Recently Discovered Deep Sea:  Tonguefish by Christine Dell’Amore The Tangaroa Seamount offered up a new species of Tonguefish in the Symphurus genus. Like many other flatfish, such as flounder, tonguefish have both their eyes on one side and are widely distributed on active seamounts in the western Pacific Ocean. There, the fish thought to graze on the bacterial mats created near warm nutrient flows. (via: National Geo)      (photo: NIWA) View high resolution

Recently Discovered Deep Sea:  Tonguefish

by Christine Dell’Amore

The Tangaroa Seamount offered up a new species of Tonguefish in the Symphurus genus.

Like many other flatfish, such as flounder, tonguefish have both their eyes on one side and are widely distributed on active seamounts in the western Pacific Ocean. There, the fish thought to graze on the bacterial mats created near warm nutrient flows.

(via: National Geo)      (photo: NIWA)

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    NEW POKEDEX ENTRY!!!
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    YOU GUYS TO BE A TOTAL CHILD ABOUT THIS IT LOOKS LIKE A SQUOOSED WANG WITH GOOGLY EYES GLUED ON
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    YOU GUYS NOT TO BE A TOTAL CHILD ABOUT THIS BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A SQUOOSHED WANG WITH GOOGLY EYES GLUED ON
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    This is a tragic animal.Just look at it.):
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    Its face reminds me of this: (◑︹◐)
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