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🐟Conservation, research, and #SciComm
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🐟Principal Investigator @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
🐟Co-authored by the #GarLab Team
Views our own
https://garlab.org
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And that’s a wrap on 2025 @garlab.bsky.social!
GARgantuan thanks to our students, collaborators, and friends for their ongoing work and support of our freshwater conservation efforts!
GARgantuan thanks to our students, collaborators, and friends for their ongoing work and support of our freshwater conservation efforts!
December 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
And that’s a wrap on 2025 @garlab.bsky.social!
GARgantuan thanks to our students, collaborators, and friends for their ongoing work and support of our freshwater conservation efforts!
GARgantuan thanks to our students, collaborators, and friends for their ongoing work and support of our freshwater conservation efforts!
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December Fieldwork Recap!
From the frigid Mississippi River in Minnesota to Louisiana & Mississippi (which were also frigid), the @garlab.bsky.social team saw big gars, smaller gars, blobfish and more!
From the frigid Mississippi River in Minnesota to Louisiana & Mississippi (which were also frigid), the @garlab.bsky.social team saw big gars, smaller gars, blobfish and more!
December 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
December Fieldwork Recap!
From the frigid Mississippi River in Minnesota to Louisiana & Mississippi (which were also frigid), the @garlab.bsky.social team saw big gars, smaller gars, blobfish and more!
From the frigid Mississippi River in Minnesota to Louisiana & Mississippi (which were also frigid), the @garlab.bsky.social team saw big gars, smaller gars, blobfish and more!
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December 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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From a serious-looking sculpin to the Arctic's only air-breathing fish, the Northwest leg of the #25DaysofFishmas road trip was full of surprises!
Our trip's almost done, but not without a final stop in the Northeast + #GreatLakes region - because there's no place like H.O.M.E.S. for the holidays!
Our trip's almost done, but not without a final stop in the Northeast + #GreatLakes region - because there's no place like H.O.M.E.S. for the holidays!
December 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
From a serious-looking sculpin to the Arctic's only air-breathing fish, the Northwest leg of the #25DaysofFishmas road trip was full of surprises!
Our trip's almost done, but not without a final stop in the Northeast + #GreatLakes region - because there's no place like H.O.M.E.S. for the holidays!
Our trip's almost done, but not without a final stop in the Northeast + #GreatLakes region - because there's no place like H.O.M.E.S. for the holidays!
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December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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BIGGEST Longnose Gar for the @garlab.bsky.social team!
At 60.5 inches (154 cm), this fish was a true giant for its species.
Caught-tagged-released, it will help us learn more about river-floodplain connectivity👍
I’m aiming the fish toward our collaborators’ sonar, so we can track/measure it! 🧪🐟
At 60.5 inches (154 cm), this fish was a true giant for its species.
Caught-tagged-released, it will help us learn more about river-floodplain connectivity👍
I’m aiming the fish toward our collaborators’ sonar, so we can track/measure it! 🧪🐟
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
BIGGEST Longnose Gar for the @garlab.bsky.social team!
At 60.5 inches (154 cm), this fish was a true giant for its species.
Caught-tagged-released, it will help us learn more about river-floodplain connectivity👍
I’m aiming the fish toward our collaborators’ sonar, so we can track/measure it! 🧪🐟
At 60.5 inches (154 cm), this fish was a true giant for its species.
Caught-tagged-released, it will help us learn more about river-floodplain connectivity👍
I’m aiming the fish toward our collaborators’ sonar, so we can track/measure it! 🧪🐟
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Guess how big these two Alligator Gars were?
Sorry not sorry 😅
Sorry not sorry 😅
December 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Guess how big these two Alligator Gars were?
Sorry not sorry 😅
Sorry not sorry 😅
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There was a time when every living room in America had a copy of this record.
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
There was a time when every living room in America had a copy of this record.
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Colorado pikeminnow was one of the first fishes put on the federal Endangered Species list in 1973 due to a combo of overharvest by settlers, introduction of nonnative species + most significantly, large dams and human water use that altered river flows + restricted their movement #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Colorado pikeminnow was one of the first fishes put on the federal Endangered Species list in 1973 due to a combo of overharvest by settlers, introduction of nonnative species + most significantly, large dams and human water use that altered river flows + restricted their movement #25DaysofFishmas
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🎶I’m dreaming of a white… salmon?🎶
European settlers called the Colorado pikeminnow “white salmon” because adults can migrate long distances (>200 miles) to find suitable spawning habitat in canyons. Once eggs hatch, the larvae drift downstream to backwater habitats where they grow #25DaysofFishmas
European settlers called the Colorado pikeminnow “white salmon” because adults can migrate long distances (>200 miles) to find suitable spawning habitat in canyons. Once eggs hatch, the larvae drift downstream to backwater habitats where they grow #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🎶I’m dreaming of a white… salmon?🎶
European settlers called the Colorado pikeminnow “white salmon” because adults can migrate long distances (>200 miles) to find suitable spawning habitat in canyons. Once eggs hatch, the larvae drift downstream to backwater habitats where they grow #25DaysofFishmas
European settlers called the Colorado pikeminnow “white salmon” because adults can migrate long distances (>200 miles) to find suitable spawning habitat in canyons. Once eggs hatch, the larvae drift downstream to backwater habitats where they grow #25DaysofFishmas
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Despite lacking any teeth on their jaws, Colorado pikeminnows are the top native predators in the Colorado River basin. They do have long, curved teeth in their throat (pharyngeal teeth) that help them process prey (mostly fish, but whatever they can catch!) that they swallow whole #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Despite lacking any teeth on their jaws, Colorado pikeminnows are the top native predators in the Colorado River basin. They do have long, curved teeth in their throat (pharyngeal teeth) that help them process prey (mostly fish, but whatever they can catch!) that they swallow whole #25DaysofFishmas
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While “large minnow” sounds like an oxymoron on par with “jumbo shrimp”, the Colorado pikeminnow historically grew nearly 6 ft/2 m long and could weigh over 80 lbs/40 kg. These days, however, the largest individuals are typically less than 4 ft/1.2 m long #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
While “large minnow” sounds like an oxymoron on par with “jumbo shrimp”, the Colorado pikeminnow historically grew nearly 6 ft/2 m long and could weigh over 80 lbs/40 kg. These days, however, the largest individuals are typically less than 4 ft/1.2 m long #25DaysofFishmas
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The Colorado pikeminnow was historically found in large warm-water rivers throughout the - you guessed it - Colorado River basin in both the US and Mexico. They now occupy ~25% of their historical range and are only found in the Upper Basin (mostly in Utah + Colorado) #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Colorado pikeminnow was historically found in large warm-water rivers throughout the - you guessed it - Colorado River basin in both the US and Mexico. They now occupy ~25% of their historical range and are only found in the Upper Basin (mostly in Utah + Colorado) #25DaysofFishmas
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Colorado pikeminnow is one of 4 species of pikeminnows (Ptychocheilus genus), all found in western North America + all large, predatory fish in the Leuciscidae (minnow) family. Though none grow as large - or as old (50+ years!) - as the Colorado pikeminnow! #25DaysofFishmas
December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Colorado pikeminnow is one of 4 species of pikeminnows (Ptychocheilus genus), all found in western North America + all large, predatory fish in the Leuciscidae (minnow) family. Though none grow as large - or as old (50+ years!) - as the Colorado pikeminnow! #25DaysofFishmas
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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!
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!
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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!
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!
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Let talk gars for fishmas day 37! Shoutout to @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, the gar man himself!
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Let talk gars for fishmas day 37! Shoutout to @solomonrdavid.bsky.social, the gar man himself!
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WAIT, there’s a GAR in Fallout???
Very cool! And also on-brand that nuclear war didn’t change their appearance much 😂😎👍
Very cool! And also on-brand that nuclear war didn’t change their appearance much 😂😎👍
December 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
WAIT, there’s a GAR in Fallout???
Very cool! And also on-brand that nuclear war didn’t change their appearance much 😂😎👍
Very cool! And also on-brand that nuclear war didn’t change their appearance much 😂😎👍
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Final Fantasy XIV has a number of Gar species!
December 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Final Fantasy XIV has a number of Gar species!
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SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!!!
Now accepting submissions for the Alligator Gar Technical Committee Scholarship!
The cash scholarship is being provided by @alligatorgar-afs.bsky.social a student to help cover cost for attending the 2026 Southern Division @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting in New Orleans🐟
Now accepting submissions for the Alligator Gar Technical Committee Scholarship!
The cash scholarship is being provided by @alligatorgar-afs.bsky.social a student to help cover cost for attending the 2026 Southern Division @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting in New Orleans🐟
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
SCHOLARSHIP ALERT!!!
Now accepting submissions for the Alligator Gar Technical Committee Scholarship!
The cash scholarship is being provided by @alligatorgar-afs.bsky.social a student to help cover cost for attending the 2026 Southern Division @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting in New Orleans🐟
Now accepting submissions for the Alligator Gar Technical Committee Scholarship!
The cash scholarship is being provided by @alligatorgar-afs.bsky.social a student to help cover cost for attending the 2026 Southern Division @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting in New Orleans🐟
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The Ictaluridae family (North American catfish) has ~50 species ranging in size from the Carolina madtom (max length = 5 in/12 cm) to the blue catfish (max length = 5 ft/165 cm). The family name “Ictaluridae” comes from Greek ichthys = fish + ailouros = cat, so literally: "fish cat” #25DaysofFishmas
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Ictaluridae family (North American catfish) has ~50 species ranging in size from the Carolina madtom (max length = 5 in/12 cm) to the blue catfish (max length = 5 ft/165 cm). The family name “Ictaluridae” comes from Greek ichthys = fish + ailouros = cat, so literally: "fish cat” #25DaysofFishmas
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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
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
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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
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
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Attention students and retirees! Apply for scholarships (up to $900) and/or travel awards ($600) by December 19th! 🐟🩵 For travel to Feb 2026 Duluth chapter meeting of MN AFS.
units.fisheries.org/mnafs/schola...
units.fisheries.org/mnafs/schola...
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Attention students and retirees! Apply for scholarships (up to $900) and/or travel awards ($600) by December 19th! 🐟🩵 For travel to Feb 2026 Duluth chapter meeting of MN AFS.
units.fisheries.org/mnafs/schola...
units.fisheries.org/mnafs/schola...
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“When Did You Get Caught?”
Here’s @garlab.bsky.social’s Spotify Wrapped list, let us know if there are any gartists that we missed 👀
Here’s @garlab.bsky.social’s Spotify Wrapped list, let us know if there are any gartists that we missed 👀
December 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“When Did You Get Caught?”
Here’s @garlab.bsky.social’s Spotify Wrapped list, let us know if there are any gartists that we missed 👀
Here’s @garlab.bsky.social’s Spotify Wrapped list, let us know if there are any gartists that we missed 👀
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Pandering to @solomonrdavid.bsky.social and @garlab.bsky.social?
Always a good choice #25DaysofFishmas!
Always a good choice #25DaysofFishmas!
It’s time to hang up the holiday GAR-land 🎄
Move over Florida Man, it’s Florida Gar’s time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasn’t changed much since the Mesozoic
Move over Florida Man, it’s Florida Gar’s time to shine!
On Day 3 of #25DaysofFishmas, we head down to the Sunshine State to find the Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus), an ancient-looking fish whose appearance hasn’t changed much since the Mesozoic
December 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Pandering to @solomonrdavid.bsky.social and @garlab.bsky.social?
Always a good choice #25DaysofFishmas!
Always a good choice #25DaysofFishmas!
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Like other gars, the Florida gar has a specialized swim bladder that can pull double-duty as a lung. This enables them to breath air and survive in poorly oxygenated waters that most other fish couldn't tolerate. During warm months, you may even see them gulping air at the surface #25DaysofFishmas
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Like other gars, the Florida gar has a specialized swim bladder that can pull double-duty as a lung. This enables them to breath air and survive in poorly oxygenated waters that most other fish couldn't tolerate. During warm months, you may even see them gulping air at the surface #25DaysofFishmas