Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: Strange new seahorse has no dorsal fin

  1. #1
    Admin lost's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2008
    Location
    some were dont know am lost
    Posts
    626
    Rep Power
    10

    Strange new seahorse has no dorsal fin

    A unique new species of seahorse, Hippocampus paradoxus, has been described from Australia. It differs from all other known seahorses by having no dorsal fin. Instead it has a series of fleshy, fin-like lobes along the dorsal midline of the body and tail.
    Only one specimen, a female, is known. The fish was collected as long ago as 1995, by scientists researching bryozoans, and had lain in a museum collection ever since, until discovered recently by seahorse specialists examining the collection.

    The specimen was collected to the south west of Esperance in Western Australia, on the extreme western edge of the Great Australian Bight.

  2. #2
    Sea Cucumber Unicorrs's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2011
    Posts
    10
    Rep Power
    0
    I remember reading this on Dailymail.
    I really hope they find more of its kind

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •