A venomous Meiacanthus nigrolineatus swimming in the Red Sea.RICHARD SMITH, OCEANREALMIMAGES

(See N.R. Casewell et al, “The evolution of fangs, venom, and mimicry systems in blenny fishes,” Current Biology, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.02.067, 2017.)  

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