Catching extremely rare albino fish

Whidbey Island, Washington State, USA, the ratfish originating from prehistoric times is recognized as the first perfect albino fish ever discovered. The probability of catching this rare creature is only about 1/7 million.

At the very least, it is the observation of the University of Washington's collection of 7.2 million species of fish, agreed by an expert in aquatic life with 20 years of experience in Puget Sound.

'The ratfish fish only lives in the deep bottom with a soft, muddy surface.' - Jon Reum, a student who is pursuing a fisheries doctoral course, discovered albino fish in a research project of Washington University said. 'The ratfish in this Puget Sound region are usually brown or black, and there are many white dots on them to' disguise 'in their habitat'.

In the aquatic life, rare albino organisms live long enough to be inherited for generations after the mutant gene plays a role in damaging skin pigmentation. Therefore, it is quite surprising that according to Reum's estimation, this 'albino fish' is 30 cm long and is 2-3 years old - compared to the average age of ratfish, it means that it is in the age of 'spring'. .

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After capturing the fish, the researchers immediately dropped it into the bucket of water, covered the board above, but it kept jumping all night like it wanted to burst out. Here this rare fish will be added to the University of Washington's Fish Collection.

Ratfish, whose scientific name is Chimaera , was first discovered in the southern waters of Brazil in 2001.

With a length of 30-40cm, the ratfish possesses large cartilage like sharks and stingrays, two-sided fins like bird wings, and their nerves are revealed on both sides to help orient in deep and dark waters. According to scientists' speculation, it is possible that this prehistoric fish species lived at the same time as the tyrant dinosaur, ie about 180 million years ago.

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