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Native Flora + Fauna – South Florida Aquatic Environments

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/pinelands/native-flora-and-fauna/

The subcanopy of the pinelands consists of fire-resistant species such as the saw palmetto and cabbage palm. Florida slash pines (Pinus elliotii) occur in a range of elevations, taking root among limestone outcroppings and solution holes containing peat and marl. Surrounded by wet prairies
(Taxodium ascedens), not shown buckthorn (Bumelia reclinata), not shown dwarf live

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Spinner Shark – Discover Fishes

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/spinner-shark/

Carcharhinus brevipinna The spinner shark is a slender, gray-bronze shark named for its distinctive aerial „spinning“ behavior at the surface. When feeding, spinner sharks will often swim through schools of bait fish, spinning along their longitudinal axis, snapping at fish as they move through t
tip on the anal fin (in adults) where black tip sharks do not.

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Mangrove Life – South Florida Aquatic Environments

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/southflorida/habitats/mangroves/mangrove-life/

Mangroves Support: Microorganisms Algae Invertebrates Fish Reptiles and Amphibians Birds Mammals Microorganisms Mangroves are an important part of estuarine food webs, producing large amounts of leaf litter. Leaves drop from the mangrove trees and are quickly decompose
This decomposed matter is referred to as detritus which is flushed into the estuary

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Southern Stargazer – Discover Fishes

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/southern-stargazer/

Astroscopus y-graecum This unusual, stout fish has completely adapted to spending most of its life buried in sand, waiting to ambush its prey and gulp it down whole. Its eyes, gill slits, nostrils and most of its mouth are on the top of its body, and its pectoral fins are adept at digging and bur
Importance to Humans Because of the stargazer’s ability to produce electrical currents, live

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Northern Stargazer – Discover Fishes

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/northern-stargazer/

Astroscopus guttatus This stout fish has a special organ just behind its eyes that produces an electric shock which it uses defensively, so caution is advised when handling. It has completely adapted to spending most of its life buried in sand, waiting to ambush its prey and gulp it down whole. T
Importance to Humans Because of the stargazer’s ability to produce electrical currents, live

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