The largest Asian swamp eel collected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was 33.7 inches long and 1.7 pounds. A ripe female typically has about 440 ready-to-spawn eggs ...

Recreational harvest of shallow water grouper in Atlantic state waters, including all of Monroe County, will close on January 1st, 2025, marking the start of the annual spawning season closure.

this diverse chain boasts all the major Florida bass habitat features, with lots of offshore grass beds and shell bars offering key staging areas for pre- and post-spawn fish. The entire chain ...

The crappie spawn starts in Southern Florida around January 15th ... The crappie is primarily a nomadic species of fish and locations that were hot spots one year may but not be the next. In the heat ...

Shell-dwelling cichlids are known for their remarkable parental care, raising their young in abandoned snail shells.

Shell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise in abandoned snail shells. A team at the Max ...

3D-printed shell halves allowed researchers to peek inside the cichlid's home and observe the behavior of the mother and her fry during brood care.

This is the fish that was involved in the burglary, officials say. Arapaima are native to South America, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports. DeSoto County Sheriff's ...

An exotic fish that can reach 14 feet landed two men in hot water, after they tried to sneak it out of a Florida fish farm, investigators say. It happened around midnight Monday, Jan. 13 ...