tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post4909536395614635410..comments2024-02-16T06:03:12.489-06:00Comments on BrummellBlog: Friday Fish: Lamna nasusTheBrummellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-38601666152641405612007-11-21T13:39:00.000-06:002007-11-21T13:39:00.000-06:00'Tis a wee bigger than I thought. I thought they w...'Tis a wee bigger than I thought. I thought they were more in the 1.5m range.Necatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534126673638877858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-39916256831046537022007-11-17T23:27:00.000-06:002007-11-17T23:27:00.000-06:00Small is relative. Dead is dead.I think it would b...Small is relative. Dead is dead.<BR/><BR/>I think it would be much more interesting if your fish reflected your mood. Or maybe if your mood depended on the random number generator...langmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651555737089851351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-38695179560746962362007-11-17T13:20:00.000-06:002007-11-17T13:20:00.000-06:00I wouldn't really say Porbeagles are small. Fishb...I wouldn't really say Porbeagles are small. Fishbase says maximum size recorded was 3.5 meters long and 230 Kg (different individuals).<BR/><BR/>So, not as big as the Great White, certainly, but certainly big enough to kill a human in the water.<BR/><BR/><I>I wonder if the fish Brummell chooses reflects his mood at the end of the week?</I><BR/><BR/>A long time ago I generated a list of taxonomic families to work through for these Friday Fish updates. I used MS Excel's random number generator and Nelson's 2006 book (which I've mentioned before, I'm sure). The book lists each family with a number (total is something like 600), and I just ran off a list of 20 random selections.<BR/><BR/>I'm almost at the end of that list now, so I guess I'll have to get the book from the library again. It was sheer good luck that family Lamnidae (big scary sharks) came up at all. Sorry again for the long delay, this species should have appeared here sometime in August or September.TheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-17259573451024903482007-11-16T18:01:00.000-06:002007-11-16T18:01:00.000-06:00I wonder if the fish Brummell chooses reflects his...I wonder if the fish Brummell chooses reflects his mood at the end of the week?<BR/><BR/>Those are some teeth even if they may be smallish...langmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651555737089851351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19216099.post-86399562146314476492007-11-16T14:12:00.000-06:002007-11-16T14:12:00.000-06:00They are rather small though aren't they? Perhaps ...They are rather small though aren't they? Perhaps their not as lethalish as their larger cousins?Necatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534126673638877858noreply@blogger.com