A rare, brightly colored fish was found in Oswego Harbor on Lake Ontario during a routine survey last month, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Biologists captured a burbot exhibiting xanthochromism, a rare genetic condition that gives the fish an unusual yellow-orange appearance. Read the full story by WRGB-TV – Schenectady, NY.
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