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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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

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Fishes of Sarasota County, Fl

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