three-eyed haddock

three-eyed haddock
a normal haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) with an eye from another haddock carefully implanted above the gill opening on the side of the head. In the most extreme cases, this is done on a living fish which shows some healing over several months making this fake even more realistic

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