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Sticking Variety Remora adhesive disks are an evolutionary adaptation of the fish’s first dorsal fin, the one that in other species sits on top of the body, just behind the head and gill covers.—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2025 Make your first cut behind the pectoral fin or gill cover, angling the tip of the knife slightly toward the head.—Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
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