Wildlife of Virginia Beach

The Virginia Beach is home to many non-aquatic, aquatic, and semi-aquatic species. Here is a guide to them all.

All 500

Largehead Hairtail ¹
Trichiurus lepturus

Striped Bass ²
Morone saxatilis

Oyster Toadfish ³
Opsanus tau

Chain Pickerel ⁴
Esox niger

Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas

Sheepshead ⁵
Archosargus probatocephalus

Pumpkinseed ⁶
Lepomis gibbosus

Grey Triggerfish ⁷
Balistes capriscus

Black Crappie ⁸
Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Bluegill ⁹
Lepomis macrochirus

Largemouth Bass ⁴
Micropterus salmoides

Pigfish ¹⁰
Orthopristis chrysoptera

Atlantic Spadefish ¹¹
Chaetodipterus faber

American Eel ¹²
Anguilla rostrata

Atlantic Bluespotted Cornetfish ¹³
Fistularia tabacaria

Horse-eye Jack ⁵
Caranx latus

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