Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) St. Johns County, Florida Page Two

Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) St. Johns County, Florida

    Matanzas River near Helen Mellon Schmidt Park, just south of Matanzas Inlet, Summerhaven, Florida, 4/8/2016. The largest of the six live specimens seen measured a respectable 150 mm. in length. This may be the furthest north in St. Johns that a living Melongena corona has thus far been found. Found and photographed by Paul Jones.

Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) St. Johns County, Florida

    Matanzas River near Helen Mellon Schmidt Park, just south of Matanzas Inlet, Summerhaven, Florida, 5/6/2016. Found and photographed by Paul Jones.

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