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Mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus)
is a small species of dragonet fish that can be found in areas ranging from the Ryuku Islands of Japan all the way to Australia. This species is easily identifiable due to its bright blue and orange coloration, this bright blue coloration is actually caused by cellular pigment, making this fish one of the only animals to have a blue coloration due to this trait. The Mandarinfish can be usually found in sheltered reefs and lagoons, despite their distinct coloration they are rarely seen as they feed on small arthropods and polychaetes on the bottom of the reef.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Chordata-Actinopyerygii-Perciformes-Callionymoidei-Synchiropus-splendidus
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Siamese fighting fish - in pictures
These stunning portraits show Siamese fighting fish seemingly floating in mid air, displaying their long, flowing fins and brilliant colours. Thai photographer Visarute Angkatavanich uses specialist lighting and crystal-clear water to capture exuberantly finned and coloured varieties of Betta splendens. See more
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Images from X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out, a traveling exhibit of x-rays of some of the creepiest creatures in the ocean taken by Sandra J. Raredon and organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
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