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Once on board ship, “Bubba” was measured, weighed, studied, and preserved.
A sample of his bacteria was also taken for Mark Mitchell’s antimicrobial
study. The “fishing poles” on his head are illiceum, or the first
and second spines of the dorsal fin. These attract prey, which swim just above
his huge mouth. He then sucks the prey in. Note the centimeter scale markings
on the white table.
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