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What Fish is This?

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:

Saltwater MarineFishID@MyFWC.com FWC-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701-5020 Phone: (727) 896-8626	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
\| 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.	A snake? An eel? The swamp eel Monopterus albus is actually a fish.

Florida Fish Catalogs: Saltwater and Freshwater



	Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 Eighth Avenue SE St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-5020 PH: 727-896-8626