15 Creatures Discovered By Fisherman In New Zealand
1.
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FOR THIS FISH: LOSE SOME WEIGHT
Flabby Whalefish
via national geographic
I know what you’re thinking: this fish looks like it’s already been slaughtered. I assure you this is exactly how the New Zealand fisherman found it: red and gooey, but not because it’s covered in blood.
The distinctive reddish pigment of the flabby whalefish’s scales is due to the fact longer wavelengths of light (such as red and orange) have don’t reach down to the depths the whalefish calls home. To everyone else that matters the whalefish appears black. To us humans it looks like it’s been half-eaten by a shark.
As for the “flabby” moniker, just one look at its distended belly should put that mystery to rest. Sometimes New Zealand fisherman hit the nail on the head when it comes to naming the weird fish that inhabit their waters.
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION FOR THIS FISH: LOSE SOME WEIGHT
Flabby Whalefish
via national geographic
I know what you’re thinking: this fish looks like it’s already been slaughtered. I assure you this is exactly how the New Zealand fisherman found it: red and gooey, but not because it’s covered in blood.
The distinctive reddish pigment of the flabby whalefish’s scales is due to the fact longer wavelengths of light (such as red and orange) have don’t reach down to the depths the whalefish calls home. To everyone else that matters the whalefish appears black. To us humans it looks like it’s been half-eaten by a shark.
As for the “flabby” moniker, just one look at its distended belly should put that mystery to rest. Sometimes New Zealand fisherman hit the nail on the head when it comes to naming the weird fish that inhabit their waters.
Advertisements
15 February 2023
Advertisements
