Thanks to the Smithsonian Institute, you can see exactly what's going on inside a fish. The institute has compiled an archive of x-rays on striped bass, winghead sharks, sawfish, triggerfish and much much more. See the 41 best photos in this gallery. Pictured: Striped Bass or Morone saxatilis - credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
Thanks to the Smithsonian Institute, you can see exactly what's going on inside a fish. The institute has compiled an archive of x-rays on striped bass, winghead sharks, sawfish, triggerfish and much much more. See the 41 best photos in this gallery. Pictured: Striped Bass or Morone saxatilis - credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH.
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Striped mojarra or Eugerres plumieri holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Winghead shark or Eusphyra blochii – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Smalltooth sawfish or Pristis pectinata – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Rectangular Triggerfish or Rhinecanthus rectangulus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Longnose butterflyfish or Forcipiger longirostris – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Spotted hatchetfish or Gasteropelecus maculatus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Unicorn Crestfish or Eumecichthys fiski – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Coelacanth or Latimeria chalumnae – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Longnose batfish or Ogcocephalus corniger holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Ox-eyed oreo or Oreosoma atlanticum lateral – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Short dragonfish or Eurypegasus draconis – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Channel scabbardfish or Evoxymetopon taeniatus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Crisscross prickleback or Plagiogrammus hopkinsii – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Tropical gar or Atractosteus tropicus holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Rosy dory or Cyttopsis rosea holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Ghost pipefish or Solenostomus cyanopterus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Pelican eel or Eurypharynx pelecanoides – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Pancake batfish or Halieutichthys aculeatus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Shortsnout scorpionfish or Scorpaenopsis obtusa holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Tropical hatchetfish or Argyropelecus lychnus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Viper moray or Enchelynassa canina – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Monterey Skate or Raja montereyensis holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Physopyxis lyra a genus of catfish – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Deep-sea anglerfish or Dermatias platynogaster holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Rainbow trout or Oncorhynchus mykiss – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Lookdown fish or Selene vomer – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Alligator pipefish or Syngnathoides biaculeatus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Moon fish or Mene maculata – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Orange bellowsfish or Notopogon fernandezianus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH
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Slender snipe eel or Nemichthys scolopaceus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH

X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out, organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), is an exhibit traveling to museums across the country through 2015. Visit www.sites.si.edu/exhibitions/exhibits/ichthyo/index.htm for the tour itinerary.