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Question
Collect information and pictures of the Toothfish. Stick the pictures in your scrapbook and write the information alongside.
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Solution
Antarctic Toothfish / Patagonian Toothfish
The two species of the Dissostichus genus are the Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) and the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides). Both toothfish produce natural antifreeze proteins in their blood and tissue.

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