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4-H StateMarine EcologyEventSpecies Identification Guide

Section 3: Marine and Coastal Vertebrates

Second Edition

Developed byKaren Blyler, 4-H Marine Education Coordinator

This second edition is based on an earlier guide created byMaia McGuire, Florida Sea Grant AgentSt. Johns County, FL

Updated/Revised 3/07

About photo andartwork copyrights…• Some photographs used in this study guide

are copyrighted and are used by specialpermission. These photos may NOT beduplicated for other uses.

• Non-copyrighted photographs and artworkmay be used for educational purposes.Please contact Karen Blyler at 352-846-0996for more information.

• Some line drawings are from the National MarineFisheries Historical Image Collection, available throughhttp://www.photolib.noaa.gov. All photos withNOAA logo were obtained from this site.

• Fish artwork is by Diane Rome Peebles, courtesy of theFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.http://myfwc.com/

• Plant photos are used with permission of Center forAquatic and Invasive Plants, IFAS, University of Florida,Gainesville. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu

• Sea turtle photos are used with permission ofCaribbean Conservation Corporation and Sea TurtleSurvival League.http://www.cccturtle.org/ccctmp.htm

Acknowledgements for artwork andphotos used in this guide Photographers acknowledgements

• A number of photos were taken by youth enrolled in theFlorida 4-H Youth Development Program. A big thanks goesto these wonderful young photographers for their assistanceand contribution.

• The 4-H Program would also like to thank the followingindividuals for permission to use their photographs:

– Karen Blyler, 4-H Youth Development– Maia McGuire, Florida Sea Grant– Chris Simoniello, Florida Sea Grant– Bryan Fluech, Florida Sea Grant– Sean Dowie, Professional photographer– Wilma Holley, Pinellas County Extension– Ken Nedimeyer, Marine Biologist– Jerome Sachs, UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation– Rich Abrams, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission– George Burgess, Florida Museum of Natural History– Angie Golubovich, Guana Tolomato Mantanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve

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How to use this slide show• The organisms in the slide show follow the same order as the

MEE Species List and Species Identification CompanionGuide (SICG). These two documents may be downloadedfrom the Florida 4-H website. http://florida4h.org/

• As you view each organism, read the information provided inthe SICG. This information will help you learn how eachorganism can be identified for the MEE Sections 1, 2, and 3.

• The “Did You Know?” sections of the SICG provideinteresting information about some plants and animals. Thisinformation forms the basis of Section 4 in the MEE now calledthe “Natural History Scavenger Hunt.” NOTE: This replaces the“Habitat ID” section of the MEE. For more information refer tothe MEE Guidelines and Rules found on the 4-H website.

Section 3Marine and

Coastal Vertebrate ID

Use your MEE Species Identification CompanionGuide to learn more about the followingvertebrates and how to identify them.

G. Burgess, FLMNH

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Photo courtesy ofJerome Sachs

Artwork by DianeRome Peebles,

courtesy of FWCC

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Spot above pectoral finon lateral lineArtwork by Diane

Rome Peebles,courtesy of FWCC

Single barbelunder chin


courtesy of FWCC

Many tinybarbels under

chin


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC

“Canine-like”teeth

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courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC

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Large scale oftarpon


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCCSpines!


courtesy of FWCC

Spines!


courtesy of FWCC

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courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCCArtwork by Diane


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courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC

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courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCCArtwork by Diane


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courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC No crown,more blue tail

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crown

yellow tail


courtesy of FWCC

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Has 3 distinct spots


courtesy of FWCC

Has nodistinct spots

but is“blotchy”


courtesy of FWCC

Sharp spine atbase of tail

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courtesy of FWCC

Orange inside mouth


courtesy of FWCC

Spot


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC

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courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC


courtesy of FWCC

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Photo courtesy of Chris Simoniello Photo courtesy ofJerome Sachs

Photo courtesy ofJerome Sachs

4-H photo byE. Leach

Photo courtesy ofWilma Holley

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4-H photo byE. Leach

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4-H photo byM. Leach

Photo courtesy ofSean Dowie

4-H Photo byS. Russell

White patchbehind eye

Black headand red eye

4-H Photo by S. Russell

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4-H Photoby M. Leach

Yellowfeet

4-H photo by S. Russell

Photo courtesy of Sean Dowie

female

male


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4-H photo byL. Hagen

4-H Photo byE. Leach

4-H Photo byE. Leach

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4-H Photo byM. Leach

4-H photo byL. Hagen

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femalemale

4-H Photoby K. Yee

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4-H Photo by J. Bland

Photo courtesy ofAngie Golubovich Photo courtesy of Angie Golubovich

Photo courtesy of Angie Golubovich

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