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Venomous Fishes

This exhibit features a collection of venomous fish species from around the world. View these creatures up-close by clicking on each thumbnail image. A full-size image will appear in a new window along with an explanatory caption. Navigate using the Next and Previous buttons, respectively; or return to the Exhibit TOC (Table of Contents) to select an image. In the text below, learn more about these dangerous fishes and how studying the evolutionary tree of spiny-rayed teleost fishes led to the discovery of over 1000 new venemous species.

Dr. William Leo Smith
Department of Ichthyology
American Museum of Natural History


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