Fused Deep-Sea Anglerfish (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics

Fused Deep-Sea Anglerfish

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A female specimen of the deep-sea anglerfish species Melanocetus johnsonii of about 75 mm in size with a 23.5 mm large male fused on her belly.

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Edith A. Widder

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