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New Batfish Species Found Under Gulf Oil Spill

eDarwin writes "Researchers have discovered two previously unknown species of bottom-dwelling fish in the Gulf of Mexico, living right in the area affected by the BP oil spill. Researchers identified new species of pancake batfishes, a flat fish rarely seen because of the dark depths they favor. They are named for the clumsy way they 'walk' along the sea bottom, like a bat crawling."

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  1. They don't walk any more by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    They kind of glide across the surface now.

    1. Re:They don't walk any more by blind+monkey+3 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Hey - credit where credit is due!
      The only reason we were able to spot them is because they were slipping on the oil so they couldn't run away and hide.

      Thank you BP.

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  2. Correlation v. Causation by girlintraining · · Score: 3, Funny

    They're ugly, look crippled, and found in only one place in the world -- an oil spill.

    Gentlemen, to your conspiracies!

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  3. And the old saw applies here by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's the difference between a pancake batfish and Tony Hayward?

    One's a scum-sucking bottom-feeder, and the other's a fish.

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  4. Batfish? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hmmmm.....how do they taste, breaded and fried?

    1. Re:Batfish? by unix1 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hmmmm.....how do they taste, breaded and fried?

      Oily.

    2. Re:Batfish? by drewhk · · Score: 2, Funny

      At least you do not need additional oil to fry them.

  5. Batgirl by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Batgirl, is that you? No Robin, it's Batfish.

  6. New (Soon to be Extinct) Species Found... by tekrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    There, fixed that for you...

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  7. Re:Well they did live there by locallyunscene · · Score: 4, Funny

    aaaaaand it's gone.

  8. Re:FTA: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I question the validity of any site that thinks gallons and liters are interchangable

    I question the validity of YOUR FACE!

  9. Re:noscript users... by nizo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, they really were cool looking.

  10. Clean them by gmuslera · · Score: 4, Funny

    After removing all the oil will be easy to see that are part of the already known brucewaynefish species.

    1. Re:Clean them by N0Man74 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Quick Robin! The Batfish Repellent!

  11. Re:FTA: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You are TECHNICALLY correct. The best kind of correct!