• Guides
  • MatBio: FISHES - Matanzas Biodiversity

MatBio: FISHES - Matanzas Biodiversity

Welcome to our series of field guides - part of the MatBio Initiative at the Whitney Laboratory of Marine Bioscience! Our guides document the plant and animal species living in the Matanzas Basin, a coastal ecosystem stretching from St. Augustine to Palm Coast in NE Florida. They are works in ...more ↓

Southern Stingray 1
Dasyatis americana
Atlantic Stingray 2
Dasyatis sabina
Clearnose Skate 3
Raja eglanteria
Atlantic Guitarfish 4
Rhinobatos lentiginosus
Atlantic Manta Ray 5
Manta birostris
Cownose Ray 6
Rhinoptera bonasus
Smooth Butterfly Ray 7
Gymnura micrura
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark 8
Sphyrna lewini
Great Hammerhead Shark 2
Sphyrna mokarran
Bonnet Hammerhead
Sphyrna tiburo
Smooth Hammerhead Shark 9
Sphyrna zygaena
Tiger Shark 10
Galeocerdo cuvier
Spinner Shark 8
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Bull Shark 11
Carcharhinus leucas
Blacktip Shark 12
Carcharhinus limbatus
Sandbar Shark 13
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Lemon Shark 14
Negaprion brevirostris
Sand Tiger Shark 15
Carcharias taurus
Scrawled Filefish 16
Aluterus scriptus
Planehead Filefish 17
Stephanolepis hispidus
Fringed Filefish 18
Monacanthus ciliatus
Scrawled Cowfish 19
Acanthostracion quadricornis
Trunkfish 20
Lactophrys trigonus
Northern Puffer 21
Sphoeroides maculatus
Southern Puffer 14
Sphoeroides nephelus
Checkered Puffer 14
Sphoeroides testudineus
Long-spine Porcupinefish 14
Diodon holocanthus
Striped Burrfish 22
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Queen Triggerfish 16
Balistes vetula
Crevalle Jack 23
Caranx hippos
Horse-eye Jack 24
Caranx latus
Bigeye Scad 25
Selar crumenophthalmus
Hump-backed Butterfish 26
Selene setapinnis
Lookdown 27
Selene vomer
Florida Pompano 28
Trachinotus carolinus
Permit 24
Trachinotus falcatus
Greater Amberjack 29
Seriola dumerili
Jack 30
Oligoplites saurus
Atlantic Bumper 31
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Rough Scad 2
Trachurus lathami
Great Barracuda 8
Sphyraena barracuda
Guachanche Barracuda 32
Sphyraena guachancho
King Mackarel 14
Scomberomorus cavalla
Atlantic Spanish Mackarel 33
Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic Bonito 17
Sarda sarda
Little Tunny 18
Euthynnus alletteratus
Northern Red Snapper 32
Lutjanus campechanus
Gray Snapper 34
Lutjanus griseus
Lane Snapper 14
Lutjanus synagris
Violet Goby 35
Gobioides broussonnetii
Frillfin Goby 36
Bathygobius soporator
Darter Goby 35
Ctenogobius boleosoma
Marked Goby 37
Ctenogobius stigmaticus
Highfin Goby 38
Gobionellus oceanicus
Naked Goby 39
Gobiosoma bosc
Clown Goby 17
Microgobius gulosus
Scaled Goby
Microgobius thalassinus
Gag 40
Mycteroperca microlepis
Dwarf Sand Perch 18
Diplectrum bivittatum
Sand Perch 14
Diplectrum formosum
Atlantic Goliath Grouper
Epinephelus itajara
Nassau Grouper 41
Epinephelus striatus
Black Sea Bass 42
Centropristis striata
Sargeant Major 43
Abudefduf saxatilis
Live Sharksucker 44
Echeneis naucrates
Banded Drum 2
Larimus fasciatus
Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Croaker 37
Cynoscion regalis
Black Drum 45
Pogonias cromis
Silver Perch 46
Bairdiella chrysoura
Spot Croaker 32
Leiostomus xanthurus
Southern Kingcroaker 47
Menticirrhus americanus
Gulf Kingfish 32
Menticirrhus littoralis
Northern Kingfish 17
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Atlantic Croaker 4
Micropogonias undulatus
Red Drum 48
Sciaenops ocellatus
America Stardrum 2
Stellifer lanceolatus
Sheepshead 14
Archosargus probatocephalus
Spottail Pinfish 14
Diplodus holbrookii
Sargo 49
Diplodus argenteus caudimacula
Pinfish 34
Lagodon rhomboides
White Grunt 50
Haemulon plumierii
Pigfish 31
Orthopristis chrysoptera
Atlantic Spadefish 14
Chaetodipterus faber
Mahi-Mahi 51
Coryphaena hippurus
Striped Blenny 52
Chasmodes bosquianus
Florida Blenny 53
Chasmodes saburrae
Barred Blenny 14
Hypleurochilus bermudensis
Feather Blenny
Hypsoblennius hentz
Common Snook 54
Centropomus undecimalis
Largemouth Bass 55
Micropterus salmoides
Redbreast 56
Lepomis auritus
Warmouth 57
Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Sunfish 58
Lepomis macrochirus
Redear Sunfish 59
Lepomis microlophus
Spotted Sunfish 55
Lepomis punctatus
Spotfin Mojarra 49
Eucinostomus argenteus
Jenny Mojarra 60
Eucinostomus gula
Yellow Fin Mojarra 61
Gerres cinereus
Irish Mojarra 38
Diapterus auratus

Edited by matbio, Jose Nunez, and Emily Rose Sharkey

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Biopix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 2. (c) NOAANMFSMississippi Laboratory, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 3. (c) David Remsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 4. SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 5. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mark Rosenstein
  • 6. (c) 116916927065934112165, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by 116916927065934112165
  • 7. (c) Sean Loyless, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 8. (c) John E. Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 9. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 10. (c) Albert kok, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 11. (c) Terry Goss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 12. (c) Laurens, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 13. (c) Stanislav Krejčík, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 14. (c) Kevin Bryant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 15. (c) Original uploader was Jlencion at en.wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 16. (c) Dennis Polack, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 17. Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 18. (c) WorldFish Center - FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 19. (c) Barry Peters`, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 20. (c) Jack Randall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 21. (c) Cliff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 22. (c) Хомелка, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 23. (c) David Snyder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 24. (c) Flickr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 25. (c) FishWise Professional, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 26. NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 27. (c) Milla-Maria Salo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 28. (c) StingrayPhil, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 29. (c) John Turnbull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 30. (c) eustatic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 31. SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 32. (c) NOAA Photo Library, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 33. (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 104623964081378888743
  • 34. (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 35. (c) matbio, all rights reserved
  • 36. (c) sdbeazley, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 37. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 38. (c) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 39. (c) cyric, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by cyric
  • 40. (c) Bernadette, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bernadette
  • 41. (c) ictheostega, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 42. Brandi Noble, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 43. (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 44. (c) BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 45. (c) weberbirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 46. NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 47. (c) Robertson Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 48. (c) FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 49. (c) FAO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 50. (c) Matthew Hoelscher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 51. (c) Manoel Lemos, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 52. P. Oudart, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 53. (c) Franks, April, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 54. (c) Matthew Hoelscher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 55. (c) Noel Burkhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 56. (c) Adam Cohen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Adam Cohen
  • 57. (c) Fredlyfish4, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 58. (c) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 59. (c) Patrick Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 60. (c) Baldwin, Carole C., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 61. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo

Member of the iNaturalist Network   |   Powered by iNaturalist open source software |   Documentation for developers