Did You Hear That?

[Oddball]

From WeirdSeaMonsters:
New Discovery: Deep Sea Fish Have Ears!!!
　
I never really wondered if fish had ears or not, but in a recent discovery scientists found fish in the deep end of the waters that evolved ears like no others. Examining several fish species collected from waters as deep as 1.6 miles (2.5 kilometers), researchers discovered ear structures never seen before in other fish.The strange structures may enhance the animals’ hearing, researchers speculate.
The inner ear (pictured) of a blue antimora (inset) is exceptionally rigid—a feature never before seen in a deep-sea fish, according to a study to be presented in May 2009.

 

[knifegill]

This is important because now fisherman know they must whisper when discussing bait.

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

Awesome! I may start singing to my fish (j/k)

 

[Oddball]

Awesome! I may start singing to my fish (j/k)

start? ...we've heard things about you.

 

[Pomatomus]

Is the structure you're referring to that white plate on the bottom? Or is it just the rigidity of the semicircular canals? We have known that fish have ears for a long time. That looks like the semicircular canals I have dissected in the past.

 

[Snowflake311]

Haha My dad always told us to be quiet when fishing no music when time to fish.