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HALLOWEEN PICTURES: Spooky Species Discovered This Year


Science & Tech  (tags: Fish, New Species, Spooky, discovery, interesting, study )

Dee
- 24 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
spooky-looking fangs that have earned it the name Danionella dracula--and that's more than enough to qualify as a one of the spookiest new species announced in 2009.
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Dee C. (504)
Sunday November 1, 2009, 1:01 pm
"The fangs of D. dracula--discovered in March 2009 in Myanmar (Burma)--aren't actually true teeth. The line of fish that gave rise to the ghoulish species is thought to have lost teeth for good around 50 million years ago.

Instead, researchers think the males use these extralong fangs to spar with each other during aggressive displays."

See pictures at site..
 

KRISTEN B. (107)
Sunday November 1, 2009, 2:24 pm
thank you i LOVE to learn about new things, Thank you..
 

Rhonda Maness (450)
Sunday November 1, 2009, 2:36 pm
Thanh You Dee
 

Eugenie F-s (9)
Sunday November 1, 2009, 4:40 pm
Eeek he looks quite vicious, wouldn't want to find him swimming next to me! Thanks for sharing this with us Dee, very interesting.
 

Karen S. (97)
Sunday November 1, 2009, 7:32 pm
Now that's one ugly fish. No wonder it's been hiding! Interesting critter.
 

Kerrie T. (2)
Monday November 2, 2009, 5:05 pm
Very cool beans!!! Have you ever seen a blob fish?? They are the best!
 

Kerrie T. (2)
Monday November 2, 2009, 5:06 pm
Very cool beans!!! Have you ever seen a blob fish?? They are the best!
 
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