GOP Fish Species Found In Mekong Delta In Vietnam

[kpete]

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



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.

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[immoderate]

1. Like a ballchinian?

--imm

[HopeHoops]

2. Yeah, that fits. Poor fish.