Wednesday 29 August 2012

‘Penis-head’ fish



A new species of fish with a penis on its head has been identified in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, researchers said on Wednesday.

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.

Male phallostethids have a copulatory organ, termed the priapium, under the throat for holding or clasping onto females and fertilising their eggs internally, according to conservationists.
“We have scientifically identified a new penis-head fish in Vietnam,” researcher Tran Dac Dinh from Can Tho University told AFP.

7 comments:

Murphy said...

hahahaha oh dear, where is the penis naw

Anonymous said...

Abeg dis one dey naija make me sef eat on eof those

Anonymous said...

Are they edible?

Anonymous said...

A chance for this specie to multiple in multitude easy access

Anonymous said...

Anything is possible

Anonymous said...

I'm not surprised strange thing are happening lately

kate said...

Hope its edible before we start eating the forbidden food