‘Major Discovery’ Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish Breeding Colony

Posted by eigenhombre on Thursday January 13, 2022 @09:30PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/science/icefish-antarctica-eggs-colony.html

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Re:‘Major Discovery’ Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish... by s1artibartfast on Friday January 14, 2022 @12:34AM (#29930955)

Fascinating fish

>Icefish blood is colorless because it lacks hemoglobin, the oxygen-binding protein in blood. Channichthyidae are the only known vertebrates to lack hemoglobin as adults.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channichthyidae

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Re:‘Major Discovery’ Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish... by derefnull on Thursday January 13, 2022 @10:18PM (#29930221)

Stunning! Now let's leave them alone so they too may pursue life, liberty and happiness

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Re:‘Major Discovery’ Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish... by Maursault on Friday January 14, 2022 @05:08PM (#29941150)

We can only hope they're toxic to consume, taste horrible, and are somehow not believed to increase virility.

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Re:‘Major Discovery’ Beneath Antarctic Seas: A Giant Icefish... by denago on Thursday January 13, 2022 @10:16PM (#29930211)

i wonder how long til we fuck it up now that we’ve found it

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