Tule Perch: Packing Live Young!
Fish of the Week! · Oct 7, 2024 · 36:34
Fish of the Week! · Oct 7, 2024 · 36:34
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With a namesake that matches the vegetation found in marshes where it lives, this California native comes in three different forms and has a very impressive skill: females pack an unbelievable number of extremely large young in their enlarged vascularized ovaries and give live birth. Senior Research Scientist John Durand from the University of California, Davis Center for Watershed Sciences is our guest.
