Girl Catches Fish With Horn On Head, Legs
Fish Is Distant Member Of Shark Family
POSTED: Wednesday, August 13, 2003
UPDATED: 3:25 pm EDT August 13,
2003
SEATTLE -- An 8-year-old girl hooked a fish with apparent legs and a horn growing out of its head, according to a Local 6 News report.
Autilla Grason was fishing with her family in Seattle this week when she caught the strange-looking creature with a visible horn sticking out of its head. The family thought the 18-inch-long fish was from another world."I was thinking it might be a good pet; put it in the fish tank," Grason said. 
Researchers determined that the girl's catch is a spotted rat fish, which is a distant member of the shark family. A scientist said that the fish's legs are actually modified fins used for mating.The species of fish dates back 500 million years, according to the report.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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Girl Catches Strange FishResearchers determined that the girl's catch is a spotted rat fish, which is a distant member of the shark family. A scientist said that the fish's legs are actually modified fins used for mating.The species of fish dates back 500 million years, according to the report.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.Copyright 2007 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com.
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