Rare Albino Ratfish Looks as Ugly as it Sounds

Posted by Alex in Animal, Pictures on September 26, 2007 at 1:30 am


Scientists found a rare albino ratfish and declared it still as ugly as the normal ones:

"They’re pretty ugly," said Jon Reum, a University of Washington doctoral student who spent his summer working on the marine survey. "They’ve got this gnarly spine on their backs, they bite, and they’re just a pain to work with."

Link - via Fortean Times


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5 comments to "Rare Albino Ratfish Looks as Ugly as it Sounds"

  1. jenny
    September 26th, 2007 at 3:20 am

    ugly?
    that is gorgeouse
    and not only that, i looked up the ratfish, its so cute
    why ugly?

  2. Terry
    September 26th, 2007 at 5:09 am

    I was just about to say it’s not ugly but Jenny beat me to it.

  3. Abdul Alhazred
    September 26th, 2007 at 10:17 am

    You say it looks as ugly as it sounds, but what does it sound like?

    How about a link to an MP3? :)

  4. Lana
    September 26th, 2007 at 12:06 pm

    I personally think it’s a very pretty fish — a miracle of nature. However, this story reminds me of the fact that many restaurants are serving “Chilean Sea Bass” as an upscale dish. The “Chilean Sea Bass” is actually a Patagonian Toothfish, and there are those who say it’s ugly and this is a brilliant marketing ploy. As a human who might be considered ugly by some, I wonder what this says about humanity. Luckily I have a good outlook on life and a sense of self esteem. There is no such thing as “ugly.” Just my two cents.

  5. Ali S.
    September 26th, 2007 at 1:37 pm

    I don’t think it looks really that ugly. It looks as if it was made out of pearl!


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