New Fish Species

[anarekist]

A possibly new species of catfish of the Pterodoras genus was discovered at night, sitting on a large underwater rock in the middle of a river.

The 2-foot-long (0.6-meter-long) predator eats "whatever will fit inside its mouth," according to Conservation International.

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Armored Catfish

Photograph courtesy Kenneth Wang Tong via Conservation International

A potentially new species of armored catfish (pictured) is covered in spines to defend against piranhas. A local guide was about to snack on the fish when scientists intervened and preserved it as a scientific specimen.

Larsen, the RAP director, similarly lost out on a meal, he wrote in his field notes.

"After lugging 97 kilos [214 pounds] of canned sauerkraut deep into the heart of the Surinamese rain forest, I decided it was my duty to catch a fish or two," he wrote.

He promptly caught a striped catfish that, while not new to science, hadn't yet been documented by the expedition.

"The specimen was preserved for the museum collection, leaving my dinner plate free for extra sauerkraut atop my rice that evening."

 

[C L O W N K N I F E]

Awesome, I love to see new species discovered...that catfish is very cool looking

 

[spadoc79]

I WANT ONE!!!

 

[tjfish]

Bad *** looks like a hedgehog trapped in a fish body lol.
I cant wait to see more info on these guys.

 

[fish n chips]

looks nice to us, but bet notso to bigger fish ha ha,,
ok not a new species but has any one ever caught an Arctic charr [i have] ther very rare.