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Douglas realized that offering replica mounts (release mounts) might be a way to stop wasteful industrial taxidermy practices. At the time, many fishing charter businesses had arrangements with taxidermy outfits which would kick back big commissions to captains and crew, and trophy game fish were being killed annually by the metric ton.
Macropinna microstoma, also known as the Pacific barreleye fish, is a deep-sea fish with a transparent, fluid-filled head and rotating eyes. Learn about its environment, diet, reproduction, and distribution from this Wikipedia article.
Learn about the anatomy, eggs, and intromittent organs of fish, and how they vary depending on whether they are internal or external fertilizers. Find out how sharks, rays, and some live-bearing fish use modified fins to inseminate females.
White sucker is a species of freshwater cypriniform fish with fleshy lips that suck up organic matter from the bottom of rivers and streams. It is widely distributed in North America, tolerant of various habitats, and used as bait or food.
Common barbel (Barbus barbus) is a freshwater fish with four whiskerlike structures at its mouth. It is native to Europe and has been introduced to other countries, where it is a popular game fish and a potential poison if eaten.
Bathypterois grallator, also known as the tripod fish or tripod spiderfish, is a deep-sea benthic fish with long, bony rays that stick out below its tail and pelvic fins. It uses these fins to stand on the ocean floor and catch prey with its mouth, and is hermaphroditic and widely distributed.
Coelacanths are a group of fish related to lungfish and tetrapods, with a fossil record dating back 410 million years. They were thought to be extinct until 1938, when one was caught off the coast of South Africa, and are now known to have two living species in the genus Latimeria.
Teleosts are the largest and most diverse group of bony fishes, with over 26,000 species and various shapes, sizes and adaptations. They have a distinctive jaw anatomy, a symmetrical tail fin and a range of reproductive strategies.