10-25-2008, 12:31 PM
[cool][#0000ff]At first I thought it might be residue or a stain from some environmental biohazard...like oil. But, when I tried scraping it with a knife blade, it seemed to be a part of the skin rather than just on the surface...and it went clear through the one fin.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Over the years I have caught or seen numerous fish, of different species, with uncharacteristic colors or markings. Just a hiccup in the genes, I guess. Not unusual in humans either. Birthmarks, "port wine stains", vitiligo (Michael Jackson coloring) and other skin anomalies occur in a surprising percentage of human beans. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Of course, with the increase in the number of folks getting "ink" (tattoos), it is hard to tell what's real and what ain't. Same with certain "anatomical" features. But, that is another issue and not suitable for discussion on this board.[/#0000ff]
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"The female catfish can't spawn so the egg sacks fill with so many eggs they actually "drift" under the catfishes skin, right? And then leave"egg marks" under the skin."
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[#0000ff]Have you been snortin' the Smelly Jelly again?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Over the years I have caught or seen numerous fish, of different species, with uncharacteristic colors or markings. Just a hiccup in the genes, I guess. Not unusual in humans either. Birthmarks, "port wine stains", vitiligo (Michael Jackson coloring) and other skin anomalies occur in a surprising percentage of human beans. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Of course, with the increase in the number of folks getting "ink" (tattoos), it is hard to tell what's real and what ain't. Same with certain "anatomical" features. But, that is another issue and not suitable for discussion on this board.[/#0000ff]
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"The female catfish can't spawn so the egg sacks fill with so many eggs they actually "drift" under the catfishes skin, right? And then leave"egg marks" under the skin."
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[#0000ff]Have you been snortin' the Smelly Jelly again?[/#0000ff]
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