Mack White
@mackeco.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @FIU | movement | predator-prey relationships | bioenergetics | global change 🐟🦀
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The pirate perch’s scientific name “Aphredoderus” comes from the Greek “aphod” meaning “excrement” and “dere” meaning “throat” - so basically, “poop neck.”
Unlike most fish, their urogenital opening (a hole for excretion + reproduction) is located on the throat #25DaysofFishmas
Unlike most fish, their urogenital opening (a hole for excretion + reproduction) is located on the throat #25DaysofFishmas
December 1, 2024 at 2:04 PM
The pirate perch’s scientific name “Aphredoderus” comes from the Greek “aphod” meaning “excrement” and “dere” meaning “throat” - so basically, “poop neck.”
Unlike most fish, their urogenital opening (a hole for excretion + reproduction) is located on the throat #25DaysofFishmas
Unlike most fish, their urogenital opening (a hole for excretion + reproduction) is located on the throat #25DaysofFishmas