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- This is the most festive fish we could find to wish you a very merry #Fishmas from all of us at BHL. 🐟✨ Meet the Lena-Girawah, a spectacular parrotfish from Ceylon described in 1834 as “the most splendid of the class of fishes denominated Parrot”. www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38892308 #SciArt 🧪
- There’ll be scary ghost stories on Day 23 of #25DaysofFishmas - well, maybe not *that* scary! 👻 Call us Scrooge, because today we're visited by a Ghost of #Fishmas - a small, translucent minnow called the Ghost Shiner (Paranotropis buchanani) - as we continue exploring the Northeast + #GreatLakes
- Looking for a last-minute festive gift? 🎁 🌱 A donation to BHL on someone’s behalf supports open, global access to biodiversity knowledge — a gift that lasts far beyond the festive season. Give a gift with impact: 💚 ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL... #GiveBHLWings #Fishmas #FestiveSeason 🧪
- Only one more #SundayFishSketch - #25DaysofFishmas mystery fish before the big day! For Sunday December 21, sketch the species you think these clues are describing (don't spoil it early if you know it!). The answer will be revealed with the day's #Fishmas calendar! @lampichthys.bsky.social
- A dip in a relaxing hot spring sounds like just the cure for the winter blues - just ask Day 18’s #25DaysofFishmas feature, the Borax Lake Chub (Siphateles boraxobius)! Our #Fishmas road-trip takes us to Oregon's Borax Lake, a small, hot spring-fed lake that’s just right for a small, unique minnow
- On the 6th day of Fishmas, our longtime friends at McMillen highlight the networking opportunities at our annual meeting! #fishmas #fisheries #afs
- Here are this Sunday's #SundayFishSketch - #25DaysofFishmas mystery fish species clues! For Sunday December 14, sketch the species you think these clues are describing (don't spoil it early if you know it!). The answer will be revealed with the day's #Fishmas calendar! @lampichthys.bsky.social
- On the 4th day of Fishmas, we hear from Katrina about her participation in the AFS fly-in that was hosted in June! The group made more than 50 visits to various Congressional offices to do education and outreach on a variety of fisheries issues #fishmas #afs #fisheries
- You better not cry, you better not trout, ‘cause Salmonid Claus is coming to town! 🎅🐟 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
- Better check autocorrect to make sure your Christmas list makes it to Santa and not Day 9’s #25DaysofFishmas feature! 🎅😈 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
- 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!
- Go tell it on the mountain - the Mountain Mullet (Dajaus monticola), that is! ⛰️ #25DaysofFishmas Day 6 takes us to the rainforests of Puerto Rico where this freshwater mullet species - also known as dajao or tepemechín - proves there ain’t no mountain high enough to keep from celebrating #Fishmas!
- Keep an eye on your #Fishmas tree - there’s a cat(fish) on the loose! 🎄🐈 Carolina’s 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
- Another year of #SundayFishSketch - #25DaysofFishmas crossovers! For this Sunday December 7, sketch the mystery fish species you think these clues are describing (don't spoil it early if you know it!). The answer will be revealed with the day's #Fishmas calendar! @lampichthys.bsky.social
