Crisscross prickleback (Plagiogrammus hopkinsii). X-ray of a section through a crisscross prickleback, showing the long spiny dorsal fin that forms th

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Crisscross prickleback (Plagiogrammus hopkinsii). X-ray of a section through a crisscross prickleback, showing the long spiny dorsal fin that forms the prickles on the fish's back. This specimen measures 9 centimetres in length.

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Size: 3969px × 2206px
Photo credit: © Sandra J. Raredon, National Museum of Natural History, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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