Detached red bait found on the rocky shores. Unknown location, South Africa (2021). A very large and well-known solitary ascidian with a thick opaque-white test covered in a wrinkled dark-brown skin. The flesh, which can be pink to bright-red, is commonly used by anglers as bait, hence the common name. About 15 cm high, but… Continue reading Red bait (Pyura stolonifera)
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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Common octopus hiding in a rock pool. Unknown location on the South African coastline (2021). All Octopus species have eight arms, each with two rows of suckers, and lack an external shell. The species are distinguished by the tip of the male's right third arm (the hectocotylus arm), which is suckerless and transmits sperm to… Continue reading Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
F*CK FISH 