Zeus faber would have to rate as one of the coolest scientific names in da fish 'hood! This is a deep offshore fish that is occasionally found in shallow coastal waters, like this one photographed at Clifton Gardens. The false eye spot on the side of the body confuses potential predators "which way will it run?". John Dorys are efficient predators themselves; they shoot out a tube from their mouths to catch their prey.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Learn more about Cyttopsis roseaX-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.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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X-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 the SITES page for the tour itinerary.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
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Learn more about Oreosoma atlanticumX-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.
