ReBlog: Lungfish Sushi?

Check out this cool encounter with an African lungfish! Having kept them as pets for over a decade, would definitely like to observe them in the wild (and try one) someday!–

Mozambique Diary: Devonian sashimi.

Photo by P. Naskrecki

Lungfish Sashimi

Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

Here’s a quick shot of one of the gar specimens we donated to Shedd Aquarium; this specimen is on exhibit (along with a Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus) in the recently renovated “At Home on the Great Lakes” Gallery!