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Scientist Finds Built-In Drum in Head of Weird-Looking Fish


A fish species called the armored rockhead poacher (Bothragonus swanii) carries a secret that has confounded marine biologists for decades: a deep, bowl-shaped hole in the middle of its skull.

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