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Learn more about Spatuloricaria atratoensisX-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out, organized by the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), is an exhibit traveling to museums across the country through 2015. Visit www.sites.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibits/ichthyo/index.htm for the tour itinerary.
Drawing of 1 fish and 2 anatomical cross sections (6 x 11 cm., 3 x 3 cm., 2 x 2 cm.)Repository: Ernst Mayr Library, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard UniversityCall number: ARC 209-443
An opportunistic Bluegill tags along beside one of the Grass Carp as it forages over the bottom, waiting to see just what might turn up that would be worth eating. I imagine it reciprocates in some way; perhaps it makes sure the other fish don't make fun of the carp for being goofy looking.Morrison Springs Walton County Florida, USASeaLife DC1400