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Helicoprion
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/helicoprion/Helicoprion is an extinct genus of shark-like eugeneodont fish (a group of extinct cartilaginous fishes). Members of Eugenodontida possess a unique morphological feature called “tooth whorls”. They first appeared in the Devonian before going extinct in the Early Triassic.
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Moller's Lanternshark, Etmopterus molleri (Whitley, 1939)
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/mollers-lanternshark/Moller's Lanternshark is a deepwater shark found in the Southwest Pacific.
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Placoid scales
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/placoid-scales/Placoid scales are found in sharks and rays, and can vary greatly in external appearance.
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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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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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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 - What is the second smallest species of fish?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/fish-faq-what-is-the-second-smallest-species-of-fish/In July 2004, the Dwarf Goby was usurped as the smallest fish by the Stout Floater.
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Which is correct 'fish' or 'fishes'?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/fish-and-fishes/How should the words 'fish' and 'fishes' be used? Some people say that there is no such word as 'fishes'. There is, and its use is simple.
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Belonidae - Longtoms
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/belonidae-longtoms/Explore images and fact sheets of the belonid fishes on the site. These fishes are also called needlefishes.
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