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White Shark Beach Washup
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/white-shark-beach-washup/Most people don't have the chance to see a White Shark 'up close and personal'.
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Shark Skeleton
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/shark-skeleton/A 1.8m long skeleton was hauled up on a bottom set line from a depth of approximately 150 m in the Tathra Canyons off Tathra New South Wales in 2003.
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Horned Two-rod Angler chokes on a Snoutscale Whiptail
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/horned-two-rod-angler-chokes-on-a-snoutscale-whiptail/Deepsea fishes often eat fishes larger than themselves. These 'big eaters' usually have large mouths and very distensible stomachs.
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Malvoliophis - What's behind the name?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/malvoliophis-whats-behind-the-name/Malvoliophis pinguis - named after the character Malvolio, in the Shakespearean play 'Twelfth Night'.
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Which species of fish has the shortest lifespan?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/fish-shortest-lifespan/The Sign Eviota, Eviota sigillata, a tiny coral reef fish, completes its entire life cycle within an eight week period. This species has the shortest lifespan of any vertebrate.
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Fish FAQ - Are sea slugs goby hosts?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/are-sea-slugs-goby-hosts/John Weinberg sent this image to Dr Bill Rudman at the Sea Slug Forum. The image shows the nudibranch, Ceratosoma trilobatum. John's sharp eyes saw not only the commensal shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, on the nudibranch but also the fish to the right of the shrimp.
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Do fishes Sleep?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/do-fishes-sleep/This is a complex question. Deciding if a fish is asleep depends on many factors, one of which is the definition of sleep.
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Do Fishes feel pain?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/do-fishes-feel-pain/The question of whether fishes feel pain can elicit very emotional responses from people.
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Why is it dark in the deepsea?
https://australian.museum/learn/species-identification/ask-an-expert/why-is-it-dark-in-the-deepsea/You have probably noticed that coral reefs are colourful places. When filmed in natural light, however, much of the vibrant colour is not visible below 10 metres. The underwater world becomes increasingly blue (and eventually black) the deeper you go. Why is this?
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