Saturday, 9 June 2012

Glaucus Atlanticus


“He is Allah the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner; His are the most excellent names; whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares His glory; and He is the Mighty, the Wise.”
[Qur'an 59:24] 


GLAUCUS ATLANTICUS: commonly known as sea swallow, blue glaucus, blue sea slug, blue ocean slug and "Glucose Fish", is a species of small-sized blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae.

The normal size of this species is up to 3 cm. It is silvery grey on its dorsal side and dark and pale blue ventrally. It has dark blue stripes along the edge of its foot. It has a tapering body which is flattened and has six appendages which branch out into rayed cerata. Its radular teeth bear serrated teeth on their blades.

This nudibranch is pelagic, and is distributed throughout the world's oceans, in temperate and tropical waters. Regions where this slug is found include the East and South Coast of South Africa, European waters, the east coast of Australia and Mozambique. This species floats upside down on the surface tension of the ocean.
 

 

The Ghost Catfish

“We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this (Qur’an) is the truth. Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord that He is a Witness over all things?” [Qur’an 41:53]

THE GHOST CATFISH: (Kryptopterus minor), also known as the Phantom Catfish or Ghost Fish, is an Asian glass catfish. The type locality from which it was described ...is the primary stream of the Pinoh River (Sungai Pinoh) at Nanga Saian in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. This is a transparent freshwater catfish with two long barbels. Standard lengths may range up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in nature, but aquarium specimens usually average around 6.8 cm (2.7 in) in total length. They are transparent because, like all catfish, they are scaleless, and catfish within the genus Kryptopterus lack body pigment. Most of their organs are located near the head; with a magnifying glass, their heart can be seen beating. When the light strikes the fish just right, it can create an iridescent rainbow color. After death, they turn milky white.

Wednesday, 6 June 2012