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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Type |
Family |
Thumb |
Sole, lined |
Achirus lineatus |
soles |
Achiridae |
  |
Hogchoker |
Trinectes maculatus |
soles |
Achiridae |
  |
Sole, fringed |
Gymnachirus texae |
soles |
Achiridae |
  |
Herring, skipjack |
Alosa chrysochloris |
herring |
Alosidae |
  |
Menhaden, Gulf |
Brevoortia patronus |
herring |
Alosidae |
  |
Menhaden, finescale |
Brevoortia gunteri |
herring |
Alosidae |
  |
Sargassumfish |
Histrio histrio |
frogfishes |
Antennariidae |
  |
Catfish, gafftopsail |
Bagre marinus |
catfishes, sea |
Ariidae |
  |
Catfish, hardhead |
Ariopsis felis |
catfishes, sea |
Ariidae |
  |
Silverside, rough |
Membras martinica |
silversides |
Atherinopsidae |
  |
Silverside, inland |
Menidia beryllina |
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, freckled |
Hypsoblennius ionthas |
blennies |
Blenniidae |
  |
Blenny, stretchjaw |
Chasmodes longimaxilla |
blennies |
Blenniidae |
  |
Blenny, crested |
Hypleurochilus geminatus |
blennies |
Blenniidae |
  |
Flounder, twospot |
Bothus robinsi |
flounders |
Bothidae |
  |
Pomfret, keeltail |
Taractes rubescens |
pomfrets |
Bramidae |
  |
Pomfret, lowfin |
Brama dussumieri |
pomfrets |
Bramidae |
  |
Pomfret, bigscale |
Taractichthys longipinnis |
pomfrets |
Bramidae |
  |
Jack, almaco |
Seriola rivoliana |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Jack, bar |
Caranx ruber |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Bumper, Atlantic |
Chloroscombrus chrysurus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Amberjack, greater |
Seriola dumerili |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Permit |
Trachinotus falcatus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Scad, rough |
Trachurus lathami |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Runner, blue |
Caranx crysos |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Rudderfish, banded |
Seriola zonata |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Jack, bluntnose |
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Pompano, Florida |
Trachinotus carolinus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Jack, black |
Caranx lugubris |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Moonfish |
Selene setapinnis |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Lookdown |
Selene vomer |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Leatherjack |
Oligoplites saurus |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Jack, yellow |
Caranx bartholomaei |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Jack, crevalle |
Caranx hippos |
jacks |
Carangidae |
  |
Shark, bull |
Carcharhinus leucas |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Shark, blacktip |
Carcharhinus limbatus |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Shark, lemon |
Negaprion brevirostris |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Shark, dusky |
Carcharhinus obscurus |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Shark, finetooth |
Carcharhinus isodon |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Shark, Atlantic sharpnose |
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Shark, blacknose |
Carcharhinus acronotus |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Shark, spinner |
Carcharhinus brevipinna |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Shark, sandbar |
Carcharhinus plumbeus |
sharks, requiem |
Carcharhinidae |
  |
Buffalo, smallmouth |
Ictiobus bubalus |
suckers |
Catostomidae |
  |
Buffalo, bigmouth |
Ictiobus cyprinellus |
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 |
  |
Dolphinfish, common |
Coryphaena hippurus |
dolphinfishes |
Coryphaenidae |
  |
Flounder, Mexican |
Cyclopsetta chittendeni |
flounders |
Cyclopsettidae |
  |
Flounder, fringed |
Etropus crossotus |
flounders |
Cyclopsettidae |
  |
Whiff, bay |
Citharichthys spilopterus |
flounders |
Cyclopsettidae |
  |
Flounder, shoal |
Syacium gunteri |
flounders |
Cyclopsettidae |
  |
Tonguefish, blackcheek |
Symphurus plagiusa |
tonguefishes |
Cynoglossidae |
  |
Carp, grass |
Ctenopharyngodon idella |
carps |
Cyprinidae |
  |
Carp, common |
Cyprinus carpio |
carps |
Cyprinidae |
  |
Minnow, sheepshead |
Cyprinodon variegatus |
pupfishes |
Cyprinodontidae |
  |
Stingray, bluntnose |
Hypanus say |
rays |
Dasyatidae |
  |
Stingray, Atlantic |
Hypanus sabina |
rays |
Dasyatidae |
  |
Burrfish, striped |
Chilomycterus schoepfii |
porcupinefishes |
Diodontidae |
  |
Shad, threadfin |
Dorosoma petenense |
herring |
Dorosomatidae |
  |
Sardine, scaled |
Harengula jaguana |
herring |
Dorosomatidae |
  |
Herring, Atlantic thread |
Opisthonema oglinum |
herring |
Dorosomatidae |
  |
Shad, gizzard |
Dorosoma cepedianum |
herring |
Dorosomatidae |
  |
Herring, round |
Etrumeus sadina |
herring |
Dussumieriidae |
  |
Sharksucker |
Echeneis naucrates |
remoras |
Echeneidae |
  |
Sleeper, fat |
Dormitator maculatus |
sleepers |
Eleotridae |
  |
Sleeper, bigmouth |
Gobiomorus dormitor |
sleepers |
Eleotridae |
  |
Ladyfish |
Elops saurus |
tenpounders |
Elopidae |
  |
Rubyfish, Atlantic |
Erythrocles monodi |
rovers |
Emmelichthyidae |
  |
Anchovy, bay |
Anchoa mitchilli |
anchovies |
Engraulidae |
  |
Anchovy, striped |
Anchoa hepsetus |
anchovies |
Engraulidae |
  |
Anchovy, dusky |
Anchoa lyolepis |
anchovies |
Engraulidae |
  |
Spadefish, Atlantic |
Chaetodipterus faber |
spadefishes |
Ephippidae |
  |
Spanish flag |
Gonioplectrus hispanus |
basses, sea |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Grouper, marbled |
Dermatolepis inermis |
groupers |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Scamp |
Mycteroperca phenax |
groupers |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Hind, rock |
Epinephelus adscensionis |
groupers |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Hind, red |
Epinephelus guttatus |
groupers |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Grouper, snowy |
Hyporthodus niveatus |
groupers |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Grouper, yellowedge |
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus |
groupers |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Soapfish, whitespotted |
Rypticus maculatus |
basses, sea |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Grouper, warsaw |
Hyporthodus nigritus |
groupers |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Grouper, misty |
Hyporthodus mystacinus |
groupers |
Epinephelidae |
  |
Flyingfish, Atlantic |
Cheilopogon melanurus |
flyingfishes |
Exocoetidae |
  |
Cornetfish, red |
Fistularia petimba |
cornetfishes |
Fistulariidae |
  |
Killifish, diamond |
Fundulus xenicus |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
Killifish, Gulf |
Fundulus grandis |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
Killifish, longnose |
Fundulus similis |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
Killifish, rainwater |
Lucania parva |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
Killifish, bayou |
Fundulus pulvereus |
killifishes |
Fundulidae |
  |
Escolar, roudi |
Promethichthys prometheus |
mackerels |
Gempylidae |
  |
Pompano, Irish |
Diapterus auratus |
mojarras |
Gerreidae |
  |
Jenny, silver |
Eucinostomus gula |
mojarras |
Gerreidae |
  |
Mojarra, spotfin |
Eucinostomus argenteus |
mojarras |
Gerreidae |
  |
Mojarra, flagfin |
Eucinostomus melanopterus |
mojarras |
Gerreidae |
  |
Shark, nurse |
Ginglymostoma cirratum |
sharks, nurse |
Ginglymostomatidae |
  |
Skilletfish |
Gobiesox strumosus |
clingfishes |
Gobiesocidae |
  |
Goby, naked |
Gobiosoma bosc |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Goby, lyre |
Evorthodus lyricus |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Goby, code |
Gobiosoma robustum |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Goby, ragged |
Bollmannia communis |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Goby, violet |
Gobioides broussonnetii |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Goby, highfin |
Gobionellus oceanicus |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Goby, darter |
Ctenogobius boleosoma |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Goby, clown |
Microgobius gulosus |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Goby, green |
Microgobius thalassinus |
gobies |
Gobiidae |
  |
Ray, smooth butterfly |
Gymnura micrura |
rays |
Gymnuridae |
  |
Pigfish |
Orthopristis chrysoptera |
grunts |
Haemulidae |
  |
Margate, black |
Anisotremus surinamensis |
grunts |
Haemulidae |
  |
Grunt, barred |
Conodon nobilis |
grunts |
Haemulidae |
  |
Tomtate |
Haemulon aurolineatum |
grunts |
Haemulidae |
  |
Halfbeak, false silverstripe |
Hyporhamphus meeki |
halfbeaks |
Hemiramphidae |
  |
Shark, sharpnose sevengill |
Heptranchias perlo |
sharks, cow |
Hexanchidae |
  |
Squirrelfish |
Holocentrus adscensionis |
squirrelfishes |
Holocentridae |
  |
Soldierfish, bigeye |
Ostichthys trachypoma |
squirrelfishes |
Holocentridae |
  |
Catfish, blue |
Ictalurus furcatus |
catfishes, North American |
Ictaluridae |
  |
Chub, Bermuda |
Kyphosus sectatrix |
chubs, sea |
Kyphosidae |
  |
Gar, spotted |
Lepisosteus oculatus |
gars |
Lepisosteidae |
  |
Gar, longnose |
Lepisosteus osseus |
gars |
Lepisosteidae |
  |
Gar, alligator |
Atractosteus spatula |
gars |
Lepisosteidae |
  |
Tripletail, Atlantic |
Lobotes surinamensis |
tripletails |
Lobotidae |
  |
Snapper, gray |
Lutjanus griseus |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
Snapper, queen |
Etelis oculatus |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
Wenchman |
Pristipomoides aquilonaris |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
Snapper, vermilion |
Rhomboplites aurorubens |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
Snapper, red |
Lutjanus campechanus |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
Snapper, silk |
Lutjanus vivanus |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
Snapper, lane |
Lutjanus synagris |
snappers |
Lutjanidae |
  |
Snapper, blackfin |
Lutjanus buccanella |
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, dotterel |
Aluterus heudelotii |
filefish |
Monacanthidae |
  |
Filefish, orange |
Aluterus schoepfii |
filefish |
Monacanthidae |
  |
Filefish, planehead |
Stephanolepis hispida |
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, pancake |
Halieutichthys aculeatus |
batfishes |
Ogcocepalidae |
  |
Batfish, slantbrow |
Ogcocephalus declivirostris |
batfishes |
Ogcocephalidae |
  |
Batfish, spotted |
Ogcocephalus pantostictus |
batfishes |
Ogcocephalidae |
  |
Eel, snapper |
Echiophis punctifer |
eels, snake |
Ophichthidae |
  |
Eel, speckled worm |
Myrophis punctatus |
eels, snake |
Ophichthidae |
  |
Eel, sooty |
Bascanichthys bascanium |
eels, snake |
Ophichthidae |
  |
Eel, king snake |
Ophichthus rex |
eels, snake |
Ophichthidae |
  |
Eel, shrimp |
Ophichthus gomesii |
eels, snake |
Ophichthidae |
  |
Cusk eel, crested |
Ophidion josephi |
eels, cusk |
Ophidiidae |
  |
Cusk eel, blackedge |
Lepophidium brevibarbe |
eels, cusk |
Ophidiidae |
  |
Flounder, ocellated |
Ancylopsetta ommata |
flounders |
Paralichthyidae |
  |
Flounder, southern |
Paralichthys lethostigma |
flounders |
Paralichthyidae |
  |
Flounder, Gulf |
Paralichthys albigutta |
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 |
Rostroraja texana |
rays |
Rajidae |
  |
Shark, whale |
Rhincodon typus |
sharks, whale |
Rhincodontidae |
  |
Ray, cownose |
Rhinoptera bonasus |
rays |
Rhinopteridae |
  |
Croaker, Atlantic |
Micropogonias undulatus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Seatrout, silver |
Cynoscion nothus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Drum, freshwater |
Aplodinotus grunniens |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Cubbyu |
Pareques umbrosus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Drum, banded |
Larimus fasciatus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Drum, black |
Pogonias cromis |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Drum, red |
Sciaenops ocellatus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Drum, star |
Stellifer lanceolatus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Kingfish, Gulf |
Menticirrhus littoralis |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Kingfish, southern |
Menticirrhus americanus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Seatrout, spotted |
Cynoscion nebulosus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Spot |
Leiostomus xanthurus |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Perch, silver |
Bairdiella chrysoura |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Seatrout, sand |
Cynoscion arenarius |
drums |
Sciaenidae |
  |
Tunny, little |
Euthynnus alletteratus |
tunas |
Scombridae |
  |
Tuna, yellowfin |
Thunnus albacares |
tunas |
Scombridae |
  |
Wahoo |
Acanthocybium solandri |
mackerels |
Scombridae |
  |
Mackerel, Spanish |
Scomberomorus maculatus |
mackerels |
Scombridae |
  |
Mackerel, king |
Scomberomorus cavalla |
mackerels |
Scombridae |
  |
Tuna, blackfin |
Thunnus atlanticus |
tunas |
Scombridae |
  |
Tuna, bigeye |
Thunnus obesus |
tunas |
Scombridae |
  |
Scorpionfish, highfin |
Pontinus rathbuni |
scorpionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
Scorpionfish, spinycheek |
Neomerinthe hemingwayi |
scorpionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
Rosefish, blackbelly |
Helicolenus dactylopterus |
scorpionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
Lionfish, red |
Pterois volitans |
lionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
Scorpionfish, spotted |
Scorpaena plumieri |
scorpionfishes |
Scorpaenidae |
  |
Sea bass, twospot |
Centropristis fuscula |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
Bass, yellowfin |
Anthias nicholsi |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
Sea bass, rock |
Centropristis philadelphica |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
Sandfish, belted |
Serranus subligarius |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
Sand perch, dwarf |
Diplectrum bivittatum |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
Bass, longtail |
Hemanthias leptus |
basses, sea |
Serranidae |
  |
Sheepshead |
Archosargus probatocephalus |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
Porgy, red |
Pagrus pagrus |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
Pinfish |
Lagodon rhomboides |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
Porgy, longspine |
Stenotomus caprinus |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
Porgy, whitebone |
Calamus leucosteus |
porgies |
Sparidae |
  |
Guaguanche |
Sphyraena guachancho |
barracudas |
Sphyraenidae |
  |
Barracuda, great |
Sphyraena barracuda |
barracudas |
Sphyraenidae |
  |
Shark, bonnethead |
Sphyrna tiburo |
sharks, dogfish |
Sphyrnidae |
  |
Shark, scalloped hammerhead |
Sphyrna lewini |
sharks, hammerhead |
Sphyrnidae |
  |
Dogfish, Cuban |
Squalus cubensis |
sharks |
Squalidae |
  |
Butterfish, Gulf |
Peprilus burti |
butterfishes |
Stromateidae |
  |
Harvestfish |
Peprilus paru |
butterfishes |
Stromateidae |
  |
Pipefish, Gulf |
Syngnathus scovelli |
pipefishes |
Syngnathidae |
  |
Pipefish, sargassum |
Syngnathus pelagicus |
pipefishes |
Syngnathidae |
  |
Pipefish, chain |
Syngnathus louisianae |
pipefishes |
Syngnathidae |
  |
Seahorse, lined |
Hippocampus erectus |
seahorses |
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 |
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Cutlassfish, Atlantic |
Trichiurus lepturus |
cutlassfishes |
Trichiuridae |
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Searobin, bighead |
Prionotus tribulus |
searobins |
Triglidae |
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Searobin, bigeye |
Prionotus longispinosus |
searobins |
Triglidae |
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Searobin, bandtail |
Prionotus ophryas |
searobins |
Triglidae |
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Searobin, leopard |
Prionotus scitulus |
searobins |
Triglidae |
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Stargazer, southern |
Astroscopus y-graecum |
stargazers |
Uranoscopidae |
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Swordfish |
Xiphias gladius |
swordfishes |
Xippiidae |
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