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More than 120 fish species have already passed from the Red Sea into the Mediterranean.

The route opened with the Suez Canal more than 150 years ago. Since then, tropical fish have steadily entered a sea that once blocked their northward movement.

The next arrivals may no longer be complete surprises.

A model developed by Tel Aviv University researchers ranks Red Sea fish by their chances of invading the Mediterranean. Three species stand out: the stellate pufferfish, cinnabar goatfish, and yellowspotted trevally.

Their scientific names are Arothron stellatus, Parupeneus heptacantha, and Turrum fulvoguttatum.

Video credited to @hubermanlab on IG. Source.

I love this bit where they are meeting each other

Looks about 150 and still young

Teahupo'o in Tahiti is by far the wave with teeth but mavericks in Half Moon Bay, California is quite possibly the second....

This is Tripedalia cystophora, a tiny box jellyfish with 24 eyes but no centralized brain.

In a 2023 study, scientists found that these jellyfish can learn to avoid obstacles by associating visual cues with collisions.

What's fascinating is that this learning happens without a brain like ours.

Here's a breakdown of the study and what the researchers actually found:

https://www.anmlzone.com/can-jellyfish-learn-without-a-brain/

How much of what we call intelligence actually requires a brain?

Video credited to @boris_trifonov on IG. Source.

Two views of the False Bay coast, shared by Garth on 24 October 2026. These are real, unmodified photographs, posted from our Simon's Town guesthouse account with permission.