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conjoined fish?

Started by Guest_pylodictis_* , Nov 27 2012 10:56 PM

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#1 Guest_pylodictis_*

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Posted 27 November 2012 - 10:56 PM

I came across this on Stumbleupon. Obviously these genetic oddities should exist in nature, but the chance of catching such a freak are astronomical. Do you guys think this is natural or caused by some man made factor such as a hermaphrodite fish caused by birth control?

http://www.noreast.c...topic_ID=102284

#2 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 27 November 2012 - 11:21 PM

http://www.noreast.c...ages/110050.jpg
(trying to be helpful; original link didn't work due to presence of slash sign at end of it)

I wish I could have seen it swim.

#3 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 27 November 2012 - 11:42 PM

I took the liberty of fixing the original link.

#4 Guest_IsaacSzabo_*

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 04:20 AM

I think the photo is a fake. The lower left jaws of the two fish don't even line up.

#5 Guest_NVCichlids_*

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 04:17 PM

to me it looks like a second fish was cut up and placed along side. I am with Isaac, this picture is a fake.

#6 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 28 November 2012 - 10:03 PM

I wondered when somebody would stumble upon my totally authentic photo of Siamese fish. My cat (the one that's my Avatar photo) was my witness! Unfortunately, the fish were consumed.

#7 Guest_Subrosa_*

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 07:45 PM

Hey, Beamoc are real!

#8 Guest_smilingfrog_*

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 09:49 PM

to me it looks like a second fish was cut up and placed along side. I am with Isaac, this picture is a fake.

I had this picture emailed to me from a friend about 10 or so years ago. At that time it claimed to be from the Ottertail River in Minnesota. I agree it looks like the smaller fish either had its head tucked into the gill cover of the larger one or had it removed and the body just pushed underneath it.

#9 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 10:03 PM

I wish I could catch two pike in one day. They're delicious. To me, small fish are pets, big fish are food, and Northern Pike is the tastiest fish I've ever eaten.

#10 Guest_Owain4_*

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 01:40 AM

it really does look like the fish on the left is upsidedown and its bottom jaw is showing and the right fish is upright. hard to believe fish could live like that.

#11 Guest_Usil_*

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Posted 30 November 2012 - 01:48 PM

Could be a Photoshop prank but it might be real. If real, it looks like the second fish is a parasite to the original that looks dominant and complete. The second fish shares a blood supply which keeps it alive but contributes nothing to the survival. This is a strong fish so it might be able to feed and drag the parasite around with it and survive.

Usil