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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.

Gulf Flounder 1
Paralichthys albigutta
Atlantic Guitarfish 2
Pseudobatos lentiginosus
Smalltooth Sawfish 3
Pristis pectinata
Skipjack Tuna 4
Katsuwonus pelamis
Common Sawfish 5
Pristis pristis
Wahoo 6
Acanthocybium solandri
Little Tunny 7
Euthynnus alletteratus
Green Sawfish 8
Pristis zijsron
King Mackerel 2
Scomberomorus cavalla
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel 2
Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 9
Thunnus thynnus
Blackfin Tuna 10
Thunnus atlanticus
Common Lionfish 11
Pterois volitans
Leopard searobin 12
Prionotus scitulus
Gafftopsail Catfish 13
Bagre marinus
Barbfish 14
Scorpaena brasiliensis
Brown Hoplo 15
Hoplosternum littorale
Spotted Scorpionfish 16
Scorpaena plumieri
Hardhead Catfish 17
Ariopsis felis
Walking Catfish 18
Clarias batrachus
Brown Bullhead 19
Ameiurus nebulosus
Yellow Bullhead 20
Ameiurus natalis
White Bullhead 21
Ameiurus catus
Tadpole Madtom 22
Noturus gyrinus
Channel Catfish 23
Ictalurus punctatus
Roughskin Spurdog
Cirrhigaleus asper
Cuban Dogfish 24
Squalus cubensis
Atlantic Angelshark 25
Squatina dumeril
Western Atlantic Trumpetfish 26
Aulostomus maculatus
Asian swamp eel 27
Monopterus albus
Grey Triggerfish 28
Balistes capriscus
Striped Burrfish 12
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Longspined Porcupinefish 29
Diodon holocanthus
Orange Filefish 30
Aluterus schoepfii
Spotted Porcupinefish 31
Diodon hystrix
Scrawled Filefish 32
Aluterus scriptus
Honeycomb Cowfish 2
Acanthostracion polygonium
Orangespotted Filefish 14
Cantherhines pullus
Fringed Filefish 33
Monacanthus ciliatus
Planehead filefish 12
Stephanolepis hispida
Southern Puffer 2
Sphoeroides nephelus
Bandtail Puffer 34
Sphoeroides spengleri
Scrawled Cowfish 35
Acanthostracion quadricornis
Small Electric Ray 36
Narcine bancroftii
Atlantic Torpedo 37
Tetronarce nobiliana
Southern Stargazer 38
Astroscopus y-graecum

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