Sampling with Gill Net

Mark Sabaj Perez/ANS

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Taxonomists sample the calm margins and backwaters of large rivers with gill nets, which are checked throughout the day and night. Gill nets are effective for snaring deep-bodied fish like pacus and piranhas in the family Serrasalmidae.

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Title: Sampling with Gill Net
Creator: Mark Sabaj Perez/ANS

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

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