Viperfish. Historical specimen of the viperfish (Chauliodus sloani). This was the first viperfish specimen to be examined by a naturalist. It it is he

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Viperfish. Historical specimen of the viperfish (Chauliodus sloani). This was the first viperfish specimen to be examined by a naturalist. It it is held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK, where it is the only remaining spirit-preserved fish from the Sloane Collection.

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Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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