Fish Without Fins And Scales

21 Nov,2023

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Benguela Compass Jelly is generally found on the coast of South Africa, it is without Scale and Fin. These look like gelly fishes. They are around 2 meters long and they change their color at different ages. In most cases, they are maroon and transparent. These are not harmful to us, only may cause allergies. We cannot eat this fish.

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Benguela Compass Jelly

Red Chested Sea Cucumber

Red Chested Sea Cucumber is an echinoderm species. These are without arms and crowns and swim under seawater. It has a big intestine and is three times longer than its main body. In a few places in the coastal area, people eat it. But, it is harmful to other fishes and is very toxic.

Hagfish are eel-shaped fish. It does not have any vertebral columns. It releases slime into water. It looks so bad and few people love to keep it in aquariums. When it is in water the water smells like chlorine. It is not for eating so do not try that ever. This fish is edible and most of the time clogs the aquarium drains.

Hagfish

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Lamprey is like eel fish and comes with a snake-like body. It is jawless and the mouth is full of horrible teeth. You can have a nightmare if you see your mouth closed, it is really dangerous. It is from the taxonomic class Agnatha. But they do not bite any human. They are found in some rivers.

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Lamprey

Abalone is a single-shell marine fish, it looks like a turtle shell. These are large in size and have flesh on them. Generally, it sticks itself to reefs with their suctions. These are rich in protein, minerals, and vitamins that people love to eat. It is very healthy and does not come with any cholesterol.

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Abalone

Needle Urchin is very spiny and comes from the Echinoidea class. It lives very deep on the seabed. The body is made of a hard shell and looks like a spiky thing. But this is very nutritious, full of salt, sugar, and amino acids. It can increase our taste. If we accidentally touch it, it can cause an inflammatory reaction.

Needle Urchin

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Polychaete Worms

Polychaete worms are like fireworks and are mostly pinkish in color. These are some unique species among annelids and its body is full of tiny bristles and parapodia. These worms look very odd but are not harmful to us, it keeps our tank clean.

Eel Fish

Eel fish is very popular due to its snake-like look but there are different types of shapes and species. These are predators and can kill you if they give an electric shock. Eel blood is also dangerous for any other animal, and can cause death. 

Skate Fish

Skate fish is from the Rajidae family and is a very slow fish. It is a sea fish and has 17 genres. We can also eat these fish. But some of them have stinging spines they are called stingrays. Generally, skatefish are harmless.

Ornate Sleeper Ray

Ornate Sleeper Ray is a fish similar to Skate fish, it is one kind of electric ray, here you have to stay from it. It lives in sea reefs and is found near South Africa. We cannot eat it because of its rough taste.