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Mating Spiny Flounder (Engyophrys senta)

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This mating pair of Spiny Flounders (Engyophrys senta) begin to quiver their whole bodies upon their ascent. Notice the enlarged area on the bottom side of the female (top). This area contains the unfertilized eggs she will expel shortly into the water column.