Rare Albino Ratfish Looks as Ugly as it Sounds - Neatorama

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."

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ALBINO_RATFISH?SITE=AZTUS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT - via Fortean Times

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

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

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

How about a link to an MP3? :)

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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.

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

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