Little Pineapple Fish is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on February 12th, 2017.
Little Pineapple Fish
The Pineapplefish has also been called the Knightfish. Pineapple fish SHOULD NOT BE EATEN.... more
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Little Pineapple Fish
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Miroslava Jurcik
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The Pineapplefish has also been called the Knightfish. Pineapple fish SHOULD NOT BE EATEN.
The Pineapplefish feeds at night. Its prey are detected by light emitted from the light organs on the sides of the lower jaw. Within the light organs symbiotic bacteria produce a greenish glow.
The Pineapplefish is generally found in small caves and under ledges where they aggregate in small groups. At the Fly Point divesite in Port Stephens a group of Pineapplefish have been found living under the same ledge for a period of at least 7 years and another colony has been living under a ledge at 25 metres at Halifax Park for approximately 3 years. There are several locations along the New South Wales coast that divers can visit and regularly find Pineapplefish hanging out in the same location for a long period of time. This fish is a very popular species with scuba divers and it can be tricky to photograph as they generally hide in the darkness at the back of a cave or ledge away from the prying lens of a camera!
This pic was taken at Sealife in Darling Harbour, Sydney. And its super hard to photograph even there as the light is very low !
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February 12th, 2017
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Comments (31)
Angeles M Pomata
Marvelous details and lighting in this gorgeous capture, Miroslava!! I love it!! L/F/T
Asbed Iskedjian
Excellent photography, beautiful shadow and light effect Miroslava. Likes + Favorites.
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Love this adorable image of this amazing looking fish!! wonderful colours and composition!! L/F