Critter Science

The Atlantic Blue Crab

21 January, 2026
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Crustacean Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts

The Atlantic blue crab, aka blue crab or Maryland blue crab, hails from the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, and has been introduced to international waters. These crabs face the threats of

The Gummy Shark… Not the Swedish Fish

8 July, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Fish Facts, Shark and Ray Facts

The gummy shark, aka flake, Australian smooth hound, sweet william, or smooth dog-shark, is a small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling shark that can be found off the coast of southern Australia. These sharks are often fished for cuisine purposes due to their taste and market price. They face the threats of […]

The Alaska Pollock

29 January, 2025
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The Alaska pollock, aka walleye pollock, hails from the North Pacific Ocean, with the greatest populations being found in the Bering Sea. Pollocks are a member of the cod genus, Gadus. They only face 1 main threat… the threat

The Yellowfin Tuna

1 January, 2024
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The yellowfin tuna, aka ahi (although that is more related to the bigeye tuna) or albacore (which is a misnaming as albacore are a separate species altogether) are epipelagic (part of the oceanic zone into which enough light

The Lumpfish

3 November, 2022
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The lumpfish, aka lump sucker, prefers colder water and can be found in the Arctic, North Atlantic, and North Pacific Oceans. There are 27 known species of lumpfishes. These fish can swim to depths of

The Popular Herring

6 October, 2022
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The herring, aka silver darling, primarily hails from the north Pacific and north Atlantic Oceans. Other populations are found in various other locales. There are around 200 known species of herring. However, most people are

The Popular Anchovy

19 July, 2022
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The anchovy is commonplace in oceans all around the world, although they prefer temperate waters. These fish are popular food fish for humans and are abundantly scooped up by other oceanic and

The Invasive Lionfish

16 September, 2020
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The lionfish, aka firefish, zebrafish, turkeyfish, scorpionfish, and butterfly-cod, is a venomous fish typically found in the Pacific and Indo-Pacific oceans. There are 10 known species

The Largemouth Bass

10 April, 2020
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Largemouth bass started out in the eastern United States. They have since been introduced throughout the world, sans Antarctica, to the rest of the United States, South America, Mexico, and even to Africa. These bass are typically the apex predator in their habitat

The Sockeye Salmon

2 December, 2019
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Found from the Klamath River in Northern California to the Kuskokwim basin of western Alaska, it’s the sockeye salmon. These sizeable fish are a favorite of fly fishermen. The sockeye

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The Atlantic Blue Crab

The Gummy Shark… Not the Swedish Fish

The Alaska Pollock

The Yellowfin Tuna

The Lumpfish

The Popular Herring

The Popular Anchovy

The Invasive Lionfish

The Largemouth Bass

The Sockeye Salmon

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