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A Field Guide to the Fishes of Charlotte Harbor, Florida

A Field Guide to the Fishes of Charlotte Harbor, Florida is an ongoing project based on the peer reviewed article Fishes of the Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System, Florida. Samples have been collected from throughout Charlotte Harbor, including the Peace and Myakka Rivers.

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Narrowfin Smooth-hound 1
Mustelus norrisi
Spinner Shark 2
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Finetooth Shark 3
Carcharhinus isodon
Bull Shark 3
Carcharhinus leucas
Nurse Shark 3
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Lemon Shark 4
Negaprion brevirostris
Tiger Shark 5
Galeocerdo cuvier
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark 6
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Blacknose Shark 3
Carcharhinus acronotus
Scalloped Hammerhead 7
Sphyrna lewini
Great Hammerhead 8
Sphyrna mokarran
Bonnethead Shark
Sphyrna tiburo
Smalltooth Sawfish 9
Pristis pectinata
Atlantic Guitarfish 10
Pseudobatos lentiginosus
Small Electric Ray 11
Narcine bancroftii
Clearnose Skate 12
Raja eglanteria
Southern Stingray 13
Dasyatis americana
Bluntnose Stingray 14
Dasyatis say
Spotted Eagle Ray 15
Aetobatus narinari
Smooth Butterfly Ray 16
Gymnura micrura
Cow-nosed Ray 17
Rhinoptera bonasus
Atlantic Stingray 3
Dasyatis sabina
Manta Ray 18
Manta birostris
Atlantic Sturgeon 19
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Longnose Gar 16
Lepisosteus osseus
Florida Gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Bowfin 20
Amia calva
Atlantic Tarpon 21
Megalops atlanticus
Ladyfish 16
Elops saurus
Honeycomb Moray 3
Gymnothorax saxicola
American Eel 22
Anguilla rostrata
Bonefish 16
Albula vulpes
Shrimp eel 23
Ophichthus gomesii
Speckled Worm Eel
Myrophis punctatus
Spotted Spoon-nose Eel 16
Echiophis intertinctus
Whip Eel
Bascanichthys scuticaris
Spotted Snake Eel 24
Myrichthys maculosus
Menhaden
Brevoortia smithi
Bunker 25
Brevoortia patronus
Bay Anchovy 26
Anchoa mitchilli
Striped Anchovy 27
Anchoa hepsetus
Cuban Anchovy
Anchoa cubana
American Gizzard Shad 28
Dorosoma cepedianum
Threadfin Shad 29
Dorosoma petenense
Red-eye Round Herring
Etrumeus sadina
Scaled Sardine 30
Harengula jaguana
Atlantic Threadfin Herring 31
Opisthonema oglinum
Round Sardinella 32
Sardinella aurita
Grass Carp 33
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Ironcolor Shiner 34
Notropis chalybaeus
Taillight Shiner 35
Notropis maculatus
Coastal Shiner
Notropis petersoni
Pugnose Minnow 36
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Sailfin Shiner
Pteronotropis hypselopterus
Lake Chubsucker 37
Erimyzon sucetta
Tadpole madtom 38
Noturus gyrinus
Walking Catfish 16
Clarias batrachus
Inshore Lizardfish 3
Synodus foetens
Armored Catfishes 16
Pterygoplichthys spp
Hardhead Catfish 39
Ariopsis felis
Gafftopsail Catfish 16
Bagre marinus
Brown Hoplo 40
Hoplosternum littorale
Pirate Perch 41
Aphredoderus sayanus
Blotched Cusk-eel
Ophidion grayi
Longnose cusk-eel
Ophidion holbrookii
Crested Cusk Eel
Ophidion josephi
Southern Hake 42
Urophycis floridana
Gulf Toadfish 43
Opsanus beta
Atlantic Midshipman 23
Porichthys plectrodon
Polka-dot Batfish 3
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
Striped Mullet 44
Mugil cephalus
White Mullet 45
Mugil curema
Fantail Mullet
Mugil trichodon
Brook Silverside 46
Labidesthes sicculus
Rough Silverside 3
Membras martinica
Inland Silverside 47
Menidia beryllina
Atherinomorus stipes 48
Tidewater Silverside
Menidia peninsulae
Atlantic Needlefish 49
Strongylura marina
Redfin needlefish 50
Strongylura notata
Timucu
Strongylura timucu
Houndfish 51
Tylosurus crocodilus
False Silverstripe Halfbeak 23
Hyporhamphus meeki
Ballyhoo
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Mangrove Killifish 52
Kryptolebias marmoratus
Diamond Killifish 3
Adinia xenica
golden topminnow
Fundulus chrysotus
Marsh Killifish 3
Fundulus confluentus
Striped Killifish 53
Fundulus majalis
Gulf Killifish 3
Fundulus grandis
Seminole Killifish 3
Fundulus seminolis
Rainwater Killifish 3
Lucania parva
Eastern Mosquitofish 54
Gambusia holbrooki
Least Killifish 55
Heterandria formosa
Sailfin Molly 3
Poecilia latipinna
Bluefin Killifish
Lucania goodei
Sheepshead Minnow 3
Cyprinodon variegatus
Goldspotted Killifish 3
Floridichthys carpio
American Flagfish
Jordanella floridae

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