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Chromis cyanea (Blue Chromis)

from Smithsonian Institution

  • 6 older comments, and then…
  • graffiti*is*your*friend said:
    Is it dead?
  • housegirl_photos said:
    usually they are, tho I'm not sure how the smithsonian does it. Other museums I've worked for preserve them in bottles filled with alcohol, napthol, or some older preservative (for historic collections)
  • Smithsonian Institution said:
    Thanks for your interest in the fish specimen. If you want to read more about how and why these photos are made, please visit this link to an essay by Jeff Williams, collections manager in the Smithsonian Division of Fishes - http://www.click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=104
  • Smithsonian Institution said:
    Also, if you're in the Washington, DC area, you can visit the National Museum of Natural History's New Sant Ocean Hall - ocean.si.edu/ocean_hall/
  • Samantha E Smith said:
    I LOVE THESE FISH IMAGES!! seriously. I think they're great. These are one of my favorite fish.

Bodianus rufus, Adult (Spanish Hogfish)

from Smithsonian Institution

  • Marian Bijlenga said:
    see my artwork, made of fishscales

Microdesmus carri, Larval (Wormfish)

from Smithsonian Institution

  • Alexandra Muresan said:
    cute creature