The Curious Life of a Singing Fish
Plainfin midshipman fish migrate from the deep sea to spawn—and then things get weird. The post The Curious Life of a Singing Fish appeared first on Nautilus.
by Sarah Gilman
May 06, 2024
2 minutes
he world of larval plainfin midshipman fish may look alien, but it could be as close as the cobbles beneath your feet, if you walk the rocky shores found along much of the North American West Coast. Adults of this species swim each spring from the ocean depths—up to 1,200 feet beneath the surface—to the intertidal zone to spawn in the shallows, where males image by Shane Gross.
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