strange new fish with forward facing eyes

[reefjitsu]

A really neat new frogfish/angler like fish with forward facing eyes.

Strange New Fish May See Like Humans | LiveScience

 

[vdituri]

I think it might just be a hypno-toad. lol

Mesmerizing face man.

 

[reefer4200]

that thing is sweet!!

 

[reefjitsu]

I think it might just be a hypno-toad. lol

Mesmerizing face man.

LOL, Hypno Toadfish would be the perfect vernacular name for this fish and that is what I will call it from now on.

 

[BEELZEBOB]

that thing is way cool!

 

[Dentoid]

Freaky!

 

[reefjitsu]

Another article with a little more information.
New fish has a face even Dale Chihuly could love

 

[CREEPIN]

its scares me lol

 

[tbittner]

I think it's pretty! I wonder how long it will be before it shows up in LFS's.

 

[blue_eyes53813]

Freaky fish,,,, Very cool

 

[boozeman]

amazing that they keep finding new species

 

[CREEPIN]

and i can bet my life they will never stop finding new species...the ocean is alot bigger than land and we havent even seen all the dry places imagen the deep deep lol

 

[vdituri]

I think it's pretty! I wonder how long it will be before it shows up in LFS's.

Hopefully next week. I want one. lol

As soon as someone does a study and tells me what it needs to thrive. :look:

 

[reefjitsu]

As badly as I would want one of these fish, two points for me to make:
1. It would be very irresponsible for anyone to collect, sell, trade or otherwise own one of these until more is known about them. Especially their numbers and ability to reproduce at levels that would sustain a trade in this species.
2. They would be very expensive at this point, very, very expensive.

 

[tbittner]

Here is yet another unknown species.

Fish With Large Fangs Found Near Utah Lake - News Story - WRC | Washington

 

[lcstorc]

EEK. I don't want to run into that one.