Menippe mercenaria

Menippe mercenaria

I’ve been working on raising some stone crabs for a while now…and this little guy is around 40 days old (I believe).  I thought I …

 

is this thing on?

is this thing on?

After a long break, I think I’m ready to start contributing to my webpage again.  I got some ideas to do some book reviews…specifically field …

 

the go-to fish identification guy?

the go-to fish identification guy?

It looks like I may have become the go-to identification guy for any fish that is caught or found on the beach in Pinellas, Manatee, …

 

fish skin

fish skin

Happy Star Wars Day!   May the 4th be with you! Fish tattoos are ridiculously popular in tattoo culture.  Koi, in particular, due to their symbolism in Japanese …

 

Loricariid catfish (and Floridians) don’t like the cold

Loricariid catfish (and Floridians) don’t like the cold

I went exploring Myakka State Park (near Sarasota, FL) back in February.  For those of you that don’t know, Florida got really cold this year. …

 

Top 10 Hollywood Fish!

Top 10 Hollywood Fish!

My thought here was to list the top 10 fish to come out of Hollywood.  I added a video clip (compliments of YouTube) to help …

 

Logos and other unrelated business.

Logos and other unrelated business.

I started off with that shrimp…and came up with an idea.  I think I am going to do a “photo of the day,” which may …

 

Little Fish Nerd

Little Fish Nerd

I toured around a future ichthyologist today at work.

 

Red Lip Blenny

Red Lip Blenny

Upon first arrival in quarantine, this red lip blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus) was definitely showing off some stress coloration.  Beautiful fish!

 

Hello, my name is Matt, and I am a Fish Nerd.

Hello, my name is Matt, and I am a Fish Nerd.

I haven’t really decided what exactly I am going to be putting on this website.  I thought, if anything, it is a good place for …