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[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

I know about this one! It was in Dave the Diver

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I spent years thinking it was called Dunkleosaurus before I realised I'd been reading it wrong the whole time

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

pro tip: "osteo" means bone, dunkleosteus is a VERY bony fish

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Even knowing the correct name I somehow never made that connection!

[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, and I thought he had dark bones

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I spent years never having read or heard of this fish at all, but thankfully that dark dark time in my life just ended.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

More of a sacabombaspiss man myself Sacabambaspiss

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

"Gettin' dunked", as we used to say

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Dunkalicious

[–] gaiussabinus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Who got caviar with his trilobite meal? The dunkler!

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

These make me smile because it's obviously a dopefish. Swim, swim, hungry.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 1 month ago

There is only one supreme commander of the seas and that is Father Dagon; who has gifted us with the Deep Ones.

[–] Rekonok@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I can easily looks like a grown adult and I smiled

[–] jack@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

the most famous Clevelander