We attempted to prepare dried skeletal specimens of fish (red sea bream) using daily items
by a method in which the flesh was loosened and removed with hot water. As this fish species has
many similar bones, delicate work was required to separate them. However, as the skeleton of the
species has been introduced on the Internet and in books, we, despite little experience in making
specimens, were able to produce a highly complete dried skeleton specimen. On the other hand,
there were many points to be improved. In partiuclar, no effect was found in dishwashing detergent
used for degreasing.
