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Ophichthid leptocephalus off Kona, Hawaii
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/ophichthid-leptocephalus-/Video of Ophichthid leptocephalus
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History of Ichthyology
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/history-of-ichthyology/After a slow start, the Museum's collection of fishes has grown to provide a comprehensive resource for research scientists.
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What is a shrimpgoby?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/what-is-a-shrimpgoby/The mutualistic relationship between shrimpgobies (also known as prawngobies) and alpheid shrimps, which live together in the same burrow, has been known for many years.
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Fish FAQ - Why are they called parrotfishes?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/why-are-they-called-parrotfishes/The name 'parrotfish' refers to the fused teeth which resemble a parrot-like beak.
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Why are the eyes of larval Black Dragonfish on stalks?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/eyes-of-larval-black-dragonfish/Larval Black Dragonfish are long, slender and transparent, with eyes on long stalks that can be up to half the length of the body.
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What is the fastest fish?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/what-is-the-fastest-fish/Measuring the swimming speed of large fishes in the wild is extremely difficult. Which species is the fastest?
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What is the deepest-living fish?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/what-is-the-deepest-living-fish/The deepsea has long held a fascination for people. What is the 'fishy depth record'?
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Fish FAQ - Can fishes change sex?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/fish-faq-can-fishes-change-sex/Bizarre as it might sound, sex change is quite common in the fish world.
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Fish scales
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/fish-scales/A fish scale is a fish scale, right? Think again. There are a number of types of fish scales and they come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
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Fishes
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/Fishes are very diverse and have a range of body sizes from the massive whale shark down to the smallest fish under a centimetre in length.
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