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The Black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus), known throughout the Mediterranean as the ‘Rascasse Noire,’ is a renowned benthic predator belonging to the scorpionfish family Scorpaenidae. A staple ingredient of traditional Provençal bouillabaisse, this...
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The Wreckfish (Polyprion americanus), also known as the Stone Bass or Atlantic Wreckfish, is a massive, long-lived deep-water teleost belonging to the wreckfish family Polyprionidae. Reaching lengths of over two meters and weighing more than a hundred kilograms, this...
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The Boarfish (Capros aper) is an abundant, schooling teleost fish of the northeastern Atlantic continental shelves and Mediterranean deep waters. Belonging to the family Caproidae, this diamond-shaped, disc-thin fish gets its common name from its distinctive, pig-like...
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The Japanese Pineapplefish (Monocentris japonica), known in Japan as ‘Matsukasauwo’ (pinecone fish) and globally as the Knightfish, is an armored marine teleost of extraordinary beauty and nocturnal ingenuity. Looking like a cross between a ripe miniature...
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The Greater Pipefish (Syngnathus acus) is the largest and most impressive member of the pipefish family (Syngnathidae) native to European coastal waters. A close evolutionary cousin to the seahorse, this remarkable elongated fish is a master of mimicry, resembling a...
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