When A Bass Isn't A Bass
Chilean Sea Bass, a very popular though overfished deep-sea fish, is not a bass at all. It is actually a Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), or sometimes its cousin, the Antarctic Toothfish. It lives in the cold southern waters off of the…
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