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On it's bed
Blue Springs State Park, Orange City, Fl.
He was guarding the nest by chasing away any other fish that swam near.
Spotted on Feb 20, 2011
Submitted on Feb 20, 2011
4 Comments
Thanks Lori, they are indeed exotic, last year they were killed here by the long cold winter in my park.
Hi Robert. I have no doubt that they are common, but they are not native. I've added the Wikipedia link to your spotting and if you follow it you will see that they are an "exotic species" introduced in many parts the world, so much so, that they made the "IUCN's 100 of the World's Worst Alien Invasive Species list."
This is a fresh water fish common to Florida.
Since this is an African species, I assume this fish is either captive or part of a feral population.