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Mary's Monday Metazoan: Fishing
Category: Organisms
Posted on: February 8, 2010 7:42 AM, by PZ Myers
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Posted by: felixthecat
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February 8, 2010 8:01 AM
Beautiful animal. Too bad it is racing toward extinction.
Posted by: monado
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February 8, 2010 8:36 AM
It looks as if the sail is an aid to keeping prey fish bunched up.
Are they racing towards extinction?
Posted by: NewEnglandBob
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February 8, 2010 8:38 AM
And it eats sardines too! Yum.
Posted by: Aratina Cage
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February 8, 2010 9:06 AM
Extraordinary creatures both the sardines and the sailfish. The gallery shows a photo of an excited sailfish that has flashed itself silver, perhaps in anticipation of a tasty sardine snack?
Posted by: Sven DiMilo
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February 8, 2010 9:42 AM
I know and love this pic.
Did you know that billfish have modified ocular muscles that have lost the ability to contract and function instead as retina-heaters?
Posted by: recovering catholic
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February 8, 2010 10:13 AM
When I see one of these gorgeous beasts on the wall of a bait and tackle shop it makes me want to cry.
Posted by: daveau
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February 8, 2010 11:15 AM
Sniny!
Posted by: bloodredsun.myopenid.com
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February 8, 2010 2:57 PM
One of the highlights of my honeymoon (I won't bore you with some of the others highlights!) was seeing a pair of sailfish when we scuba diving. We were down at about 20 metres and suddenly noticed 2 sailfish up ahead of us. They were only a few body lengths beneath the surface so we could see all their markings (no blue flashes). We just hung in the water and watched them for a minute or so before they disappeared into the distance.
Beautiful creatures.
Posted by: the_fishiologist
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February 8, 2010 4:17 PM
so. freaking. amazing.
I love fish...