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commander-salamander In reply to tonystardreamer [2013-01-05 20:41:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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tonystardreamer In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-05 21:41:00 +0000 UTC]

Well they are. I never would have thought of having a fish use it's spine-fins instead of it's tail for swimming. But it's brilliant.

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commander-salamander In reply to tonystardreamer [2013-01-06 02:53:03 +0000 UTC]

Something like that not sure about the brilliant part but ok

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tonystardreamer In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-07 20:13:38 +0000 UTC]

Well I think it's brilliant anyway.

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commander-salamander In reply to tonystardreamer [2013-01-11 07:53:59 +0000 UTC]

Well thanks again

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tonystardreamer In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-11 18:35:47 +0000 UTC]

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commander-salamander In reply to whalewithlegs [2013-01-05 20:46:13 +0000 UTC]

It pumps in water much like a ray does and it passes through gills of a sort and then out through the pores in the sides.
I'd like to get more technical but my brain has gone to mush due to all the moving house I'm doing

The tentacles are very sensitive at the tips and do have a barbel like function in that they can taste the water.
Also the Xanathus is a suction feeder.

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commander-salamander In reply to R9A [2013-01-05 20:46:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, strange is what I was after the fins are more like tentacles.

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R9A In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-06 10:41:53 +0000 UTC]

I meant the fins on the back mainly. They remind me of something, but I still don't know what.

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commander-salamander In reply to R9A [2013-01-07 08:50:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you can think of it. I'd like to know

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R9A In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-07 12:33:27 +0000 UTC]

... sorry... still thinking...

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commander-salamander In reply to R9A [2013-01-11 07:55:31 +0000 UTC]

All good

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R9A In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-11 10:15:11 +0000 UTC]

You surely know this feeling, when something seems familiar to you, but you have no clue why.

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commander-salamander In reply to R9A [2013-01-11 20:21:59 +0000 UTC]

I do know that feeling. I'm not sure there is a word for it in English.

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R9A In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-12 10:29:56 +0000 UTC]

Maybe the word is "senile dementia".

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commander-salamander In reply to R9A [2013-01-12 20:16:01 +0000 UTC]

Lol! Maybe

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commander-salamander In reply to bensen-daniel [2013-01-04 09:36:58 +0000 UTC]

Just like an upside down elephant fish! Except with tentacles and segmented fins.

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thomastapir In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-04 17:48:38 +0000 UTC]

Did somebody say....Elephant fish?
[link]

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commander-salamander In reply to thomastapir [2013-01-04 20:19:46 +0000 UTC]

Can't open your file

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thomastapir In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-04 20:43:58 +0000 UTC]

DOOO-OOOOOOOOD!!!
How about [link] ?

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commander-salamander In reply to thomastapir [2013-01-04 20:59:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh that is a good idea!

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commander-salamander In reply to Boverisuchus [2013-01-04 09:41:12 +0000 UTC]

I am shamed to say I don't know much about jawless fishes gills, but you are right it does have a jawless fish vibe.

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Boverisuchus In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-04 09:42:40 +0000 UTC]

well, some have holes that look like mouthes, that are really gill openings, and others have sort of exaust pipe looiking holes that do the same things...

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commander-salamander In reply to Boverisuchus [2013-01-04 09:44:41 +0000 UTC]

Ah ok. I can see now were you got the impression

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Boverisuchus In reply to commander-salamander [2013-01-04 10:01:13 +0000 UTC]

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