Sturgeon is typically found in large rivers and estuaries near the Pacific Ocean. Some species of sturgeon can grow to be very large, up to 1400 lbs. and 20 feet in length. Normally, they have cylindrical bodies covered in scutes,…
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Coho salmon, also known as silver salmon, are a type of salmon native to Western North America as well as North Eastern Russia and Northern Japan. An anadromous fish, Coho salmon are born in freshwater streams and then migrate to…
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Coho salmon (scientific name: Oncorhynchus kisutch) are found on both sides of the North Pacific Ocean. They range from California to Alaska in North America, through the Aleutian Islands, and from the Anadyr River in Russia, south to Hokkaido in…
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The channel catfish is a native catfish species of North America. Native to the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains and naturally occurring in the Gulf states such as Texas, the channel catfish has been introduced to other states…
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The electric eel is an electric fish. The scientific name for this fish is Electrophorus electricus. It is the only species, that the genus Electrophorus contains. It uses strong electric shocks as a means of protection and for hunting prey….
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The planet Earth has many very beautiful things and some very ugly, horrific things. Few life forms are more ugly and horrific, however than the isopod tongue louse—a creature that resembles one of the mutant animals that scientists discovered, photographed…
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The sturgeon is considered to be the largest type of freshwater fish in North America, according to the website called “Go Fish’N.” However, the sturgeon is also nicknamed as the “Pacific Sturgeon,” “Oregon Sturgeon,” “Columbia Sturgeon,” and the “Sacramento Sturgeon.”…
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That dolphins are intelligent mammals has been widely accepted for many years, but now researchers are hoping to demonstrate that intelligence by collaborating with dolphins to co-create a language which will enable inter-species communication for the first time. According to…
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External Anatomy: Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have a silver, streamlined body with a pale to dark pink stripe that starts just behind the rose colored gill plate, or operculum. The stripe extends the length of the side of the body,…
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One of the newest career opportunities is that of a marine conservation biologist. Marine conservation biologist studies how conservation can help to improve and protect the ocean. The field combines marine biology and conservation to study and find ways to…
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