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New Batfish Species Found Under Gulf Oil Spill

Posted by timothy on from the had-to-flush-'em-out-somehow dept.

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

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

    Oily.

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

    There, fixed that for you...

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