Clip Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Hey @Aidan B, Thanks so much for your help so far! Here is another one. Photo taken in NE Florida, Duval County. The fish was in brackish water in a man made rock Jetty that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the St. John's River in Huguenot Memorial Park. This was in June as the tide receded leaving pools around the rocks where many small fish can sometimes be found. It looks pretty unique so hopefully it will be easy to id. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, Clip said: Hey @Aidan B, Thanks so much for your help so far! Here is another one. Photo taken in NE Florida, Duval County. The fish was in brackish water in a man made rock Jetty that separates the Atlantic Ocean from the St. John's River in Huguenot Memorial Park. This was in June as the tide receded leaving pools around the rocks where many small fish can sometimes be found. It looks pretty unique so hopefully it will be easy to id. I've looked at this lots during today, and have done a couple hours worth of research, and have come to the conclusion that I have absolutely no idea what this is. I can't even figure out what general group of fish this belongs to. It's probably going to have to be left as unidentifiable. One of the Cusk-eels is my best guess, but that's almost certainly wrong. Maybe something like this. https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/3105 I did enjoy the challenge though! Keep them coming! Edited January 27, 2022 by Aidan B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Aidan B said: I've looked at this lots during today, and have done a couple hours worth of research, and have come to the conclusion that I have absolutely no idea what this is. I can't even figure out what general group of fish this belongs to. It's probably going to have to be left as unidentifiable. One of the Cusk-eels is my best guess, but that's almost certainly wrong. Maybe something like this. https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/3105 I did enjoy the challenge though! Keep them coming! Oh my I'm so sorry you spent so much time on this! I'm glad you enjoyed the challenge but I feel terrible you went to so much trouble. Thank you! If you mean it I do have more. But, I do not want to impose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Clip said: If you mean it I do have more. But, I do not want to impose. I really mean it! Keep them coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 @Aidan BOkay here is another one. Found near the same jetty as the one before this but in August 2020. So NE Florida brackish water. I'm afraid this one was dead but it looked to not have been dead long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, Clip said: @Aidan BOkay here is another one. Found near the same jetty as the one before this but in August 2020. So NE Florida brackish water. I'm afraid this one was dead but it looked to not have been dead long. That one's a lot easier! It's certainly a Blenny, most likely a Crested Blenny, though I'm not 100% sure I can rule out Feather Blenny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbvol50 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 River Otter 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, hbvol50 said: River Otter I’ve got some videos of those guys! Wasn’t able to get videos of the babies this summer, but they were adorable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 13 hours ago, Aidan B said: That one's a lot easier! It's certainly a Blenny, most likely a Crested Blenny, though I'm not 100% sure I can rule out Feather Blenny. Thank You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 @Aidan BLet me know if you get tired of these. Here is another fish, this one is from South Florida-Miami-Dade I think could be Monroe County. Summer 2021 I'm pretty sure both photos are the same fish I just thought the different angle might help with id. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Clip said: @Aidan BLet me know if you get tired of these. Here is another fish, this one is from South Florida-Miami-Dade I think could be Monroe County. Summer 2021 I'm pretty sure both photos are the same fish I just thought the different angle might help with id. Not getting tired at all! That's the easiest one yet, it's a Butterfly Peacock Bass. It's a pretty popular game fish down in South Florida. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Aidan B said: Not getting tired at all! That's the easiest one yet, it's a Butterfly Peacock Bass. It's a pretty popular game fish down in South Florida. Awesome! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 @Aidan Bposted this one in "your best photo of a bird species" topic today and thought I wonder if Aidan can id the fish. Photo was taken in January 2019 at Huguenot Memorial Park in NE Florida. This is the same general area as the Blenny. The water would be brackish again as the park has ocean in front and river on one side and ocean lagoon on the other side. It looks pretty nondescript. I'm not sure if that is good or bad for id purposes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Clip said: @Aidan Bposted this one in "your best photo of a bird species" topic today and thought I wonder if Aidan can id the fish. Photo was taken in January 2019 at Huguenot Memorial Park in NE Florida. This is the same general area as the Blenny. The water would be brackish again as the park has ocean in front and river on one side and ocean lagoon on the other side. It looks pretty nondescript. I'm not sure if that is good or bad for id purposes. I think it’s a Mullet. Aidan can probably tell you the exact species 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Clip said: @Aidan Bposted this one in "your best photo of a bird species" topic today and thought I wonder if Aidan can id the fish. Photo was taken in January 2019 at Huguenot Memorial Park in NE Florida. This is the same general area as the Blenny. The water would be brackish again as the park has ocean in front and river on one side and ocean lagoon on the other side. It looks pretty nondescript. I'm not sure if that is good or bad for id purposes. Yeah, it's a Mullet, a Striped Mullet to be exact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Cute little raccoon this morning. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smskelton Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smskelton Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 This was an interesting "standoff" between an Acorn Woodpecker and a Rock Squirrel in Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. The squirrel actually lost as it went down the pole just in front of it. The woodpecker held its ground. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 12 hours ago, smskelton said: This was an interesting "standoff" between an Acorn Woodpecker and a Rock Squirrel in Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. The squirrel actually lost as it went down the pole just in front of it. The woodpecker held its ground. I don't blame it. I don't think a squirrel can do much against a wood peaking beak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smskelton Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 There were other things to see than birds on our trip to Africa. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 @Aidan BCan you tell what type fish this is? Taken yesterday about mid- peninsula east coast, Florida. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 From yesterdays adventures. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 43 minutes ago, Clip said: From yesterdays adventures. Something I see entirely too often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Kevin said: Something I see entirely too often. I understand they are very environmentally destructive. I know some places in Florida the State hires people to hunt them. Edited February 6, 2022 by Clip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 13 hours ago, Clip said: @Aidan BCan you tell what type fish this is? Taken yesterday about mid- peninsula east coast, Florida. Interesting fish! It's either a Round or Mackerel Scad. Location wise, it's likely to be a Round Scad, which is the inshore species. However, it looks a lot more like a Mackerel Scad, which is a pelagic species. Did the booby catch it right there in front of you, or did it catch it somewhere else? If it was elsewhere, it's probably a Mackerel Scad. Round Scad https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/pages/random/2269 Mackerel Scad https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/pages/random/13665 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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