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In a Facebook post published on Tuesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute published a photo of a biologist smiling while holding the unusual fish.The fish was caught at Silver Glen Springs, an idyllic spring in Ocala National Forest. “We got another interesting one for ya,” the Facebook post read. “Our biologists captured this longnose gar while conducting an electrofishing survey in Silver Glen Springs.

“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 statement added.“Pretty amazing stuff,” one person wrote.Longnose gar can be found in freshwater bodies of water in the Sunshine State. The fish can grow to be up to six feet long.

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