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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 ↓

Scrawled Filefish 1
Aluterus scriptus
Planehead Filefish 2
Stephanolepis hispidus
Fringed Filefish 3
Monacanthus ciliatus
Scrawled Cowfish 4
Acanthostracion quadricornis
Trunkfish 5
Lactophrys trigonus
Northern Puffer 6
Sphoeroides maculatus
Southern Puffer 7
Sphoeroides nephelus
Checkered Puffer 7
Sphoeroides testudineus
Long-spine Porcupinefish 7
Diodon holocanthus
Striped Burrfish 8
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Queen Triggerfish 1
Balistes vetula
Crevalle Jack 9
Caranx hippos
Horse-eye Jack 10
Caranx latus
Bigeye Scad 11
Selar crumenophthalmus
Hump-backed Butterfish 12
Selene setapinnis
Lookdown 13
Selene vomer
Florida Pompano 14
Trachinotus carolinus
Permit 10
Trachinotus falcatus
Greater Amberjack 15
Seriola dumerili
Jack 16
Oligoplites saurus
Atlantic Bumper 17
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Rough Scad 18
Trachurus lathami
Great Barracuda 19
Sphyraena barracuda
Guachanche Barracuda 20
Sphyraena guachancho
King Mackarel 7
Scomberomorus cavalla
Atlantic Spanish Mackarel 21
Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic Bonito 2
Sarda sarda
Little Tunny 3
Euthynnus alletteratus
Northern Red Snapper 20
Lutjanus campechanus
Gray Snapper 22
Lutjanus griseus
Lane Snapper 7
Lutjanus synagris
Violet Goby 23
Gobioides broussonnetii
Frillfin Goby 24
Bathygobius soporator
Darter Goby 23
Ctenogobius boleosoma
Marked Goby 25
Ctenogobius stigmaticus
Highfin Goby 26
Gobionellus oceanicus
Naked Goby 27
Gobiosoma bosc
Clown Goby 2
Microgobius gulosus
Scaled Goby
Microgobius thalassinus
Gag 28
Mycteroperca microlepis
Dwarf Sand Perch 3
Diplectrum bivittatum
Sand Perch 7
Diplectrum formosum
Atlantic Goliath Grouper
Epinephelus itajara
Nassau Grouper 29
Epinephelus striatus
Black Sea Bass 30
Centropristis striata
Sargeant Major 31
Abudefduf saxatilis
Live Sharksucker 32
Echeneis naucrates
Banded Drum 18
Larimus fasciatus
Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Croaker 25
Cynoscion regalis
Black Drum 33
Pogonias cromis
Silver Perch 34
Bairdiella chrysoura
Spot Croaker 20
Leiostomus xanthurus
Southern Kingcroaker 35
Menticirrhus americanus
Gulf Kingfish 20
Menticirrhus littoralis
Northern Kingfish 2
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Atlantic Croaker 36
Micropogonias undulatus
Red Drum 37
Sciaenops ocellatus
America Stardrum 18
Stellifer lanceolatus
Sheepshead 7
Archosargus probatocephalus
Spottail Pinfish 7
Diplodus holbrookii
Sargo 38
Diplodus argenteus caudimacula
Pinfish 22
Lagodon rhomboides
White Grunt 39
Haemulon plumierii
Pigfish 17
Orthopristis chrysoptera
Atlantic Spadefish 7
Chaetodipterus faber
Mahi-Mahi 40
Coryphaena hippurus
Striped Blenny 41
Chasmodes bosquianus
Florida Blenny 42
Chasmodes saburrae
Barred Blenny 7
Hypleurochilus bermudensis
Feather Blenny
Hypsoblennius hentz
Common Snook 43
Centropomus undecimalis
Largemouth Bass 44
Micropterus salmoides
Redbreast 45
Lepomis auritus
Warmouth 46
Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill Sunfish 47
Lepomis macrochirus
Redear Sunfish 48
Lepomis microlophus
Spotted Sunfish 44
Lepomis punctatus
Spotfin Mojarra 38
Eucinostomus argenteus
Jenny Mojarra 49
Eucinostomus gula
Yellow Fin Mojarra 50
Gerres cinereus
Irish Mojarra 26
Diapterus auratus
Striped Mojarra 26
Eugerres plumieri
Bluefish 51
Pomatomus saltatrix
Hairtail 38
Trichiurus lepturus
Striped Mullet 52
Mugil cephalus
White Mullet 19
Mugil curema
Shortfinned Molly Miller 49
Labrisomus nuchipinnis
Fat Sleeper 26
Dormitator maculatus
Atlantic Tripletail 3
Lobotes surinamensis
Cobia 3
Rachycentron canadum
Southern Stargazer 9
Astroscopus y-graecum
Dusky Pipefish
Syngnathus floridae
Northern Pipefish 53
Syngnathus fuscus
Chain Pipefish 7
Syngnathus louisianae
Lined Seahorse 54
Hippocampus erectus
Opossum Pipefish 55
Microphis brachyurus brachyurus
Barbfish 7
Scorpaena brasiliensis
Tassled Scorpionfish 21
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Northern Searobin 25
Prionotus carolinus

Edited by matbio, Jose Nunez, and Emily Rose Sharkey

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