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Shedd Aquarium. Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago. Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 L; 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Clupea sapidissima. The American shad ( Alosa sapidissima) is a species of anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, [2] and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast. The American shad is not closely related to the other North American shads.
American gizzard shad. American gizzard shad in the clutches of an osprey. The American gizzard shad ( Dorosoma cepedianum ), also known as the mud shad, is a member of the herring family of fish and is native to large swaths of fresh and brackish waters in the United States of America, [2] as well as portions of Quebec, Canada, and Mexico. [3]
The swelling between the anal fin and ventral fin identifies this as a pregnant female. Shad is a type of fish, much valued as a sport fish. The male shad is an excellent game fish, showing multiple jumps and an occasional end-over-end; it has been called a "freshwater tarpon ". The gravid female does not fight much, but is often kept for the roe.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Coordinates. 41°52′02″N 87°36′53″W / . 41.86713°N 87.614653°W. / 41.86713; -87.614653. Man with Fish is an outdoor fountain and sculpture by German artist Stephan Balkenhol, installed outside Chicago 's Shedd Aquarium, in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] It is made from bronze that was then painted, and ...
A dragonfly in its radical final moult, metamorphosing from an aquatic nymph to a winged adult.. In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in ...
Ice shanty. An ice shanty (also called an ice shack, ice house, fishing shanty, fish house, fish coop, bobhouse, ice hut, or darkhouse; French: cabane à pêche) is a portable shed placed on a frozen lake to provide shelter during ice fishing. They can be as small and cheap as a plastic tarpaulin draped over a simple wooden frame, or as ...
A fish scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of the skin of a fish. The skin of most jawed fishes is covered with these protective scales, which can also provide effective camouflage through the use of reflection and colouration, as well as possible hydrodynamic advantages. The term scale derives from the Old French escale, meaning a ...
Archosargus probatocephalus. Archosargus probatocephalus, the sheepshead, sheepshead seabream or convict fish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The sheepshead is an important species to recreational and commercial fisheries.
Ecdysis. Process of ecdysis of a cicada. Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticle in many invertebrates of the clade Ecdysozoa. Since the cuticle of these animals typically forms a largely inelastic exoskeleton, it is shed during growth and a new, larger covering is formed. [1] The remnants of the old, empty exoskeleton are called exuviae.