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Metadata
Title: Pallid Sturgeon, lateral face view, Natchitoches NFH
Alternative Title: Scaphirhynchus albus
Creator: Dean, Jan
Source: WO-E 54
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: fish, fishes, fisheries, Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery, Louisiana, electronic
Description
Table Of Contents: The endangered pallid sturgeon are caught from the wild and taken to Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery in Louisiana for attempts at spawning and propagation of young for tagging and release at the adult capture site. This lateral view of the sturgeon head is used for anatomical comparisons and to document individual sturgeon. The number represents the fish's PIT tag. Picture taken December 6, 2002 by Jan Dean, Assistant Hatchery manager at Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery, in Louisiana ELECTRONIC IMAGE ONLY
Abstract: Nikon Coolpix 995 digital camera used (3.34 megapizels) with a SanDisk Compact Flash memory card, jpeg format: 1600x1200, 759KB
Date Issued: April 24 2003 |
