WTF? (WHAT’S THAT FISH?)

A COMPENDIUM OF SUBSURFACE WEIRDNESS

15 OF THE STRANGEST SEA CREATURES IN BAHAMAS WATERS

WTF? stands for ‘What’s That Fish’? But it might also be your exclamation when you come across one of these creatures. The WTF? series highlights some of the unusual, curious, weird and downright extraordinary fishes that inhabit the waters of Abaco and the northern Bahamas. Some represent local forms of a species found elsewhere in the world; others are in their own evolutionary cul-de-sac. Just as I think I have seen it all, so another oddity crops up somewhere that demands inclusion. 

This page is intended to be the most direct route to an underwater menagerie of the piscine strangeness, with example photographs to whet your appetite to learn more about these fascinating denizens of the ocean. This series has been put together over several years, and clicking on any creature header will start you on a long dive into that fish’s environment and secrets.

To see a collection of the excellent WEIRD CREATURES “MONSTERS OF THE DEEP” trading cards click HERE 

 1. REMORAS

 2. LETTUCE SEA SLUG

 3. BATFISH

 4. FROGFISH

 5. FILEFISH

 6. SAND DIVER

 7. SOAPFISH

 8. GUITARFISH

 9. HARLEQUIN BASS

10. FLYING GURNARD

11 STARGAZER FISH

12 TRUMPETFISH

13 ROUGHHEAD BLENNY

14. ARROW CRABS 

15. PORCUPINEFISH

Credits are all given in the individual articles. Thanks to all those that have provide the photos, without which this type of illustrated, unscientifically scientific poke around in the ocean would not be possible.