The Led Zeppelin Fish

April 29, 2011

This is not meant to be scintillating video—Larry Page will not be the next Justin Bieber—but it is fascinating in its own way. It’s from Mr. Page, ichthyologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, taking us behind the scenes at the museum.

And we learn this:

Auburn University graduate student Justin Havird named one of the new species, Lepidocephalichthys zeppelini, because the fish’s pectoral fin reminded him of the double-neck guitar used by Led Zeppelin band member Jimmy Page.

“I’m a big Led Zeppelin fan, and I was listening to them while I was working on the fish,” Havird said. “The structure that makes this species unique just reminded me of the guitar that Jimmy Page played.”

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