Lingcod grow 20 new teeth per day

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/this-fish-grows-20-new-teeth-per-day-pacific-lingcod?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=SubWeekly_20211104::rid=E75519678264240931332F77C25C3550

Interesting read.  Who knew?

Kudos to them for counting so many teeth by hand (by eye?).   Old school science.

I'm constantly surprised by how little is known of the biological world.

That must be why they are so angry... All those teeth with no toothbrush. 

That must be why they are so angry... All those teeth with no toothbrush.

*"Ornery"

 

Cool. I’ve noticed decaying teeth in halibut and lingcod and wondered how they dealt with that. Sounds like they embrace disposability.

The original paper appears to contradict the numbers given by National Geographic: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2021.1436

That must be why they are so angry... All those teeth with no toothbrush.

*"Ornery"

 

Dammit... I screwed up the quote... still funny.  lol