SPRINGS FIELD GUIDE
SPRINGS FISH
Know your SPRINGS fish
At the Florida Springs Institute we think the best views at the springs are found underwater. Getting under the surface with a mask and snorkel is like being in a giant, crystal clear aquarium full of a variety of brilliant and amazing creatures.
These short, 1-2 minute videos were designed to train citizen science volunteers in fish identification for the Florida Springs Institute’s SpringsWatch program. We’ve made them available to everyone in the hopes that you will not only be able to identify the fish you encountered during your last visit to the springs, but also that you’ll be inspired to go back again and again to find all of the life and beauty within Florida’s springs.
Click the photos below to find identification videos and to learn more about each fish!
Know your freshwater fish
At the Florida Springs Institute we think the best views at the springs are found underwater. Getting under the surface with a mask and snorkel is like being in a giant, crystal clear aquarium full of a startling variety of brilliant and amazing creatures.
These short, 1-2 minute videos were designed to train citizen science volunteers in fish identification for the Florida Springs Institute’s SpringsWatch program. We’ve made them available to everyone in the hopes that you will not only be able to identify the fish you encountered during your last visit to the springs, but also that you’ll be inspired to go back again and again to find all of the life and beauty within Florida’s springs.
Click the photos below to find identification videos and to learn more about each fish!
SPRING FISH PROFILES
Strongylura marina
Esox niger
Lepisosteus osseus
Fundulus seminolis
Notropis harperi
Lepomis macrochirus
Micropterus salmoides
Centropomus undecimalis
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Erimyzon sucetta
Poecilia latipinna
Lepomis auritus
Morone chrysops x Morone saxatilis
Caranx hippos
Trinectes maculatus
Lutjanus griseus
Archosargus probatocephalus
Lepomis microlophus
Oreochromis aureus
Lucania goodei
Eucinostamus harengulus
Minytrema melanops
Lepomis punctatus
Amia calva
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Lucania parva
Gambusia holbrooki
Mugil cephalus
funding for this project provided by...
Three Rivers Trust, Isaac Szabo Photography, and Jeff Stevens