stripey
Any fish in the kyphosid subfamily .
Seen in the wild
The equivalent of being disappointed when you rock up in Paris only to discover the locals do not in fact smell of garlic & swan about on rickety bikes in stripey blue & white tops with strings of onions around their…
Ooh wow!! 🩷🩶🩷🩶 this is turning out beautifully!! I absolutely love the stripey feel, is just gorgeous!!
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Any fish in the kyphosid subfamily .
“Ooh wow!! 🩷🩶🩷🩶 this is turning out beautifully!! I absolutely love the stripey feel, is just gorgeous!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Australia) A marine fish found from Australia to Hawaii and Japan, , which is sometimes kept in aquaria.
“The equivalent of being disappointed when you rock up in Paris only to discover the locals do not in fact smell of garlic & swan about on rickety bikes in stripey blue & white tops with strings of onions around their necks.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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