Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (Z)
Z - Zebra Shark ✩ But shouldn’t a Zebra Shark have stripes?! Zebra Sharks are a type of Carpet Shark (so called, due to their...
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Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (Y)
Y - Yellow Cavalli ✩ Also known as a Crevalle Jack, these are fast swimming, silver, bony fish (despite the blue tint of this picture!) ...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (X)
X - XL X-Tinct Megalodon ✩ Okay, I cheated a little bit. The Megalodon may be extinct, but mermaids have been around for a long time, so...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (W)
W - Wrasse ✩ There are around 500 species of Wrasse, found throughout the world. Most species are elongated and fairly slender, and they...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (V)
V - Very Small Starfish ✩ Starfish are my favourites. Did you know Seren means Star? 💫 There are over 2,000 species of starfish - and...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (U)
U - Unicornfish ✩ An underwater unicorn 🦄 These Tangs can reach around 60cm. Their bony horn will only begin to grow once they’re...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (T)
T - Tortoise ✩ The Giant Tortoise 😊 They may not be able to swim, but they’re our friends all the same! There are many subspecies of...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (S)
S - Seahorse ✩ The Latin name for Seahorse; “Hippocampus” means Horse Caterpillar. Seahorses eat small crustaceans, such as Mysis...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (R)
R - Ray ✩ Mr Ray!! Climb aboard explorers! 🌎 Let’s name the zones, the zones, the zones, let’s name the zones of the open sea! 🎶...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (Q)
Q - Queensland Grouper ✩ Meet Derek! Doesn’t his name suit him!? 😆 Queensland Groupers are the aquatic emblem of ...you guessed it!......
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (P)
P - Porkfish ✩ - A species of Grunt, the Porkfish makes a grunting noise by rubbing its teeth together, which is amplified by their swim...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (O)
O - Octopus ✩ Our famous eight-armed friends are seriously cool! Who’s ready for ALL the facts? 🐙 Notice how I said arms? They’re not...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (N)
N - Napoleon Wrasse ✩ Also known as a Humphead Wrasse - and characterised by a large hump at the top of its head, which grows with age. ...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (M)
M - Mallard ✩ Being surrounded by wetlands, it’s hard not to make friends with the ducks! Mallards are very easily recognisable: - Males...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (L)
L - Lumpsucker ✩ They literally have a suction cup under their body to stick themselves down! You’ll often find them hanging upside down...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (K)
K - Koi ✩ Koi originate from East Asia, and are especially popular in Japan; where they symbolise wealth, love & prosperity! - There are...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (J)
J - Jellyfish ✩ These Compass Jellyfish (or Sea Nettles) are a frequent summer visitor to the UK. - They can dive down to around 26m! -...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (I)
I - IKEA Shark ✩ - Also known as Blâhaj; this translates to ‘Blue Shark’ from Swedish - The IKEA Shark is one of the most widespread...
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (H)
H - Harbour Seal ✩ Also known as a Common Seal! - Harbour Seals are one of the two UK seal species; the other being the Grey Seal....
Fishy February; A-Z of a Mermaid's Friends (G)
G - Guitarfish (bonus G - Grace!) ✩ Guitarfish belong to the genus ‘Rhinobatis’ - and this is a combination of the Greek word "rhine"...
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