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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Atlantic Blue Tang ¹
Acanthurus coeruleus

Spotted weakfish ²
Cynoscion nebulosus

Gulf Kingcroaker ³
Menticirrhus littoralis

Spot Croaker ⁴
Leiostomus xanthurus

Doctorfish ⁵
Acanthurus chirurgus

Southern Kingfish ⁶
Menticirrhus americanus

Silver Perch ⁷
Bairdiella chrysoura

Black Drum ⁸
Pogonias cromis

Red Drum ⁹
Sciaenops ocellatus

Northern Kingfish ⁴
Menticirrhus saxatilis

Spotfin Butterflyfish ¹⁰
Chaetodon ocellatus

Four-eyed Butterflyfish ¹¹
Chaetodon capistratus

Silver Jenny ¹²
Eucinostomus gula

Atlantic Spadefish ¹³
Chaetodipterus faber

Banded Butterflyfish ¹⁴
Chaetodon striatus

Reef Butterflyfish ¹⁰
Chaetodon sedentarius

Tidewater Mojarra ¹⁵
Eucinostomus harengulus

Atlantic Tripletail ¹⁶
Lobotes surinamensis

Irish Pompano ¹⁷
Diapterus auratus

Mutton Snapper ¹⁵
Lutjanus analis

Yellowtail Snapper ¹⁸
Ocyurus chrysurus

Striped mojarra ¹⁹
Eugerres plumieri

Northern Red Snapper ²⁰
Lutjanus campechanus

Blackfin Snapper ²¹
Lutjanus buccanella

Cubera Snapper ¹⁰
Lutjanus cyanopterus

Mahogany Snapper ²²
Lutjanus mahogoni

Queen Angelfish ¹⁴
Holacanthus ciliaris

Grey Snapper ²³
Lutjanus griseus

Lane Snapper ¹⁰
Lutjanus synagris

Dog Snapper ²⁴
Lutjanus jocu

Blue Angelfish ²⁵
Holacanthus bermudensis

Grey Angelfish ²⁶
Pomacanthus arcuatus

Sheepshead ²⁵
Archosargus probatocephalus

Tomtate ²⁷
Haemulon aurolineatum

Porkfish ²⁸
Anisotremus virginicus

Pinfish ¹⁰
Lagodon rhomboides

Spottail Seabream ¹⁰
Diplodus holbrookii

Pigfish ²⁹
Orthopristis chrysoptera

White Grunt ³⁰
Haemulon plumierii

Bluestriped Grunt ²⁸
Haemulon sciurus

French Grunt ³¹
Haemulon flavolineatum

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Fishes of Sarasota County, Fl

Atlantic Blue Tang 1 Acanthurus coeruleus

Spotted weakfish 2 Cynoscion nebulosus

Gulf Kingcroaker 3 Menticirrhus littoralis

Spot Croaker 4 Leiostomus xanthurus

Doctorfish 5 Acanthurus chirurgus

Southern Kingfish 6 Menticirrhus americanus

Silver Perch 7 Bairdiella chrysoura

Black Drum 8 Pogonias cromis

Red Drum 9 Sciaenops ocellatus

Northern Kingfish 4 Menticirrhus saxatilis

Spotfin Butterflyfish 10 Chaetodon ocellatus

Four-eyed Butterflyfish 11 Chaetodon capistratus

Silver Jenny 12 Eucinostomus gula

Atlantic Spadefish 13 Chaetodipterus faber

Banded Butterflyfish 14 Chaetodon striatus

Reef Butterflyfish 10 Chaetodon sedentarius

Tidewater Mojarra 15 Eucinostomus harengulus

Atlantic Tripletail 16 Lobotes surinamensis

Irish Pompano 17 Diapterus auratus

Mutton Snapper 15 Lutjanus analis

Yellowtail Snapper 18 Ocyurus chrysurus

Striped mojarra 19 Eugerres plumieri

Northern Red Snapper 20 Lutjanus campechanus

Blackfin Snapper 21 Lutjanus buccanella

Cubera Snapper 10 Lutjanus cyanopterus

Mahogany Snapper 22 Lutjanus mahogoni

Queen Angelfish 14 Holacanthus ciliaris

Grey Snapper 23 Lutjanus griseus

Lane Snapper 10 Lutjanus synagris

Dog Snapper 24 Lutjanus jocu

Blue Angelfish 25 Holacanthus bermudensis

Grey Angelfish 26 Pomacanthus arcuatus

Sheepshead 25 Archosargus probatocephalus

Tomtate 27 Haemulon aurolineatum

Porkfish 28 Anisotremus virginicus

Pinfish 10 Lagodon rhomboides

Spottail Seabream 10 Diplodus holbrookii

Pigfish 29 Orthopristis chrysoptera

White Grunt 30 Haemulon plumierii

Bluestriped Grunt 28 Haemulon sciurus

French Grunt 31 Haemulon flavolineatum