Author Vladimir Vasilyevich Korkosh, senior researcher, senior researcher at FGBNU YugNIRO (Southern Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography - Kerch branch of FGBNU AzNIIRKh) devoted a significant part of his life to the study of fishes of the World Ocean, the Black and Azov Seas. In the essays offered to the reader, the author describes in a fascinating way the life, lifestyle and habits of exotic inhabitants, both underwater and terrestrial, shares memories of the bright and unforgettable pages of life at sea and on land and his meetings with unusual marine inhabitants