Larval fish identification

  • a person standing at a counter in a lab wears gloves and holds a small white pan. There is a clear Plexiglas wheel sitting on the counter.

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    Part of the Emerald Shiner project involved the identification of larval fish. Josh Fisher using the plankton splitter to split larval fish samples.

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  • a clear Plexiglas contraption with a wheel sitting on the counter, with water and preserved tiny fish inside

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    The plankton splitter with preserved larval fish inside.

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  • a person turns the wheel of a clear Plexiglas contraption sitting on a counter

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    Josh Fisher splitting the larval fish sample using the plankton splitter.

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  • someone wearing gloves holds a narrow Plexiglas container with water and tiny fish inside

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    The split larval fish sample.

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  • someone pouring water and tiny fish from a clear Plexiglas container into a small plastic pan

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    The split larval fish sample.

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  • a small plastic pan with tiny fish in water

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    The split larval fish sample.

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  • a person sits at a microscope and looks at a magnified image of a larval fish on the screen next to it

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    Josh Fisher using a microscope with a display to identify a larval fish.

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  • a person sitting at a microscope in a lab with many little vials of samples and other equipment

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    Graduate student Jake Cochran using a microscope with a display to identify a larval fish.

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  • boxes with many vials of samples, and small bottles arranged behind the boxes

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    An array of samples that have already been processed.

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