[DannyTN]

"It's a dramatic change: a row of 35 armor plates turning into a small handful of plates - or even no plates at all.”

Sounds like devolution to me. The fish started with 35 armor plates. And lost them. No new functionality at all.

[blueblazes]

I would be far more impressed if this fish had grown legs or had mutated to the point of being able to breath air. Losing scales - blah, so what?

[flevit]

no additional genetic information either.

[Right Wing Professor]

Sounds like devolution to me. The fish started with 35 armor plates. And lost them. No new functionality at all.

So in your book, a F16 is less advanced than an A10?