Fwc Fish And Wildlife Research Institute issued the following announcement on Jan. 04.
Dinosaur
Our freshwater fisheries research biologists found this nicely patterned bowfin while electrofishing in the Santa Fe River. Bowfin and gar are living remnants of a prehistoric group of fishes that lived in our waters over 100 million years ago. Both species have the ability to gulp air at the surface and get oxygen from their swim bladder, allowing them to live in very low oxygen conditions.
Often confused with other species, like snakehead, male bowfin get colorful in the spring.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Fwc Fish And Wildlife Research Institute
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