Lamna nasus This shark closely resembles the white and salmon sharks, but it is easy to identify the white or light gray free rear tip of its dorsal fin. It has the classic mackerel shark appearance, from its conical snout to its crescent caudal (tail) fin, and the dark grey coloring over its bod
as bycatch by Japanese longliners and probably other fisheries in the southern Indian
Inner Beauty was on display in the Florida Museum from July 2021 through May 2023. It was so popular, we reimagined it as an online exhibit. Museum technology is shifting how fish skeletons are processed providing more accessibility for research, education, outreach and global collaboration.
Boxfish Scientific name: Anoplocapros lenticularis Native Distribution: Eastern Indian
Key points White sharks exhibit stark differences between the DNA in their nuclei and the DNA in their mitochondria. Until now, scientists have pointed to the migration patterns of great whites to explain the discrepancy. Scientists tested this theory in a new study by analyzing genetic diff
The samples came from all over the world, including the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian
In 1975, in a remote corner of Haiti, Dr. William Hodges, a medical missionary and founder of the Hôpital le Bon Samaritain in Haiti, stumbled almost unexpectedly upon the ruins of the long-lost and nearly forgotten Spanish city of Puerto Real. The city had existed on the northern coast of
and 1578, as an outpost of the Spanish empire inhabited by Spaniards, American Indians
Doctoral Students Adania Flemming (2019–2024), Ph.D., Department of Biology, University of Florida. Current Position: Courtesy Faculty, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. ResearchGate Gregory F.M. Jongsma (2016–2022), Ph.D., Department of Biology, University of Florida. Cu
Manas Sharma (2017), M.Sc. student, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Division of Invertebrate Zoology will incorporate new collections with the help of a National Science Foundation grant. The division’s collection has more than doubled in size in the past 15 years, and the nearly $402,000 award will create space for this ex
murex, Chicoreus palmarosae, is a predatory sea snail found in the Pacific and Indian
Over the past few years, the Florida Museum of Natural History research on local birds has taken a giant leap forward through cooperative relationships with some of Florida’s more than 200 wildlife rehabilitation clinics. Especially along Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts many thousands of b
Outside of the nesting season, Short-tailed Shearwaters migrate over the Pacific and Indian
Cephalopholis rogaa These flattened oval-shaped reef fish have angular, slightly concave profiles sloping down to their wide mouths that are red to orange inside. They have a continuous dorsal fin that is somewhat elongated, and a matching elongated anal fin, that trail back towards the short, sq
This species is more than likely found off all tropical islands with the Indian Ocean
Over 400 people visited the Calusa Heritage Trail at the Randell Research Center on February 21 and were treated to fabulous weather and a diverse offering of displays and activities. The classroom had exhibits on archaeology, archaeobotany, and zooarchaeology by Donna Ruhl, Irv Quitmyer, M
Nanney Karen Walker offers visitors a sample of foods that were eaten by the Calusa Indians
Carcharhinus albimarginatus This streamline requiem shark tends to appear blue-gray from above, with a bronze sheen, paling to white below. The silvertip name comes from the white tips and borders on all of its fins. It averages between 6 and 8 feet long but can get to be almost 10 feet and over
Geographical Distribution World distribution map for the silvertip shark In the western Indian
