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