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@DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @donaldorth @ReelAngle @ericrsails @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant While flathead catfish are part of the Ictaluridae (North American catfish) family, they’re the only species in their genus. Like other catfish, they have those sensory whiskers (barbels) + smooth, scaleless skin #25DaysofFishmas
@DrFishSG @donaldorth @ReelAngle @ericrsails @SolomonRDavid @WildlifeBioGal Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow: while central stonerollers aren't typically found in the #GreatLakes themselves, they’re common in small to medium streams + rivers around the basin #25DaysofFishmas
We’re rolling right along into Day 16 of #GreatLakes #25DaysofFishmas with the central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)!
@DrFishSG @donaldorth @SolomonRDavid @ericrsails @ReelAngle @WildlifeBioGal @FisheriesBlog Who knew a small fish could make such as splash? Moral of today's #GreatLakes #25DaysofFishmas: the mimic shiner can be difficult to understand (even among fish biologists), but loving them is not!
@DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @ericrsails @ReelAngle @donaldorth @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant Like a holiday shopper who knocks others out of the way at the department store, the green sunfish is known for being a bit aggressive - when someone’s on their turf, they’ll flare their gill flaps to make themselves appear larger #25DaysofFishmas (🎥: https://t.co/AYS9WbU8CQ)
@DrFishSG @ReelAngle @SolomonRDavid @donaldorth @ericrsails @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant Native to rivers + estuaries of the Black Sea, the tubenose goby was first found in North America in the St. Clair River during the late 1980s/early ‘90s. It's also now found in western Lake Erie and in @LakeSuperior around the ports of Thunder Bay + Duluth #25DaysofFishmas
@DrFishSG @ReelAngle @SolomonRDavid @donaldorth @ericrsails @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant Tubenose gobies are part of the Gobiidae family, one of the largest fish families with ~2000 described species found in both fresh + saltwater habitats across the planet. Like other gobies, the tubenose is relatively small, rarely > 4 in (11 cm) long #25DaysofFishmas
@DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @ReelAngle @ericrsails @donaldorth @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant @LakeSuperior In their native range, pink salmon have a strict 2-year life cycle and die after spawning. This results in salmon that spawn in even years being genetically distinct from those spawning in odd years, even if they spawn in the same location #25DaysofFishmas https://t.co/K58PztouE8
@DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @ReelAngle @ericrsails @donaldorth @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant Pink salmon’s scientific name “gorbuscha” is based on their Russian common name: gorbúša (горбуша) - literally, “humpie." And for good reason: look at those lovely lad-y humps males develop during spawning! #25DaysofFishmas
@DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @ericrsails @ReelAngle @donaldorth @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant Steelhead are native to North America west of the Rockies, but have been introduced for food/sport in at least 45 countries + every continent except Antarctica. They were first introduced to the #GreatLakes in 1876 when fish were stocked into MI’s Au Sable River #25DaysofFishmas