Fly anglers have been targeting Sonora sucker in recent years, they are pretty and can get fairly large for a desert fish!
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Fly anglers have been targeting Sonora sucker in recent years, they are pretty and can get fairly large for a desert fish!
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A child observes a carp in a bathtub
Christmas Eve Checklist:
Wrapped presents β
Cookies for Santa β
Bathtub Carp β
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#25DaysofFishmas
A ghost shiner wearing a Santa hat; the text says December 23
Ghost shiners are part of the shiner, dace, and minnow family Leuciscidae, a group of 600+ species. While many - but not all! - of the species in this group are small, the ghost shiner is definitely one of the smaller ones found in North America, typically growing <2 in/4.5 cm long #25DaysofFishmas
An Ohio lamprey wearing a Santa hat; the text says December 22
Part of the Ichthyomyzon genus of North American lampreys, the Ohio lampreyβs scientific name comes from ichthys = βfishβ + myzon = to suck, while bdella comes from the Greek for βleechβ - very apt for a smallish (<15 in long), wriggly worm-looking fish #25DaysofFishmas
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Dolly Varden trout on December 21
If a βlittle toy doll(y) that toddles and coosβ is on your list, Salmonid Claus is definitely going to deliver on Day 21 of #25DaysofFishmas!
We end the northwest leg of our road trip with the Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), a brightly colored fish + this weekβs #SundayFishSketch mystery species!
A Borax Lake chub wearing a Santa hat; the text says December 18
The Borax Lake chub is part of the Leuciscidae family (minnows, shiners + chubs). Itβs one of only 2 living fish species endemic to the Alvord Basin, a desert valley in southeast Oregon/northeast Nevada - the other being its close relative the Alvord Chub (Siphateles alvordensis) #25DaysofFishmas
A largescale sucker wearing a Santa hat; the text says December 17
The largescale sucker is in the Catostomidae (sucker) family, a group whose name comes from the Greek kata = βdownβ + βstomaβ = mouth in reference to their downward-facing mouths. There are about 80 sucker species, and all but 2 are found only in North America #25DaysofFishmas
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with the beautiful shiner on December 13
#25DaysofFishmas Day 13 brings us a fish that shines like B-E-A-UTIFUL holiday lights! π
Our road trip takes us to the deserts of southern Arizona + New Mexico to find the Beautiful Shiner (Cyprinella formosa), a small, threatened species that was briefly lost from the US but has been reintroduced
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Nopili rockclimbing goby on December 12
Mele kalikimaka! π΄π
On Day 12 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head to the land where palm trees sway and the season's always green and bright to find the Nopili rockclimbing goby / βoβopu nΕpili (Sicyopterus stimpsoni), one of only a few freshwater fish species native to the islands of Hawaiβi
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Pahrump poolfish on December 11
πΆCome, they told me, pa rump (poolfish) pum pum pumπΆ π₯
Move aside, little drummer boy, itβs the Pahrump Poolfishβs (Empetrichthys latos) time for a solo!
On Day 11 of #25DaysofFishmas, we say Vegas or bust and head to southern Nevada to meet a critically-endangered fish without a home
RAVISHING excerpt out today!! Thank you @literaryhub.bsky.social!!
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Apache trout on December 10
You better not cry, you better not trout, βcause Salmonid Claus is coming to town! π
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On Day 10 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head to Arizona's White Mountains to meet the Apache Trout (Oncorhynchus apache), whose recovery isn't a #Fishmas miracle, but a result of over 50 years of people working together
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with the widemouth blindcat on December 9
Better check autocorrect to make sure your Christmas list makes it to Santa and not Day 9βs #25DaysofFishmas feature! π
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The #Fishmas train keeps a-rollin' on down to San Antone to meet Satan eurystomus - better known as the Widemouth Blindcat - a rare blind catfish living deep, deep underground
Christmas coot? Apparently on the holiday menu according to Tyusβs Ecology and management of Colorado Pikeminnow (Battle Against Extinction Ch. 19)
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Colorado Pikeminnow on December 8
If you can think of a better fish for Day 8 of #25DaysofFishmas, let minnow!
Westward ho, we go on our #Fishmas road trip to the canyon rivers of the Intermountain West, home of the Colorado Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), a minnow who's no small fry - meet the largest minnow in North America!
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with the Carolina madtom on December 5
Keep an eye on your #Fishmas tree - thereβs a cat(fish) on the loose! ππ
Carolinaβs on our minds here on Day 5 of #25DaysofFishmas, as we meet the Carolina Madtom (Noturus furiosus), a small - but mighty - endangered catfish species only found in North Carolina
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Suwannee bass on December 4
Itβs all about that bass on Day 4 of #25DaysofFishmas - the Suwannee Bass (Micropterus notius), that is!
We head to the Florida Panhandle to find this lesser-known cousin of the largemouth bass who is like the quiet - but interesting - cousin at the black bass family holiday get-together.
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with Florida Gar on December 3
Itβs time to hang up the holiday GAR-land π
Move over Florida Man, itβs Florida Garβs time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasnβt changed much since the Mesozoic
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with redear sunfish on Day 2
Rudolph, the red-eared reindeer! π¦
With ears so bright, the Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) guides us into Day 2 of #25DaysofFishmas! This member of the sunfish family found throughout the southeastern US is a warm-water loving ray of sun on a cold winter day βοΈ
The #25DaysofFishmas calendar with the Christmas darter on Day 1
πΆItβs beginning to look a lot like #FishmasπΆ
Thereβs no better fish to kick off this yearβs #25DaysofFishmas than the aptly-named Christmas darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)! We get our road trip started down in the southeastern US with this small species of fish who has big holiday spirit all year long
Read an excerpt from The Great Black Swamp πΈ www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/11/the-...
When saying no leads to more yesβs also indicates Iβve been in the job long enough
Listen to @eshanisurya.bsky.social discuss the path to her debut novel, RAVISHING, over on the Debutiful podcast feed!
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Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior after hitting a ferocious storm. None of the 29 crew members survived. Learn more about this wreck and others at wisconsinshipwrecks.org.
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A can of Edmund Fitzgerald beer with a live stream of harbor on the tv in background
To the 29 lives lost
On the fourth day of #GarWeek, weβre celebrating other native, ancient fish species! Check out these species bios to get an idea of what other ancient fish besides gar reside in North America and beyond.
A heavy music festival in Blackfeet Nation this summer was abut more than just music β it was a protective ceremony to shelter Indigenous youth from suicidal distress.
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Tall structure possibly water tower with different species of fish drawn on it
went on a drive yesterday through coastal bucks county and stumbled upon this
An image with a whitefish with the message, "Think beyond the fillet"
There's more to fish than the fillet, and we need your ideas on how to use it! Submit your suggestions to the 100% Wisconsin Fish contest for a chance to win a #GreatLakes prize pack.
Contest closes Oct. 24.
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/submit-your-ideas-to-the-100-wisconsin-fish-contest/