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[This fish is Real]

The Loosejaw is a small deep water fish which through evolution has lost the skin on the floor of its mouth. This alows the jaw to shoot out with minimal water resistance to snare prey. The red light under its eye is used to spot food, as many creatures of the deep see cannot see red light. This gives the Loosejaw its own 'sniper scope'.

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:iconleggurm:
~Leggurm Feb 25, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
This fish is real?! Wow.
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:iconsephypsycologist:
O.O amazing! It took me a while to see its eye. That's a very clever device, no jaw skin. Nature *and your picture illustrating it* is fascinating :D
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:iconpalaeorigamipete:
~palaeorigamipete Jan 24, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
is this real or speculative? (once someone does so amazing spec-art, it's hard to distinguish what is earth-based speculation and reality! =D
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:iconabiogenisis:
Haha XD its a real fish, though i think its only about 10cm long :P
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:icondauntlessxhawk:
~dauntlessxhawk Feb 16, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
large specimens can grow up to 35cm, so not that small haha
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:iconpalaeorigamipete:
~palaeorigamipete Jan 24, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow! O_o This little fella surely has fresh breath, don't you think? =D
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:icontriphon:
Incredibly realisitic ! Although I'd like to see how it shuts his jaw so that the prey doesn't escape from its stomach XD
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:iconlittlemisshufflepuff:
~littlemisshufflepuff Oct 23, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Such an incredible animal, really. It really makes one appreciate the magnificent diversity of life on this planet. :)
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~Crimsonum Oct 20, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh my, yet another of nature's peculiar wonders. Great painting, although somehow it was first difficult (for me) to "see" the head. It's almost entirely detatched from the rest of the body.
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