Gauzy Spectacle
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The monkfish, or goosefish, lays its eggs in the form a veil that can be up to 60 feet long.
Egg Veil
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Sometimes, the egg veil is described as being as similar to bubble wrap. Each veil the monkfish lays is dotted with about a million eggs.
Ethereal Eggs
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This egg veil was laid by a female monkfish on display at the New England Aquarium in Boston on Sept. 23. The bottom-feeding fish can be spotted in the sand, underneath its ethereal creation.
Monkfish Egg Veil
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Typically, fertilization results in just 6 or 7 offspring, said aquarist Bill Murphy of the New England Aquarium.
Beast Behind the Beauty
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This is the goosefish that creates the incredible egg veil.