Katsuwonus pelamis These strong, torpedo-shaped fish are built for speed and agility, with extra finlets and keels, and a forked caudal (tail) fin on a narrow caudal peduncle. Averaging 32 inches long, and 22 pounds, this tuna is a dark blue or purple on top, fading to silver below, and has sever
One of the most popular tuna fish in the world, skipjack also have a specialized
Squalus cubensis This slender, schooling shark prefers deeper, warm waters of the Western Atlantic where it eats smaller bony fish and invertebrates and can grow to around 76.2 cm (30 in) long (Compagno et al., 2005). It has large eyes set close to its pointed snout, spines at the front of each d
The pectoral fins are falcate, or curved inward, and have strongly concave posterior
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Quick Facts Common Name: none Enhydritherium terraenovae is a large, extinct otter capable of living in both freshwater and coastal marine habitats. A nearly complete skeleton is on permanent public display at the Florida Museum of Natural History. It was collected at the Moss Acres Racetrack
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of the species have
A Florida Museum of Natural History study provides new insights into the complex, shared history between blood-sucking lice and the vitamin-producing bacterial sidekicks that enable them to parasitize mammals, including primates and humans. Lice depend on bacteria to supply essential vitamins mis
The genomes of lice and their bacterial symbionts could point to how they have evolved
the following proposals submitted to the NH Spring 2025 Travel Award Competition have
the following proposals submitted to the NH Spring 2025 Travel Award Competition have
An Overview of a Middle – Late Archaic Period Site in the Upper St. Johns River Valley. by Elizabeth Horvath The Lake Monroe Outlet Midden is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Monroe in Volusia County, FL, where the St. Johns River narrows back into its channel after widening to become the
Plant remains included [A] hickory (Carya sp.), [B] oak (Quercus sp.), [C] saw
Epicyon haydeni Quick Facts Common Name: none About the size of a grizzly bear, this species is the largest canid ever known. Its known range extended across the United States from Florida to California and Oregon. Age Range Middle to late Miocene epoch; Clarendonian to early Hem
Map of Florida, with highlights indicating counties where fossils of the species have
Carcharhinus signatus This slender, medium sized, gray-blue shark is often mistaken for similar species. It has a long, pointed nose, and a somewhat small dorsal fin, but has a typical requiem shark body and coloring. Because of its diel vertical migration, it has the large eyes suited to live at
Geographical Distribution World distribution map for the night shark Night sharks have
Seriola dumerili This large fish is slender and agile, and can grow to be more than 6 feet long. Its is mostly a silvery white color, with a darker gray or bluish coloring from above. This is a popular recreational fish but because it is in the of the apex of the marine food chain, the larger one
Conservation Greater amberjacks have been implicated in some cases of ciguatera
