A yellow and black pinecone fish with markings that resemble a pine cone or possibly a pineapple. It is in an aquarium and there are rocks with algae covering them behind it.

A pinecone fish at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, Utah

#Fish #FishyFriday #Photography #MarineLife #Monocentridae #PineappleFish #Bioluminescent

The #pineapplefish (𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴), known for its scaly pineapple-like appearance, has a sweet trick up its sleeve! (Or rather, its mandible.)

Pineapplefish have specialized light organs located on each side of their lower jaw, which are home to #luminous #bacteria.

#NewSpeciesAlert - A new species of #PineappleFish is described - 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑦𝑠𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑠, from the western #Pacific Ocean. This paper also redescribes the Japanese pineapple fish - #𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎.
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