X-Ray Fish Photos: 41 Incredible Shots From the Smithsonian Institute
X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out, organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition...
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, NMNHWinghead shark or Eusphyra blochii – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHSmalltooth sawfish or Pristis pectinata – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHRectangular Triggerfish or Rhinecanthus rectangulus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHLongnose butterflyfish or Forcipiger longirostris – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHSpotted hatchetfish or Gasteropelecus maculatus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHUnicorn Crestfish or Eumecichthys fiski – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHCoelacanth or Latimeria chalumnae – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHLongnose batfish or Ogcocephalus corniger holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHOx-eyed oreo or Oreosoma atlanticum lateral – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHShort dragonfish or Eurypegasus draconis – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHChannel scabbardfish or Evoxymetopon taeniatus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHCrisscross prickleback or Plagiogrammus hopkinsii – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHTropical gar or Atractosteus tropicus holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHRosy dory or Cyttopsis rosea holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHGhost pipefish or Solenostomus cyanopterus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHPelican eel or Eurypharynx pelecanoides – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHPancake batfish or Halieutichthys aculeatus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHShortsnout scorpionfish or Scorpaenopsis obtusa holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHTropical hatchetfish or Argyropelecus lychnus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHViper moray or Enchelynassa canina – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHMonterey Skate or Raja montereyensis holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHPhysopyxis lyra a genus of catfish – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHDeep-sea anglerfish or Dermatias platynogaster holotype – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHRainbow trout or Oncorhynchus mykiss – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHLookdown fish or Selene vomer – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHAlligator pipefish or Syngnathoides biaculeatus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHMoon fish or Mene maculata – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHOrange bellowsfish or Notopogon fernandezianus – credit Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNHSlender 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.
