lmsmith Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=47496 This thing is amazing, it's a type of angler fish that has no lure. "Psychedelica" seems the perfect name for a species of fish that is a wild swirl of tan and peach zebra stripes and behaves in ways contrary to its brethren. So says University of Washington's Ted Pietsch, who is the first to describe the new species in the scientific literature and thus the one to select the name. Psychedelica is perhaps even more apt given the cockamamie way the fish swim, some with so little control they look intoxicated and should be cited for DUI. Members of Histiophryne psychedelica, or H. psychedelica, don't so much swim as hop. Each time they strike the seafloor they use their fins to push off and they expel water from tiny gill openings on their sides to jet themselves forward. With tails curled tightly to one side --which surely limits their ability to steer -- they look like inflated rubber balls bouncing hither and thither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 NOw that I WANT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATC Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 ow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 For some reason it reminds me of a Lion Fish. Just the colour and pattern. But I love it! Gimme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsurfs Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 That is such a groovy :lol: discovery man! psychedelic.... last time I looked, there was some video of it at the bottom of this page...http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=meet-psychedelica-a-new-species-of-2009-02-27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 What a cool looking fish, love it! Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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