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Spotted Ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei. These unique fish belong to the family of fish called Chimaera. They are cartigenous and scaleless, having what looks like amour plates for skin, but is actually smooth and soft.
Photo ID: spotted-ratfish-hydrolagus-colliei-3
© Eiko Jones 2020
Photo size: 36.2 Mpixels (103 MB uncompressed) - 7360x4912 pixels (24.5x16.4 in / 62.3x41.6 cm at 300 ppi)