# @UFIFASNews on Facebook

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.facebook.com/492157753351775/posts/400377319196486
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20535862-UFIFASNews-facebook
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- **Posted:** 2024-02-07T13:54:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Aaron Alexander (@Aaron_Alexander_SMM) — https://gondola.cc/Aaron_Alexander_SMM

## Caption

Researchers at the UF IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory and UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center are working on raising various species of #Fish 🐟 🐠 , some for aquariums and others for #Food. 

Pictured here is the growth progression of a #Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus), a species native to Florida being researched for its potential as a cultivated food source in the #Aquaculture industry.

Photo credit - Casey Murray (larval photos); Matthew DiMaggio (adult photos).

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## Tags

fish, hogfish, food, aquaculture

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