Great Lakes researcher Katie O’Reilly created a new holiday celebrated on Twitter with the hashtag “#25DaysofFishmas.” It’s a hat’s off to Great Lakes fish — a group of animals that O’Reilly said are often out of sight and out of mind.
Today’s fish? The American brook lamprey.
Don’t judge a brook by its cover: the American brook lamprey (Lethenteron appendix) is a no Grinch, but a #GreatLakes native + the focus of Day 20 #25DaysofFishmas pic.twitter.com/BmD8ekxt2f
— Katherine O'Reilly (@DrKatfish) December 20, 2017
Read O’Reilly’s thread on Twitter to learn all about today’s fish. Follow along with the #25DaysofFishmas.