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.

All 246

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

American Eel ⁸
Anguilla rostrata

Black Drum ⁹
Pogonias cromis

Red Drum ¹⁰
Sciaenops ocellatus

Bowfin ¹¹
Amia calva

Ocellated Moray ¹²
Gymnothorax saxicola

Green Moray ¹³
Gymnothorax funebris

Northern Kingfish ⁴
Menticirrhus saxatilis

Spotted Spoon-nose Eel ¹⁴
Echiophis intertinctus

Hardy Silverside ¹⁵
Labidesthes vanhyningi

Atlantic Midshipman ¹⁶
Porichthys plectrodon

Speckled Worm Eel ¹⁷
Myrophis punctatus

Inshore Lizardfish ¹⁸
Synodus foetens

Redfin Needlefish ¹⁹
Strongylura notata

Gulf Toadfish ²⁰
Opsanus beta

Brook Silverside ²¹
Labidesthes sicculus

Timucu Needlefish ²²
Strongylura timucu

Yellow Jack ²³
Caranx bartholomaei

Atlantic Needlefish ²⁴
Strongylura marina

Seaweed Blenny ²⁵
Parablennius marmoreus

Atlantic Bumper ²⁶
Chloroscombrus chrysurus

Bar Jack ¹⁸
Caranx ruber

Crocodile Needlefish ²⁷
Tylosurus crocodilus

Leather Jack ²⁸
Oligoplites saurus

Atlantic Crevalle Jack ²⁹
Caranx hippos

Greater Amberjack ³⁰
Seriola dumerili

Lookdown ³¹
Selene vomer

Florida Pompano ³²
Trachinotus carolinus

Sharksucker ³³
Echeneis naucrates

Common Dolphinfish ³⁴
Coryphaena hippurus

Permit ³⁵
Trachinotus falcatus

Pompano Dolphinfish ³⁴
Coryphaena equiselis

Cobia ³⁶
Rachycentron canadum

Letourneux's Jewel Cichlid ³⁷
Hemichromis letourneuxi

Nile Tilapia ³⁸
Oreochromis niloticus

Blue Tilapia ¹¹
Oreochromis aureus

Mayan Cichlid ³⁹
Mayaheros urophthalmus

American Gizzard Shad ⁴⁰
Dorosoma cepedianum

Blackchin Tilapia ⁴¹
Sarotherodon melanotheron

Threadfin Shad ⁴²
Dorosoma petenense

Scaled Sardine ³⁹
Harengula jaguana

Bay Anchovy ⁴³
Anchoa mitchilli

Pugnose Minnow ⁴⁴
Opsopoeodus emiliae

Atlantic Thread Herring ⁴⁰
Opisthonema oglinum

Golden Shiner ⁴⁰
Notemigonus crysoleucas

Ironcolor Shiner ⁴⁵
Notropis chalybaeus

American Flagfish ⁴⁶
Jordanella floridae

Marsh Killifish
Fundulus confluentus

Metallic Shiner
Pteronotropis metallicus

Coastal Shiner ³⁹
Notropis petersoni

Taillight Shiner ⁴⁷
Notropis maculatus

Redface Topminnow ⁴⁵
Fundulus rubrifrons

golden topminnow ⁴⁸
Fundulus chrysotus

Diamond Killifish ²¹
Fundulus xenicus

Mummichog ⁴
Fundulus heteroclitus

Seminole Killifish ⁴⁹
Fundulus seminolis

Gulf Killifish ²¹
Fundulus grandis

Longnose Killifish ⁵⁰
Fundulus similis

rainwater killifish ⁵¹
Lucania parva

Bluefin Killifish ⁴⁵
Lucania goodei

Least Killifish ⁵²
Heterandria formosa

Eastern Mosquitofish ⁴³
Gambusia holbrooki

Atlantic Tarpon ¹⁸
Megalops atlanticus

Sailfin Molly ⁵³
Poecilia latipinna

Southern Codling ⁵⁴
Urophycis floridana

Mangrove Killifish ⁵⁵
Kryptolebias marmoratus

Largescaled Spinycheek Sleeper ³²
Eleotris amblyopsis

Ladyfish ⁵⁶
Elops saurus

Redfin Pickerel ⁵⁷
Esox americanus americanus

Code Goby
Gobiosoma robustum

Clown Goby ⁵⁸
Microgobius gulosus

Crested Goby ⁵⁹
Lophogobius cyprinoides

Lyre Goby ⁶⁰
Evorthodus lyricus

Fat Sleeper ⁶¹
Dormitator maculatus

Frillfin Goby ⁶²
Bathygobius soporator

Violet Goby ⁶³
Gobioides broussonnetii

Great Barracuda ¹⁸
Sphyraena barracuda

Swordfish ⁶⁴
Xiphias gladius

Squirrelfish ⁶⁵
Holocentrus adscensionis

Sailfish ⁶⁶
Istiophorus platypterus

Hogfish ¹⁸
Lachnolaimus maximus

Atlantic White Marlin ⁶⁷
Kajikia albida

Naked goby ⁶⁸
Gobiosoma bosc

Blue Marlin ⁶⁹
Makaira nigricans

Emerald Parrotfish ²⁰
Nicholsina usta

Bucktooth Parrotfish ⁷⁰
Sparisoma radians

Longnose Gar ¹¹
Lepisosteus osseus

Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse ¹⁸
Thalassoma bifasciatum

Stoplight Parrotfish ¹⁸
Sparisoma viride

Polka-dot Batfish ⁷¹
Ogcocephalus cubifrons

Sargassumfish ⁷²
Histrio histrio

Striate Anglerfish ⁷³
Antennarius striatus

Florida Gar ¹¹
Lepisosteus platyrhincus

White Mullet ⁷⁴
Mugil curema

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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

American Eel 8 Anguilla rostrata

Black Drum 9 Pogonias cromis

Red Drum 10 Sciaenops ocellatus

Bowfin 11 Amia calva

Ocellated Moray 12 Gymnothorax saxicola

Green Moray 13 Gymnothorax funebris

Northern Kingfish 4 Menticirrhus saxatilis

Spotted Spoon-nose Eel 14 Echiophis intertinctus

Hardy Silverside 15 Labidesthes vanhyningi

Atlantic Midshipman 16 Porichthys plectrodon

Speckled Worm Eel 17 Myrophis punctatus

Inshore Lizardfish 18 Synodus foetens

Redfin Needlefish 19 Strongylura notata

Gulf Toadfish 20 Opsanus beta

Brook Silverside 21 Labidesthes sicculus

Timucu Needlefish 22 Strongylura timucu

Yellow Jack 23 Caranx bartholomaei

Atlantic Needlefish 24 Strongylura marina

Seaweed Blenny 25 Parablennius marmoreus

Atlantic Bumper 26 Chloroscombrus chrysurus

Bar Jack 18 Caranx ruber

Crocodile Needlefish 27 Tylosurus crocodilus

Leather Jack 28 Oligoplites saurus

Atlantic Crevalle Jack 29 Caranx hippos

Greater Amberjack 30 Seriola dumerili

Lookdown 31 Selene vomer

Florida Pompano 32 Trachinotus carolinus

Sharksucker 33 Echeneis naucrates

Common Dolphinfish 34 Coryphaena hippurus

Permit 35 Trachinotus falcatus

Pompano Dolphinfish 34 Coryphaena equiselis

Cobia 36 Rachycentron canadum

Letourneux's Jewel Cichlid 37 Hemichromis letourneuxi

Nile Tilapia 38 Oreochromis niloticus

Blue Tilapia 11 Oreochromis aureus

Mayan Cichlid 39 Mayaheros urophthalmus

American Gizzard Shad 40 Dorosoma cepedianum

Blackchin Tilapia 41 Sarotherodon melanotheron

Threadfin Shad 42 Dorosoma petenense

Scaled Sardine 39 Harengula jaguana

Bay Anchovy 43 Anchoa mitchilli

Pugnose Minnow 44 Opsopoeodus emiliae

Atlantic Thread Herring 40 Opisthonema oglinum

Golden Shiner 40 Notemigonus crysoleucas

Ironcolor Shiner 45 Notropis chalybaeus

American Flagfish 46 Jordanella floridae

Marsh Killifish Fundulus confluentus

Metallic Shiner Pteronotropis metallicus

Coastal Shiner 39 Notropis petersoni

Taillight Shiner 47 Notropis maculatus

Redface Topminnow 45 Fundulus rubrifrons

golden topminnow 48 Fundulus chrysotus

Diamond Killifish 21 Fundulus xenicus

Mummichog 4 Fundulus heteroclitus

Seminole Killifish 49 Fundulus seminolis

Gulf Killifish 21 Fundulus grandis

Longnose Killifish 50 Fundulus similis

rainwater killifish 51 Lucania parva

Bluefin Killifish 45 Lucania goodei

Least Killifish 52 Heterandria formosa

Eastern Mosquitofish 43 Gambusia holbrooki

Atlantic Tarpon 18 Megalops atlanticus

Sailfin Molly 53 Poecilia latipinna

Southern Codling 54 Urophycis floridana

Mangrove Killifish 55 Kryptolebias marmoratus

Largescaled Spinycheek Sleeper 32 Eleotris amblyopsis

Ladyfish 56 Elops saurus

Redfin Pickerel 57 Esox americanus americanus

Code Goby Gobiosoma robustum

Clown Goby 58 Microgobius gulosus

Crested Goby 59 Lophogobius cyprinoides

Lyre Goby 60 Evorthodus lyricus