start of week 5

The last few weeks haven't had as many wildlife observations as previous weeks, or at least, new observations. Last Wednesday, our Ichthyology class went night tide pooling. This was a new experience for me. We found a few types of fish, but mainly the same ones multiple times (Xiphister atropurpureus and mucosus, Gobiesox meandricus). Our group found one Pholis schultzi as well. I was surprised at how well the fish could survive with so little water, and how well they moved about on land. Unfortunately, it was two dark out to get any new pictures. Besides fishes, we also saw multiple Pycnopodia (species unknown) and other sea stars, hermit crabs, chitons, limpets, and snails.

Posted on October 22, 2012 10:18 PM by bitsyblatt