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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · May 1

My pet gar that I donated to Shedd Aquarium would recognize me and swim over to say hi when I visited her exhibit ❤️🐠

A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!

TO BE CONTINUED…

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 12h

A textbook image I did a few years ago showing a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus rixosus) with her mandibles held open and trigger hairs forward, and then in the closed position.

The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.

A split-screen image showing (top) a face view of an elongated ant standing on a reflective surfave, facing us with toothy brown jaws held 180 degrees open, and (bottom), the same ant with jaws closed, the bluntly toothed tips held together.

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Miguel Clavero @chikichanka.bsky.social · 1d

The now Critically Endangered Manjuarí (Cuban gar, /Atractosteus tristoechus/) as painted in La Habana by Antonio Parra around 1787
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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 2d

I spent a couple hours last night in a white sucker consume talking to families about how they're not a "trash fish." Here's a quick sketch of a chonk for #SundayFishSketch

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cageyratfish FREE LINK, YOU COWARDS 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 @cageyratfish.bsky.social · 1d

i got outside for a bit. thought i'd visit a little spot i know, which last year was the last place i got to before my truck up & died on me.

so shaking that little curse was part of it... 🧵

A calm river with a bouldery shoreline & a backdrop of mountains & trees along the bank with their tops lit up by the brilliant autumn sun

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 1d

😅😅😅

a bald man is sitting in a chair with his hands folded and clapping .

Alt: a bald man is sitting in a chair with his hands folded and clapping .

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Bob From The 815 @rhill180.bsky.social · 1d

Holy crap, awesome! Native fishes were my gateway drug to learning about ecosystems in general. Good outreach

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 1d

Haha yes! Will def need to do so when I come back. Apparently even at the bottom of the mountain they got 8-12” of snow in last 24 hours, so locals were telling me significant portion is closed.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 1d

I’d LOVE to visit there but am not in town for long. Will do so next time for sure!

Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 1d

MeatEater convo reGARding native fish conservation and management went great!

Thanks to lots of native fish folks who provided info/comments/support for this SciComm!
@dirtydog.bsky.social @buffalo-catcher.bsky.social @matthewlmiller.bsky.social Alec Lackmann, Kayla Kimmel, @garlab.bsky.social

An alligator gar (fish) skull sits on a table in a podcast recording studio, appears to be participating in the production.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2d

Seems like a great town! Hope you’re doing well!

Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Jason! You’re of course a big part of this! Team NonGameFishes😎👍

Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks very much for the well-wishes!

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JD Schooley @dirtydog.bsky.social · 2d

#nongame #management

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2d

I’m in Bozeman, Montana, to talk native fish conservation with the MeatEater folks!
Looking forward to sharing and learning about diverse perspectives regarding stewardship of our natural resources!

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 8d

A little nest building River Chub for Rene ;)
#SundayFishSketch 🐡

a photo of a small skechbook showing a small brush and a watercolour sketch of a river chub.
the fish is swomming over a little hill of small stones and is holding a stone in its mouth.
its cheeks are slightly pink

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 2d

For #SundayFishSketch this week, an in-progress Coregonus kiyi. I’m working on an activity for the general public on why we use genetics to distinguish between species, and my current study system of ciscoes is more than a little notorious for being hard to morphologically ID reliably

Pen drawing of a Coregonus kiyi. This thing has HUGE eyes

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Better Know a Fish! / 曉得多魚！ @betterknowafish.bsky.social · 2d

I know we've been eagerly waiting for some happy news to come out of the #LAMPLab but in the meantime, here is a baby gar for #SundayFishSketch! (Thanks to #GarLab for the reference gar!) (Also, first fish in the new sketchbook!) 🦑🐡🧪