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Just stumbled across this article,
3 fish previously classed as in different families: One has a tail 10x the length of the body and feeds on zooplankton, the second has no oesophagus or stomach and a very enlarged liver, the third has a very englarged jaw and modified gill arch to allow it to eat large prey.
Turns out all three are different life stages of the same species: no. 1 is the juvenile, No 2. is the adult male, No. 3 is the adult female.
Wierd.
http://www.cmarz.org/pdf/taxon_refs/Johnson_etal_3_fish_families_BiologyLetters_2009.pdf
3 fish previously classed as in different families: One has a tail 10x the length of the body and feeds on zooplankton, the second has no oesophagus or stomach and a very enlarged liver, the third has a very englarged jaw and modified gill arch to allow it to eat large prey.
Turns out all three are different life stages of the same species: no. 1 is the juvenile, No 2. is the adult male, No. 3 is the adult female.
Wierd.
http://www.cmarz.org/pdf/taxon_refs/Johnson_etal_3_fish_families_BiologyLetters_2009.pdf
