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Dover Sole Skin
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Close-Up of Dover Sole Skin

This close-up of the skin of dover sole (Solea solea) masks its true ability: to...
Tropical hatchetfish, like the one shown in this X-ray photograph, live in the dark depths of the ocean. Like many other deep-sea fishes, they have large eyes and bioluminescent spots on their bellies.
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X-Ray Image of a Tropical Hatchetfish

Tropical hatchetfish (Argyropelecus lychnus), like the one shown in this X-ray...
In the X-ray image of this Viper Moray Eel (Enchelynassa canina), note the second set of jaws in the “throat”; these are the gill arches, which are present in all fish.
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X-Ray Image of a Viper Moray Eel

In the X-ray image of this Viper Moray Eel (Enchelynassa canina), note the second...
A pearly razorfish
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Pearly Razorfish

The pearly razorfish’s name may be slightly misleading since it is neither as...
The toothy goby or common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) has a commensal relationship with soft corals and sponges in the Indo-Pacific ocean.
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Toothy Goby in Coral

The toothy goby or common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) lives among soft...
In some reefs, small fishes such as this broad-barred goby protect corals by eating invading seaweeds.
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Coral Goby Cleans Coral

One of the first signs of a sick coral reef is seaweed creeping across...
X-ray image of a longnose butterflyfish
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X-Ray Image of a Longnose Butterflyfish

The clearly pictured spines, rays and snout make identifying this longnose...
A school of grooved razorfish seen in x-ray imaging.
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X-Ray Image of Grooved Razorfish

An X-ray image of grooved razorfish (Centriscus scutatus). Razorfish are encased in...
X-ray image of a long-spined porcupine fish
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X-Ray Image of a Long-Spined Porcupine Fish

The robust oval, spine covered body of a long-spined porcupine fish (Diodon...
X-ray image of a slender snipe eel
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X-Ray Image of a Slender Snipe Eel

The elongated body, characteristic long and narrow snout, and small teeth make the...
Black coral, primnoid coral, and feather stars flourish deep on the pristine Davidson Seamount.
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Diverse Deep-Sea Coral Community

A diversity of deep-sea corals—including primnoid coral (Narella sp.), black...
A rockfish finds refuge in a red tree coral, a deep-sea coral in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.
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Rockfish Sheltering in Coral

A rockfish finds refuge in a deep-sea coral—a red tree coral of the Primnoidae...

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