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Saltwater Fish of Alabama

A guide for the Fish of Alabama's coast

White Mullet 1
Mugil curema
Sea Mullet 2
Mugil cephalus
Spotted Seatrout 3
Cynoscion nebulosus
Bay Anchovy 4
Anchoa mitchilli
Banded Drum 4
Larimus fasciatus
Silver weakfish 5
Cynoscion nothus
Red Drum 6
Sciaenops ocellatus
Sand Weakfish 7
Cynoscion arenarius
Gulf Kingcroaker 8
Menticirrhus littoralis
Black Drum 9
Pogonias cromis
Atlantic Croaker 10
Micropogonias undulatus
Spot Croaker 11
Leiostomus xanthurus
Cubbyu 12
Pareques umbrosus
American Stardrum
Stellifer lanceolatus
Northern Kingfish 13
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Southern Kingfish 14
Menticirrhus americanus
Common Snook 15
Centropomus undecimalis
Northern Sennet 15
Sphyraena borealis
Great Barracuda 16
Sphyraena barracuda
Guachanche Barracuda 17
Sphyraena guachancho
Sailfish 18
Istiophorus platypterus
Atlantic Bonito 19
Sarda sarda
Atlantic White Marlin 20
Kajikia albida
Wahoo 21
Acanthocybium solandri
Skipjack Tuna 22
Katsuwonus pelamis
Little Tunny 23
Euthynnus alletteratus
Bigeye Tuna 24
Thunnus obesus
Atlantic Chub Mackerel 25
Scomber colias
King Mackerel 15
Scomberomorus cavalla
Blackfin Tuna 26
Thunnus atlanticus
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel 15
Scomberomorus maculatus
Yellowfin Tuna 27
Thunnus albacares
Oilfish 28
Ruvettus pretiosus
Common Snook 15
Centropomus undecimalis
Bandwing Flyingfish 29
Cheilopogon exsiliens
Inshore Lizardfish 30
Synodus foetens
Atlantic Flyingfish 31
Cheilopogon melanurus
Mutton Snapper 32
Lutjanus analis
Northern Red Snapper 33
Lutjanus campechanus
Schoolmaster Snapper 15
Lutjanus apodus
Wenchman 10
Pristipomoides aquilonaris
Lane Snapper 15
Lutjanus synagris
Silk Snapper 34
Lutjanus vivanus
Mangrove Snapper 35
Lutjanus griseus
Tomtate 36
Haemulon aurolineatum
French Grunt 37
Haemulon flavolineatum
Yellowtail Snapper 38
Ocyurus chrysurus
Pigfish 39
Orthopristis chrysoptera
Sheepshead 40
Archosargus probatocephalus
Whitebone porgy
Calamus leucosteus
Jolthead Porgy 36
Calamus bajonado
Vermilion Snapper 10
Rhomboplites aurorubens
Longspine Porgy 41
Stenotomus caprinus
Mexican Flounder 42
Cyclopsetta chittendeni
Red Porgy 43
Pagrus pagrus
Southern Flounder 44
Paralichthys lethostigma
Pinfish 15
Lagodon rhomboides
Bay Whiff 45
Citharichthys spilopterus
Spotfin Flounder 46
Cyclopsetta fimbriata
Ocellated Flounder 47
Ancylopsetta quadrocellata
Fringed Sole 5
Gymnachirus texae
Sash Flounder
Trichopsetta ventralis
Common Dolphinfish 48
Coryphaena hippurus
Pompano Dolphinfish 43
Coryphaena equiselis
shrimp flounder
Gastropsetta frontalis
Cobia 37
Rachycentron canadum
Bluefish 49
Pomatomus saltatrix
Hogchoker 50
Trinectes maculatus
Sargassumfish 51
Histrio histrio
Clown Goby 47
Microgobius gulosus
Feather Blenny 52
Hypsoblennius hentz
Atlantic Tripletail 53
Lobotes surinamensis
Atlantic Batfish 54
Dibranchus atlanticus
Largehead Hairtail 55
Trichiurus lepturus
Bank sea bass 15
Centropristis ocyurus
Florida Blenny 56
Chasmodes saburrae
Rock Sea Bass 44
Centropristis philadelphica
Dwarf Sand Perch 57
Diplectrum bivittatum
Belted sandfish 15
Serranus subligarius
Sand Perch 40
Diplectrum formosum
Rock Hind 58
Epinephelus adscensionis
Black Sea Bass 15
Centropristis striata
Graysby 59
Cephalopholis cruentata
Longtail Bass 5
Hemanthias leptus
Atlantic Goliath Grouper 60
Epinephelus itajara
Speckled Hind 61
Hyporthodus drummondhayi
Yellow-edge Grouper 62
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
Red Hind 63
Epinephelus guttatus
Red Grouper 46
Epinephelus morio
Freckled Soapfish 64
Rypticus bistrispinus
Warsaw Grouper 65
Hyporthodus nigritus
Whitespotted Soapfish 5
Rypticus maculatus
Snowy Grouper 15
Hyporthodus niveatus
Yellowmouth Grouper 66
Mycteroperca interstitialis
Scamp grouper 15
Mycteroperca phenax
Pygmy sea bass 40
Serraniculus pumilio
Blackear bass 26
Serranus atrobranchus
Phoebe 15
Serranus phoebe
Spotted Driftfish
Ariomma regulus
Gag grouper 67
Mycteroperca microlepis

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