish's pool might be left high and dry. But the cup holds in moisture, so the fish can still breathe. Tucked safely beneath its rock, the clingfish waits until the tide rolls back in again.

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In the Pacific Northwest very few species are the target of predators that live on land, but in the Puget Sound, Gopher Snakes commonly hunt in the tide pools and seek out these little fish.

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Finding and photographing these little fish can be very difficult, keep a sharp eye out in the shallows and tide pool, with a little work and patience you will find them. Once found find your best angles and create some great images.

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Thanks for reading.

Scott

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Beautiful finale photo! It really highlights how well he is suited to blending into his rocky environment, but captures the beauty of the sea life as well! Nice click!

lovely creature here, thanks you for introducing us to this species

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the fish are very beautiful I like the image you

those are cool, I bet they would do well in captivity being that tidal pools are a pretty harsh environment.

Nice post
This is the first am hearing of such a fish!!!
Thank you

wow nice captures.. :) it is like flat when seen from the top

Amazing picture!

Nice photos and review about fish.It has a great way of finding its food.The nature is more organized and more magical :)