@pepperpeep: Telescope fish (Gigantura) do not have babies that are physically attached to the parent. They are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs that float freely in the open water. Once the eggs hatch, the larvae are completely independent and must fend for themselves. There is no parental care, no fusion, and no need to "chew free" from the mother. Any video suggesting otherwise is likely misleading, a misinterpretation, or showing a different species entirely. The behavior of physically attaching and later detaching is extremely rare in fish and is mostly found in parasitic or specialized reproductive strategies, not in typical free-swimming fish like telescope fish. Deep-sea anglerfish (males fuse to females for reproduction) • Sea lampreys (larvae attach to hosts and feed before detaching) • Candiru (parasitic catfish attaching to hosts temporarily) #TelescopeFish #Gigantura #Ocean #Nature #FYP

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