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Peter Kuffler

@ilovefishxo.bsky.social

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Aspiring ichthyologist, fisherman, and fish keeper. Fish are the best. he/him

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Peter Kuffler @ilovefishxo.bsky.social · Nov 18

Hello Bluesky fish people! My name is Peter and I love all things fish. I am hoping to one day work with fish. My favorite thing to do is catch and release Flathead Catfish in and around Philadelphia.

Man holding large Flathead Catfish caught at night

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Braasch Lab @ Michigan State University @fishevodevogeno.bsky.social · May 21

#Paddlefishing
#Polyodon
#EndlessFishMostBeautiful

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Kamden Glade @kgladefishsci.bsky.social · May 9

Second annual sturgeon fishing trip was a huge success last weekend! Plenty of action throughout the day with a fun mix of adult and juvenile fish #52FishyFridays

An angler sitting in a boat holding a large lake sturgeon on their lap.

An angler standing in a boat holding a small lake sturgeon.

An angler standing in a boat cradling a large lake sturgeon against their body.

A smiling angler holding a very small lake sturgeon.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy #EarthDay from @garlab.bsky.social and our favorite fishes 🌎🐟

Hope we can all take a moment to appreciate the diversity of life around us (even toothy, long-snouted creatures!)

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Lee = MS squared 🐟🌊🏳️‍⚧️ @aquaticenby.bsky.social · Apr 19

Fish can live in all sorts of weird places. And for #FishOfTheWeek we're gonna talk about just one of those places. And that place is: active volcanoes. And no, this is not a B-rated horror movie. Though it was an amazing discovery
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Picture of a scalloped hammerhead in the super-heated volcanic waters of Kavachi Volcano. Only the front half of the shark is visible, but the classic 'hammerhead' is clearly noticeable even though the picture quality isn't amazing

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Peter Kuffler @ilovefishxo.bsky.social · Apr 12

You can catch them anywhere on Kelly Drive or further into the city on the Schuylkill river trail, and the waterworks

Peter Kuffler @ilovefishxo.bsky.social · Apr 12

Flathead season in Philly is in full swing, caught 26 fish last weekend in one night, with 12 of them weighing over 20lbs!!

Man laying on the ground screaming for joy while holding two large flathead catfish

Man holding a large Flathead catfish with another large Flathead at his feet

Man holding a large 27lbs flathead catfish

Man holding a large 27lbs flathead catfish by the jaws

Peter Kuffler @ilovefishxo.bsky.social · Mar 30

It’s officially spring time in PA which means it’s time to get back on the Flathead grind and I could not have dreamed of a better way to start the year than with my second largest flathead ever!!! It weighed 31.5lbs!

I am kneeling down and holding out the large flathead catfish

A similar picture to the last one kneeling down holding the Flathead but from slightly further away

Holding the Flathead at a different angle so the whole top of the fish is visible

Head on view of the Flathead on a fish mat

Peter Kuffler @ilovefishxo.bsky.social · Mar 13

Loricaria apeltogaster, a very cool catfish and an amazingly preserved specimen at the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia from the Rio Uruguay in southern Brazil.

Dorsal view of the entire fish on a black table

Ventral view of the front half of the fish on a silver lab table

Ventral view of the entire fish on a silver lab table

Dorsal view of the front half of the fish on a silver lab table, you can really see the sharp scutes/spines

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GarLab @garlab.bsky.social · Mar 11

Every family is different.

Several gar (fish) skulls are lined up on a lab table, with some large, small, longer snouts and shorter snouts. All quite toothy though.

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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · Mar 10

I CAN POST MY FULL VIDEOS NOW!!!! #LetsChangeThat videos have now arrived on BlueSky 💙

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Mar 8

Homer Simpson into the bushes, Alligator Gar edition:

A juvenile Alligator Gar (fish) is seen resting among plants in an aquarium. Its head is partially seen through the plants, similar to the Homer Simpson into the bushes meme.
The post author has “a gar version” for just about any meme.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Feb 26

don’t talk to me or my son ever again*

*also, I might eat my son.

Two gars (fish) swim in an aquarium, one is significantly larger than the other.

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National Aquarium @nationalaquarium.bsky.social · Jan 28

Time for #breakfast?

The barramundi is a large, silver fish that changes sex as it grows. Once the fish reaches about 20 inches in length, it transitions from male to female.

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Jennifer Clausen @jacsciart.bsky.social · Feb 23

I finally finished my Spotted Gar illustration for today's #SundayFishSketch 🐡

An illustration of a Spotted Gar. The fish is long and thin, with a long, thin nose. The back is a darker olive-brown, and fades to pale cream towards the belly. The fins have a slight orange-red hue to them, and the body of the fish is covered in dark, irregular spots.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Nov 11

Visit “Garvana” for a brief moment of Zen…

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Peter Kuffler @ilovefishxo.bsky.social · Feb 17

@nationalaquarium.bsky.social Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) eating lettuce

Closeup of an Australian lungfish with lettuce in its mouth

An Australian lungfish eating a piece of lettuce off of the surface

An Australian lungfish rising to the surface against the glass

Closeup of the head of an Australian lungfish as it swims by

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invertebrate @crevicedwelling.bsky.social · Dec 4

the salad eaters

lettuce and tomato with a pile of brown, smooth slugs either tiny peeping eyestalks piled underneath

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Feb 10

Me when they want to talk “trash fish”

Kendrick Lamar performing at the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Madison Earhart, PhD @madisonearhart.bsky.social · Feb 10

birds by a million baby!!!!!

🦅🦅🦅🦅

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🌿Forrest 𓆝 𓆟 @strayhounds.bsky.social · Feb 5

endangered fishes of alabama

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · Jan 29

"A sturgeon in an aquarium tried to swallow a woman dressed as a mermaid."

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From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: A sturgeon in an aquarium tried to swallow a woman dressed as a mermaid.

Explore this post and more from the interestingasfuck community

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · Jan 29

Somewhere in the U.S., there’s a scientist staring at their NSF/NIH grant application wondering why they bother. This post is for you. Science and society both need you. Hang in there and know there is a whole community supporting you.

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debbspook @debbshock.blue · Jan 23

silliness is a fuck you to the void

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Ethan “Brother Ethan” Kocak @ethankocak.com · Jan 28

Did you guys know you can keep…get this…little boxes of water with fish in them…in your house??

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