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Membership Meeting: The Nonindigenous Fishes of Florida
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The Nonindigenous Fishes of Florida
This presentation will cover most of the introduced and established species of fishes that can be found in Florida with an emphasis on those fishes that are or have been common in the aquarium trade. Habitats, modes of dispersal, and status of these fishes will be covered in the presentation, as well as information on collecting non-native fishes.
Speaker Bio
Richard J. Rego has been keeping fish for over 35 years, in addition to reptiles and amphibians. His interest lies mostly in wild-type livebearers, killifishes, and North American native fishes. In the past he has maintained over 100 aquariums in his personal fish room and currently maintains CARES species in his lab. He was past President of the Tropical Fish Society of Rhode Island, past chairman of the Northeast Livebearers Association, and served on the Board of Governors for the Northeast Council of Aquarium Societies.
He is currently involved in several reptile and amphibian related research projects in Massachusetts as a state-level and private contract biologist working with endangered amphibians and turtles. Rick also works with marine mammals in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, responding to stranded marine mammals and performing necropsies both in the field and in the lab.
Rick is the senior coordinator and an instructor in the small animal, large animal, and wildlife anatomy teaching lab at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in Grafton, MA, and is responsible for the anatomy course and dissections labs for first year DVM candidates.
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