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The “big three” catfish species in North America are the flathead, channel, and blue catfish. Flathead catfish have a tail that’s less forked than the other two, and they also have a lower jaw that projects out (an “underbite”)

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2019-12-17

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

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2019-12-17

The orange skunk clownfish needs a better PR manager

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2019-12-17

Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow: while central stonerollers aren't typically found in the themselves, they’re common in small to medium streams + rivers around the basin

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2019-12-16

We’re rolling right along into Day 16 of with the central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)!

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2019-12-16

These two nonbinary artists are absolutely awesome! They have such wonderful unique characters that have so much personality!

Go check them out, they are wicked! @/krisispiss @/fruitgummy

Characters go by she/her pronouns, and they/them pronouns!(respectively)

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2019-12-16

Who knew a small fish could make such as splash? Moral of today's the mimic shiner can be difficult to understand (even among fish biologists), but loving them is not!

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2019-12-15

The lesser ray has two electric organs that run back from the front of the eyes. These organs can generate a peak voltage of about 14 to 37 volts, which they use to stun prey and to defend themselves.

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2019-12-15

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 (🎥: https://t.co/AYS9WbU8CQ)

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2019-12-13

For the 12th Day of a juvenile frogfish no ...

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2019-12-12

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 around the ports of Thunder Bay + Duluth

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2019-12-12

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

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2019-12-12

On the eleventh day of my true love gave to me... eleven pipefish piping,

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2019-12-12

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 https://t.co/K58PztouE8

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2019-12-10

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!

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2019-12-10

deepsea triangle
I would fly you like a kite
please explain your face

Caribbean Roughshark (Oxynotus caribbaeus), Data Deficient requested by

📸 and for Sharks of the World

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2019-12-09

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 in 1876 when fish were stocked into MI’s Au Sable River

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2019-12-08

Steelhead + rainbow trout are actually the same species, but with different lifestyles: steelhead are migratory (born in rivers but move to the ocean or while rainbows are river homebodies

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2019-12-08