Musashi wrote:

> "Dan Logcher" > wrote in message ...
>
>>Musashi wrote:
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>>>Every source I've looked at indicates that Monkfish/Goosefish do not have scales.
>>>Instead they have slime over skin for protection.
>>>
>>So they're ugly and slimey.. man, they got the short end of the stick.
>
> Yes. It's quite remarkable that nature provided this fish with all this
> "yuckyness" as a defense, and yet Humans still managed to discover that they are tasty.

I'll bet it was first eaten on a dare.

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Dan