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Aitch
27th February 2009, 12:10 AM
OK, may not be the right folder, but I just HAD to start a thread on this, from today's news: The Psychedelic Bouncing Fish (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7914121.stm).

Wow!
lionking
27th February 2009, 12:15 AM
I agree, wow.
alfaniner
27th February 2009, 09:08 AM
The pattern looks a lot like that of a lionfish, and the angle of the photo puts it in an odd perspective.
Skeptic Ginger
28th February 2009, 12:15 AM
Looks a little like a bumping fish rather than a bouncing fish. :D
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It's totally cool. Those feet-fins are great, almost look like they have fingers.
theMark
28th February 2009, 12:28 AM
Poor thing doesn’t have much going for it in terms of "position control", I gather? In the video it seemed like a little lost balloon being driven by the currents. Then again, maybe that makes it less appealing to predators. Could it be it's the first underwater animal mimicking a thrown-away plastic bag? ;)
Skeptic Ginger
28th February 2009, 01:08 AM
That new species of fish with the "tubular eyes and transparent head" is quite amazing as well.

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Crazy See-Through Fish Wows Scientists (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29372594/)

Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head (http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2009/barreleye/barreleye.html)
Skeptic Ginger
28th February 2009, 01:09 AM
Poor thing doesn’t have much going for it in terms of "position control", I gather? In the video it seemed like a little lost balloon being driven by the currents. Then again, maybe that makes it less appealing to predators. Could it be it's the first underwater animal mimicking a thrown-away plastic bag? ;)You might be on to something there.