A brand new photograph of a fish that seemingly sports activities human-like lips and enamel has captured the web’s consideration.
The image, posted by Twitter person Raff Nasir on July 2, reveals a multicolored fish with lips and chompers that look straight out of a toothpaste advert.
“Her lips are hotter than mine,” Nasir wrote within the caption (translated from Indonesian).
On the time of writing, the photograph has racked up greater than 14,000 likes and eight,000 retweets, together with numerous feedback debating its authenticity.
It is price noting that Nasir didn’t declare his photograph wasn’t edited, and he hasn’t responded to Insider’s request for remark.
Whereas most commenters had been targeted on the fish’s lips — that are a trait of triggerfish — some specialists suppose the enamel might have been edited to make the fish’s mouth seem extra human.
A giant triggerfish photographed in West Papua, Indonesia. Reinhard Dirscherl\ullstein bild via Getty Images
Mark Schick, the senior director of animal operations and habitats at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, additionally believes that the photograph has been partially edited. “The shot of the enamel seems Photoshopped to me,” he instructed Insider. “Triggers have extra canine-like enamel. I might see them being worn down so the factors could be gone, however they appear flat on the base like human enamel and never cone-shaped.” Rosli mentioned an image of a blackbelly triggerfish remains to be uncommon. “They’re a shy species and often keep away from human contact,” he added. “For those who’re a diver, you not often see them round. They’re additionally not often caught for business fisheries. If they’re caught it’s largely as a bycatch, which might be the case for our buddy within the image.”