Specimen of Box Fish washed ashore on Sanibel. There were probably 40 - 50 of these dead on the beach along with an equal amount of dead Gulf Toadfish.
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Showing posts with label fish. Show all posts
Stargazer
Some type of Stargazer. It was too badly decayed to make a good identification.
Found washed up on the beach in Sanibel about a half mile from the lighthouse.
Remora
A Remora caught in the bay on the north end of Fort Myers Beach. The head has a suction cup type device that the fish uses to attach itself to other fish, usually sharks. They then eat bits of food that the fish leaves behind when feeding.
This guy stuck right to the side of the boat!
This guy stuck right to the side of the boat!
Bait fish
bait fish from cast net - bowditch, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.
Caught in a cast net on the north end of Fort Myers Beach.
Pleco
Originally from South America, this Pleco was caught in a lake in South Fort Myers. I hooked the fish in the belly. The body of the fish is covered with armored plates and the head area feels like shark skin. The belly is soft without armor.
Snapper eye
snapper eye, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.
Snapped a picture of this Snapper eye as it was sitting on the fillet table.
Osprey with needlefish
This Osprey caught a Needlefish and is perched on top of an antenna of a shrimp boat docked in San Carlos Island.
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
A nice bass caught in a lake in Fort Myers, about 4lbs.
Pigfish - bitten in half
Pigfish
Orthopristis chrysoptera
A pig fish is a member of the Grunt family. This one came up bitten in half by a small shark.
Gulf of Mexico
Lane Snapper
Lane Snapper
Lutjanus synagris
Baby Lane Snapper caught at off the docks on San Carlos Island.
Black Grouper
black grouper, originally uploaded by Junior Naturalist.
Black Grouper
Mycteroperca bonaciA small black grouper caught near Punta Rassa.
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