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For #FishFriday + #FintasticFriday : Giving #Sharks #Rays #Skates & #Sawfish a Voice, a celebration of all #Elasmobranchs:

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Richard Ellis (American, b.1938) Great White Shark, c.1979 Lithograph, 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm) 🆔 The striped fish swimming around the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) are Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor), which have a neat mutualistic relationship with sharks:

How One Genius Little Fish Convinces Sharks Not To Eat Them

Pilot fish are part of one of nature's most fascinating mutualistic relationships, guarding themselves from threats by tagging alongside sha

The Dodo