I'm sure some of you have seen this before but I just had to post it, what a beautiful fish. Apparently it is not and albino as the Dr. explains
"This is a very unusual and magnificent sailfish, but it is not a real 'albino' form. Note the dark splotches on the head and dorsal fin, as well as the eye. This fish is "hypo melanistic," meaning it has an extraordinary lack of melanin, the coloring pigment. In a true albino there would be no dark coloring on any of the body and the eye would be pink from a lack of any coloring in the cornea, pupil and lens."
Seems a shame to catch it really, beeing so rare and all:waterwork
Just wondering if anyone sees these hypo melanistic forms of fish around??
"This is a very unusual and magnificent sailfish, but it is not a real 'albino' form. Note the dark splotches on the head and dorsal fin, as well as the eye. This fish is "hypo melanistic," meaning it has an extraordinary lack of melanin, the coloring pigment. In a true albino there would be no dark coloring on any of the body and the eye would be pink from a lack of any coloring in the cornea, pupil and lens."
Seems a shame to catch it really, beeing so rare and all:waterwork
Just wondering if anyone sees these hypo melanistic forms of fish around??