What Is This ‘Very Rare’ Fish Caught Off the Florida Coast?

What has icy blue eyes, pinkish-grey scales and a long, skinny tail?

That’s what the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s research division asked when its scientists were sent pictures of the unusual fish caught off the Pensacola coast.

“Have you ever seen anything like it? These photos were passed along to our researchers, who agreed that this is ‘a very rare fish, almost unknown from inshore waters,’” the FWC wrote on Facebook about the pictures.

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Source: The Blaze

TF&G Staff

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