Image right: Lookdown fish (Selene vomer) an image from “X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out,” an exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service.
Lookdown fish (Selene vomer) specimens in an x-ray exposure from the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service exhibition “X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out.” The collection of these fish X-rays in the National Museum of Natural History represents more than 70 percent of the world’s fish and is the largest and most diverse collection of its kind. Although the X-rays in the national collection were made for research purposes, their strikingly elegant images demonstrate the natural union of science and art and are a visual retelling of the evolution of fish. “X-ray Vision: Fish Inside Out,” showcase these dramatic prints exposing the inner workings of the fish.
