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Leeches in polar regions. A) Channichthyid fish with several leeches (Trulliobdella bacilliformis) attached to the head region. B) View of the interior upper jaw of a channichthyid fish with leeches (Nototheniobdella sawyeri) attached. Image credits: Alex Dornburg.
