July 8, 2010
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“Pancake Batfish” – “Halieutichthys intermedius”
It has been recently discovered in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, around the region affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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July 9th, 2010 at 1:12 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278681152 )
new species of pancake batfish, Halieutichthys intermedius, was found living in the area affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:35 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278707730 )
It’s a new species of Batfish (Named for how they “walk” on the bottom of the ocean) discovered at the site of the BP accident.
July 9th, 2010 at 11:37 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278718674 )
Pancake Batfish
From Wikipedia ….
In early July, researchers discovered two new previously unidentified species of bottom-dwelling pancake batfish of the Halieutichthys genus, in the area affected by the BP oil spill
July 10th, 2010 at 1:50 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278726629 )
Pancake Batfish,Halieutichthys aculeatus, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Two new species were discovered recently during the Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill.
July 10th, 2010 at 4:07 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278734841 )
Two new species of bottom-dwelling “walking” batfish species have been found in the Gulf of Mexico—right in the path of the Gulf oil spill
July 10th, 2010 at 4:23 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278735825 )
Halieutichthys intermedius batfish or commonly known as pancake batfish. One of the two new species of batfish that were discovered during the recent gulf of mexico oil spill.
July 10th, 2010 at 8:13 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278749629 )
Electric Ray
July 10th, 2010 at 11:28 am, GMT +0000 ( 1278761295 )
Guessing : marine organism that can eat up petroleum.
July 10th, 2010 at 11:13 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278803591 )
One of the new batfish species found in the Gulf of Mexico which live in path of Gulf oil spill
July 11th, 2010 at 12:19 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278850757 )
A new species of batfish aka walking fish found right in the path of the deepwater horizon oil spill.
July 11th, 2010 at 8:40 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278880826 )
“Pancake Batfish”
It has been recently discovered in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, in the region affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.. They live on the bottom, covered in sand. The fish are flat, resembling pancakes.
This tiny creature,”Halieutichthys intermedius” amazingly uses its fins like feet to walk across the ocean floor.They inhabit a subtropical, sandy, reef-associated, and a deep environment.
July 11th, 2010 at 11:33 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1278891191 )
“Pancake Batfish” – “Halieutichthys intermedius”
It has been recently discovered in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, around the region affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill