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No glue and glitter needed here! The pinecone fish (Monocentris japonicus) looks like the real thing on land—covered in large scales with a dark trim. They are found lurking in caves and under ledges in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans, and are a po
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Pinecone Fish

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Two young visitors look into the coral reef aquarium at the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall
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Young Visitors to the Sant Ocean Hall

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Ocean Portal summer 2011 intern Brandon Adkins poses next to the aquarium in the Smithsonian's Sant Ocean Hall.
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Exploring Ocean Jobs

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Whales are identifiable by their distinct pattern of callosities.
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Whale Callosities

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A green mahi-mahi fish underwater
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Up Close with a Mahi Mahi

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Walter Adey and the NMNH coral reef tank
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Walter Adey and Coral Reef Tank

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The rough patches of skin known as callosities occur in unique patterns on all North Atlantic right whales and help researchers identify and track individual whales. This whale is named Phoenix.
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Close Up of Phoenix’s Callosities

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Since 1987, researchers have been tracking Phoenix.
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Meet Phoenix—One of about 450 remaining North Atlantic Right Whales

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Spotfin lionfish in Caribbean waters
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Spotfin Lionfish

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Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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North Atlantic Right Whale - Pico and Calf

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Phoenix the right whale diving in North Atlantic.
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Right Whale Tail

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Phoenix rises out of the waters east of Cape Cod, MA, in April 2003.
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Can Right Whales Recover?

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