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| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Type |
Family |
Thumb |
| Amberjack, greater |
Seriola dumerili |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Anchovy, bay |
Anchoa mitchilli |
anchovies |
Engraulidae |
  |
| Anchovy, dusky |
Anchoa lyolepis |
anchovies |
Engraulidae |
  |
| Anchovy, striped |
Anchoa hepsetus |
anchovies |
Engraulidae |
  |
| Aulopus, yellowfin |
Aulopus filamentosus |
flagfins |
Aulopidae |
  |
| Barracuda, great |
Sphyraena barracuda |
barracudas |
Sphyraenidae |
  |
| Bass, longtail |
Hemanthias leptus |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
| Bass, striped |
Morone saxatilis |
basses, temperate |
Moronidae |
  |
| Bass, white |
Morone chrysops |
basses, temperate |
Moronidae |
  |
| Batfish, spotted |
Ogcocephalus pantostictus |
batfishes |
Ogcocephalidae |
  |
| Beardfish, stout |
Polymixia nobilis |
beardfish |
Polymixiidae |
  |
| Bigeye |
Priacanthus arenatus |
bigeyes |
Priacanthidae |
  |
| Blenny, crested |
Hypleurochilus geminatus |
blennies |
Blenniidae |
  |
| Blenny, freckled |
Hypsoblennius ionthas |
blennies |
Blenniidae |
  |
| Blenny, stretchjaw |
Chasmodes longimaxilla |
blennies |
Blenniidae |
  |
| Bluefish |
Pomatomus saltatrix |
bluefishes |
Pomatomidae |
  |
| Bonnethead |
Sphyrna tiburo |
sharks |
Sphyrnidae |
  |
| Buffalo, bigmouth |
Ictiobus cyprinellus |
suckers |
Catostomidae |
  |
| Buffalo, smallmouth |
Ictiobus bubalus |
suckers |
Catostomidae |
  |
| Bumper, Atlantic |
Chloroscombrus chrysurus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Burrfish, striped |
Chilomycterus schoepfii |
porcupinefishes |
Diodontidae |
  |
| Butterfish, Gulf |
Peprilus burti |
butterfishes |
Stromateidae |
  |
| Carp, common |
Cyprinus carpio |
carps |
Cyprinidae |
  |
| Carp, grass |
Ctenopharyngodon idella |
carps |
Cyprinidae |
  |
| Catfish, blue |
Ictalurus furcatus |
catfishes, North American |
Ictaluridae |
  |
| Catfish, gafftopsail |
Bagre marinus |
catfishes, sea |
Ariidae |
  |
| Catfish, hardhead |
Ariopsis felis |
catfishes, sea |
Ariidae |
  |
| Chub, Bermuda |
Kyphosus sectatrix |
chubs, sea |
Kyphosidae |
  |
| Cobia |
Rachycentron canadum |
cobias |
Rachycentridae |
  |
| Cornetfish, red |
Fistularia petimba |
cornetfishes |
Fistulariidae |
  |
| Croaker, Atlantic |
Micropogonias undulatus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Cubbyu |
Pareques umbrosus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Cusk eel, blackedge |
Lepophidium brevibarbe |
eels, cusk |
Ophidiidae |
  |
| Cusk eel, crested |
Ophidion josephi |
eels, cusk |
Ophidiidae |
  |
| Cutlassfish, Atlantic |
Trichiurus lepturus |
cutlassfishes |
Trichiuridae |
  |
| Dogfish, Cuban |
Squalus cubensis |
sharks |
Squalidae |
  |
| Dogfish, smooth |
Mustelus canis |
sharks |
Triakidae |
  |
| Dolphinfish, common |
Coryphaena hippurus |
dolphinfishes |
Coryphaenidae |
  |
| Driftfish, black |
Hyperoglyphe bythites |
medusafishes |
Centrolophidae |
  |
| Drum, banded |
Larimus fasciatus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Drum, black |
Pogonias cromis |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Drum, freshwater |
Aplodinotus grunniens |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Drum, red |
Sciaenops ocellatus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Drum, star |
Stellifer lanceolatus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Eel, shrimp |
Ophichthus gomesii |
eels, snake |
Ophichthidae |
  |
| Eel, snapper |
Echiophis punctifer |
eels, snake |
Ophichthidae |
  |
| Eel, sooty |
Bascanichthys bascanium |
eels, snake |
Ophichthidae |
  |
| Filefish, dotterel |
Aluterus heudelotii |
filefish |
Monacanthidae |
  |
| Filefish, orange |
Aluterus schoepfii |
filefish |
Monacanthidae |
  |
| Filefish, planehead |
Stephanolepis hispidus |
filefish |
Monacanthidae |
  |
| Flounder, fringed |
Etropus crossotus |
flounders |
Paralichthyidae |
  |
| Flounder, gulf |
Paralichthys albigutta |
flounders |
Paralichthyidae |
  |
| Flounder, ocellated |
Ancylopsetta ommata |
flounders |
Paralichthyidae |
  |
| Flounder, shoal |
Syacium gunteri |
flounders |
Paralichthyidae |
  |
| Flounder, southern |
Paralichthys lethostigma |
flounders |
Paralichthyidae |
  |
| Flyingfish, Atlantic |
Cheilopogon melanurus |
flyingfishes |
Exocoetidae |
  |
| Gar, alligator |
Atractosteus spatula |
gars |
Lepisosteidae |
  |
| Gar, longnose |
Lepisosteus osseus |
gars |
Lepisosteidae |
  |
| Gar, spotted |
Lepisosteus oculatus |
gars |
Lepisosteidae |
  |
| Goby, code |
Gobiosoma robustum |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
| Goby, darter |
Ctenogobius boleosoma |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
| Goby, green |
Microgobius thalassinus |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
| Goby, highfin |
Gobionellus oceanicus |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
| Goby, lyre |
Evorthodus lyricus |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
| Goby, naked |
Gobiosoma bosc |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
| Goby, ragged |
Bollmannia communis |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
| Goby, violet |
Gobioides broussonetii |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
| Grouper, marbled |
Dermatolepis inermis |
groupers |
Serranidae |
  |
| Grouper, misty |
Hyporthodus mystacinus |
groupers |
Serranidae |
  |
| Grouper, snowy |
Hyporthodus niveatus |
groupers |
Serranidae |
  |
| Grouper, warsaw |
Hyporthodus nigritus |
groupers |
Serranidae |
  |
| Grouper, yellowedge |
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus |
groupers |
Serranidae |
  |
| Grunt, barred |
Conodon nobilis |
grunts |
Haemulidae |
  |
| Guaguanche |
Sphyraena guachancho |
barracudas |
Sphyraenidae |
  |
| Hake, gulf |
Urophycis cirrata |
hakes |
Phycidae |
  |
| Hake, southern |
Urophycis floridana |
hakes |
Phycidae |
  |
| Halfbeak, false silverstripe |
Hyporhamphus meeki |
halfbeaks |
Hemiramphidae |
  |
| Hammerhead, scalloped |
Sphyrna lewini |
sharks |
Sphyrnidae |
  |
| Harvestfish |
Peprilus paru |
butterfishes |
Stromateidae |
  |
| Herring, Atlantic thread |
Opisthonema oglinum |
herring |
Clupeidae |
  |
| Herring, round |
Etrumeus teres |
herring |
Clupeidae |
  |
| Herring, skipjack |
Alosa chrysochloris |
herring |
Clupeidae |
  |
| Hind, red |
Epinephelus guttatus |
groupers |
Serranidae |
  |
| Hind, rock |
Epinephelus adscensionis |
groupers |
Serranidae |
  |
| Hogchoker |
Trinectes maculatus |
soles |
Achiridae |
  |
| Jack, almaco |
Seriola rivoliana |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Jack, bar |
Caranx ruber |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Jack, black |
Caranx lugubris |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Jack, bluntnose |
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Jack, crevalle |
Caranx hippos |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Jack, yellow |
Caranx bartholomaei |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Jenny, silver |
Eucinostomus gula |
mojarras |
Gerreidae |
  |
| Killifish, bayou |
Fundulus pulvereus |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
| Killifish, diamond |
Adinia xenica |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
| Killifish, gulf |
Fundulus grandis |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
| Killifish, longnose |
Fundulus similis |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
| Killifish, rainwater |
Lucania parva |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
| Kingfish, gulf |
Menticirrhus littoralis |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Kingfish, southern |
Menticirrhus americanus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Ladyfish |
Elops saurus |
tenpounders |
Elopidae |
  |
| Leatherjack |
Oligoplites saurus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Lizardfish, inshore |
Synodus foetens |
lizardfishes |
Synodontidae |
  |
| Lookdown |
Selene vomer |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Mackerel, king |
Scomberomorus cavalla |
mackerels |
Scombridae |
  |
| Mackerel, Spanish |
Scomberomorus maculatus |
mackerels |
Scombridae |
  |
| Margate, black |
Anisotremus surinamensis |
grunts |
Haemulidae |
  |
| Menhaden, finescale |
Brevoortia gunteri |
herring |
Clupeidae |
  |
| Menhaden, gulf |
Brevoortia patronus |
herring |
Clupeidae |
  |
| Midshipman, Atlantic |
Porichthys plectrodon |
toadfishes |
Batrachoididae |
  |
| Minnow, sheepshead |
Cyprinodon variegatus |
pupfishes |
Cyprinodontidae |
  |
| Mojarra, flagfin |
Eucinostomus melanopterus |
mojarras |
Gerreidae |
  |
| Mojarra, spotfin |
Eucinostomus argenteus |
mojarras |
Gerreidae |
  |
| Molly, sailfin |
Poecilia latipinna |
livebearers |
Poeciliidae |
  |
| Moonfish |
Selene setapinnis |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Mullet, striped |
Mugil cephalus |
mullet |
Mugilidae |
  |
| Mullet, white |
Mugil curema |
mullet |
Mugilidae |
  |
| Needlefish, Atlantic |
Strongylura marina |
needlefishes |
Belonidae |
  |
| Pacu, red bellied |
Colossoma brachypomum |
pacus |
Characidae |
  |
| Perch, silver |
Bairdiella chrysoura |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Permit |
Trachinotus falcatus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Pigfish |
Orthopristis chrysoptera |
grunts |
Haemulidae |
  |
| Pinfish |
Lagodon rhomboides |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
| Pipefish, chain |
Syngnathus louisianae |
pipefishes |
Syngnathidae |
  |
| Pipefish, gulf |
Syngnathus scovelli |
pipefishes |
Syngnathidae |
  |
| Pipefish, sargassum |
Syngnathus pelagicus |
pipefishes |
Syngnathidae |
  |
| Pomfret, bigscale |
Taractichthys longipinnis |
pomfrets |
Bramidae |
  |
| Pompano, Florida |
Trachinotus carolinus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Pompano, Irish |
Diapterus auratus |
mojarras |
Gerreidae |
  |
| Porgy, longspine |
Stenotomus caprinus |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
| Porgy, red |
Pagrus pagrus |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
| Porgy, whitebone |
Calamus leucosteus |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
| Puffer, least |
Sphoeroides parvus |
puffers |
Tetraodontidae |
  |
| Puffer, smooth |
Lagocephalus laevigatus |
puffers |
Tetraodontidae |
  |
| Ray, cownose |
Rhinoptera bonasus |
rays |
Rhinopteridae |
  |
| Ray, lesser electric |
Narcine bancroftii |
rays |
Narcinidae |
  |
| Ray, smooth butterfly |
Gymnura micrura |
rays |
Gymnuridae |
  |
| Rosefish, blackbelly |
Helicolenus dactylopterus |
scorpionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
| Runner, blue |
Caranx crysos |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Sand perch, dwarf |
Diplectrum bivittatum |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
| Sandfish, belted |
Serranus subligarius |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
| Sardine, scaled |
Harengula jaguana |
herring |
Clupeidae |
  |
| Sargassumfish |
Histrio histrio |
frogfishes |
Antennariidae |
  |
| Scad, rough |
Trachurus lathami |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
| Scorpionfish, longspine |
Pontinus longispinis |
scorpionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
| Scorpionfish, spinycheek |
Neomerinthe hemingwayi |
scorpionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
| Scorpionfish, spotted |
Scorpaena plumieri |
scorpionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
| Sea bass, rock |
Centropristis philadelphica |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
| Sea bass, twospot |
Centropristis fuscula |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
| Seahorse, lined |
Hippocampus erectus |
pipefishes |
Syngnathidae |
  |
| Searobin, bandtail |
Prionotus ophryas |
searobins |
Triglidae |
  |
| Searobin, bigeye |
Prionotus longispinosus |
searobins |
Triglidae |
  |
| Searobin, bighead |
Prionotus tribulus |
searobins |
Triglidae |
  |
| Seatrout, sand |
Cynoscion arenarius |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Seatrout, silver |
Cynoscion nothus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Seatrout, spotted |
Cynoscion nebulosus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Shad, gizzard |
Dorosoma cepedianum |
herring |
Clupeidae |
  |
| Shad, threadfin |
Dorosoma petenense |
herring |
Clupeidae |
  |
| Shark, Atlantic sharpnose |
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae |
sharks |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
| Shark, blacknose |
Carcharhinus acronotus |
sharks |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
| Shark, blacktip |
Carcharhinus limbatus |
sharks |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
| Shark, bull |
Carcharhinus leucas |
sharks |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
| Shark, dusky |
Carcharhinus obscurus |
sharks |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
| Shark, finetooth |
Carcharhinus isodon |
sharks |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
| Shark, sandbar |
Carcharhinus plumbeus |
sharks |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
| Shark, whale |
Rhincodon typus |
sharks |
Rhincodontidae |
  |
| Sharksucker |
Echeneis naucrates |
remoras |
Echeneidae |
  |
| Sheepshead |
Archosargus probatocephalus |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
| Silverside, inland |
Menidia beryllina |
silversides |
Atherinopsidae |
  |
| Silverside, rough |
Membras martinica |
silversides |
Atherinopsidae |
  |
| Skate, roundel |
Raja texana |
rays |
Rajidae |
  |
| Skilletfish |
Gobiesox strumosus |
clingfishes |
Gobiesocidae |
  |
| Sleeper, bigmouth |
Gobiomorus dormitor |
sleepers |
Eleotridae |
  |
| Sleeper, fat |
Dormitator maculatus |
sleepers |
Eleotridae |
  |
| Snapper, blackfin |
Lutjanus buccanella |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
| Snapper, gray |
Lutjanus griseus |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
| Snapper, lane |
Lutjanus synagris |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
| Snapper, queen |
Etelis oculatus |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
| Snapper, red |
Lutjanus campechanus |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
| Snapper, vermilion |
Rhomboplites aurorubens |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
| Snook, fat |
Centropomus parallelus |
snooks |
Centropomidae |
  |
| Soapfish, whitespotted |
Rypticus maculatus |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
| Sole, fringed |
Gymnachirus texae |
soles |
Achiridae |
  |
| Sole, lined |
Achirus lineatus |
soles |
Achiridae |
  |
| Spadefish, Atlantic |
Chaetodipterus faber |
spadefishes |
Ephippidae |
  |
| Spanish flag |
Gonioplectrus hispanus |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
| Spot |
Leiostomus xanthurus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
| Squirrelfish |
Holocentrus adscensionis |
squirrelfishes |
Holocentridae |
  |
| Stargazer, southern |
Astroscopus y-graecum |
stargazers |
Uranoscopidae |
  |
| Stingray, Atlantic |
Dasyatis sabina |
rays |
Dasyatidae |
  |
| Stingray, bluntnose |
Dasyatis say |
rays |
Dasyatidae |
  |
| Tarpon |
Megalops atlanticus |
tarpons |
Megalopidae |
  |
| Threadfin, Atlantic |
Polydactylus octonemus |
threadfins |
Polynemidae |
  |
| Tilefish, blueline |
Caulolatilus microps |
tilefishes |
Malacanthidae |
  |
| Tilefish, sand |
Malacanthus plumieri |
tilefishes |
Malacanthidae |
  |
| Toadfish, gulf |
Opsanus beta |
toadfishes |
Batrachoididae |
  |
| Tomtate |
Haemulon aurolineatum |
grunts |
Haemulidae |
  |
| Tonguefish, blackcheek |
Symphurus plagiusa |
tonguefishes |
Cynoglossidae |
  |
| Triggerfish, gray |
Balistes capriscus |
triggerfish |
Balistidae |
  |
| Tripletail, Atlantic |
Lobotes surinamensis |
tripletails |
Lobotidae |
  |
| Tuna, blackfin |
Thunnus atlanticus |
tunas |
Scombridae |
  |
| Tuna, yellowfin |
Thunnus albacares |
tunas |
Scombridae |
  |
| Tunny, little |
Euthynnus alletteratus |
tunas |
Scombridae |
  |
| Warmouth |
Lepomis gulosus |
sunfishes |
Centrarchidae |
  |
| Wenchman |
Pristipomoides aquilonaris |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
| Whiff, bay |
Citharichthys spilopterus |
flounders |
Paralichthyidae |
  |