Scientists have found the first warm-blooded fish
American scientists have identified the only warm-blooded fish on the planet. After research, the experts found that the body temperature of the occupant of the seas higher than the water temperature.
American ichthyologists in the research process, marine life of the California coast has revealed a unique fish. More precisely, the experts analyzed in detail the distinctive features such as red-finned opah (Lampris guttatus) and made a truly unique opening for the Zoological world. They said that moon fish is considered to be warm-blooded, in addition to other things, like birds and mammals.
According to researchers from the state administration of ocean and weather research of the United States, the General temperature of the body deep-water fish-moon - red apaha - 5 degrees above ambient temperature, Live Science informs.
In the process of research, the experts learned that the original inhabitant of the deep sea may support multiple temperature by about 5 degrees above ambient, not only in skeletal muscle but also in the internal organs such as the heart and brain. And yet scientists turned to unlock the device thermoregulation.
It was found that sunfish produces heat with constant strokes of the pectoral fins and support him thanks to the fatty layer and the special texture of the blood vessels in the gills. This specificity makes the lunar fish more robust comparing to other representatives of deep-sea fauna. Additionally, this singularity allows Apache enough to hold for long periods of time, hunting at depths up to 400 meters.
Note that Red-finned opah - unusually specious and big fish. Her body is extremely high, rounded, substantially laterally compressed, the dorsal edge is painted in a steel-blue color, gradually turning on the sides in soft bluish green with silvery or purple-Golden reflection, and the belly is pale pink.
All the sides and small with a tiny beak-mouth head studded with innumerable small silver or milky white spots. Red-finned opah lives in tropical and temperate waters and is considered a predator. Its prey are small fish. Adherents of this type also well known for his large size, they can reach up to 2 meters long and 270 kg of weight.
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