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Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)Observer
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Toujours quelques individus présents autour du bateau de pêche. Toujours un peu plus nombreux ici au large du Nunavut que le Goéland marin qui lui ressemble.
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Contracted Crab (Hyas coarctatus)Observer
dfo_ocean_ecology_maritimesDescription
Contracted crab observed on a DFO Maritimes Summer Research Vessel Survey, https://obis.org/dataset/7b6fa45f-e4fd-4e40-a537-97eb2f63c690.
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Roughnose Grenadier (Trachyrincus murrayi)Observer
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Exceptionnel dans les chaluts à turbots à 1200 mètres de profondeur.
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Roundnose Grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
Grenadier de roche. Rare dans les chaluts à turbots à 1065 mètres de profondeur.
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Eel Pricklebacks (Family Lumpenidae)Observer
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Occasionnelles dans les chaluts à crevettes à 430 mètres de profondeur.
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Greenland Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)Observer
claudenDescription
Tête d'un grand poisson retrouvée dans l'estomac d'un flétan atlantique / Head of a large fish found in an Atlantic Halibut stomach. Source: MPO-S. Brown-Vuillemin.
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Grubby (Myoxocephalus aenaeus)Observer
claudenDescription
Grubby (chaboisseau bronzé) collected from eelgrass beds. Species confirmed by the absence of a pore on last gill arch (pore is present in Myoxocephalus scorpius).
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Shorthorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius)Observer
claudenDescription
Sculpin collected in Baie-Saint-Marguerite.
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Ripsaw Catfish (Oxydoras niger)Observer
that_bug_guyDescription
Fish identifiers! I need your help! What is this thing???
A trip to Oakbank Pond Park revealed a large dead fish, caught in the reeds. It was 2-2.5 feet long and was grey-green in colour with no noticeable patterning. Its pectoral fin had been eaten away, but its dorsal fin, positioned closer to the tail, remained.
Photo 1 is of the entirety of the fish, its gills can be seen toward the left of the photo.
Photo 2 is of the head (top) and tail (bottom). The strangest thing about the fish were the repeating structures lining the sides of the body. What are they? Could they be caused by decomposition?
The head seemed to still be attached to the body. I believe I saw its empty eye socket. The head appears to be long and sloped.
Photo 3 is of the caudal fin. Looks pretty square and relatively small. It doesn't concave either.
Photo 4 offers a closer view of the gills and pectoral fin.
Photo 5 is of the whole fish again. The wind had blown it out of the reeds and closer to the observation deck. Its smell followed.
I've only ever seen Amur Carp in this pond. This fish seemed larger though. Any ideas?
