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Pardachirus marmoratus, also known as the finless sole or the Moses sole is a small fish from the Red Sea that secretes a milky substance from the base of its dorsal and anal fins. This substance is known to repel sharks. This poison is known to freeze the sharks jaw. Dr. Eugenie Clark discovered this fact, and carried out much of the research on this fish. It is now known that scientists are trying to make a man made version of the fish's defensive toxin, as a spray-on shark repellent, with the man made version known by the chemical name pardaxin, derived from the Moses Sole's 'Pardachirus' general name. They appear similar to a flounder.
There is a myth that while Moses was splitting the Red Sea, this poor fish was caught in the middle and was split in half.
