Minichan

yeah totally

how is his best friend a creep?

@previous (C)
do you know who fats is or are you being nose-e >8^)

Sure, go for it.

Don't see why not.

cool

I'll have a rel.

what's going on?

If anyone, call Leo's wife. She deserves to know.

Tell Fats, but in a "just the facts" dispassionate way.

(Edited 1 minute later.)

Choctaw bass

Scientists from Florida Wildlife Conservation have decided to name the new species the Choctaw bass and want to use the scientific name of Micropterus haiaka. The name Choctaw comes from the Native American tribe which used to occupy the area in which the new species of bass was found. The scientific definition is derived from the Choctaw langue, haiaka means revealed in the Choctaw language.

The Choctaw bass is very hard to distinguish from other black bass, the best methods for identifying the bass is counting the number of scales the fish has, there fin rays are also different from other black bass, and the Choctaw have unique gill rakers, which are slits inside the gill to stop small particles from gathering on the gills. The Choctaw bass has many similar features to other bass in the same family, only a few small features make it possible to tell the difference. This similar in appearance is one of the reasons why the Choctaw bass has been unnoticed for so long. For an accurate identification DNA testing must be done.

FWC’s research shows that the Choctaw bass can range from the waters of the western Florida panhandle and throughout the coastal rivers in Alabama. The genetic makeup of the Choctaw bass has been found in populations that occupy the Yellow river, Blackwater river, Choctawhatchee river, Escambia river and the Perdido river. A recent study done by Carl Hubbs and Reeve Bailey suggest that the Choctaw bass could also be located as far as southeast Alabama, and possibly be located in the Mobile River Basin. The Choctaw bass that were captured were normally caught in the stagnant parts of river systems or streams where the sediment gathers, the bass avoid fast moving water from stream and rivers and are normally found close to the coastline.

Bluegill

The bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes. Lepomis, in Greek, means "scaled gill cover" and macrochirus means large hand, which may be a reference to its body shape. A defining characteristic of the bluegill is the bright blue edging visible on its gill rakers.

The bluegill is the state fish of Illinois.

The bluegill or bluegulli occurs naturally in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains from coastal Virginia to Florida, west to Texas and northern Mexico, and north to western Minnesota and western New York. Today they have been transported almost everywhere else in North America, and have also been introduced into Europe, South Africa, Zimbabwe,[3] Asia, South America, and Oceania. Bluegill have also been found in the Chesapeake Bay, indicating they can tolerate up to 1.8% salinity.

In some locations where they have been transplanted, they are considered pests: trade in the species is prohibited in Germany and Japan. In the case of Japan, bluegill were presented to the then-crown prince, Akihito in 1960 as a gift by Richard J. Daley, mayor of Chicago. The prince, in turn, donated the fish to fishery research agencies in Japan from which they escaped, becoming an invasive species which has wreaked havoc with native species, specifically in Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. The emperor has since apologized.

The bluegill is noted for the darkened spot that it has on the posterior edge of the gills and base of the dorsal fin. The sides of its head and chin are a dark shade of blue. It usually contains 5-9 vertical bars on the sides of its body, but these stripes are not always distinct. It has a yellowish breast and abdomen, with the breast of the breeding male being a bright orange. The bluegill has three anal spines, ten to 12 anal fin rays, six to 13 dorsal fin spines, 11 to 12 dorsal rays, and 12 to 13 pectoral rays. They are characterized by their deep, flattened, laterally compressed bodies. They have a terminal mouth, ctenoid scales, and a lateral line that is arched upward anteriorly. The bluegill typically ranges in size from four to 12 inches, and reaches a maximum size just over 16 inches. The largest bluegill ever caught was four pounds, 12 ounces in 1950.

The bluegill is most commonly related to the orangespotted sunfish and the redear sunfish, but different in a distinct spot at or near the base of the soft dorsal fin.

@465,480 (Fats)
@previous (Fats)
I say, Fats! That MS in marine zoology paid off.

@previous (Metæ)
Indeed it did Meta, old boy!

@465,451 (dw ltd)
f you buddy i know who fats is jeez. havent actually talked to him in years tho

@previous (C)
hehehe
@465,481 (Fats)
hahaha