Fun Fish FactsFun Fish Facts

By TrevorBy Trevor

Puppy drumPuppy drum

Nickname is the black drum

Croaker familyThey drum with their fins

Nickname is the black drum

Croaker familyThey drum with their fins

OscarOscar

They live in the La Plata river

Dark brown fish

Red ring on tail

Eats smaller fish

Picture from: http://www.tropicalfishtanksonline.com/oscar-fish-astronotus-ocellatus/

They live in the La Plata river

Dark brown fish

Red ring on tail

Eats smaller fish

Picture from: http://www.tropicalfishtanksonline.com/oscar-fish-astronotus-ocellatus/

HogfishHogfish

Lives in Florida

Normally red,white,and blue

Up to three feet in length

Picture from: http://www.pbcrrt.org/PBFQ_21.shtml

Lives in Florida

Normally red,white,and blue

Up to three feet in length

Picture from: http://www.pbcrrt.org/PBFQ_21.shtml

BayonefishBayonefish

Specimens is good

Outstanding feature

Blue with black spots

Aerial acrobatics

Picture from: http://www.landbigfish.com/images/fish/Sailfish.jpg

Specimens is good

Outstanding feature

Blue with black spots

Aerial acrobatics

Picture from: http://www.landbigfish.com/images/fish/Sailfish.jpg

Gray northen pickerel

Gray northen pickerel

Lives in arctic waters

Has a broad flat mouth

Scale pattern on the gill

Delicious food Picture from:

http://v4.lake-link.com/images/_cfimage_cache/northernPike_550_0_0_0.jpg in

Lives in arctic waters

Has a broad flat mouth

Scale pattern on the gill

Delicious food Picture from:

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EelEel

Across an extensive geographic range

Fresh water rivers and lakes

Snake like head Can grow two feet http://v4.lake-

link.com/images/_cfimage_cache/northernPike_550_0_0_0.jpg

Across an extensive geographic range

Fresh water rivers and lakes

Snake like head Can grow two feet http://v4.lake-

link.com/images/_cfimage_cache/northernPike_550_0_0_0.jpg

Snapper mangroveSnapper mangrove

One of the most abundant

Has a slender body

Spots on their side

18 inches in length

http://www.gulfshoresfishing.com/userfiles/image/Mangrove%20Snapper.JPG

One of the most abundant

Has a slender body

Spots on their side

18 inches in length

http://www.gulfshoresfishing.com/userfiles/image/Mangrove%20Snapper.JPG

swordfishswordfish

Lives in tropical areas

Has a unattractive fin

Usually travels alone

They protect themselves by using there nose

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Lives in tropical areas

Has a unattractive fin

Usually travels alone

They protect themselves by using there nose

http://www.fieldandstream.com/files/imagecache/photo-single-

upscale/legacy/41888414.jpg

WalleyeWalleye

Largest member of Perch family

Can get to 25 pounds

Eyes grow eerie

Dorsal fin may be streaked

Largest member of Perch family

Can get to 25 pounds

Eyes grow eerie

Dorsal fin may be streaked

Shad AmericanShad American

The row is stemmed fish that ascends by some as a substitute for caviar

Costal rivers to spawn 4-27 spots

Is an arduous The most important physic

http://www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/images/sized/images/uploads/american-shad-400x300.jpg

The row is stemmed fish that ascends by some as a substitute for caviar

Costal rivers to spawn 4-27 spots

Is an arduous The most important physic

http://www.stjohnsriverkeeper.org/images/sized/images/uploads/american-shad-400x300.jpg