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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.

Blacknose Shark 1
Carcharhinus acronotus
Silky Shark 2
Carcharhinus falciformis
Bignose Shark 3
Carcharhinus altimus
Spinner Shark 4
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Common Blacktip Shark 5
Carcharhinus limbatus
Oceanic Whitetip Shark 6
Carcharhinus longimanus
Finetooth Shark 7
Carcharhinus isodon
Bull Shark 8
Carcharhinus leucas
Caribbean Reef Shark 9
Carcharhinus perezii
Dusky Shark 10
Carcharhinus obscurus
Tiger Shark 11
Galeocerdo cuvier
Lemon Shark 12
Negaprion brevirostris
Chain Catshark 13
Scyliorhinus retifer
Blue Shark 14
Prionace glauca
Sandbar Shark 15
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark 11
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Scalloped Hammerhead 16
Sphyrna lewini
Great Hammerhead 17
Sphyrna mokarran
Dusky Smooth-hound 18
Mustelus canis
Bonnethead 11
Sphyrna tiburo
Narrowfin Smooth-hound 19
Mustelus norrisi
Sharpnose Sevengill Shark 20
Heptranchias perlo
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark 21
Hexanchus griseus
Thresher Shark 22
Alopias vulpinus
Shortfin Mako 23
Isurus oxyrinchus
Sand Tiger Shark 24
Carcharias taurus
Southern Stingray 25
Hypanus americanus
Spotted Eagle Ray 26
Aetobatus narinari
Atlantic Stingray 27
Hypanus sabinus
Lessa's Butterfly Ray 28
Gymnura lessae
Cownose Ray 29
Rhinoptera bonasus
Nurse Shark 30
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Yellow Stingray 31
Urobatis jamaicensis
Smooth Butterfly Ray 32
Gymnura micrura
Bluntnose Stingray 33
Hypanus say
Clearnose Skate 34
Rostroraja eglanteria
Roundel Skate 35
Rostroraja texana
Atlantic Guitarfish 11
Pseudobatos lentiginosus
Smalltooth Sawfish 36
Pristis pectinata
Common Sawfish 37
Pristis pristis
Green Sawfish 38
Pristis zijsron
Roughskin Spurdog
Cirrhigaleus asper
Cuban Dogfish 39
Squalus cubensis
Atlantic Angelshark 40
Squatina dumeril
Small Electric Ray 41
Narcine bancroftii
Atlantic Torpedo 42
Tetronarce nobiliana

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