Swordfish/ikan todak (Xiphias gladius)
Basically a living sword with muscles and fins. It is a Carangiform fish, closely related to jacks, flatfish, and barracudas.

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Istiophoriformes, an order that includes some of the fastest fish in the ocean.

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Saddleback grouper/kerapu raja sunu (Plectropomus laevis). My favorite species of grouper. Expensive and beautiful fish indeed.

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Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus)
One of my favorite acanthuriform fish, and also the hardest one to keep in aquarium.

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I'm a day late but I just had to paint this image of a Robust Ghost Pipefish which looks like some sort of cosmic sci-fi alien. These fish mimic seagrass in both movement and external appearance which helps them to catch prey. 🐠

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April Fools' is the theme for today's so here is the foolish Tiktaalik who thought he was too special to live in the water like other fish. This decision had wide-ranging consequences.

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Xiphactinus, this is the way mood

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Off theme sevengill shark for Sorry I disappeared for a while. Took a long break from socials!

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Fishes in different styles, traditional to digital, graphite, watercolor, digital, Pokemon style

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Thank you for sharing this paper! All i could think of when I saw that where those overbred goldfish, but no matter what shape I still love this scissorherring!

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