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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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Whitespotted Soapfish 1
Rypticus maculatus
Pygmy Seabass 2
Serraniculus pumilio
Belted sandfish 2
Serranus subligarius
Spotfin Jawfish 3
Opistognathus robinsi
Blue-spotted Sunfish
Enneacanthus gloriosus
Redear Sunfish 4
Lepomis microlophus
Spotted Sunfish 5
Lepomis punctatus
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Bluegill 6
Lepomis macrochirus
Largemouth Bass 7
Micropterus salmoides
Swamp Darter
Etheostoma fusiforme
Bronze Cardinalfish
Astrapogon alutus
Bluefish 8
Pomatomus saltatrix
Black Crappie 9
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Sharksucker 10
Echeneis naucrates
Whitefin Sharksucker 11
Echeneis neucratoides
Cobia 11
Rachycentron canadum
Common Dolphinfish 12
Coryphaena hippurus
Blue Runner 13
Caranx crysos
Horse-eye Jack 14
Caranx latus
Crevalle Jack 15
Caranx hippos
Atlantic Bumper
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Cigar minnow
Decapterus punctatus
Bluntnose Jack 2
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus
Leather Jacket 16
Oligoplites saurus
Lookdown 17
Selene vomer
Florida Pompano 18
Trachinotus carolinus
Mutton Snapper 3
Lutjanus analis
Atlantic Moonfish 19
Selene setapinnis
Schoolmaster Snapper 20
Lutjanus apodus
Permit 21
Trachinotus falcatus
Grey Snapper 2
Lutjanus griseus
Lane Snapper 2
Lutjanus synagris
Yellowtail Snapper 22
Ocyurus chrysurus
Atlantic Tripletail 23
Lobotes surinamensis
Irish Pompano 24
Diapterus auratus
Silver Mojarra 25
Eucinostomus argenteus
Silver Jenny 2
Eucinostomus gula
Yellowfin Mojarra 26
Gerres cinereus
Striped mojarra 27
Eugerres plumieri
Porkfish 28
Anisotremus virginicus
Tidewater Mojarra 29
Eucinostomus harengulus
Tomtate 26
Haemulon aurolineatum
White Grunt 2
Haemulon plumierii
Pigfish 2
Orthopristis chrysoptera
Sheepshead 11
Archosargus probatocephalus
Western Atlantic Sea Bream 3
Archosargus rhomboidalis
Grass porgy 22
Calamus arctifrons
Sheepshead Porgy 30
Calamus penna
Littlehead Porgy 31
Calamus proridens
Spottail Pinfish 2
Diplodus holbrookii
Pinfish 28
Lagodon rhomboides
Blue Croaker
Corvula batabana
Silver Perch 24
Bairdiella chrysoura
Spotted Seatrout 2
Cynoscion nebulosus
Spot Croaker 32
Leiostomus xanthurus
Sand Seatrout 13
Cynoscion arenarius
Southern Kingfish 33
Menticirrhus americanus
Gulf Kingcroaker 32
Menticirrhus littoralis
Northern Kingfish 11
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Black Drum 25
Pogonias cromis
Atlantic Croaker 24
Micropogonias undulatus
Red Drum 11
Sciaenops ocellatus
Red Goatfish
Mullus auratus
Bermuda Chub 20
Kyphosus sectatrix
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish 34
Elassoma evergladei
Blue Tilapia 7
Oreochromis aureus
Atlantic Sergeant Major 20
Abudefduf saxatilis
Slippery Dick 2
Halichoeres bivittatus
Hogfish 20
Lachnolaimus maximus
Emerald Parrotfish 2
Nicholsina usta
Southern Stargazer 35
Astroscopus y-graecum
Marbled Blenny 2
Paraclinus marmoratus
Fat Sleeper 36
Dormitator maculatus
Skilletfish
Gobiesox strumosus
Feather Blenny 2
Hypsoblennius hentz
Highfin Blenny 11
Lupinoblennius nicholsi
Florida Blenny 11
Chasmodes saburrae
Frillfin Goby 29
Bathygobius soporator
Darter Goby 11
Ctenogobius boleosoma
Emerald Goby 11
Ctenogobius smaragdus
Highfin Goby
Gobionellus oceanicus
Naked goby 2
Gobiosoma bosc
Code Goby 2
Gobiosoma robustum
Twoscale Goby
Gobiosoma longipala
Clown Goby 2
Microgobius gulosus
Green Goby
Microgobius thalassinus
Pink Wormfish
Microdesmus longispinnis
Atlantic Spadefish 20
Chaetodipterus faber
Great Barracuda 2
Sphyraena barracuda
Northern Barracuda 20
Sphyraena borealis
Southern Sennet 37
Sphyraena picudilla
Crested Goby 2
Lophogobius cyprinoides
Little Tunny 31
Euthynnus alletteratus
King Mackerel 20
Scomberomorus cavalla
Gulf Butterfish 1
Peprilus burti
Twospot Flounder 13
Bothus robinsi
Spanish Mackerel 38
Scomberomorus maculatus
Ocellated Flounder 11
Ancylopsetta quadrocellata
Harvestfish
Peprilus paru

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