The anal opening is under the head or the pectoral fins.

A pair of kidney shaped electric organs are found at the base of the pectoral fins.

Subsequent research by historians of science leaves little doubt the Nobel medallion is etched with human frailties.

The larvae typically have protective spines on the head, over the gills, and in the pelvic and pectoral fins.

Common characteristics include the positioning of the pelvic fins (if present), below or in front of the pectoral fins.

OSLO The dance around the golden Nobel medallion began over a 100 years ago, and is still going strong.

He has also received the Global Energy International Prize, the National Medal of Technology, the Order of Lincoln Medallion, and the 2004 Lemelson MIT Prize, also worth 500,000.

The dance around the golden Nobel medallion began over a 100 years ago, and is still going strong. As icon, myth, and ritual, the Nobel Prize is well secured.

Shrouded in secrecy and legend, the Nobel Prize first became an object for serious scholarly study after 1976, when the Nobel Foundation opened its archives. Subsequent research by historians of science leaves little doubt the Nobel medallion is etched with human frailties.