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Freshwater fish of Florida

This will focus on freshwater fish that are in Florida including invasive, able to enter both fresh and salt, introduced, released and stock.

Largemouth Bass 1
Micropterus nigricans
Choctaw Bass 2
Micropterus haiaka
Suwannee Bass 3
Micropterus notius
Florida Bass 4
Micropterus salmoides
Black Crappie 5
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Spotted Bass 6
Micropterus punctulatus
White Crappie 7
Pomoxis annularis
Coppernose Bluegill 8
Lepomis macrochirus purpurascens
Redear Sunfish 9
Lepomis microlophus
Spotted Sunfish 10
Lepomis punctatus
Redspotted Sunfish 11
Lepomis miniatus
Redbreast Sunfish 12
Lepomis auritus
Bluegill 13
Lepomis macrochirus
Warmouth 14
Lepomis gulosus
Longear Sunfish 15
Lepomis megalotis
Shadow Bass 16
Ambloplites ariommus
Black-banded Sunfish 17
Enneacanthus chaetodon
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish 18
Elassoma evergladei
Mud Sunfish 19
Acantharchus pomotis
Blue-spotted Sunfish 20
Enneacanthus gloriosus
Banded Sunfish 21
Enneacanthus obesus
Gulf Coast Pygmy Sunfish 18
Elassoma gilberti
Striped Bass 22
Morone saxatilis
White Bass 9
Morone chrysops
Gulf Sturgeon 23
Acipenser desotoi
Banded Pygmy Sunfish 24
Elassoma zonatum
Shortnose Sturgeon 25
Acipenser brevirostrum
Atlantic Sturgeon 26
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Chain Pickerel 4
Esox niger
Redfin Pickerel 7
Esox americanus americanus
skipjack shad 7
Alosa chrysochloris
Grass Pickerel 27
Esox americanus vermiculatus
European Carp 28
Cyprinus carpio
Threadfin Shad 29
Dorosoma petenense
American Gizzard Shad 30
Dorosoma cepedianum
Eyetail Bowfin 31
Amia ocellicauda
Alabama Shad 32
Alosa alabamae
Grass Carp 4
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Goldfish 33
Carassius auratus
Goldline Bullseye Snakehead 10
Channa aurolineata
Spotted Gar 4
Lepisosteus oculatus
Longnose Gar 4
Lepisosteus osseus
Alligator Gar 34
Atractosteus spatula
Amur Carp 35
Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Northern Snakehead 36
Channa argus
Ruddy Bowfin 4
Amia calva
Florida Gar 4
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Bigmouth Sleeper 37
Gobiomorus dormitor
American Eel 38
Anguilla rostrata
Fat Sleeper 39
Dormitator maculatus
River Goby 40
Awaous banana
Atlantic Stingray 41
Hypanus sabinus
Atlantic Needlefish 42
Strongylura marina
Bull Shark 43
Carcharhinus leucas
Common Snook 44
Centropomus undecimalis
Eastern Creek Chubsucker 45
Erimyzon oblongus
Lake Chubsucker 46
Erimyzon sucetta
Channel Catfish 47
Ictalurus punctatus
Quillback 48
Carpiodes cyprinus
Sea Mullet 49
Mugil cephalus
Highfin Carpsucker 50
Carpiodes velifer
Flathead Catfish 51
Pylodictis olivaris
Blue Catfish 52
Ictalurus furcatus
Snail Bullhead 53
Ameiurus brunneus
Spotted Bullhead 54
Ameiurus serracanthus
White Catfish 55
Ameiurus catus
Brown Bullhead 56
Ameiurus nebulosus
Yellow Bullhead 57
Ameiurus natalis
Flat Bullhead 58
Ameiurus platycephalus
Walking Catfish 59
Clarias batrachus
Brown Hoplo 60
Hoplosternum littorale
Yellow Perch 61
Perca flavescens
Spotted Sucker 62
Minytrema melanops
Walleye 63
Sander vitreus
Blacktail Redhorse 53
Moxostoma poecilurum
Butterfly Peacock Bass 64
Cichla ocellaris
Flier 65
Centrarchus macropterus
Oscar 66
Astronotus ocellatus
Nile Tilapia 67
Oreochromis niloticus
Mayan Cichlid 10
Mayaheros urophthalmus
Blue Tilapia 68
Oreochromis aureus
Mozambique Tilapia 69
Oreochromis mossambicus
Clown Knifefish 70
Chitala ornata
Blackchin Tilapia 71
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Spotted Tilapia 72
Pelmatolapia mariae
Redbelly Tilapia 1
Coptodon zillii
Zebra Tilapia 73
Heterotilapia buettikoferi
Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish 74
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
Redtail Catfish 75
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Jack Dempsey 76
Rocio octofasciata
Common Pleco 77
Hypostomus plecostomus
Amazon sailfin catfish 78
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Jaguar Guapote 79
Parachromis managuensis
Texas Cichlid 72
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Midas Cichlid 80
Amphilophus citrinellus
Black Acara 81
Cichlasoma bimaculatum
Green Severum Cichlid 82
Heros efasciatus
Asian swamp eel 83
Monopterus albus
Sailfin Molly 84
Poecilia latipinna
American Flagfish 85
Jordanella floridae

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