Bubble-head fish

Jim Sachs · 02-25-2009, 01:21 PM

Here's an article about a bizarre fish with a clear dome for a forehead:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ure/index.html

(Don't ask for one of these in the Aquarium - people wouldn't believe it!)

Surferminn · 02-25-2009, 02:35 PM

wow... some survival evolution...

troyb · 02-25-2009, 02:54 PM

that was one wierd looking fish but kind of neat at the same time I like seeing animals that have never been seen before or at least hardly never seen

henemly · 02-25-2009, 03:36 PM

Very bizarre Jim. Made me think about the poor spiny
eels I use to have that got white spots and died. lol

ESHIREY · 02-25-2009, 04:14 PM

hahahahaha That was cool. Thanks for the share.

chippy · 02-25-2009, 09:16 PM

That is some survival technic.
What a fasinating story.

What is under the surface always amazes me......
Thanks for the links Jim, a great story. (and No , I do not want it in my aquarium

)

MuscadorAlbus · 02-26-2009, 09:47 AM

Thanks for posting this Jim! I am someone who greatly appreciates the obscure absurdities of life forms in general, and fish in particular

In fact, my kids used to refer to one of my aquaria as the "Ugly Fish Tank" mainly because of some interesting plecostami, among others.

The pictures of the barreleyes were good, but the video was awesome!

iMark · 02-26-2009, 10:45 AM

awww...c'mon...if they can have a crystal that does everything but play Pacman, can't I have a crystal-headed fish?? *wink wink

that was awesome video..thanks for sharing

Ralph · 02-26-2009, 11:36 AM

They showed that clip on MSNBC (I think that was the channel) last night

MuscadorAlbus · 02-26-2009, 03:33 PM

I second iMark's suggestion...

jroseone · 02-26-2009, 10:18 PM

It looks fake.

celine · 02-27-2009, 10:41 AM

I saw the clip on Youtube. I think the machine tries to catch it,but failed.

chippy · 02-27-2009, 06:15 PM

How about a Psychedelic bouncing fish to go along with the Bubble Head.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7915634.stm

ESHIREY · 03-01-2009, 05:12 PM

That was cool.

celine · 03-02-2009, 06:44 AM

Wicked.

iMark · 03-03-2009, 04:50 PM

hey...if we can't have a crystalhead fish...how about one of these new "Psychedelica" fish?

"A kind of frogfish overlooked for years and then rediscovered in the wild in 2008 has now been officially named as a new species. Its broad, flat face with forward-looking eyes, among other body features, and its DNA distinguish it from other Histiophryne frogfish, researchers report in the journal Copeia.

It behaves unusually too, for example squirting out little jets of water that propel it along in irregular, arcing hops.

What earned the fish the species epithet psychedelica are the swirling stripes. Sports divers spotted it as a novelty off Indonesia’s Ambon Island in 2008 and sent pictures to Ted Pietsch of the University of Washington in Seattle. The images jogged his memory of two faded, damaged frogfish specimens from Bali he had been storing since 1992. Reexamining their almost white bodies, Pietsch could detect traces of once-glorious stripes like those of fish at Ambon documented by photographer David Hall." — Susan Milius

sound fun?

iMark · 03-03-2009, 04:56 PM

another pic or two...

iMark · 03-03-2009, 05:02 PM

oops....sorry...I totally missed chippy's post

02-25-2009, 01:21 PM	#1
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Bubble-head fish Here's an article about a bizarre fish with a clear dome for a forehead: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ure/index.html (Don't ask for one of these in the Aquarium - people wouldn't believe it!) Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

02-25-2009, 02:35 PM	#2
Surferminn Senior Puddle Jumper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: California Posts: 6,017	wow... some survival evolution... Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes.

02-25-2009, 02:54 PM	#3
troyb Registered Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 36	that was one wierd looking fish but kind of neat at the same time I like seeing animals that have never been seen before or at least hardly never seen Last edited by troyb; 02-26-2009 at 11:30 AM.

02-27-2009, 10:41 AM	#12
celine Special Assistant Join Date: May 2005 Location: back to home....... Posts: 1,330	I saw the clip on Youtube. I think the machine tries to catch it,but failed. Kanebo--woman's first choice.

03-02-2009, 06:44 AM	#15
celine Special Assistant Join Date: May 2005 Location: back to home....... Posts: 1,330	Wicked. Kanebo--woman's first choice.

02-25-2009, 03:36 PM	#4
henemly asdf Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hiko, CommieFagnia Posts: 278	Very bizarre Jim. Made me think about the poor spiny eels I use to have that got white spots and died. lol

02-25-2009, 04:14 PM	#5
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	hahahahaha That was cool. Thanks for the share.

02-25-2009, 09:16 PM	#6
chippy Registered Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Victoria, BC.Canada Posts: 11	That is some survival technic. What a fasinating story. What is under the surface always amazes me...... Thanks for the links Jim, a great story. (and No , I do not want it in my aquarium )

02-26-2009, 09:47 AM	#7
MuscadorAlbus Registered Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 38	Thanks for posting this Jim! I am someone who greatly appreciates the obscure absurdities of life forms in general, and fish in particular In fact, my kids used to refer to one of my aquaria as the "Ugly Fish Tank" mainly because of some interesting plecostami, among others. The pictures of the barreleyes were good, but the video was awesome!

02-26-2009, 10:45 AM	#8
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	awww...c'mon...if they can have a crystal that does everything but play Pacman, can't I have a crystal-headed fish?? *wink wink that was awesome video..thanks for sharing

02-26-2009, 11:36 AM	#9
Ralph Retired Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Edmonton Alberta Ca Posts: 2,443	They showed that clip on MSNBC (I think that was the channel) last night

02-26-2009, 03:33 PM	#10
MuscadorAlbus Registered Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York Posts: 38	I second iMark's suggestion...

02-26-2009, 10:18 PM	#11
jroseone Registered Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 93	It looks fake.

02-27-2009, 06:15 PM	#13
chippy Registered Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Victoria, BC.Canada Posts: 11	How about a Psychedelic bouncing fish to go along with the Bubble Head. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7915634.stm

03-01-2009, 05:12 PM	#14
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	That was cool.

03-03-2009, 05:02 PM	#18
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	oops....sorry...I totally missed chippy's post