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Posted on: August 1, 2008 4:14 AM, by Kevin Zelnio
National Geographic says it best,
"Perpetually pouting with vermilion lips and probing with a hornlike proboscis, the shortnose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus) is not known for its grace. Most often it is seen half hopping, half lunging across the seafloor like an awkward amphibian. The "nose" acts as both shovel and fishing lure."
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Fantastic Fish Fridays! For those who might be interested, it's found throughout the tropical western Atlantic, and as the above text from Nat Geo indicates, the AFS common name for the species omits the eye-catching "rosy-lipped" bit. Nonetheless, here's the FishBase link:
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3092
Posted by: FishGuyDave | August 1, 2008 5:01 AM
I'm such a geek. I read batfish as bat'leth.
But the fish was very much worth the click! I love bizarrely uniquely evolved body parts :)
Posted by: yttrai | August 1, 2008 5:36 AM
Wow; look at that think!
I'm pretty sure there's a mother-in-law joke in there somewhere.
Posted by: qetzal | August 1, 2008 5:50 AM
Thanks the link dave!
yikes!Posted by: kevin z | August 1, 2008 7:52 AM
Is it scientifically irresponsible to assume ancestry?
Posted by: Jives | August 1, 2008 1:46 PM
Oh God. Not Joan Rivers!
Posted by: Peter | August 2, 2008 9:28 AM