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pl23_fish8644.jpg

This sea star is holding a brood of eggs which are visible only when the staris turned upside-down

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Description

This sea star is holding a brood of eggs which are visible only when the staris turned upside-down.

Credit

NOAA NMFS SWFSC Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program

Photographer

Kim Dietrich

Location

R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya, South Shetland Islands

Collection

Fisheries