GARGARISCUS PRIONOCEPHALUS fish taxidermy
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Gargariscus prionocephalus is a species of marine bony fish. Native to the Indo-Pacific region (Japan, Philippines and Papua Sea), it can reach up to 30 cm in length. It resembles its distant cousins the long-headed crocodile fish (Peristiidae that will be found in a Victorian oval box PU1122). They have a bone plate around their mouth that they use to flush out their prey in the sand. And in this species, it’s very serrated. And in nature, elegance always corresponds to a function. But which...
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