[NatureNS] Atlantic Sturgeon, beached partial skeleton

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Hello Randy & all=2C=20

I'd love to see a photo of the sturgeon if you have one...=20

:) Jen=20

From: randy.lauff@gmail.com
Date: Thu=2C 10 Sep 2015 17:17:53 -0300
Subject: [NatureNS] Atlantic Sturgeon=2C beached partial skeleton
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca

When Billy Digout emailed me and said friends of his found something odd on=
 the beach near Walkerville=2C Rich. Co.=2C I was cautiously excited.
As soon as I opened the package I knew it had to be a sturgeon! I devote ab=
out ten minutes to the sturgeons and their allies in my Comparative Anatomy=
 course=2C and among other things I emphasize that these Bony Fish actually=
 have a skeleton of cartilage. I now know that the head skeleton is covered=
 by hard plates. Nothing like hands on experience to add to the learning ex=
perience (mine in this case=2C my new students will get to see this specime=
n in the future).
I alerted DFO=2C and biologist Daphne Themelis got back to me. Based on the=
 size of the skull=2C she estimated the animal to be some 20 years old (whi=
ch I believe is about when they start to mate) and around 1.6 metres=2C tot=
al length.

Still hooked onto the end of the skull was some skin with the characteristi=
c scutes and some free scutes were found nearby as well. All will be a nice=
 addition to our collection here at StFX. We did not have any sturgeon mate=
rial in our collection up to this point - so not just a new species=2C but =
a whole new group of fishes (Chondrosteans) are now represented here.
I want to thank the Burke family for reporting=2C collecting and temporaril=
y housing this very special find.
Randy Lauff

_________________________________
RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County=2C NS.=0A=
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Hello Randy &amp=3B all=2C <br><=
br>I'd love to see a photo of the sturgeon if you have one... <br><br>:) Je=
n <br><br><div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">From: randy.lauff@gmail.com<br>Date:=
 Thu=2C 10 Sep 2015 17:17:53 -0300<br>Subject: [NatureNS] Atlantic Sturgeon=
=2C beached partial skeleton<br>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><br><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"4">When Billy Digout emailed me and said friends of =
his found something odd on the beach near Walkerville=2C Rich. Co.=2C I was=
 cautiously excited.</font><div><font size=3D"4"><br></font></div><div><fon=
t size=3D"4">As soon as I opened the package I knew it had to be a sturgeon=
! I devote about ten minutes to the sturgeons and their allies in my Compar=
ative Anatomy course=2C and among other things I emphasize that these Bony =
Fish actually have a skeleton of cartilage. I now know that the head skelet=
on is covered by hard plates. Nothing like hands on experience to add to th=
e learning experience (mine in this case=2C my new students will get to see=
 this specimen in the future).</font></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:la=
rge=3B"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:large=3B">I alerted =
DFO=2C and biologist Daphne Themelis got back to me. Based on the size of t=
he skull=2C she estimated the animal to be some 20 years old (which I belie=
ve is about when they start to mate) and around 1.6 metres=2C total length.=
</span><font size=3D"4"><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"4"><br></font><=
/div><div><font size=3D"4">Still hooked onto the end of the skull was some =
skin with the characteristic scutes and some free scutes were found nearby =
as well. All will be a nice addition to our collection here at StFX. We did=
 not have any sturgeon material in our collection up to this point - so not=
 just a new species=2C but a whole new group of fishes (Chondrosteans) are =
now represented here.</font></div><div><font size=3D"4"><br></font></div><d=
iv><font size=3D"4">I want to thank the Burke family for reporting=2C colle=
cting and temporarily housing this very special find.</font></div><div><fon=
t size=3D"4"><br></font></div><div><font size=3D"4">Randy Lauff<br></font><=
div><font size=3D"4"><br></font></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:large=
=3B">_________________________________</span><br></div><div><div><div class=
=3D"ecxgmail_signature"><font size=3D"4">RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<=
br>Antigonish County=2C NS.</font></div></div>=0A=
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