Sleuthing leads to new findings about peculiar ocean fish

Sleuthing leads to new findings about peculiar ocean fish

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SEATTLE (AP) — The fish buyer noticed something different about the large, colorful disc-shaped opah waiting to be sold at the auction house in Honolulu. Among the differences: one fish had a bigger eye than the other.

His curiosity set in motion DNA testing and more sleuthing that led to the identification of three new species of opah — a peculiar deep-diving fish recently found to be the first fully warm-blooded fish.

Sleuthing leads to new findings about peculiar ocean fish

Jun 7, 2018, 8:17pm UTC
https://apnews.com/ef758dabcf5346fc92411903b07938e1 > SEATTLE (AP) — The fish buyer noticed something different about the large, colorful disc-shaped opah waiting to be sold at the auction house in Honolulu. Among the differences: one fish had a bigger eye than the other. > His curiosity set in motion DNA testing and more sleuthing that led to the identification of three new species of opah — a peculiar deep-diving fish recently found to be the first fully warm-blooded fish.