This edition of the Friday Smorgasbord kicks off with the discovery of monster goldfish in one of California’s most recognized lakes. The ginormous goldfish have mysteriously found their way into Lake Tahoe alarming researchers and raising questions about the invasive species’ long-term effects. The alien fish weighed as much as 4 pounds and measured up Read More

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Backbone or no backbone, there’s no denying that in this scenario the cephalopod is clearly the superior evolved higher creature. The octopus starring in the video came up on a baited jar set down by marine scientists who were filming the abundance of fish who came up to investigate the smell of the bait. Several Read More

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We have a great post lined up for this Friday with everything from amazing to just odd and something in between. We lead off this edition with a breaking story about deep sea squids that actually tear its arms free in a fight. The Octopoteuthis deletron, can actually amputate its own arms in a fight Read More

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When we hear about sharks in the wild, we tend to hear negative stories discussing their decline in the wild or the negative impact on shark finning, but some positive news appeared recently when a team of scientists announced their discovery of a new shark species found in the waters off the Galapagos Islands Read More

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Here’s a rather bizzare story of how a woman from Klebang found a rare 16th century artifact while filleting a shark for lunch. Housewife Sueseela Menon apparently brought back two sharks from the market to prepare curry for her husband, but while filleting one of them, she discovered this strange medallion in the stomach of Read More

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Albino sharks and albino stingrays are remarkably rare in the wild and in captivity and so when we visit the Denver Downtown Aquarium, we just have to stop by and see their two albino bamboo cat sharks. Our first post on these albino sharks at the DTA featured mostly pictures taken with flash that made Read More

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Celebrating the end of the week we have a wonderful Friday variety post for you. First off is an incredible video of a baby great white shark that was rescued by a group of surfers at Venice Beach in California. It appears the 3-4 foot shark was caught on a fishing line and brought to Read More

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium has introduced a great white shark to their Open Sea exhibit for the sixth time. The Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, has a very good history of captive husbandry at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and it was the first public aquarium to successfully do so. The newest small great white shark Read More

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Sharks may strike fear in our hearts but they also bring money to local economies — $2 million each as a matter of fact. A study released today shows just one reef shark can be worth nearly two million dollars in tourism revenue over its lifetime. Shark conservation is not only an ecological necessity but the value Read More

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An extremely rare albino stingray was found and caught in the Caribbean the channel islands near the UK and thankfully, the albino elasmobranch made its way to a local public aquarium where it can be viewed by the public. Following last week’s posting on the albino bamboo shark, RB reader Tai Haku remembered that an Read More

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