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Jawfish are often found in the Western Central Atlantic. Interestingly, before bedding down for the night, they will cover the entrance to their burrow with rocks to avoid home invasions.
Also, to protect their turf, jawfish occasionally spit mouthfuls of sand at small intruders.

The beautifully colored parrotfish is well known to change its color, shape and even gender throughout its life.
Its name is derived from their fused teeth which bear close resemblance to a bird’s beak.

Some of them before going to sleep extrude mucus from their mouths, forming a protective cocoon that envelops their bodies, presumably hiding its distinctive odor from potential predators 😁.

Motivation and inspiration are the right words to describe the young Maltese triathlete, Jake Vella Athlete.

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Blobfish may look miserable, surprisingly it holds the title of the ‘World’s Ugliest Animal’. Maybe, because of the crushing pressure of its deep habitat, its body doesn’t really need much muscle. For this reason for survival, it hangs out right above the ocean floor, moving its mouth to catch its food. Also, its diet consists mainly of molluscs and crabs that cross its path.

Fangtooth fish have a dreadful appearance! They also have disproportionate teeth and small eyes set high above their heads. Don't be scared, it is harmless to humans 😁.

Their habitat is commonly 5,000 meters deep. Believe it or not, it is one of the deepest living fish species yet discovered. The pressure at these great depths is intense and the water temperature is near freezing 😱.

The Napoleon wrasse is one of the largest reef fish and can grow over 2 meters in length. It is larger than a human!

It has a frontal hump that develops with age, is it a unicorn fish? This fish is born female and then becomes male around the age of 9, this is called protogynous hermaphroditism.

Anti-pollution activist and ultra-swimmer breaks the world’s record.
Neil Agius a Maltese swimming instructor and ex-Olympian has swum into the world record book’s with the longest ocean swim from Linosa to Xlendi, he completed 124.4km in over 52 hours.

The swim is part of the by Wave of Change initiative that aims to raise awareness for plastic waste in the ocean.

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Lionfish 🐟 is in the category of invasive alien species (non-native organisms in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico) 🌊.
Impressively, their stomachs can expand up to 30 times, their normal size, WOW 😲!
Also, your stings can cause pain, paralysis⚡️ including breathing difficulties, not usually deadly, but it can make you quite sick. So, watch out! ⚠️

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Known in 1939, this fish was only filmed alive in the California abyss🌊 in 2004. The Pacific Barreye has a transparent skull. Its eyes are not those holes near its mouth (its nostrils👃), but the two green balls👽. you can't take it to the surface because its skull is too sensitive to pressure and it could explode.💥

Source: https://www.livescience.com/5322-strange-fish-head.html

Thank you Inspire Malta for taking the time to create and share beautiful art around the marine environment!

The goblin shark🦈 is a rare species of deep-sea shark 🦈 . This pink-skinned animal has a distinctive profile with an elongated, flat snout, and highly protrusible jaws containing prominent nail-like teeth💅.
Since its discovery in a fishing net 🎣 in 1898, only about a hundred individuals have been caught to date. It feeds on shrimps🦐, crabs🦀, octopus🐙, and fish🐟.

Source: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/goblin-shark

Sea Dragons’ leafies are shaped to give themselves a good camouflage in seaweed 🌿. But the leaf-like structures are not used for swimming 🏊. To move, this species uses two fins one pectoral and one dorsal that are so thin they are almost transparent.

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/leafy-sea-dragon