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And finally as is appropriate for the 25th day of #25DaysofFishmas, I “present” the Christmas Wrasse.
Happy #Fishmas everyone. Thanks especially to @DrKatfish for welcoming me into this fun ichthyologist pastime. Have a great holiday and a productive 2020
It's hard not to like a fish with a flat head and a funny name. Meet the fat sleeper (Dormitator maculatus), which can be found throughout the Gulf of Mexico and other areas.
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On the 23rd day of #fishmas we revel for the Walleye (Sander vitreus)! 📷Duane Raver #25DaysofFishmas
The Wall of Mouths is a phenomenon on reefs that is great to see. Small Mouth Nannygai (Lutjanus erythropterus) can be seen in this instance off the side of the SS Yongala Shipwreck. #25DaysofFishmas number 23
Today marks the second day of the year that I have skipped #SundayFishSketch. While it is not a sketch, I have recently photographed the fish that I think is the #25DaysofFishmas theme (Labidesthes sicculus, brook silverside). #LameAttemptAtSelfPromotion. Happy Holidays! #sciart
@DrKatfish @DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @ReelAngle @ericrsails @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant The most famous relative of the Brook Silverside is the California Grunion, know for beach spawning at high tides
Family Atherinopsidae
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@DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @ReelAngle @donaldorth @ericrsails @moxostoma @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant The shorthead redhorse is part of a group of suckers called redhorses (Moxostoma), which are often studied as a group because they can be notoriously difficult to tell apart - even us biologists sometimes have trouble! #25DaysofFishmas
Rudolph, the Red-horse Reindeer 🦌: We’re running SHORT on time before the big day! The shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum) can get us to #Fishmas in time! #GreatLakes #25DaysofFishmas
On the 20th day of #Fishmas, I give to you a whole herd of shiny humpback #unicorns #JuanDeNova #25DaysofFishmas
@donaldorth @DrKatfish @DrFishSG @ericrsails @ReelAngle @SolomonRDavid @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant I like to to think that the 26th Day of Fishmas is ALWAYS dedicated to me!
I've heard that Boxing Day was originally Burbot Day, until the boxfish lobby got involved.
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Put me on the naut-y list because I’ve got another non-fish drawing for #25DaysofFishmas— I couldn’t resist drawing the noble Nautilus.
@MBARI_News @oceanexplorer @NHM_London @EVNautilus @sunfishresearch @BBCEarth @NOCnews @animalfactfiles Today we're going for another famous midwater denizen for #25DaysOfFishmas, the anglerfish. Calling them "the anglerfish" is a misnomer, though, as they are a whole order- the lophiiformes, including monkfishes, frogfishes, toadfishes, and, of course, the seadevils-our focus.
To celebrate #Fishmas, here is a nice moment from last December -
We were walking along the beach on Moreton Island, and my partner found a stranded #seahorse, a pregnant male.
We quickly got him in the water, waded out and then watched him swim away ♥️
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@DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @ReelAngle @ericrsails @donaldorth @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant Native to Europe, North Africa + Western Asia, brown trout are part of the Salmo genus, which makes them more related to Atlantic salmon than to native North American trout species like brook or rainbow trout #25DaysofFishmas
17th Day of the #25DaysofFishmas an ornate butterflyfish #pluscoloréquenature! #teamfish #reef
@DrFishSG @SolomonRDavid @donaldorth @ReelAngle @ericrsails @WildlifeBioGal @UWiscSeaGrant 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”) #25DaysofFishmas
@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