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 * 1) ...that the Ouachita Madtom is a rare species of miniature catfish found only in central Arkansas?
 * 2) ...that Brazilian director Humberto Mauro first became interested in film after buying a Kodak camera in 1923, and won the Brazilian film of the year award only 4 years later? (nom)
 * 3) ...that the Longsnout butterflyfish was given three scientific names by two separate scientists when it was first described in 1860?
 * 4) ...that unlike most plesiosaurs, Leptocleidus once lived in shallow lagoon environments and likely visited brackish and fresh water systems such as the mouths of rivers?
 * 5) ...that the Doctorfish tang has the largest range of its genus, which includes 38 species from three oceans?
 * 6) ...that the majority of St. Thomas' ciguatera cases are linked to the same species of fish, the bar jack, or Caranx ruber?
 * 7) ...that although Horse-eye jack (Carnax latus) generally fear scuba divers, schools of them have been known to swarm divers because they are attracted to the bubbles a person exhales?
 * 8) ...that Almaco jack have been known to remove parasites on their skin by rubbing up against scuba divers?
 * 9) ...that the Black jack, Caranx lugubris, was first described in 1860 by Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey in his two volume work Historia Natural de la Isla de Cuba, or "Natural History of the Island of Cuba"?
 * 10) ...that the first Styxosaurus fossil to be discovered had about 250 stones in its stomach that it probably swallowed for ballast?
 * 11) ...that the Cottonmouth jack is so named because of its pure white tongue and mouth?
 * 12) ...that because of its dorsal fin, Carolus Linneaus first described the Permit as Labrus falcatus, with the latter part of the scientific name meaning "armed with scythes?"
 * 13) ...that although it is used in aquaculture, there are only two known cases of Palometa being traded as aquarium fish over a five-year period?
 * 14) ...that a fossil plesiosaur skull named Kimmerosaurus may be actually be the missing head of a fossil plesiosaur Colymbosaurus?
 * 15) ...that although the Lookdown is found from Mane to Uruguay, it is rarely seen in the Greater Antilles?
 * 16) ... that although the first Callawayasaurus fossil was discovered in 1962, it was not until 1999 that they were recognized as a separate genus?
 * 17) ... that the Atlantic bumper is only found in the Atlantic Ocean because its ecological niche is filled by the only other member of its genus elsewhere?
 * 18) ... that Leurospondylus ultimus was so named as it was originally thought to be the last occurrence of a plesiosaur?
 * 19) ...that there are seven known subspecies of Keeltail needlefish, each being found in a specific region?
 * 20) ... that Dactylosaurus lived in the Middle Triassic period during the Anisian faunal stage of central Europe?
 * 21) ... that after the holotype specimen of the Robust redhorse (pictured) was lost in the 1800s, the fish was thought to have become extinct until its rediscovery in 1991?
 * 22) ... that 'Augustasaurus' name comes from the mountain range of northwestern Nevada, where its fossilized bones were first discovered?
 * 23) ... that although Mackerel scad are found from Nova Scotia to Rio de Janeiro, they do not seem common in the Gulf of Mexico?
 * 24) ... that the plesiosaur Bathyspondylus was first described in 1982 from a specimen collected in 1774?
 * 25) ... that although the Round scad is considered a good food fish, it is mostly caught for use as bait?
 * 26) ... that the Diamond darter, discovered in 2008, lives only in the Elk River of West Virginia, USA?
 * 27) ... that although it is considered a gamefish, the flat needlefish is seldom eaten because of its green-colored flesh?
 * 28) ... that the houndfish has been known to leap out of the water, causing injuries with its sharp beak, when attracted by the artificial lighting used to catch it?
 * 29) ... that the Mirrorwing flyingfish attaches masses of its eggs to floating debris by a series of filaments on each egg?
 * 30) ... that the Atlantic flyingfish (pictured) can glide 3 to 12 metres (10 to 39 ft) in the air after jumping out of the water?
 * 31) ... that although Balao halfbeaks are mainly used as baitfish for sailfishes and marlins, they are also utilized as a food source in the West Indies?
 * 32) ... that the Northern sennet is the smallest of the barracudas, with many adults growing to less than 1 foot in length?
 * 33) ... that the Southern sennet, a member of the Barracuda family, has been linked to ciguatera poisoning?
 * 34) ... that on Africa’s coast, Guachanche barracuda are normally found from Senegal to Angola (including Cape Verde), but can also be found much further north off the Canary islands?
 * 35) ... that the Boga is also known as the Snit in Jamaica and as the Bonnetmouth in the Bahamas?
 * 36) ... that bonnetmouths can be found at depths from 3 to 90 meters, but mainly occur in schools at about 64 meters deep?
 * 37) ... that although Atka mackerel are most common to the Bering Sea, they have been reported as far south as Redondo Beach, California?
 * 38) ... that although Spottail pinfish are known from both south Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, there are no confirmed reports of them from the West Indies?
 * 39) ... that the large intestine of the Western Atlantic seabream (pictured) makes up roughly 90% of the fish's entire digestive tract?
 * 40) ... that credit for describing the Jolthead porgy goes to both Marcus Elieser Bloch and Johann Gottlob Schneider in 1801, though Bloch died in 1799?
 * 41) ... that Pluma porgies are the most common member of the genus Calamus in the Antilles, where they are often used for food?
 * 42) ... that the Littlehead porgy fish has been described as one of the most brightly colored members of the porgy family, which contains well over 100 species in 37 genera?
 * 43) ... that Knobbed porgies are born female, but become males over their lifetimes?
 * 44) ... that Acteosaurus tommasinii, a species of aquatic lizard from the upper Cretaceous, is similar to mosasauroids and modern snakes?
 * 45) ... that Shantungosuchus, a small, primitive crocodile from the Cretaceous period, was terrestrial instead of aquatic?"
 * 46) ... that, together with Platychelys, Pleurosternon is one of the few fossil genera with characteristics of both modern turtle suborders?
 * 47) ... that the extinct crocodile Rimasuchus often preyed on large mammals, including early humans?
 * 48) ... that Tzaganosuchus fossils were first discovered during a joint paleontological expedition by the Soviet Union and Mongolia?
 * 49) ... that there is no clear explanation why Coastrange sculpins in Cultus Lake, British Columbia, are smaller than other members of the species?
 * 50) ... that the Prickly brown ray was accidentally discovered by an expedition to study shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico?
 * 51) ... that in 1891 a single specimen of Underworld windowskate was collected from the California coast, even though this fish is otherwise found only in the Atlantic?
 * 52) ... that the catfish Trachelyopterus insignis has several local names, being referred to as both a "maiden" and a "goat"?
 * 53) ... that specimens of the fish Palatogobius grandoculus were collected as early as 1976 but not identified as a new species until 2002
 * 54) ... that the Headlight fish gets its name from the large, bioluminescent patch of skin located between its nostrils?
 * 55) ... that the bicolored sponge goby spends most of its life living inside sponges?
 * 56) ... that the discovery of Bianchengichthys may shed new light on the evolution of all jawed vertebrates? (nom)
 * 57) ... that the specific and common names of the Argentine seabass refer to different countries?
 * 58) ... that despite commonly being caught with a hook and line, the holotype of the Rapa Nui lizardfish was instead collected with a spear?