Marine Fishes of Texas

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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
Angelfish, blue	Holacanthus bermudensis	angelfishes	Pomacanthidae
Angelfish, French	Pomacanthus paru	angelfishes	Pomacanthidae
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
Bass, yellowfin	Anthias nicholsi	basses, sea	Serranidae
Batfish, pancake	Halieutichthys aculeatus	batfishes	Ogcocepalidae
Batfish, slantbrow	Ogcocephalus declivirostris	batfishes	Ogcocephalidae
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
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
Butterflyfish, spotfin	Chaetodon ocellatus	butterflyfishes	Chaetodontidae
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, king snake	Ophichthus rex	eels, snake	Ophichthidae
Eel, shrimp	Ophichthus gomesii	eels, snake	Ophichthidae
Eel, snapper	Echiophis punctifer	eels, snake	Ophichthidae
Eel, sooty	Bascanichthys bascanium	eels, snake	Ophichthidae
Eel, speckled worm	Myrophis punctatus	eels, snake	Ophichthidae
Escolar, roudi	Promethichthys prometheus	mackerels	Gempylidae
Filefish, dotterel	Aluterus heudelotii	filefish	Monacanthidae
Filefish, orange	Aluterus schoepfii	filefish	Monacanthidae
Filefish, planehead	Stephanolepis hispida	filefish	Monacanthidae
Flounder, fringed	Etropus crossotus	flounders	Cyclopsettidae
Flounder, Gulf	Paralichthys albigutta	flounders	Paralichthyidae
Flounder, Mexican	Cyclopsetta chittendeni	flounders	Cyclopsettidae
Flounder, ocellated	Ancylopsetta ommata	flounders	Paralichthyidae
Flounder, shoal	Syacium gunteri	flounders	Cyclopsettidae
Flounder, southern	Paralichthys lethostigma	flounders	Paralichthyidae
Flounder, twospot	Bothus robinsi	flounders	Bothidae
Flyingfish, Atlantic	Cheilopogon melanurus	flyingfishes	Exocoetidae
Gar, alligator	Atractosteus spatula	gars	Lepisosteidae
Gar, longnose	Lepisosteus osseus	gars	Lepisosteidae
Gar, spotted	Lepisosteus oculatus	gars	Lepisosteidae
Goatfish, spotted	Pseudupeneus maculatus	goatfishes	Mullidae
Goby, clown	Microgobius gulosus	gobies	Gobiidae
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 broussonnetii	gobies	Gobiidae
Grouper, marbled	Dermatolepis inermis	groupers	Epinephelidae
Grouper, misty	Hyporthodus mystacinus	groupers	Epinephelidae
Grouper, snowy	Hyporthodus niveatus	groupers	Epinephelidae
Grouper, warsaw	Hyporthodus nigritus	groupers	Epinephelidae
Grouper, yellowedge	Hyporthodus flavolimbatus	groupers	Epinephelidae
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
Harvestfish	Peprilus paru	butterfishes	Stromateidae
Herring, Atlantic thread	Opisthonema oglinum	herring	Dorosomatidae
Herring, round	Etrumeus sadina	herring	Dussumieriidae
Herring, skipjack	Alosa chrysochloris	herring	Alosidae
Hind, red	Epinephelus guttatus	groupers	Epinephelidae
Hind, rock	Epinephelus adscensionis	groupers	Epinephelidae
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	Fundulus xenicus	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
Lionfish, red	Pterois volitans	lionfishes	Scorpaenidae
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	Alosidae
Menhaden, Gulf	Brevoortia patronus	herring	Alosidae
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
Moray, blacktail	Gymnothorax kolpos	eels, morays	Muraenidae
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
Pomfret, keeltail	Taractes rubescens	pomfrets	Bramidae
Pomfret, lowfin	Brama dussumieri	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
Rubyfish, Atlantic	Erythrocles monodi	rovers	Emmelichthyidae
Rudderfish, banded	Seriola zonata	jacks	Carangidae
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	Dorosomatidae
Sargassumfish	Histrio histrio	frogfishes	Antennariidae
Scad, rough	Trachurus lathami	jacks	Carangidae
Scamp	Mycteroperca phenax	groupers	Epinephelidae
Scorpionfish, highfin	Pontinus rathbuni	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	seahorses	Syngnathidae
Searobin, bandtail	Prionotus ophryas	searobins	Triglidae
Searobin, bigeye	Prionotus longispinosus	searobins	Triglidae
Searobin, bighead	Prionotus tribulus	searobins	Triglidae
Searobin, leopard	Prionotus scitulus	searobins	Triglidae
Seatrout, sand	Cynoscion arenarius	drums	Sciaenidae
Seatrout, silver	Cynoscion nothus	drums	Sciaenidae
Seatrout, spotted	Cynoscion nebulosus	drums	Sciaenidae
Sergeant major	Abudefduf saxatilis	damselfishes	Pomacentridae
Shad, gizzard	Dorosoma cepedianum	herring	Dorosomatidae
Shad, threadfin	Dorosoma petenense	herring	Dorosomatidae
Shark, Atlantic sharpnose	Rhizoprionodon terraenovae	sharks, requiem	Carcharhinidae
Shark, blacknose	Carcharhinus acronotus	sharks, requiem	Carcharhinidae
Shark, blacktip	Carcharhinus limbatus	sharks, requiem	Carcharhinidae
Shark, bonnethead	Sphyrna tiburo	sharks, dogfish	Sphyrnidae
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, nurse	Ginglymostoma cirratum	sharks, nurse	Ginglymostomatidae
Shark, sandbar	Carcharhinus plumbeus	sharks, requiem	Carcharhinidae
Shark, scalloped hammerhead	Sphyrna lewini	sharks, hammerhead	Sphyrnidae
Shark, sharpnose sevengill	Heptranchias perlo	sharks, cow	Hexanchidae
Shark, spinner	Carcharhinus brevipinna	sharks, requiem	Carcharhinidae
Shark, whale	Rhincodon typus	sharks, whale	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	Rostroraja texana	rays	Rajidae
Skilletfish	Gobiesox strumosus	clingfishes	Gobiesocidae
Sleeper, bigmouth	Gobiomorus dormitor	sleepers	Eleotridae
Sleeper, fat	Dormitator maculatus	sleepers	Eleotridae
Smoothhound, Florida	Mustelus norrisi	sharks	Triakidae
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, silk	Lutjanus vivanus	snappers	Lutjanidae
Snapper, vermilion	Rhomboplites aurorubens	snappers	Lutjanidae
Snook, common	Centropomus undecimalis	snooks	Centropomidae
Snook, smallscale fat	Centropomus parallelus	snooks	Centropomidae
Soapfish, whitespotted	Rypticus maculatus	basses, sea	Epinephelidae
Soldierfish, bigeye	Ostichthys trachypoma	squirrelfishes	Holocentridae
Sole, fringed	Gymnachirus texae	soles	Achiridae
Sole, lined	Achirus lineatus	soles	Achiridae
Spadefish, Atlantic	Chaetodipterus faber	spadefishes	Ephippidae
Spanish flag	Gonioplectrus hispanus	basses, sea	Epinephelidae
Spot	Leiostomus xanthurus	drums	Sciaenidae
Squirrelfish	Holocentrus adscensionis	squirrelfishes	Holocentridae
Stargazer, southern	Astroscopus y-graecum	stargazers	Uranoscopidae
Stingray, Atlantic	Hypanus sabina	rays	Dasyatidae
Stingray, bluntnose	Hypanus say	rays	Dasyatidae
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	swordfishes	Xippiidae
Tarpon	Megalops atlanticus	tarpons	Megalopidae
Threadfin, Atlantic	Polydactylus octonemus	threadfins	Polynemidae
Tilefish	Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps	tilefishes	Malacanthidae
Tilefish, blueline	Caulolatilus microps	tilefishes	Malacanthidae
Tilefish, goldface	Caulolatilus chrysops	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, bigeye	Thunnus obesus	tunas	Scombridae
Tuna, blackfin	Thunnus atlanticus	tunas	Scombridae
Tuna, yellowfin	Thunnus albacares	tunas	Scombridae
Tunny, little	Euthynnus alletteratus	tunas	Scombridae
Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri	mackerels	Scombridae
Warmouth	Lepomis gulosus	sunfishes	Centrarchidae
Wenchman	Pristipomoides aquilonaris	snappers	Lutjanidae
Whiff, bay	Citharichthys spilopterus	flounders	Cyclopsettidae
Wormfish, pink	Microdesmus longipinnis	wormfishes	Microdesmidae