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The Moses sole, Pardachirus marmoratus, is a small fish from the Red Sea that secretes a milky substance from the base of its dorsal and anal fins. This substance is known to repel sharks. Dr. Eugenie Clark discovered this fact, and carried out much of the research on this fish. It is now known that scientists are trying to make a spray-on shark repellent from the moses sole's poisonous substance. They appear similar to a flounder. There is a myth that while Moses was splitting the Red Sea, this poor fish was caught in the middle and was split in half.

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-The '''Moses Sole''' (''Pardachirus marmoratus'') is a small fish from the Red Sea that secretes a milky substance from the base of its dorsal and anal fins.  this substance is known to repel [[sharks]]. Dr. [[Eugenie Clark]] discovered this fact, and carried out much of the research on this fish.  It is now known that scientists are trying to make a sprray on shark repellent from the moses soles poisioness substant.
+The '''Moses sole''', ''Pardachirus marmoratus'', is a small fish from the [[Red Sea]] that secretes a milky substance from the base of its [[dorsal fin|dorsal]] and [[anal fin]]s.  This substance is known to repel [[sharks]]. Dr. [[Eugenie Clark]] discovered this fact, and carried out much of the research on this fish.  It is now known that scientists are trying to make a spray-on shark repellent from the moses sole's poisonous substance.
-They are similar looking to a flounder. There is a myth that while moses was splitting the Red Sea, this poor fish was caught in the middle and was split in half.
+They appear similar to a [[flounder]]. There is a myth that while Moses was splitting the Red Sea, this poor fish was caught in the middle and was split in half.
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