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600 New Species of Fish Discovered

Posted by Hemos on from the cataloguing-it-all dept.

zenobr writes "Some 300 scientists from 53 countries are creating a record of all known marine life, in a project reminiscent of an aquatic Domesday Book. So far more than 15,000 species of fish have been catalogued and 2 to 3 thousand more are expected to be catalogued before the project's end in 2010. Over 500 of the fish catalogued thus far are thought to be new to science. Full story on BBC News"

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  1. That's "Domesday" to you by sdedeo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Domesday Book was the catalogue of stuff William the Conqueror had got when he took over (what was) England in 1066. The "Doomsday book" linked in the article is, apparently, a popular novel about the Black Death four centuries later.

    So, if it's a Domesday book, when was the Battle of Hastings?

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  2. Re:In memory of Scott Adams... by Not_Wiggins · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ahhhh.... DOH!
    If I could mod myself down, I would for that bone-headed a typo (I'd be lucky if it was my last, too. ;) ).

    Nope... I need them to find the "Proof-Read your own posts on /., Idiot!" fish so I can have it surgically implanted on my brain. 8)

    Hmmm... now that I'm wishing for special fish, can they find one that will eat Trolls and people who post "*BSD is DEAD!" ? ;)

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  3. Re:What a waste... by michaeltoe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I dunno, I think fish are pretty hawt. Most are so passive in nature that billions die by simply following the flow of the ocean into the very climate that can kill them. People entertain me for the same reason. Blub blub!

  4. Neo by strapon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What did neo find in the toilet?

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  5. What did Spock find in the toilet? by jizzmaster0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The Captain's Log!

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  6. That's Not In The Project Plan by SEWilco · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Great, now I have to put a big asterisk on the company loss-of-species chart.