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Researchers accidentally breed sturddlefish
phys.org ^ | 07/21/2020 | Bob Yirka

Posted on 07/21/2020 1:53:21 PM PDT by BenLurkin

In studying the hundreds of offspring produced, which some on the internet have named sturddlefish, the researchers found that they fell into one of three main categories: those that looked mostly like their mothers, those that looked mostly like their fathers and those that inherited features of both parents.

Both of the parent fish are endangered, and they would not have had any chance of reproducing in the wild—as their names suggest, the paddlefish live in the U.S. and the sturgeon live in Russia. They are both considered to be "living fossils" by scientists because they have not changed very much over a very long period of time. The researchers note that it is believed their last common ancestor went as far back as 184 million years ago—when the dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth. They also note that the two fish species have more in common than many might think—they both have spiral valve intestines, for example, and scaleless skin and cartilaginous endoskeletons. The researchers also believe the offspring, like most crossbred offspring, are infertile.

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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; paddlefish; paleontology; sturddlefish; sturgeon
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To: BenLurkin
the paddlefish live in the U.S. and the sturgeon live in Russia.

And then they started colluding.

21 posted on 07/21/2020 2:28:52 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (In 2016 Obama ended America's 220 year tradition of peaceful transfer of power after an election.)
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To: tet68

I don’t know what to name it, but I’ll bet ‘The Flintstones’ had one back in the day! ;)


22 posted on 07/21/2020 2:29:57 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; tet68

23 posted on 07/21/2020 2:31:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: decal

“Darn, no caviar then.”

Why not?


24 posted on 07/21/2020 2:32:56 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: BenLurkin

Spork weasel?

Badger, badger!


25 posted on 07/21/2020 2:35:16 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Ken H
I think that's a bad idea Ray.😆
26 posted on 07/21/2020 2:35:40 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf
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To: yesthatjallen
Life will find a way.🤭
27 posted on 07/21/2020 2:36:38 PM PDT by BiteYourSelf
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To: BenLurkin

the paddlefish live in the U.S. and the sturgeon live in Russia

Are they mail order brides?


28 posted on 07/21/2020 2:38:35 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised but It Will Be Livestreamed)
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To: BenLurkin

Breed? How is that possible? I thought sex was an artificial social construct.


29 posted on 07/21/2020 2:48:29 PM PDT by Calvin Cooledge
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To: Fungi

No thanks...can’t stand the smell of fish or seafood. Makes me gag. Tried shrimp once, and threw it up. I have to buy the prime filet tuna fish in water, then rinse it thoroughly with water from the tap before I can make tuna salad out of it. I add onion, celery, dill relish, spices, and mayo to make it tolerable for a tuna melt.


30 posted on 07/21/2020 2:52:58 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: BenLurkin

“accidentally breed?”

Sounds like an end to wild office parties in the lab.


31 posted on 07/21/2020 2:53:33 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Free the TVs!)
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To: BenLurkin
HUSBAND: "Honey, I'm going fishing."

WIFE: "Take the canoe this time, will you?. Last time, you took the pontoon boat and you caught 175 of those suckers. I can't clean that many."

HUSBAND: "OK honey. The canoe it is."


32 posted on 07/21/2020 2:53:38 PM PDT by moovova
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

There are American lake sturgeon in something like 20 states and the Mississippi River.


33 posted on 07/21/2020 2:53:54 PM PDT by jjotto (Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: mass55th

Same way with me for pork, never touch it. That’s fine.


34 posted on 07/21/2020 2:54:59 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: tet68

I did see a guy in a canoe without a paddle, use a shovel. It’s a long story.


35 posted on 07/21/2020 3:03:05 PM PDT by Cloverfarm (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ...)
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To: jjotto

There are sturgeon here on the Klamath river. It’s been years since I’ve had it but they are really good eating.


36 posted on 07/21/2020 3:07:21 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The Revolution Will Not Be Televised but It Will Be Livestreamed)
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To: mass55th

>>>They look like Sturgeon. The only fish I eat is tuna fish in tuna melts. I don’t eat seafood at all<<<

I thought I was the only one who did that. Has to be good old regular Tuna Fish, not the expensive White Albacore Tuna (blech). It also to have plenty of Mayo, it just has to...

I blame my Mother. Being a good Catholic she always served Fish Filet for dinner on Friday. I hated the taste and it always had small Bones in it. Hated it with a passion.

Come to think of it, Thursday was Beef Liver night. I hated it but my Dog loved it...

Well, I must admit I do occasionally have Fish and Chips as long as it doesn’t taste Fishy and an occasional Bowl of New England Clam Chowder, so I may be a little more tolerant than you are. LOL


37 posted on 07/21/2020 3:08:38 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative ( Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: Fungi

I’m okay with pork. Ham, bacon, pork sausage, pulled pork BBQ. I don’t cook pork chops for myself, but I love the rest.


38 posted on 07/21/2020 3:09:01 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Those sturgeon on the Klamath get huge!

I remember a video of a guy in an inner tube hooking into one at least six feet long.


39 posted on 07/21/2020 3:11:31 PM PDT by jjotto (Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

LOL!! Your house sounds like mine. My mother used to make Tuna Casserole every Friday night. I wouldn’t eat it, or she’d make fried salmon patties. Yuck! The last two cats I had wouldn’t touch salmon. The old man who used to live across the street from us would go fishing, and bring my father perch, sunfish or bullheads. My Dad would clean them, and fry them up, then I’d sit there and watch him and the rest of the family pick the bones out of their mouths. Yuck! My mother wasn’t the greatest cook. We actually preferred my father’s cooking, which he did every weekend. Big dinner on Sunday, either ham, chicken, pot roast, etc. We never had seafood on our table. Couldn’t afford it I guess. Not that I’d have eaten it anyway. My mother loved oysters. Every so often, she splurge and get herself a container of shucked oysters. I don’t know how people can swallow those things. Yuck!


40 posted on 07/21/2020 3:17:15 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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