RE: NANFA-- strange fish question

Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS (HOOVERJ_at_wes.army.mil)
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 14:08:30 -0600

Looked it up in Norman's "A History of Fishes" which was written in 1948, a
few years after the relationship was discovered.

Ceratioid anglerfishes

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay DeLong
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 2:02 PM
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Subject: Re: NANFA-- strange fish question

Sajjad, I think they may have been referring to the angler fish.
It also reminds me of a dream I had when I was a teenager...

--
Jay DeLong
Olympia, WA


At 11:52 AM 12/12/00, you wrote:
>Someoone asked me:
>
>Are you aware of the ? fish, where the male actually becomes part of the
>female anatomy by shrinking in size and being absorbed beneath her skin.
>There to perform only his sexual duty and get all his needs from her body.
>
>Does anyone know the answer?
>
>Thanks
>Sajjad




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