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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:FTA: by publiclurker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, I'm fairly certain that saying you are a xenophobic idiot would just about cover it.

  2. Re:And the old saw applies here by debatem1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mostly irrelevant, but in reference to your sig: http://www.google.com/buzz/debatem1/e7PTAk9Vvcv/A-little-odd-people-screaming-for-Obamas