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Seattle Aquarium volunteer inspires conservation in her workplace
Seattle Aquarium volunteer Annie Spalding is at the end of an incredibly challenging decade. She was treated for cancer—along with her mother, grandmother and brother. Her brother didn’t survive. But Annie chose to create something positive from the heartbreak she more »
Spotted ratfish 101
Spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei, are cartilaginous fishes (meaning their skeletons are composed of cartilage) related to sharks, rays, and skates. Males have a club-like structure on the snout called a tenaculum, which they use to hold the female’s pectoral fin more »
A new fish (and a milestone) for the Aquarium
A six-month-old spotted ratfish is the latest addition to our Puget Sound Fish exhibit. Writes Aquarium Biologist Katie Metz, “As far as we know, it’s the first spotted ratfish hatched in a captive setting that has survived more than 24 more »
Posted in Conservation, Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged Puget Sound, Puget Sound Fish exhibit, ratfish, Seattle Aquarium
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Winter Fishtival January 4: Wolf Eels
Join the Seattle Aquarium for Winter Fishtival, where we’ll feature different sea animals and fun activities each day. January 4 is all about wolf eels, which actually aren’t eels at all—they’re fish! See below for some fun wolf eel facts, more »
Posted in Conservation, Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged Puget Sound, Seattle Aquarium, Underwater Dome, Winter Fishtival, wolf eel
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