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Radulinopsis derjavini Sculpin

This is a close-up view of a female Radulinopsis derjavini sculpin, showing her specialized wide-mouth, which is used to aerate developing eggs by sucking water over and around them. This female had just finished hatching a clutch of eggs. Photographed at two times life-size magnification.

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This is a close-up view of a female Radulinopsis derjavini sculpin, showing her specialized wide-mouth, which is used to aerate developing eggs by sucking water over and around them. This female had just finished hatching a clutch of eggs. Photographed at two times life-size magnification.