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[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 112 points 3 days ago (3 children)

It's not like the bony-eared assfish is going to clap back, not with the smallest brain-to-body weight ratio of all known vertebrates.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 85 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But he's going to make America great again, for sure.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago

No boney assfishes about it.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago

Stop, he's already dead 😭

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bro probably didn't even know he'd just been roasted.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

swim swim hungry

[–] LolaCat@lemmy.ca 49 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Huh usually these memes are edited but this one is surprisingly real https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Bony-eared_assfish

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wikipedia seems to not be unanimous on the brain-to-body ratio claim. There's a discussion link next to the citation.

[–] CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

yeah mola mola seems to have it beat >10x wich makes sense since they are dumb as hell.

[–] dphile@lemm.ee 14 points 3 days ago

“…assfish are soft and flabby…”

Gold

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I thought the name had to be edited given that it looks different from the rest of the text, but on reflection it's just because it is a hyperlink.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago

At least the Latin name is still diplomatic, as always

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 11 points 3 days ago

They roasted it because they know better than to do it raw

[–] Starfighter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Bony ear-assfish doesn't sound too good either.

[–] Worthess@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago

I can almost guarantee it that that fish was really annoying

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, not a lot going on needing a bigger brain 1+km below the water surface where this creature hangs out. Also, apparently it's ass as in donkey, not the other kind.

[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It is an assfish, not a gyattfish after all.

Also, per wikipedia, assfish are soft and flabby.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Seems to have a really large head and small body though... ???

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Fuckthisbonyassfishicus

[–] Nog00d@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

GenX be like, "...aside from your mother"

[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Aside from your mother

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

i mean yeah why else would they call him the assfish :(

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 4 points 3 days ago

Where's the ass?