[NatureNS] re:re:mystery fish

From: "Bernard Burke" <blburke@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:29:03 -0300
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All
Near the start of this month I posted some photos of fish bones my =
sister Rita had taken for which we wondered of its identity.
http://bernieb.smugmug.com/gallery/916397_ynXPk/5/48802228_Th9z3/Medium
Andrew Hebda forwarded the photo links to Alphonso Rojo and here was his =
interpretation:

"It is a Lophius americanus.  The upper mandible is disconnected. By its =
shape, its gape, and teeth there is no doubt.=20
I checked other bones, but the picture doesn't show them very well. I =
checked them at home. There is no other fish with these features.=20

The popular name of the fish is angler or devil's fish. It is considered =
to be a different species of the European Lophius piscatorius."

After requesting and obtaining permission to post his interpretation =
here, he did however indicate to me that he wanted to emphasize it would =
be preferable to see the bones to be 100% certain, being that relying on =
a picture there is always a possible small margin of error.

Thanks again to those who responded and assisted in our inquiry.

Bernard Burke

blburke@ns.sympatico.ca

Dartmouth









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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Near the start of this month I posted =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andrew Hebda forwarded the&nbsp;photo =
links&nbsp;to=20
Alphonso Rojo and here was his interpretation:</FONT></DIV>
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<I><SPAN=20
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2><SPAN=20
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home.=20
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requesting and=20
obtaining permission to post his interpretation here, he did however =
indicate to=20
me that he wanted to emphasize&nbsp;it would be preferable to see the =
bones to=20
be 100% certain, being that relying on a picture there is always&nbsp;a =
possible=20
small margin of error.</o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Courier New" size=3D2><SPAN=20
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