"Sparky" the Lumpsucker

nwscubamom · Post by **nwscubamom** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:36 pm

Jenn, that is FREAKY cool!!! Looks like a photoshop job, but I know better - that's his real color. (or hers). What an amazing sight. Great shots, you done real good, girl!

Wow wow wow wow.

- Janna

scottsax · Post by **scottsax** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:45 am

Amazing shots of that guy!

Can someone with some marine biology knowledge tell me why PSL's are shaped/colored that way?

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:02 am

I think Sparky should be the new official mascot of NWDC and that a picture of him should replace the hoity-toity Orca on the back of NWDC T-Shirts. He even goes with the color scheme of the board!

(Of course, this opinion is from someone who thinks that "Grunt Sculpin Divers" would be a cool name for a dive club.)

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:26 am

Went down looking for him last night but no luck. there were 5 of us all looking for him and no luck! :naka:

mz53480 · Post by **mz53480** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:34 am

scottsax wrote:... tell me why PSL's are shaped/colored that way?

scottsax · Post by **scottsax** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:35 pm

Actually, wouldn't that be

scottsax · Post by **scottsax** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:44 pm

But seriously, I am curious about the morphology of these critters....

Greg Jensen · Post by **Greg Jensen** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:58 pm

I suspect the color differences are at least partly genetic, as the one that was breeding long ago in my tank was the same blue color and all her babies were blue. As for their shape- beats me. They can certainly zip around a lot better than one would expect from looking at them. Maybe their big conical scales have a hydrodynamic function, like the aerodynamic benefits of the dimples on a golf ball. Since most fish swallow prey whole, their shape probably makes them tough to swallow (kind of like a puffer fish that is always puffed). I haven't seen many records of them in fish stomachs.

enchantmentdivi · Post by **enchantmentdivi** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:16 pm

Tom Nic wrote:I think Sparky should be the new official mascot of NWDC and that a picture of him should replace the hoity-toity Orca on the back of NWDC T-Shirts. He even goes with the color scheme of the board!

(Of course, this opinion is from someone who thinks that "Grunt Sculpin Divers" would be a cool name for a dive club.)

$\:D/$ If you want him, he's all yours!

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:50 pm

"Northwest Lumpsuckers!" $\:D/$

dwashbur · Post by **dwashbur** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:20 pm

scottsax wrote:Amazing shots of that guy!

Can someone with some marine biology knowledge tell me why PSL's are shaped/colored that way?

I second that question and chenari thirds it!!!!

enchantmentdivi · Post by **enchantmentdivi** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:03 pm

enchantmentdivi wrote:
Tom Nic wrote:I think Sparky should be the new official mascot of NWDC and that a picture of him should replace the hoity-toity Orca on the back of NWDC T-Shirts. He even goes with the color scheme of the board!

(Of course, this opinion is from someone who thinks that "Grunt Sculpin Divers" would be a cool name for a dive club.)
$\:D/$ If you want him, he's all yours!

Actually, if you guys want a lumpsucker t-shirt, Rogue Brewery makes one (and I have it): http://store.rogue.com/cart.php?action= ... d_number=5 They also make a pretty cool wolf eel t-shirt (yeah, I have that one too): http://store.rogue.com/cart.php?action= ... d_number=6

FishGirl · Post by **FishGirl** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:09 am

Jenn-AWESOME find and photos!! That is the coolest color ever! Tami and I are going hunting this afternoon!!

Tom, I second the Grunt Sculpin Divers!! Haha :P My all time favorite fish.

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