Posted on 02/26/2009 7:15:01 PM PST by NormsRevenge
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A funky, psychedelic fish that bounces on the ocean floor like a rubber ball has been classified as a new species, a scientific journal reported. ...
The fish — which the University of Washington professor has named "psychedelica" — is a member of the antennariid genus, Histiophryne, and like other frogfish, has fins on both sides of its body that have evolved to be leg-like.
But it has several behavioral traits not previously known to the others, Pietsch wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
DNA evidence is in, newly discovered species of fish dubbed H. psychedelica
http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=47496
That is one pattern disruptive fish. I almost went cross-eyed looking at it.
That is one FLF. Funny lookin fish.
If it’s a NEW fish, how do they know what it evolved to do when they don’t know what it supposedly evolved from?
This thing is FREAKY!
I just saw it the other day and now I know what it is!
DNA Evidence is in, Newly Discovered Species of Fish Dubbed H. Psychedelica
University of Washington News | Feb. 24, 2009 | Sandra Hines
Posted on 02/24/2009 9:49:40 PM PST by nickcarraway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2193444/posts
Crazy Hairy Frogfish
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Posted on 02/25/2009 6:46:33 AM PST by JoeProBono
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2193652/posts
Thanks! It’s a cute little bugger.
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