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Interesting Fish Finds
A recent fisheries sampling effort in the central lagoon offered a peek into the world below the water's surface. Among more than 6,000 fish that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) documented over two days in February, several commercially-important species, including shrimp, blue crab, mullet, Atlantic croaker, sheepshead, ladyfish, snook and gray snapper, were identified. In addition, the FWC found some interesting, or rare, catches, including a cardinalfish and a flyingfish (see photo)! Cardinalfish are commonly found on coral reefs and flyingfish generally spend their lives in the ocean rather than in estuaries like the lagoon.
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