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Tag: Fishes of Wisconsin

“Fishes of Wisconsin” Challenge: A Tale of Two Sunfishes

It’s week 4 of the “Fishes of Wisconsin” challenge and we’ve got some drama unfolding right on the poster as, juxtaposed side-by-side are two species of sunfish with nearly polar-opposite trajectories. The first is also the first threatened species we’ve encountered on this Quixotic tilt at cataloging the state’s fish species. It is called the …

Fish Fry Day: “Fishes of Wisconsin” Challenge – Largemouth Bass

Happy Fish Fry Day! For those of you just tuning in, last week we embarked on a crusade to share a little bit about ALL 183 species on the amazing “Fishes of Wisconsin” poster. Fish #1 was the suckermouth minnow, and we learned all sorts of fun stuff, like the fact that not all small …