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Beauty is Only Fin Deep

June 25, 2010
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Beauty is Only Fin Deep

The wolffish may not win any beauty contests, but this species plays an important part in the marine ecosystem. Perceived by many people at first as ugly and even downright scary, the wolffish earns its name from its powerful jaws and the mouthful of teeth it uses to crush its prey, including sea urchins,...

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