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Thank you Joe (joey)


Thank you Joe (joey)
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Copyright: Haraprasan Nayak (haraprasan) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1232 W: 96 N: 3245] (12111)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-19
Categories: Amphibians, Fish
Camera: Nikon Coolpix E5600
Exposure: f/5.7, 1/175 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): For Joey, Joe's Favourites 2, Dedications at TrekNature Part Three [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-25 4:27
Viewed: 546
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is for joey (Joe Kellard) for dedicating a beautiful closeup shot of a jumping spider to me. THANK YOU JOE.

Mudskippers are members of the subfamily Oxudercinae (tribe: Periophthalmini), within the family Gobiidae (Gobies). They are completely amphibious fish, uniquely adapted to intertidal habitats, unlike most fish in such habitats, which survive the retreat of the tide by hiding under wet seaweed or in tidal pools.
Mudskippers are quite active when out of water, feeding and interacting with one another, for example to defend their territories.

They are found only in tropical and subtropical regions, including all the Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic coast of Africa.

Compared with fully aquatic gobies, these fish present a range of peculiar behavioural and physiological adaptations to an amphibious lifestyle. These include:
a) Anatomical and behavioural adaptations that allow them to move effectively on land as well as in the water.
b) The ability to breathe through their skin and the lining of their mouth (the mucosa) and throat (the pharynx). This is only possible when the mudskipper is wet, limiting mudskippers to humid habitats and requiring that they keep themselves moist. This mode of breathing, similar to that employed by amphibians, is known as cutaneous air breathing. Another important adaptation that aids breathing are their enlarged gill chambers, where they retain air. These act like a scuba diver's oxygen cylinders, and supply oxygen for respiration also while on land.
c) Digging of deep burrows in soft sediments that allow the fish to thermoregulate; avoid marine predators during the high tide when the fish and burrow are submerged; and for laying their eggs.

Even when their burrow is submerged, mudskippers maintain an air pocket inside it, which allows them to breathe in conditions of very low oxygen concentration.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Oxudercinae

Source: Wikipedia

Lastly I don't know the exact genus or species of this mudskipper. Any marine expert may help identifying this species.

Hope you will like it. And thank you very much for viewing.
PaulH, gannu, boreocypriensis, eqshannon, Royaldevon, PaulGana, matatur, jaycee, Gert-Paassen, bahadir, montivipera, cataclysta, oscarromulus, marhowie has marked this note useful
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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 989 W: 23 N: 2761] (10082)
  • [2008-04-25 4:32]

Hi Haraprasan,
excellent example of cammouflage! I'm suprised you even spotted it! Very good detail, great composition and low POV.
tfs and have a good weekend,
Paul

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  • san Silver Note Writer [C: 6 W: 0 N: 20] (146)
  • [2008-04-25 5:54]

Hi Haraprasan Sir
The camouflage is amazing..
TFS.
San

Hi my dear friend Haraprasan,
A very well captured Gobius with superb clarity. Nice compocition!
TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Haraprasan,

Very nice picture of this gobie. Excellent composition, sharpness and nice natural colours. When I was young and was fishing with my father, I caught always this fish. Very difficult to remove from the hook.
Cheers,
Mariki

I say thanks to Joe as well...and has he got a big surprise from some of you coming his way via parcel...I will let him show it off:-) this is a fine image...sort of slimy but sometimes slimy works...yet that may be another part of nature...very well seen HP! Your good thoughts and ideas are always well received as lesson here on this end.
Bob

Hello Haraprasan,

This mudskipper demonstrates excellent camourflage! You were very observant to notice it!
Good diagonal composition from the water line and excellent details.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

good shot and dang good eye, I am amazed you were able to see it, I would have just walked right by it and never noticed

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1580 W: 242 N: 5278] (18595)
  • [2008-04-25 8:44]

Hi Haraprasan!!!!
Thankyou very much for this!!!!
And this is actually one of my favourite fish too :-D
You've got a great capture of this Mudskipper!
Superb detail and sharpness.
Great composition too.
I love it!!

Joe :-))

You experience another change of topics with this fine mudskipper capture Haraprasan, not an easy thing to go contrary to your accustomed style, but you are very good in such topic reversals my friend, the present post being a good example. A perfect shot in fine exp. and focus to demonstrate the camouflage capabilities of a small fish even a little out of its element. TFS my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 5 N: 2420] (9081)
  • [2008-04-25 13:12]

Hi Hara,my best compliments for your eyes so great to see a camouflage like that and for the perfect quality of your pic,excellent idea and great realisation,Luciano

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 8 N: 4318] (14043)
  • [2008-04-25 13:39]

Hi Haraprasan,

My first thought was how did you see this. And my second one was what is it? Mudskipper? Thank you for the introduction. The only thing that ruins his camouflage is that fantastic eye. Great shot.

Jane

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1205 W: 0 N: 4610] (13714)
  • [2008-04-25 13:47]

Hi HAraprasan

A lovely shot of this mudskipper in iys natural environment. Good detail and exposure.

James

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-04-25 22:18]

Hello Haraprasan

A great capture of this mudskipper.
I have not seen many of these here on TN.
Very good detail and focus.
TFS

Rob

Hello Haraprasan,


amazing camouflage, how goona see you him?
sharpness and colors are also great.

Gert

Hi Haraprasan,

Nice shot of Mudskipper. Never seen anything like this. Very good pose and composition, low POV, sharp details and natural colours.

TFS

Pekka

Hello Haraprasan,
Wonderfull capture. TFS.
Regards,

Bahadır

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 839 W: 4 N: 2079] (9752)
  • [2008-04-26 3:24]

Hello HP, Superb shot and with the color of the fella and with BG it is just brillaint. Good work Ganesh smiely tmrw

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1675 W: 24 N: 4870] (15888)
  • [2008-04-26 6:42]

Hi Haraprasan,
Wonderful shot of this mud-skipper and you have done well to spot it at the first place. I would have definitely trampled it. It seems to be well camouflaged too. Very neat and sharp image and you low POV works well here in portraying it. Those eyes look interesting. Your trip was very fruitful indeed. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

hello haraprasan,

i liked your profile picture presenting you in action, i know i have been very irregular here for two reasosn, the commitments of professional life and the lack of opportunities to shoot, the summer is really hot now. its 44 degree.

joe will be delighted with this dedication for sure, its very difficult to even notice it and you noticed it and captured it beautifully, i liked the composition, dof and the pov very much,

keep up the good work dear friend,

regards
pankaj

Hello HP Uncle, I sometimes ask papa where do you get such a different subject everytime. Papa also goes looking out. I will also join him during summer holidays. Tku for such a nice picture. Vignesh

Hi Haraprasan
Another great wild life observation. Grat POV nice natural situation and surrouning, good sharpness
I like it very much
TFS
Krzysztof

Namastay Haraprasan,
Boy!!! You bring back BEAUTIFUL memories.
Your work is so detailed.
Love its clarity.
Mario with friendly greetings.

Great shot of this one-eyed monster HP :)
This one must've been hard to spot, as it blends into its environment so completely..
Well done!
Howard

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