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Photo: The foot of a female Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko (Ptyodactylus ragazzii) at Josh’s Frogs in Michigan.

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The foot of a female Ragazzi’s fan-footed gecko (Ptyodactylus ragazzii) at Josh’s Frogs in Michigan.

Photo: A horn coral (Hydnophora exesa) at the Indianapolis Zoo.

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A horn coral (Hydnophora exesa) at the Indianapolis Zoo.

Photo: A redhead goby (Elacatinus puncticulatus) at the Indianapolis Zoo.

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A redhead goby (Elacatinus puncticulatus) at the Indianapolis Zoo.

Photo: A female wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) photographed at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center.

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A female wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) photographed at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center. Shown here displaying her mantle lure, which mimics a darter. The fake fish is wiggled in the current in order to get a fish to strike at it, which will release glochidia (their microscopic babies) into the fish’s gills, allowing the mussel to move its kind upstream.

Photo: A juvenile spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) photographed in the Sciences and Technology Building at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

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A juvenile spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) photographed in the Sciences and Technology Building at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Photo: A juvenile spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) photographed in the Sciences and Technology Building at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

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A juvenile spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) photographed in the Sciences and Technology Building at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Photo: A blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata) at the Toledo Zoo.

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A blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata) at the Toledo Zoo.

Photo: An Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia) taken from the Conasauga River near Conasauga, Tennessee.

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An Alabama shiner (Cyprinella callistia) taken from the Conasauga River near Conasauga, Tennessee.

Photo: A Chinese zebra goby (Ptereleotris zebra) at Nebraska Aquatic Supply.

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A Chinese zebra goby (Ptereleotris zebra) at Nebraska Aquatic Supply.

Photo: A holiday darter (Etheostoma brevirostrum) from the Conasauga River in the Cherokee National Forest of Tennessee.

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A holiday darter (Etheostoma brevirostrum) from the Conasauga River in the Cherokee National Forest of Tennessee. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Picture of American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Several American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Photo: A Magellanic owl (Bubo magellanicus) at the Zoológico Nacional de Chile (Chilean National Zoo).

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A Magellanic owl (Bubo magellanicus) at the Zoológico Nacional de Chile (Chilean National Zoo).

Photo: A pair of chestnut-bellied blue scale quail (Callipepla squamata castanogastris) from a private collection.

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A pair of chestnut-bellied blue scale quail (Callipepla squamata castanogastris) from a private collection.

Photo: A female Ijima’s copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii ijimae) from a private collection.

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A female Ijima’s copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii ijimae) from a private collection.

Photo: A male Ijima’s copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii ijimae) from a private collection.

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A male Ijima’s copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii ijimae) from a private collection.

Photo: A male Ijima’s copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii ijimae) from a private collection.

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A male Ijima’s copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii ijimae) from a private collection.

Photo: A rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at the Maine State Aquarium.

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An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at the Maine State Aquarium. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at the Maine State Aquarium.

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An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at the Maine State Aquarium. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: An American wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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An American wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: An American wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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An American wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: An American wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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An American wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: Many alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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Many alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: Many alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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Many alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A red hake (Urophycis chuss) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A red hake (Urophycis chuss) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A northern sea robin (Prionotus carolinus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A northern sea robin (Prionotus carolinus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: Sea raven (Hemitripterus americanus) dark or normal color phase, at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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Sea raven (Hemitripterus americanus) dark or normal color phase, at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A sea raven (Hemitripterus americanus) yellow color phase, at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME. These animals are most often greenish in color.

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A sea raven (Hemitripterus americanus) yellow color phase, at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME. These animals are most often greenish in color.

Photo: A sea raven (Hemitripterus americanus) yellow color phase, at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME. These animals are most often greenish in color.

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A sea raven (Hemitripterus americanus) yellow color phase, at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME. These animals are most often greenish in color.

Photo: Four longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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Four longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: Three longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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Three longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: A longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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A longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

Photo: Four longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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Four longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) at the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay, ME.

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