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Scientists Discover World's Smallest Fish

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the there-is-no-fish-level dept.

sckienle writes "Yahoo news is reporting that scientists have found the world's smallest fish in Thailand. It wins the prize by 0.1 mm, being 7.9 mm in length. The fish has other unique qualifications: it lives in acidic water (ph 3), the males have fins that appear to be able to grasp objects, and have a head that is unprotected by a skeleton." From the article: "[Maurice Kottelat] said the record of finding the world's smallest fish was not important, preferring to focus on what he said was "scientifically significant." "What's important is finding a complete vertebrae in a body so small," he said."

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  1. But... by ilvg2k · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    are they good fried?

  2. Amazing by engagebot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's amazing how people struggle to make a joke as soon as a story comes out...

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  3. What? by JD+Stokes · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    JD Stokes is no small fish. JD Stokes is a BIG FISH and he wont take this sort of CRAP from slashdot readers!

  4. Re:They're micro-fishes by blinder · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    oh come on! this isn't off topic. its a little silly, but still funny. sheesh mods... lets get our head in the game!

    oh and yes, this post *is* off topic. mod as necessary

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  5. One found the other by mmThe1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So, One small fish reported about the other?

  6. It's not a matter of size... by the.michael.davis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...but one of scale.

    Of course, if this is a hoax, a lot of folks will get taken, hook, line and sinker...

    I, for one, welcome our new, tiny, prehensile-finned overlords.

  7. They found.... by slashname3 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They found Nemo!