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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.

Hogfish 1
Lachnolaimus maximus
Emerald Parrotfish 2
Nicholsina usta
Bucktooth Parrotfish 3
Sparisoma radians
Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse 1
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Stoplight Parrotfish 1
Sparisoma viride
Sand Perch 4
Diplectrum formosum
Black Sea Bass 1
Centropristis striata
Pygmy sea bass 1
Serraniculus pumilio
Coney 3
Cephalopholis fulva
Atlantic Goliath Grouper 5
Epinephelus itajara
Swamp Darter 6
Etheostoma fusiforme
Red Grouper 7
Epinephelus morio
Gag grouper 1
Mycteroperca microlepis
Belted sandfish 1
Serranus subligarius
Common Lionfish 8
Pterois volitans
Leopard searobin 7
Prionotus scitulus
Barbfish 9
Scorpaena brasiliensis
Spotted Scorpionfish 10
Scorpaena plumieri
Southern Stargazer 11
Astroscopus y-graecum

Edited by Hunter Groce, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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  • 1. (c) Kevin Bryant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 2. (c) Kent Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kent Miller
  • 3. (c) WorldFish Center - FishBase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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