Fishes

A sweeeet collection of transparent undersea creatures is on display over at NationalGeographic.com, including this guy, the Roundbelly Cowfish aka Mr. Rule #38! (I am not making that name up)

Photograph by Chris Newbert/Minden Pictures. Wallpaper available here. Sent in by Debbie G.

I was just inside cleaning my Giant Clam apartmento when you stopped by. It’s all ready now, come on in.

Everyone needs a lil’ clownfish snorgling now and again, Veronica F. (Who took this at Fraggle Reef in L.A.)

The "Jaw Tooth Blenny fish" (Not to be confused with ‘bleeny’) is a little smiling mo-fo. Get an aquarium full and you’ll never be sad again. Good Times™.

Britta F., that lil’ mouf is hilarious.

Whoa! [Keanu Reeves voice] those whales actually accept scuba tank air into their mouths from a diver, and then blow bubbles with it! THAT’S KRAZEHPANNTS!

Wonton Destruction, nice find…

Amazing photo—these belugas were so comfortable in captivity, they started celebrating Christmas just as if they were out in the sea. Amazingks.

Lauren P., this has the Japanese written ALL OVER IT!

How tewtelly sweet that National Geographic has a quote from CuteOverload on their site. The quote is in reference to this guy below. Apparently, they liked what we called him… See for yourself.

Thanks to all of you who sent this one in. And a special thanks to you, Eddie McBlobbules [head tilt]

This is such a bummer, People. Apparently, the name-a-beluga whale contest over at Shedd aquarium will only accept Inuit/Indian names as contest entries. Last time I checked, neither "Humptyback Fishtybuns", nor "Mr. Splashy von Beluga Whalehouser", NOR "Smiley Q McWrinklesides" were of Inuit origin.

This is a total official rules McBummer, and I should have caught it. I’m sorry! Sure, we could all rally behind "Inungoark" or "Kappianartok", but that just doesn’t have the same "Fishty" ring to it.

Alert reader Lindsay S. suggests "Suppiwok"—it means " Blows air with one’s mouth"  The closest Inuit approximation of "Mr. Pbbbffth-Pbbbffth"

-Meg

OVERLOADERS! This is our chance to make a POSITIVE IMPACT on, like, society and stuff! Let’s all get together and write-in a name for the new Shedd aquarium baby Beluga whale! Let’s get consensus first… What name should we suggest?

Mr. McPorkersons? Colonel Belugersons??! Eddie!?!? Mobbers-Dicklebottom?

Mr. Pbbbffth-Pbbbffth??

I know you can come up with a name… THEN WE CAN ALL WRITE IT IN AND CONQUER THE WOOOOOORLD! [great find, Betsy W.]