How to report a rare or unusual fish in Florida waters.
If you catch a rare or unusual fish in Florida waters, please report it to:
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Saltwater
FishColl@MyFWC.com
FWC-Fish and Wildlife
Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue SE
St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5020
Phone: (727) 896-8626
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Freshwater
ExoticFreshwaterFishID@MyFWC.com
c/o Kelly Gestring
FWC-Habitat and Species Conservation
801 NW 40 Street
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: (561) 391-6409
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An 8-foot ancient sea-monster? Not really. It is an oarfish, Regalecus glesne, caught by Bob and Bernice Gant, Dennis Boires, and Annette Peterson in Wiggins Pass, Collier County.
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A snake? An eel? The swamp eel Monopterus albus is actually a fish.
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Florida Fish Catalogs: Saltwater and Freshwater
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