Funny of the day...

#Eelpout Festival in Walker, #Minnesota in 2015

https://philipschwarzphotography.wordpress.com/2015/04/09/eelpout-festival/

The Photographer notes: "I thought it was about the #fishing but it appears to be all about grown men drinking and acting like children."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eelpout_Festival

For the uninitiated, there is a real sport called #Curling. Usually played with large rocks, not #fish!

And Eelpout are real fish!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eelpout

#Photography #WinterSports #Humor

#NewSpecies
New spinous eelpout from Japan just swam in:

Eulophias spinosior

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/038C87BC-FFAA-4F2D-FCE0-FD82FAF4FB06
Publication: http://doi.org/10.1643/i2021047
#IchthyologyHerpetology #BioOneNews

#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #ichthyology #eelpout #japan