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pl23_fis00826.jpg

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Description

A lionfish spine. Once the spine enters, the loose skin covering the spineis pushed down , causing a compression of the venom glands which releases thevenom via the groove in the spine. Here the loose skin has been pushed down toreveal the spine.

Credit

NOAA Teacher at Sea Program, NOAA Ship NANCY FOSTER

Photographer

Amy Orchard

Display Date

2014

Collection

Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum