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.

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Taxonomy
« Back To Ray-finned Fishes Class Actinopterygii
- Tarpons, Eels, and Allies Superorder Elopomorpha
  - 5 True Eels Order Anguilliformes
  - 2 Tarpons and Tenpounders Order Elopiformes

American Eel ¹
Anguilla rostrata

Ocellated Moray ²
Gymnothorax saxicola

Green Moray ³
Gymnothorax funebris

Spotted Spoon-nose Eel ⁴
Echiophis intertinctus

Speckled Worm Eel ⁵
Myrophis punctatus

Atlantic Tarpon ⁶
Megalops atlanticus

Ladyfish ⁷
Elops saurus

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Fishes of Sarasota County, Fl

American Eel 1 Anguilla rostrata

Ocellated Moray 2 Gymnothorax saxicola

Green Moray 3 Gymnothorax funebris

Spotted Spoon-nose Eel 4 Echiophis intertinctus

Speckled Worm Eel 5 Myrophis punctatus

Atlantic Tarpon 6 Megalops atlanticus

Ladyfish 7 Elops saurus