Rosy dory (Cyttopsis rosea). X-ray of a section through a rosy dory, showing its large mouth that protrudes from its head. The rosy dory uses this elo

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Rosy dory (Cyttopsis rosea). X-ray of a section through a rosy dory, showing its large mouth that protrudes from its head. The rosy dory uses this elongated mouth to pick small fish and invertebrates off the sea bottom in waters up to 700 meters deep. This specimen measures 14 centimetres in length.

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Size: 3543px × 2480px
Photo credit: © Sandra J. Raredon, National Museum of Natural History, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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