Which Kind Of Fish Have You Seen In The Wild?

Glass bottomed boats - I'd forgotten about them.

I've seen seals and porpoise on the Welsh coast - but they're not really fish.

 

Seals are called zeehond in dutch, which literally means seadog. I think the name fits dolphins too Give them a ball and you will see they're not that fishy at all. Seals can relatively easy be spotted on the north coast of the netherlands: they're always resting on the sandbanks at low tide.

 

Ever hear the legend of the Selkie Folk?

Seals who shed their seal skin and live as humans, then one day they go back to the sea. Originates in Scotland as far as I know. You can tell one because they have rough, seal-like skin on the palms of their hands.

 

Yes, I went through a phase where I was heavily interested in all english, irish and scottish folklore. It's still my favourite kind of folklore, together with germanic/scandinavian. I like folk music from these countries with these themes a lot too, the older the better.

 

I love folk stories. As well as what you mention I also like Native American stuff, Chinese, and some middle eastern.

 

I like them all, but those are just my favs

 

I've dived in the carribean and pacific. The most memorable species are the sharks and barracuda and the spanish hogfish i netted for an aquarium at the borinquen hotel in puerto rico which in the seventies was the tallest building in the Antilles. I got to see almost every common species of tropical reef fishes. I had a diminutive pilot fish swim for a long distance inches in front of my face mask. Trigger fishes, tangs, angel fish, wrasses, damsels, clowns, gobys, jacks, groupers, rays...

I've observed gray whales, orcas, dolphins, seals and sea lions, otter, beaver, muskrat, turtles, sea snakes, crustaceans from copepods to lobsters and crabs, echinoderms, sponges,mollusks, corals, sponges, and jelly fish.

 

Does a mermaid even have a vagina? Where? All I ever see down there is smooth scales.

Seals are commonly seen hanging around San Francisco, at the docks. They also like nearby natural rock formations.

 

a fish who loves you , does a circus trick , then smiles .

 

Behind the ears. They're clearly mammals because they have 'mammaries'

 

Titty fuck. Does that count? Of course, they can also suck your dick.

 

You're corrupting my view of seafood. I may have to eat some tonight.

 

I've dived all over south east Asia, between 1500-2000 dives in total. I've seen probably hundreds, if not thousands, of different common reef fish, depending on whether you count different types of the same species. The reefs in SE Asia are full of life.

I've ticked off most of the "big ones" that are available in the region, including whalesharks, manta rays, devil rays, frog fish, bull sharks and other sharks, various giant morays, tuna, sailfish, seahorses. I've also seen plenty of non-fish marine life, like whales, dolphins, various turtles, octopuses and other cephalopods. On a dive off Pulau Weh in Sumatra, we saw a ~2m monitor lizard hunting under water.

My favorite type of aquatic animal is the macro stuff, the small stuff. Nudibranchs and pipefish, anything else that's hard to find. That type of lifeform often look otherworldly, and often have spectacular colours, patterns, and shapes. Google image "nudibranchs" for a treat. Also, clown triggerfish aways make me really happy.

 

Nice juicy oyster for me.....

 

well actually, i've seen and caught and eaten every kind of fresh water trout that i know of.
i've also seen catfish, that were so friendly it should be some kind crime to catch and eat them.
i've seen other river fish and ocean fist too, in some of the bays along the pacific coast.
also salmon, though i've only eaten them
and seen them alive in the rivers during then spawning runs, though i've never fished for nor caught them myself.
best place i've eaten those is at indiginous big times, where they kind of bar b que the filayed sides between two sticks leaning over the coals or fire.

trout are best cooked and eaten immediately after catching and cleaning
or frozed immediately after catching, like if you have an ice chest with you, put them in it.

 

Fish I have seen in the wild (read: caught) are flathead, whiting, tommies, squid, cuttlefish, blue swimmer crabs, mullet and shitties...I think they might be called trumpeters but they're not edible.