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Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/

Provider: Florida Museum of Natural History


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The ichthyology website from the Florida Museum of Natural History is an in-depth resource that contains a huge variety of images, information, news articles, and activities about fish, sharks, and three key south Florida ecosystems: Florida Bay, the Everglades, and the Florida Keys.

  • Find information about sharks, including current shark research, the shark fishery, and shark conservation.
  • Search the ichthyology collection database for specimens found in the Florida Bay, the Everglades, and the Florida Keys.
  • Browse the image gallery for a wide variety of fish species photographed by world renowned underwater photographers. Also contains the work of several scientific illustrators.
  • Take an in-depth tour through three imperiled south Florida environments: the Everglades, Florida Bay, and Florida Keys. Test your knowledge with interactive games and learn how you can help preserve these unique habitats.
  • Check out the biological profile section for species profiles on fishes in the image gallery.
  • Read fish stories that made the news. Many of the news articles, in both categories, deal with conservation, management, and environmental issues.