"I have been fishing for so many years, but it is the first time
that I have caught a fish with a tongue, and the weirdest thing is
the tongue can change colors!," said Mr. Wang, a fishing enthusiast
in Guangdong Province, on the morning of Aug. 26.
Wang keeps the fish in a basin at his home. The fish is 35
centimeters long and weighs 0.5 kilograms, with irregular scales
and white spots on its body. Its body is similar to a Lampetra mori
and mullet, but its head looks like a snake's.
Wang told reporters that the fish had a strong pectoral fin, which
can even support its whole body, and the weirdest thing was its
color-changing tongue surrounded by some soft tissue like
gums.
Wang also said not only could the fish's tongue change colors, but
also its skin, which is just like a chameleon's. The color of its
skin is light where sunshine is strong and grows darker as the
sunshine gets weaker. If the fish is under thick grass, its skin
will change into a greenish color.
