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Fishes of Sarasota County, Fl

Guide to all fish species that should be present in Sarasota County. Determined by looking through survey reports for the local watersheds and range maps for various saltwater species.

Sea Mullet 1
Mugil cephalus
Caribbean Cocoa Damselfish 2
Stegastes xanthurus
Clown Knifefish 3
Chitala ornata
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish 4
Elassoma evergladei
Bluegill 5
Lepomis macrochirus
Blue-spotted Sunfish 6
Enneacanthus gloriosus
Dollar Sunfish 7
Lepomis marginatus
Lake Chubsucker 8
Erimyzon sucetta
Warmouth 9
Lepomis gulosus
Florida Largemouth Bass 10
Micropterus floridanus
Redear Sunfish 11
Lepomis microlophus
Tarpon Snook 12
Centropomus pectinatus
Common Snook 13
Centropomus undecimalis
Spotted Sunfish 14
Lepomis punctatus
Black Crappie 15
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Smallscale Fat Snook 16
Centropomus parallelus
Spotfin Butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon ocellatus
Four-eyed Butterflyfish 17
Chaetodon capistratus
Largemouth Bass 18
Micropterus salmoides
Silver Jenny 19
Eucinostomus gula
Atlantic Spadefish 20
Chaetodipterus faber
Banded Butterflyfish 21
Chaetodon striatus
Reef Butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon sedentarius
Tidewater Mojarra 22
Eucinostomus harengulus
Atlantic Tripletail 23
Lobotes surinamensis
Irish Pompano 24
Diapterus auratus
Mutton Snapper 22
Lutjanus analis
Yellowtail Snapper 25
Ocyurus chrysurus
Striped mojarra 26
Eugerres plumieri
Northern Red Snapper 27
Lutjanus campechanus
Blackfin Snapper 28
Lutjanus buccanella
Cubera Snapper 2
Lutjanus cyanopterus
Mahogany Snapper 29
Lutjanus mahogoni
Queen Angelfish 21
Holacanthus ciliaris
Grey Snapper 30
Lutjanus griseus
Atlantic Sergeant Major 31
Abudefduf saxatilis
Lane Snapper 2
Lutjanus synagris
Dog Snapper 32
Lutjanus jocu
Blue Angelfish 33
Holacanthus bermudensis
Sand Perch 34
Diplectrum formosum
Grey Angelfish 35
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Bluefish 36
Pomatomus saltatrix
Black Sea Bass 2
Centropristis striata
Pygmy sea bass 2
Serraniculus pumilio
Coney 37
Cephalopholis fulva
Atlantic Goliath Grouper 38
Epinephelus itajara
Swamp Darter 39
Etheostoma fusiforme
Red Grouper 19
Epinephelus morio
Gag grouper 2
Mycteroperca microlepis
Belted sandfish 2
Serranus subligarius
Sheepshead 33
Archosargus probatocephalus
Tomtate 40
Haemulon aurolineatum
Porkfish 41
Anisotremus virginicus
Pinfish 2
Lagodon rhomboides
Spottail Seabream 2
Diplodus holbrookii
Pigfish 42
Orthopristis chrysoptera
White Grunt 43
Haemulon plumierii
Bluestriped Grunt 41
Haemulon sciurus
French Grunt 44
Haemulon flavolineatum
Pirate Perch 45
Aphredoderus sayanus
Hogchoker 15
Trinectes maculatus
Lined Sole 46
Achirus lineatus
Eyed Flounder 2
Bothus ocellatus
Gulf Flounder 47
Paralichthys albigutta
Skipjack Tuna 48
Katsuwonus pelamis
Wahoo 49
Acanthocybium solandri
Little Tunny 50
Euthynnus alletteratus
King Mackerel 2
Scomberomorus cavalla
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel 2
Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 51
Thunnus thynnus
Blackfin Tuna 52
Thunnus atlanticus
Common Lionfish 53
Pterois volitans
Leopard searobin 19
Prionotus scitulus
Gafftopsail Catfish 54
Bagre marinus
Barbfish 33
Scorpaena brasiliensis
Brown Hoplo 55
Hoplosternum littorale
Spotted Scorpionfish 30
Scorpaena plumieri
Hardhead Catfish 56
Ariopsis felis
Walking Catfish 57
Clarias batrachus
Brown Bullhead 58
Ameiurus nebulosus
Yellow Bullhead 59
Ameiurus natalis
White Bullhead 60
Ameiurus catus
Tadpole Madtom 61
Noturus gyrinus
Channel Catfish 62
Ictalurus punctatus
Western Atlantic Trumpetfish 63
Aulostomus maculatus
Asian swamp eel 64
Monopterus albus
Grey Triggerfish 65
Balistes capriscus
Striped Burrfish 19
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Longspined Porcupinefish 21
Diodon holocanthus
Orange Filefish 66
Aluterus schoepfii
Spotted Porcupinefish 67
Diodon hystrix
Scrawled Filefish 68
Aluterus scriptus
Honeycomb Cowfish 2
Acanthostracion polygonium
Orangespotted Filefish 33
Cantherhines pullus
Fringed Filefish 69
Monacanthus ciliatus
Planehead filefish 19
Stephanolepis hispida
Southern Puffer 2
Sphoeroides nephelus
Bandtail Puffer 70
Sphoeroides spengleri
Scrawled Cowfish 71
Acanthostracion quadricornis
Southern Stargazer 72
Astroscopus y-graecum

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