600 New Species of Fish Discovered 178
zenobr writes "Some 300 scientists from 53 countries are creating a record of all known marine life, in a project reminiscent of an aquatic Domesday Book. So far more than 15,000 species of fish have been catalogued and 2 to 3 thousand more are expected to be catalogued before the project's end in 2010. Over 500 of the fish catalogued thus far are thought to be new to science. Full story on BBC News"
Re:why is this story empty! (Score:2)
This seems to prove that the average slashdot nerd doesn't give a sh*t about fish.
That's just my take of course.
Re:why is this story empty! (Score:1)
It's proof positive that evolution is real!
Just think: 500 new species of fish created in the last several years!
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extinct fish? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:extinct fish? (Score:2)
Re:extinct fish? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:extinct fish? (Score:2)
The next part of the study will be to determine the flavor, texture, and of course fat content of each of the fish.
Re:extinct fish? (Score:1)
And what wine works best with them.
Re:extinct fish? (Score:1)
corny joke... (Score:1)
-Seriv
Re:corny joke... (Score:5, Funny)
>> *shoots self for being so stupid*
Me first!!
Your punishment (Score:2)
Re:Your punishment (Score:1)
Re:600 New Species... (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:600 New Species... (Score:2)
Hong Kong dude was just being one with the fish.
But have they found... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:But have they found... (Score:2)
Re:But have they found... (Score:2)
From South Florida? Escaped the clutches of the Cubs by a fluke? Lucky fish indeed, that one.
It's amazing (Score:1)
Re:It's amazing (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:It's amazing (Score:1)
I feel sorry for those poor grad students going out to "find" those missing parasites.
Re:It's amazing (Score:2)
Re:It's amazing (Score:2)
I'm still wondering (Score:2)
dammit (Score:2, Funny)
Re:dammit (Score:1)
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Re:dammit (Score:2)
An ichtyologist I know were interviewed by a journalist during a collecting trip in South America. He held up a specimen of an undescribed fish he had just caught for a picture.
Later, an unknown german guy read the
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Re:dammit (Score:1)
Maybe Domesday Book (Score:3, Informative)
You can find out more at:
http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/
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Re:Doomsday book? Try Domesday... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Doomsday book? Try Domesday... (Score:1, Interesting)
"Do I own this? If not, buy it."
Re:Doomsday book? Try Domesday... (Score:2)
To put it in perspective... (Score:2)
"...more than 15,000 species of fish" (Score:5, Funny)
Any technology distinguishable from magic is not suficiently advanced.
Doomsday book? (Score:2)
The book linked to in the article is some novel about a guy travelling back through time. I fail to see what this has to do with fish.
Re:Doomsday book? (Score:2)
Re:Doomsday book? (Score:2)
Re:Doomsday book? (Score:2, Interesting)
"Farmer John: 10 Cows, 20 Chickens, 1 house, 1 Wife, 6 kids
Farmer Paul: 20 Cows, 15 Chickens, 1 house, 1 Wife, 10 kids..."
Wait a minute...
Recipes? (Score:3, Funny)
Thanks for all the fish!
Re:Recipes? (Score:1)
I recently did a project on various species of fish, and we got most of our data from Fishbase [fishbase.org], which has, among other pieces of information, how the fish can be cooked.
Several species (Score:2)
here we go.... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:here we go.... (Score:2, Funny)
And so far... (Score:4, Funny)
furthermore... (Score:2, Funny)
Scientists had no comment other than to ask for more tartar sauce.
mmm... Red Lobster (Score:1, Funny)
sweet, I'm heading to Red Lobster.
Fantastic news (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Fantastic news (Score:1)
Predicting the final count (Score:4, Interesting)
Of course a simple analytic model would probably not be accurate for a number of reasons. I am sure there are wastersheds that have not been adequately explored that harbor substantive numbers of unknown species (e.g., Burma). There's also the problem of duplicates. Then there are extinctions of both previously discovered and never-to-be discovered species.
I know, I know, there's probably several papers in the academic literature on this and I'm just too lazy to look them up. But its fun to think about.
They wanted to do this (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Predicting the final count (Score:2)
Check FishBase [fishbase.org] for the complete listing and all synonyms.
But how many die? (Score:1)
In other news... (Score:2, Funny)
It's a cook book (Score:1, Funny)
Yes but... (Score:2)
Are they tasty? (Score:2)
Ah, but are these 500 species of fish new to the kitchen? And are they good eating?
I divide the world of living things (indeed, all things, living or otherwise) into two groups:
edible, and inedible.
Fish Heads... (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Fish Heads... (Score:1)
Fish heads fish heads eat them up yum
In the morning laughing happy fish heads
In the evening floating in the soup
Ask a fish head anything you want to
They won't answer they can't talk
I took a fish head out to see a movie
Didn't have to pay to get it in
They can't play baseball they don't wear sweaters
They're not good dancers they don't play drums
Roly poly fish heads are never seen drinking cappuccino
In Italian restaurants with oriental women yeah
Re:Fish Heads... (Score:1)
The other 1500 new species (Score:2)
Good news! (Score:5, Funny)
Where the heck are these fish hiding out? (Score:2)
These species aren't exactly coming from places that we've never been before or anything. Too bad you don't really get to name the new species that you find
New species - how it works (Score:2, Informative)
As much as non-biological science people think we know about the organisms on this planet, we really don't know jack. The reason we are always finding more species is a result of two different phases of taxonomic research; Alpha and Beta. Alpha taxonomy is that basic, initial "I found this and it is different" phase. Usually, this ha
Re:Where the heck are these fish hiding out? (Score:2, Informative)
True, we are discovering new species all of the time, but there are several reasons why.
The first is that classifications are always changing. Scientists are always finding new methods/means to further divide an existing group of organisms based on some structure (existence of bones, arrangement of bones, habitat differentiation, etc.).
If I remember correctly, during one lecture a professor mentioned that two fish, virtually identical in outward appearance, lived within several feet vertically of each
Have they found the Blinky fish? (Score:2)
Blinky Fish [yahoo.com]
Hedley
Re:Have they found the Blinky fish? (Score:2)
Good Start (Score:3, Informative)
In North America, the Atlantic salmon is a farm FrankenFish, fed Fish Pellets until they are big and then pumped full of carrot extract to get that "natural" orange color before processing.
While some of these species may seem insignificant, it is important to catalog and understand them to assess the health and viability of ecosystems.
Then again, the whole world is slaughtering fish in the oceans to the point that the most productive fisheries are under serious pressure. So if we can wipe out ubiquitous species, how can we hope to preserve those in sensitive habitats that come under pressure?
Well, at least we will have some descriptions and pictures.
Just 2 cents from a catch and release, barbless hooks fly fisher.
Re:Good Start (Score:1)
And for heaven's sake would someone please start making farmed crabs so we don't have to eat anymore of that fake crab crap? It would probably be easier to have a crab farm than do all that stuff they do to make that fake crab crap.
Re:Good Start (Score:2, Informative)
Farming of fish has its downsides, too. In this [nationalgeographic.com] article it is explained how escaping farmed salmon threaten the reproduction of wild salmon.
Also, farmed salmon are fed pellets which are made from other sea-living critters, moving the threat of overfishing down the foodchain.
Dopefish discovered? (Score:1)
300 is a lot, but (Score:3, Informative)
Oh, some bragging rights on behalf of myself... I have described three new fish species myself; giving them scientific names and all that.
15,000 species of fish (Score:1)
As someone whose dietary intake of "meat" only includes fish, i don't eat chicken or red meat and therefore i consume fish almost daily, my main curiosity in that list is... i wonder which ones tastes better and are good for health...
I'll be there (Score:2)
Blinky? (Score:2)
Yet Another Species of Fish (Score:1)
excellent (Score:1)
But... (Score:2)
Re:In memory of Scott Adams... (Score:1)
Re:In memory of Scott Adams... (Score:2)
Let's not forget the other scott adams not responcible for the dilbert comics, but rather for early text adventures
http://www.msadams.com/new/index.htm
Re:"New" species? (Score:2, Informative)
Not quite true (Score:5, Informative)
I'm confused... (Score:1)
When a Saint Bernard goes a Chihuahua bitch all you are left with is a wig.
So how come they are the same species?
Re:Not quite true (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Not quite true (Score:2, Informative)
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Re:"New" species? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:"New" species? (Score:5, Informative)
Form, not color. A rose by any other color is still a rose.
Taxonomically speaking the only difference between an Atlantic Salmon and a Rainbow Trout ( which has different colored dots and its famous red stripe) is. . . two teeth.
(Yes, for those taking notes, that means that the Rainbow Trout is really the Pacific Salmon and the "Pacific Salmon" aren't. The Brook Trout and the Lake Trout aren't trout or salmon. They're Char. That's what happens when you let the "people" name things before the taxonomists get there).
KFG
DNA mapping? (Score:2)
You never know: something could be drastically different in the genetic code of an Atlantic Salmon and Rainbow Trout even if they appear (physically/taxonomically) to be so similar.
Re:DNA mapping? (Score:1)
In the case of DNA it often tells us a good deal less.
There is also the problem that much DNA is the same across all species. You really are 50% banana. So yes, minor differences in DNA can have large consequences, but the r
Re:What's the point? (Score:1)
Re:What's the point? (Score:1)
Weeell, no, not exactly.
http://www.mote.org/~rhueter/sharks/cancer.phtm
KFG
This IS real science! (Score:3, Informative)
They "real" science you want will be affected later in all sorts of ways
Re:This IS real science! (Score:1)
However Jacques Cousteau, said he saw a total disappearance in fish in many of the areas he used to dive in.
Re:That's "Domesday" to you (Score:1)