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On Moorea, an island in French Polynesia, researchers are striving to complete a biocode—a DNA catalog of every life form big enough to pick up with tweezers.
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Scientists Catalog Life on the Island of Moorea

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A photo of a squid using bioluminescence to hide in the deep sea.
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Bioluminescence

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Seafood vendor at historic Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington (USA). The market draws both shoppers and gawkers who come to watch the gregarious crew of fishmongers.
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World Fisheries from Sea to Table

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Photograph of the underside of a gelatinous octopus with a bright yellow bioluminescent ring around her mouth.
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Bioluminescent Animals Photo Gallery

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A photo of Oceana's ice class research vessel, the Hanse Explorer, on the Baltic Sea.
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Biodiversity in the Baltic Sea

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Colorful fishes throng a reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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Bizarre and Beautiful Coral Reef Animals

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This aptly named fish has two long fangs.
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Creepy Critters: Marine Life Surfaces for Halloween

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X-ray image of a winghead shark
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X-Rays of Fish Reveal Diversity

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a trigger fish swims around a coral reef
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The Incredible Diversity of Fish: How Form Equals Function

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a graphic depicting several different anglerfish of various sizes and colors
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The Anglerfish Relatives

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a hairy frogfish with a dark background
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Anglerfish Lure Prey Throughout the Ocean

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a flounder blends into the sandy seafloor
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Fish Fins that can Taste

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