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[–] [email protected] 50 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

As appropriate for a post about fish I've taken the bait and looked up just what the fuck is going on. It's a barreleye or macropinna microstoma and it's pretty cool.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Some Macropinna microstoma have evolved to have a large snout and an anal fin.

Anal fin is now in my vocabulary.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago

".... it's time to go to distant lands...."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

"Like eyeing fish in a barrel!"

... Thanks Animal Crossing!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 17 hours ago

“I barreleye caught it!”