14 DAY TRIAL // This picture came in third in the fish or marine animal portrait category at a photography contest organized by the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science (RSMAS).
It was taken by Judy Townsend, who says she found this male dusky jawfish while exploring the Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach, Florida.
Apparently, males belonging to this species are the ones in charge of guarding the eggs for about 10 days, until the next generation is ready to hatch and take care of themselves.
By keeping them inside their mouths, the males make sure that any predators that might want to turn them into their next meal would have a difficult time sinking their teeth into them.
Because the eggs hatch inside these fish's mouths, the animals are also known as mouthbrooders, sources say.