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Florida Researchers Find Unusual Crooked Fish in Silver Glen Springs
UPI | July 8, 2024 | Ben Hooper

“… this fish likely got its interesting shape from a spinal injury at some point in its life,” researchers wrote.

The gar, which weighed in at about 10.6 pounds, was returned to the water.

“With their razor-sharp teeth and armor-like scales, longnose gar may look scary, but they are no threat to humans, and they play an important role as an apex predator in many of Florida’s freshwater ecosystems,” the post said.

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