New 'grumpy' fish species discovered in the Red Sea

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The species was given its name due to its "rather unhappy appearance," researchers say.

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New 'grumpy' fish species discovered in the Red Sea

 

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That little guy is cool! But I can't decide if it being transparent is disturbing or kinda awesome.
 
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That little guy is cool! But I can't decide if it being transparent is disturbing or kinda awesome.

Interestingly, if you go to the link in the OP, they show three other color variants that are not transparent.

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EDIT TO ADD: In looking at the above pictures, these fish look to be "fixed", while the "transparent" one appears to be alive. When I did an invasive fish study in the Everglades in the early 70's, we used formalin (formaldehyde) to fix the fish, which would change the coloration of the fish, turning any transparent parts more translucent.
 
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