Friday, May 28, 2010

Scientists Discover New Species Of Handfish. Wait -- Fish With Freakin' Hands? Dammit BP~



Using its fins to walk, rather than swim, along the ocean floor....the pink handfish is one of nine newly named species described in a recent scientific review of the handfish family~

All of the world's 14 known species of handfish are found only in shallow, coastal waters off southeastern Australia, the review notes~

Even among the previously known species, the fish are poorly studied, the review authors add, and little is known about their biology or behavior~

via : nationalgeographic

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