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Ox-eye oreo a cony deep-sea creature
Deep-sea creatures often have unusual features and the ox-eye oreo is no exception
Tag: fish
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Beware of the beautiful but poisonous mandarinfish
It may look pretty, but this fish uses both poison and a foul stench to keep predators at bay.
Wildlife
GALLERY: Protecting the grey nurse shark
Photographer Justin Gilligan has spent many years capturing images of grey nurse sharks and lobbying for their conservation.
Science & Environment
X-ray Vision: fish inside out
An exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney features unusual images captured with a digital radiographic machine and arranged in an evolutionary sequence. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History fish curator Sandra Raredon captured the images of thousands of fish specimens. All up, the institution, in Washington DC, has four million individual specimens representing 70 per cent of total fish diversity. The X-rays allow scientists to document internal features without ruining specimens, but they also make for unusual abstract artworks. The exhibition will be open until February 2016.
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The ‘ball-cutter’ fish
This Amazon native can be found in the rivers of PNG and harbours a mouth full of teeth
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Eastern spiny gurnard a noisy
These fish may seem like they fly, but they’re actually noisy grunters
News
Origins of sex reveal that fish did it sideways
Scientists identify the earliest instance of sexual reproduction in vertebrates.
Sponsorship
Finding Nemo’s personality
The anemone fish, one of the most popular aquarium fishes, is to be subjected to psychological analysis
Adventure
Experiencing the Great Barrier Reef
Take the plunge and explore the Great Barrier Reef while you still can, because the future of Australia’s biggest World Heritage site is far from crystal clear.
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The fish that lives in a sea cucumber anus
Some species of pearlfish have chosen an interesting host shelter: inside the anus of a sea cucumber.