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Zachary Randall

elongated fish with short fins down the top and bottom length of its body and a small tail fin with a mark that mimics its round red eye

Invasive Species

Non-native snakehead fish spotted for the first time along Florida’s Gulf Coast

January 23, 2023

A population of non-native aggressive, air-breathing fish known as the goldline snakehead (Channa aurolineata) was documented for the first time…Read More

Skeletal fish

Evolution

Skeletal study suggests at least 11 fish species are capable of walking

September 8, 2020

An international team of scientists has identified at least 11 species of fish suspected to have land-walking abilities. The findings…Read More

lateral view of fish

Life on Earth

‘Netherworldly’ freshwater fish named for Thai conservation visionary

December 16, 2019

At first glance, Garra surinbinnani looks like a stout, brown minnow with the face of a boxer who’s gone one…Read More

large clown knifefish

Fieldwork

Florida Invasive Species: Clown Knifefish

February 28, 2018

The clown knifefish, Chitala ornata, is native to Indochina, but has been found in South Florida starting in the 1990s….Read More

male and female coastal darter

Education & Outreach

Florida fishes book features live photos

November 10, 2016

Freshwater fishes in Florida are getting a close-up 60 years in the making. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyologists have…Read More

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Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville, FL 32611

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