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A tusk shell hermit crab peeks out of his shell.
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Uncovering Biodiversity Before It Disappears

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The Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure was developed to help scientists study coral reef diversity and have now been adopted broadly to study diversity around the world.
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Uncovering Biodiversity… with ARMS and a Submarine Claw

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Ichthyologist (ik-thee-OL-uh-gist): a scientist who studies fish.
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Ichthyologist

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The fluorescent shortnose greeneye fish.
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A Shortnose Greeneye Fish Aglow

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Blackdevil fish are quintessential monsters from the deep. The female lurks in the dark, drawing in prey with her glowing lure, while the male attaches to her like a blood-sucking parasite.
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Blackdevil Fish

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This rarely seen smalleyed rabbitfish, belongs to the order Chimaera. Chimaeras are related to sharks and are cartilaginous animals—they have no real bones.
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Chimaera from the Deep

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Blob Sculpin, A Deepwater Fish
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Blob Sculpin

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Photo of a sea creature called a Tapetail
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Tapetail swimming in the Ocean

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An image of collections storage at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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Smithsonian Fish Collections

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The tapetail is the larva of the family. It transforms into either a male (bignose) or female whalefish.
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Meet the Whalefish Family

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Bignose Fish, a mysterious deep sea creature
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Bignose Fish

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Tapetail fish with long tail.
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Tapetail

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