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• Know and understand the beach warning flags.

• Swim near a lifeguard station and follow lifeguard directions.

• Never swim alone.

• Supervise children closely, even when lifeguards are present.

• Alcohol and swimming don’t mix.

• During thunderstorms, move inside to a building or vehicle.

• Educate yourself and family on rip currents. If caught in a rip current, swim parallel to the shore until you are out of the current.

Leaving No Trace - Protecting Sea Turtles and Shorebirds at Navarre Beach:

• Do not leave any chairs, umbrellas, blankets, etc. on the beach when you leave. This will allow sea turtles to move up or down the beach freely.

• Each night, fill in any large holes dug in the sand during the day. These holes could trap nesting females or hatchlings.

• Remove and properly dispose of any trash.

• Protect the dunes by using designated boardwalks and walk-throughs. Dunes block artificial light and provide a nesting habitat for turtles.

• Turn off bright lights that can be seen from the beach to help sea turtles and wildlife.

Each spring, shorebirds nest and raise their young on our beaches.Many of these birds frequent the road and shoulders to feed oninsects. Some fly low over the road to defend their nests fromhumans. To ensure their safety, please obey all posted speed limits.

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Most illustrations show the adult male in breeding coloration. Colors and markings maybe duller or absent during different seasons. The measurements denote the length ofmost species from nose/bill to tail tip. Illustrations are not to scale.

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Cannonball Jellyfish

Stomolophus meleagris To 7 in. (18 cm)

Common Comb Jellyfish Mnemiopsis spp.To 5 in. (13 cm)

Portuguese Man-of-WarPhysalia physalis

To 5 in. (13 cm) wide

Moon JellyfishAurelia aurita

To 16 in. (40 cm)Commonly washedup on beaches after

storms.

Sea NettleChrysaora quinquecirrha

To 10 in. (25 cm)

By-the-wind SailorVelella velellaTo 3 in. (8 cm)

Small crest on upper surface acts as a sail.

Lion’s ManeJellyfish

Cyanea capillata To 8 ft. (2.4 m)Note large size.

Greater AmberjackSeriola dumerili To 6 ft. (1.8 m)

Note dark stripe from snout througheye toward dorsal fin.

Spanish MackerelScomberomorus maculatus

To 3 ft. (90 cm)Has large yellow side streaks.

Lateral line dips evenly downwardunder second dorsal fin.

King MackerelScomberomorus cavalla To 5 ft. (1.5 m)

Blue above, silvery below. Lateral line dips sharply.

BonitoEuthynnus alletteratus To 4 ft. (1.2 m)Grey tuna has wavy bars on its back.

Black DrumPogonias cromis To 6 ft. (1.8 m)Has prominent chin barbels.

Gulf FlounderParalichthys albigutta To 17 in. (43 cm)

Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus To 14 in. (35 cm)

CobiaRachycentron canadum To 7 ft. (2.1 m)First dorsal fin consists of 8 spines.

TarponMegalops atlanticus To 8 ft. (2.4 m)

Huge fish has large scales.

Remora or SharksuckerEcheneis naucrates To 3 ft. (90 cm)Suction disk on top of head allows itto attach itself to other fishes, likesharks, and feed on their food scraps.

Gulf Whiting (Gulf Kingfish)Menticirrhus littoralis To 20 in. (50 cm)

PigfishOrthopristis chrysoptera To 15 in. (38 cm)

PinfishLagodon rhomboides To 16 in. (40 cm)

BluefishPomatomus saltatrix To 43 in. (1.1 m)

Short first dorsal fin has 7-8 spines.

Lady Fish/Skip JackElops saurus To 3 ft. (90 cm)

Silvery fish has dorsal fin originating behind pelvic fin.Hardhead Catfish

Arius felis To 2 ft. (60 cm)Has four prominent chin barbels.

MulletMugil spp. To 18 in. (45 cm)

Grey SnapperLutjanus griseus To 3 ft. (90 cm)

Striped BurrfishChilomycterus schoepfi To 10 in. (25 cm)

Red Fish Sciaenops ocellatus To 5 ft. (1.5 m)Note black spot at base of tail fin.

Gulf MenhadenBrevoortia patronus To 18 in. (46 cm)

SheepsheadArchosargus

probatocephalus To 3 ft. (90 cm)Body has 5-6 darkvertical bars.

Atlantic Croaker Micropogonias undulatus To 2 ft. (60 cm)

SpadefishChaetodipterus faberTo 3 ft. (90 cm)Distinguished by itslong second dorsaland anal fin.

Atlantic StingrayDasyatis sabina

To 2 ft. (60 cm) wide.Tail spine is venomous.

Cownose RayRhinoptera bonasus To 3 ft. (90 cm) wide.

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

Rhizoprionodon terraenovaeTo 4 ft. (1.2 m)Note small size.

Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas To 11 ft. (3.3 m)

One of the only sharks to thrive in both salt- and freshwater habitats.

Blacktip SharkCarcharhinus limbatus To 8 ft. (2.4 m)

Pelvic fin is always black-tipped. Other fins may also

be black-tipped.

Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratumTo 18 ft. (5.4 m)

Bottom-dweller has twodorsal fins andprominent nostrilwhiskers (barbels).

Hammerhead SharkSphyrna mokarran To 20 ft. (6 m)

Bonnethead SharkSphyrna tiburo To 5 ft. (1.5 m)Has a flat, spade-like head.

Sand DollarTo 3 in. (8 cm)

White, shell-like ‘skeletons’often wash up on shore.Stony Corals

To 8 ft. (2.4 m) tall.

Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata To 2 in. (5 cm)

Mole CrabEmerita talpoidaTo 1 in. (2.5 cm)

BarnacleTo 3 in. (8 cm)Grows in clusters on rocks and piers.

Hermit CrabClibanarius vittatusTo 1.3 in. (3.6 cm)Lives inside empty

seashells.

Fiddler CrabUca spp.

To 1.5 in. (4 cm)

Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus To 9 in. (23 cm)

Lady CrabPersephona mediterraneaTo 3 in. (8 cm)

Spider CrabLibinia spp.

To 4 in. (10 cm)

Hardhead Catfish Skull

Marine WormTubes

To 8 in. (20 cm)

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Winter

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Slipper SnailCrepidula fornicataTo 2 in. (5 cm)

Giant CockleDinocardium robustumTo 5 in. (13 cm)

Sunray VenusMacrocallista nimbosaTo 5 in. (13 cm)

Calico ClamMacrocallista maculata To 3.5 in. (9 cm)

Cross-barred Venus Chione elevataTo 2 in. (5 cm)

Thick-shelled clam hasprominent raised concentric ridges.

Scotch BonnetPhalium granulatumTo 4 in. (10 cm)

Shark EyeNeverita duplicataTo 3 in. (8 cm) highDome-shaped shell isbluish- to brownish-grey. Feeds onbivalves.

OysterCrassostrea virginicaTo 10 in. (25 cm)

Lightning Whelk Busycon caricaTo 9 in. (23 cm)Note prominent knobs on spire.

Crown ConchMelongena coronaTo 5 in. (13 cm)

Fighting ConchStrombus alatus To 4 in. (10 cm)

QuahogMercenaria mercenaria To 5 in. (13 cm)Found in mud

near low tide mark.

Oyster Drill Snail

Urosalpinx perrugataTo 1.25 in. (3.6 cm)Feeds primarily on oysters.

Florida RocksnailStramonita haemastomaTo 5 in. (13 cm)

Jingle ShellAnomia ephippium To 2.5 in. (6 cm)

Ark ShellsAnadara spp.To 3 in. (8 cm)

ScallopArgopecten irradiansTo 3 in. (8 cm)

Lettered OliveOliva sayana

To 2.5 in. (6 cm)Marks on shell

resemble lettering.

Surf ClamTo 7 in. (18 cm)

Coquina ClamDonax variabilisTo .75 in. (2 cm)Color is variable.

Tulip ShellFasciolaria spp.To 10 in. (25 cm)

Common American AugerTerebra dislocata To 2 in. (5 cm)

Imperial VenusChione latilirataTo 1.5 in. (4 cm)Shell has large concentric ridges.

DosinaDosinia sppTo 3 in. (8 cm)Nearly circular, flattened shell.

Common Egg Cockle

Laevicardium laevigatumTo 3 in. (8 cm)

Black SkimmerRynchops nigerTo 20 in. (50 cm)Feeds by skimmingover water with itslower bill cuttingthe water’s surfaceto spear fish.

Double-crestedCormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus To 3 ft. (90 cm)Note orange-yellow

facial skin.

Least TernSterna antillarum To 10 in. (25 cm)Note small size and

yellow bill.

Royal Tern Sterna maxima To 20 in. (50 cm)

Common TernSterna hirundoTo 15 in. (38 cm)Note black cap and forked tail. Orange bill is black-tipped.

Sandwich TernSterna sandvicensis To 18 in. (45 cm)

Black bill has a yellow tip.

Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis To 50 in. (1.3 m)

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias To 4.5 ft. (1.4 m)

Green HeronButorides virescens To 22 in. (55 cm)

Great EgretArdea alba

To 38 in. (95 cm)Note yellow bill and black feet.

Snowy EgretEgretta thula

To 26 in. (65 cm)Note black bill and yellow feet.

Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens To 30 in. (75 cm)

OspreyPandion haliaetus To 2 ft. (60 cm)Fish-eating raptor.

SanderlingCalidris alba

To 8 in. (20 cm)Runs in and out with waves along shorelines.

WilletCatoptrophorus semipalmatus

To 17 in. (43 cm)Wings flash black- and-white in flight.

Piping PloverCharadrius melodus To 7 in. (18 cm)

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaTo 14 in. (35 cm)

SemipalmatedPlover

Charadrius semipalmatus To 8 in. (20 cm)

Note single breast band.

Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricillaTo 18 in. (45 cm)

Note black head. Verycommon coastal species.

Common LoonGavia immer To 3 ft. (90 cm) Haunting call sounds like –

yodel-ha-oo-oo.

KilldeerCharadrius vociferus To 12 in. (30 cm)

Note two breast bands.

Long-billed Dowitcher

Limnodromus scolopaceusTo 12 in. (30 cm)

Feeds along shorelines by poking its bill in andout of the sand in a

sewing machine motion.

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottosTo 11 in. (28 cm)

MallardAnas platyrhynchos To 28 in. (70 cm)

American CootFulica americana To 16 in. (40 cm)

Green-winged TealAnas crecca To 15 in. (38 cm)

ManateeTrichechus manatus To 11.5 ft. (3.5 m)

Bottlenosed DolphinTursiops truncatus To 12 ft. (3.6 m)

LoggerheadCaretta caretta To 4 ft. (1.2 m)

Shell is streamlined.

Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydas To 5 ft. (1.5 m)Heart-shaped shell is brown, grey,

greenish or black.

Kemp’s RidleyLepidochelys kempiTo 30 in. (75 cm)

LeatherbackDermochelys coriacea To 7 ft. (2.1 m)

HawksbillEretmochelys imbricata To 3 ft. (90 cm)

Diamond-backed TerrapinMalaclemys terrapin To 9 in. (23 cm)Shell segments are deeply ridged.

Gopher TortoiseGopherus polyphemus To 14 in. (35 cm)

Domed shell has deep ridges.

Snowy PloverCharadrius nivosusTo 6 in. (15 cm)

Muscovy DuckCairina moschataTo 32 in. (80 cm)

Note ‘warty’ facial skin.Non-native.

American AlligatorAlligator mississippiensis To 20 ft. (6 m)

Box TurtleTerrapene carolina bauri To 9 in. (23 cm)

SEA TURTLESBIRDSBIRDSBIRDSSHELLSSHELLS

MARINE MAMMALS

REPTILES

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