skyclan Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 AP – In this undated photo released by David Hall of seaphotos.com, a recently discovered fish named 'psychedelica' … Play Video Video:Raw Video: Psychedelic fish named new species AP 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 frogfish — which has a swirl of tan and peach zebra stripes that extend from its aqua eyes to its tail — was initially discovered by scuba diving instructors working for a tour operator a year ago in shallow waters off Ambon island in eastern Indonesia. The operator contacted Ted Pietsch, lead author of a paper published in this month's edition of Copeia, the journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, who submitted DNA work identifying it as a new species. 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. Each time the fish strike the seabed, for instance, they push off with their fins and expel water from tiny gill openings to jet themselves forward. That, and an off-centered tail, causes them to bounce around in a bizarre, chaotic manner. Mark Erdman, a senior adviser to the Conservation International's marine program, said Thursday it was an exciting discovery. "I think people thought frogfishes were relatively well known and to get a new one like this is really quiet spectacular. ... It's a stunning animal," he said, adding that the fish's stripes were probably intended to mimic coral. "It also speaks to the tremendous diversity in this region and to fact that there are still a lot of unknowns here — in Indonesia and in the Coral Triangle in general." The fish, which has a gelatinous fist-sized body covered with thick folds of skin that protect it from sharp-edged corals, also has a flat face with eyes directed forward, like humans, and a huge, yawning mouth. ___ On the Net: University of Washington: http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID47496 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen dream Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 sheesh, at least we have pictures on the dutch forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p(sy)ayam Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Psychedelic bouncing fish!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abasio Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Has anyone else noticed the spam on this forum getting weird. All these long articles about nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 When I was diving in Egypt I came across a small little fish in fairly shallow water that I called a "psychedelic zebra fish". I later found out it's called a "Klunzinger's wrasse": Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyclan Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 Has anyone else noticed the spam on this forum getting weird. All these long articles about nothing chill out bro...i wasn't trying to piss people off with my post...sorry if i hurt emotions with my topic...it was just for a feel-goodvibe, a trait i thought all of us trancers share. i'll do my best not to spam the forum again....my bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidfatugly Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 chill out bro...i wasn't trying to piss people off with my post...sorry if i hurt emotions with my topic...it was just for a feel-goodvibe, a trait i thought all of us trancers share. i'll do my best not to spam the forum again....my bad. It is an interesting fish. I think it's just that Artists News and Labels announcements was an odd place to post this bit of information. I'm pretty sure you didn't hurt his emotions Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vempy Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 seems to me we need an off-topic forum area like the article but its placed in the wrong part of the forum i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyclan Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 oooppss..so sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergroover Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 seems to me we need an off-topic forum area like the article but its placed in the wrong part of the forum i think we used to have one (RIP) but it was closed because some forum members couldnt control themselves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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