Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores—a B.C. first

By Louise Dickson / Times Colonist
Gavin Hanke reaches a gloved hand into the formaldehyde tank at the Royal British Columbia Museum very, very carefully. What emerges is a B.C. first — a poisonous spotted porcupine fish discovered on a beach near Jordan River on the west coast of Vancouver Island on Oct. 5.The spotted porcupine — a type of pufferfish — is almost 25 centimetres long.…

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October 28, 2019

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