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 ↓

Striped Mojarra ¹
Eugerres plumieri

Bluefish ²
Pomatomus saltatrix

Hairtail ³
Trichiurus lepturus

Striped Mullet ⁴
Mugil cephalus

White Mullet ⁵
Mugil curema

Shortfinned Molly Miller ⁶
Labrisomus nuchipinnis

Fat Sleeper ¹
Dormitator maculatus

Atlantic Tripletail ⁷
Lobotes surinamensis

Cobia ⁷
Rachycentron canadum

Southern Stargazer ⁸
Astroscopus y-graecum

Dusky Pipefish
Syngnathus floridae

Northern Pipefish ⁹
Syngnathus fuscus

Chain Pipefish ¹⁰
Syngnathus louisianae

Lined Seahorse ¹¹
Hippocampus erectus

Opossum Pipefish ¹²
Microphis brachyurus brachyurus

Barbfish ¹⁰
Scorpaena brasiliensis

Tassled Scorpionfish ¹³
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

Northern Searobin ¹⁴
Prionotus carolinus

Striped Searobin ¹⁵
Prionotus evolans

Blackwing Searobin ¹⁶
Prionotus rubio

Leopard Searobin ¹⁷
Prionotus scitulus

Bighead Searobin ¹⁶
Prionotus tribulus

American Eel ¹⁸
Anguilla rostrata

Shrimp Eel ³
Ophichthus gomesii

Speckled Worm Eel ¹⁹
Myrophis punctatus

Spotted Whiff ²⁰
Citharichthys macrops

Bay Whiff ³
Citharichthys spilopterus

Gulf Flounder ²¹
Paralichthys albigutta

Summer Flounder ²²
Paralichthys dentatus

Southern Flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma

Broad Flounder ²⁰
Paralichthys squamilentus

Ocellated Flounder ¹⁶
Ancylopsetta ommata

Fringed Flounder ³
Etropus crossotus

Hogchoker ²³
Trinectes maculatus

Sole ²⁴
Achirus lineatus

Blackcheek Tonguefish
Symphurus plagiusa

Yellow Bullhead ²⁵
Ameiurus natalis

Brown Bullhead ²⁶
Ameiurus nebulosus

Hardhead Catfish ¹⁴
Ariopsis felis

Gafftopsail Sea Catfish
Bagre marinus

Golden Shiner ²⁷
Notemigonus crysoleucas

Lake Chubsucker ²⁸
Erimyzon sucetta

Hickory Shad ²⁹
Alosa mediocris

Atlantic Menhaden ³⁰
Brevoortia tyrannus

American Gizzard Shad ³¹
Dorosoma cepedianum

Threadfin Shad ³
Dorosoma petenense

Scaled Sardine ³²
Harengula jaguana

Atlantic Thread Herring ²⁰
Opisthonema oglinum

Striped Anchovy ⁶
Anchoa hepsetus

Bay Anchovy ³³
Anchoa mitchilli

Sheepshead Minnow ³⁴
Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus

Flagfish ³⁵
Jordanella floridae

Golden Topminnow ³⁶
Fundulus chrysotus

Marsh Killifish ³⁷
Fundulus confluentus

Gulf Killifish ³⁸
Fundulus grandis

Striped Killifish ³⁹
Fundulus majalis

Mummichog ³⁴
Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus

Mosquitofish ³⁵
Gambusia affinis

Least Killifish ³⁰
Heterandria formosa

Sailfin Molly ³⁸
Poecilia latipinna

Mexican Molly ³⁸
Poecilia sphenops

Inshore Lizardfish ¹⁴
Synodus foetens

Oyster Toadfish ⁴⁰
Opsanus tau

Tarpon ⁴¹
Megalops atlanticus

Ladyfish ⁴²
Elops saurus

Atlantic Needlefish ¹⁶
Strongylura marina

Redfin Needlefish ³
Strongylura notata notata

American Halfbeak ¹⁶
Hyporhamphus meeki

Atlantic Silverstripe Halfbeak ²⁰
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus

Flying Halfbeak ³
Euleptorhamphus velox

Long-nose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus

Bowfin ³⁰
Amia calva

Spotted Batfish ⁴³
Ogcocephalus cubifrons

Southern Hake ³
Urophycis floridana

Skilletfish ⁴⁴
Gobiesox strumosus

Rough Silverside ³⁷
Membras martinica

Inland Silverside ⁴⁵
Menidia beryllina

Atlantic Silverside
Menidia menidia

Sea Lamprey ⁴⁶
Petromyzon marinus

Edited by matbio, Jose Nunez, and Emily Rose Sharkey

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MatBio: FISHES - Matanzas Biodiversity

Striped Mojarra 1 Eugerres plumieri

Bluefish 2 Pomatomus saltatrix

Hairtail 3 Trichiurus lepturus

Striped Mullet 4 Mugil cephalus

White Mullet 5 Mugil curema

Shortfinned Molly Miller 6 Labrisomus nuchipinnis

Fat Sleeper 1 Dormitator maculatus

Atlantic Tripletail 7 Lobotes surinamensis

Cobia 7 Rachycentron canadum

Southern Stargazer 8 Astroscopus y-graecum

Dusky Pipefish Syngnathus floridae

Northern Pipefish 9 Syngnathus fuscus

Chain Pipefish 10 Syngnathus louisianae

Lined Seahorse 11 Hippocampus erectus

Opossum Pipefish 12 Microphis brachyurus brachyurus

Barbfish 10 Scorpaena brasiliensis

Tassled Scorpionfish 13 Scorpaenopsis oxycephala

Northern Searobin 14 Prionotus carolinus

Striped Searobin 15 Prionotus evolans

Blackwing Searobin 16 Prionotus rubio

Leopard Searobin 17 Prionotus scitulus

Bighead Searobin 16 Prionotus tribulus

American Eel 18 Anguilla rostrata

Shrimp Eel 3 Ophichthus gomesii

Speckled Worm Eel 19 Myrophis punctatus

Spotted Whiff 20 Citharichthys macrops

Bay Whiff 3 Citharichthys spilopterus

Gulf Flounder 21 Paralichthys albigutta

Summer Flounder 22 Paralichthys dentatus

Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma

Broad Flounder 20 Paralichthys squamilentus

Ocellated Flounder 16 Ancylopsetta ommata

Fringed Flounder 3 Etropus crossotus

Hogchoker 23 Trinectes maculatus

Sole 24 Achirus lineatus

Blackcheek Tonguefish Symphurus plagiusa

Yellow Bullhead 25 Ameiurus natalis

Brown Bullhead 26 Ameiurus nebulosus

Hardhead Catfish 14 Ariopsis felis

Gafftopsail Sea Catfish Bagre marinus

Golden Shiner 27 Notemigonus crysoleucas

Lake Chubsucker 28 Erimyzon sucetta

Hickory Shad 29 Alosa mediocris

Atlantic Menhaden 30 Brevoortia tyrannus

American Gizzard Shad 31 Dorosoma cepedianum

Threadfin Shad 3 Dorosoma petenense

Scaled Sardine 32 Harengula jaguana

Atlantic Thread Herring 20 Opisthonema oglinum

Striped Anchovy 6 Anchoa hepsetus

Bay Anchovy 33 Anchoa mitchilli

Sheepshead Minnow 34 Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus

Flagfish 35 Jordanella floridae

Golden Topminnow 36 Fundulus chrysotus

Marsh Killifish 37 Fundulus confluentus

Gulf Killifish 38 Fundulus grandis

Striped Killifish 39 Fundulus majalis

Mummichog 34 Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus

Mosquitofish 35 Gambusia affinis

Least Killifish 30 Heterandria formosa

Sailfin Molly 38 Poecilia latipinna

Mexican Molly 38 Poecilia sphenops

Inshore Lizardfish 14 Synodus foetens

Oyster Toadfish 40 Opsanus tau

Tarpon 41 Megalops atlanticus

Ladyfish 42 Elops saurus

Atlantic Needlefish 16 Strongylura marina

Redfin Needlefish 3 Strongylura notata notata

American Halfbeak 16 Hyporhamphus meeki

Atlantic Silverstripe Halfbeak 20 Hyporhamphus unifasciatus

Flying Halfbeak 3 Euleptorhamphus velox

Long-nose Gar Lepisosteus osseus

Bowfin 30 Amia calva

Spotted Batfish 43 Ogcocephalus cubifrons

Southern Hake 3 Urophycis floridana

Skilletfish 44 Gobiesox strumosus

Rough Silverside 37 Membras martinica

Inland Silverside 45 Menidia beryllina

Atlantic Silverside Menidia menidia

Sea Lamprey 46 Petromyzon marinus