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Spotted ratfish 101

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Hariana Chilstrom, Interpretation Supervisor

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 »

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A new fish (and a milestone) for the Aquarium

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Anna McAllister, Copywriter

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 »

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