Sarcastic Fringehead

       

Scary face shown by the Sarcastic Fringehead.

        When we first heard this kind of name we might be questioning is this the real name of this fish? Does it really exist? I will say yes to both of the questions as it is the real name of the fish and its exist.  From the Aquarium of Pacific.org - these fish are found along open coastlines on sand or hard mud bottoms, outside the breaker zone in depths of 3-73 m (10-240 ft). 

              They live in various kinds of shelters, such as empty clam or snail shells, abandoned burrows, and cracks in clay or rock outcroppings. Fringeheads are ambush predators, jumping out from their shelter to surprise prey swimming or moving by. The sarcastic fringehead’s needle-sharp teeth probably help it to ensnare (swallow) slippery, moving prey. Sarcastic fringeheads can be found along the exposed coast of the Pacific Ocean – Animal Diversity.edu.

References :

• Sarcastic Fringehead. (n.d.). Aquarium of the Pacific. Retrieved August 18, 2014, from http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/sarcastic_fringehead

• Southern, J. (n.d.). Neoclinus blanchardi. Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved August 18, 2014, from http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Neoclinus_blanchardi/