Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Dirty Minds?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry over the implications of a recently discovered species of fish,if it turns out to be a product of evolution I will lean more toward crying. The fish was found in The Mekong Delta in 2009,nothing strange so far but how would it grab you to know their sex organs are on their heads? Not to be out done by the reproductive organs the anus also makes its appearance in the same general area. If nothing else it gives validation to the word "dickhead" and I guess you could also call it a "shithead" without stretching the truth. The physical setup of this fish leaves me wondering where the brain might be located? Maybe the brain is that orange/yellow spot by the tail?
The Phallostethus cuulong is just 2 centimetres long, and is part of little known group of fish where the males have their reproductive organs on their chin, and their anus in their throat
The Phallostethus cuulong is the newest member of the Phallostethidae family -- small fish found in Southeast Asian waters that are distinguished primarily by the positioning of the male sexual organ.
The Phallostethus cuulong, a unioque new fish with a penis on its head. The pair, a 22.5 mm male (top) in Tra Vinh Province and a 23.7 mm female (below) were found in the in Soc Trang Province of Vietnam.
A. Male B. Female

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