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A yellow-headed jawfish with brood

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Quite the Mouthful

April 2018

Despite its fearsome look, the Atlantic wolffish (or sea wolf) isn't a danger to humans, largely preying on whelks, crabs, and sea urchins.

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The Toothy Sea Wolf

October 2013

Fish have certain adaptations, like blood with built-in antifreeze, to survive in the Antarctic.

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Fish Adapt to Icy Water

June 2013

Two bright blue mandarine fish mating

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Mating Mandarin Fish

January 2018

A side-view of a blenny fish with a back background.

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Blenny Fish - Haptoclinus dropi

June 2015

A pair of French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) swim off the coast of Brazil.

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Pair of Angelfish

February 2015

A photo of a lanternfish with its nasal light organ illuminated.

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Lanternfish

November 2012

A photo of an anglerfish

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Sea Toad

July 2011

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

June 2011

The frogfish uses camouflage to hide from predators.

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Three-spot Frogfish

November 2015

The mandarinfish lives in western Pacific tropical coral reef ecosystems and lacks the scales that are typically seen on bony fish.

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Mandarinfish Duo

October 2015

The eel-like Atlantic hagfish being measured out of water.

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Pacific Hagfish

October 2016