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Pez Pipa del Golfo (Syngnathus scovelli)Observ.
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This is some species of pipefish, which is an animal, and a deuterstome. I found the pipefish while doing fieldwork hanging off of a red mangrove close to a tidal wetland. The weather was overcast and rainy, ~89F, slight breeze. I think it is a pipefish due to its behavior in the water as it swam, it’s slender, compressed body, and narrow head. I would like to know the species. Please help identify!
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Águila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus)Observ.
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Mother and juvenile osprey observed in nest at my field site in Ruskin, Florida. Nest is adjacent to farmland and freshwater wetlands. Temperature was about 89F, slight breeze, sunny. I identified these vertebrates as birds and specifically ospreys due to the sharp beak, talons, and coloration.
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Falsa Coralillo Real Escarlata (Lampropeltis elapsoides)Observ.
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Observed in the USF Forest Preserve during Vertebrate Natural History Course. Snake is being handled by the TA, Christian Brown. The day was warm (~87F), cloudy, and humid. Scarlet Kingsnake was found under a plywood board and returned to the location.
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Pámpano Amarillo (Trachinotus carolinus)Observ.
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12 inches TL, 10 inches FL
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Corvina Pinta (Cynoscion nebulosus)Observ.
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13 inches TL. Wife caught this one.
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Caracol Rojo (Triplofusus giganteus)Observ.
hesterbergDescripción
12” apex to siphonal canal
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Caracol Rojo (Triplofusus giganteus)Observ.
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Consuming lightening whelk
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Mariposa Cometa Negra Norteamericana (Papilio polyxenes ssp. asterius)Observ.
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Pámpano Amarillo (Trachinotus carolinus)Observ.
hesterbergDescripción
14.5” TL