Friday Deep-Sea Picture: Blob Sculpin

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A Blob Sculpin (Psychrolutes phrictus) from Davidson Seamount. Image from MBARI.

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That reminds me, I wanted to see if the local video rental place had a copy of Key Largo.

By Stacy Mason (not verified) on 12 Apr 2008 #permalink

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