Fish switch: Identity of mystery invader in Florida waters corrected after 20 years
Sometimes scientists make mistakes. Case in point is the chanchita, a South American freshwater fish that has been swimming in…
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‘Netherworldly’ freshwater fish named for Thai conservation visionary
At first glance, Garra surinbinnani looks like a stout, brown minnow with the face of a boxer who’s gone one…
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Two Florida Museum scientists elected 2019 AAAS fellows
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been named 2019 fellows of the American Association…
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Austin, Bullen 2019 student research award winners named
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2019 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student…
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Curator of fishes Larry Page elected fellow of the American Fisheries Society
The American Fisheries Society selected Florida Museum of Natural History curator of fishes Larry Page as a member of its…
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Florida Invasive Species: Clown Knifefish
The clown knifefish, Chitala ornata, is native to Indochina, but has been found in South Florida starting in the 1990s….
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Becoming Visible: Adania Flemming
The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History celebrated 100 years of inspiring people to care about life on…
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#MuseumLife, Walking Catfish Specimens
The Florida Museum added 23 adult Walking Catfish specimens to its Fish Collection on 10/23/2017. These specimens were collected between…
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Five Facts: Walking catfish in Florida
The walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) is a species of freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia. In Florida, they grow to…
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Rain & Loaches in Thailand
Collecting in the field can run the gamut from spending a beautiful day walking along a pristine river to being…
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