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  2. Representation of animals in Western medieval art - Wikipedia

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    The fish of the sea and the birds of the air are made on the fifth day, followed by the beasts of the earth on the sixth day. [4] In the second Genesis account, God destinies the animals to help man. [4] Adam names the animals, establishing his superiority over them in the Christian vision. [5] [6]

  3. Anglerfish - Wikipedia

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    Fish were observed floating inverted completely motionless with the illicium hanging down stiffly in a slight arch in front of the fish. The illicium was hanging over small visible burrows. It was suggested this is an effort to entice prey and an example of low-energy opportunistic foraging and predation.

  4. Miraculous catch of fish - Wikipedia

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    Miraculous catch of 153 fish fresco in the Spoleto Cathedral, Italy (second miracle) According to John 21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. This has become known popularly as the "153 fish" miracle.

  5. Taxidermy - Wikipedia

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    Some methods of creating a trophy mount do not involve preserving the actual body of the animal. Instead, detailed photos and measurements are taken of the animal so a taxidermist can create an exact replica in resin or fiberglass that can be displayed in place of the real animal. No animals are killed in the creation of this type of trophy mount.

  6. Ichthys - Wikipedia

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    Ichthys was adopted as a Christian symbol.. The ichthys or ichthus (/ ˈ ɪ k θ ə s / [1]), from the Greek ikhthū́s (ἰχθύς, 1st cent.AD Koine Greek pronunciation: [ikʰˈtʰys], "fish") is (in its modern rendition) a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish.

  7. List of aquatic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    The race of Cabira (one of Chilled's henchmen) is a race of fish-like humanoids from Dragon Ball; The Fish People from the radio broadcast Alexei Sayle and the Fish People; The Fishmen are a race of fish-like humans from the anime One Piece. They are modeled after different aquatic lifeforms. The Fishmen can breed with Giants to create Wotans.

  8. Tuna Fishing (painting) - Wikipedia

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    Tuna Fishing is a large canvas (roughly four metres by three metres) it depicts the Almadraba, a traditional form of tuna fishing which involves herding schools of tuna into smaller and smaller nets, before hauling them ashore with grappling hooks and slaughtering them (the word almadraba means "slaughter") The scene is filled chaotically with the violent struggle of the men in the picture and ...

  9. Category:Fish in art - Wikipedia

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