Template:Did you know nominations/Phallichthys

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 20:38, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Phallichthys

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A male merry widow

• ... that the Phallichthys (literally "penis fish") species are so called because the males (pictured) have "comparatively huge" sex appendages? Source: Meet the Merry Widows: The Genus Phallichthys
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Horror aequi
  • Comment: Cheeky hook alternatives welcome!

5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Self-nominated at 16:02, 27 August 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Phallichthys; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Interesting hook, properly sourced, image checks out, and I think not overdoing the cheekiness works best here. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 14:51, 28 August 2023 (UTC)