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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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Atlantic Sturgeon 1
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Longnose Gar 2
Lepisosteus osseus
Florida Gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Bowfin 3
Amia calva
Atlantic Tarpon 4
Megalops atlanticus
Ladyfish 2
Elops saurus
Honeycomb Moray 5
Gymnothorax saxicola
American Eel 6
Anguilla rostrata
Bonefish 2
Albula vulpes
Shrimp eel 7
Ophichthus gomesii
Speckled Worm Eel
Myrophis punctatus
Spotted Spoon-nose Eel 2
Echiophis intertinctus
Whip Eel
Bascanichthys scuticaris
Spotted Snake Eel 8
Myrichthys maculosus
Menhaden
Brevoortia smithi
Bunker 9
Brevoortia patronus
Bay Anchovy 10
Anchoa mitchilli
Striped Anchovy 11
Anchoa hepsetus
Cuban Anchovy
Anchoa cubana
American Gizzard Shad 12
Dorosoma cepedianum
Threadfin Shad 13
Dorosoma petenense
Red-eye Round Herring
Etrumeus sadina
Scaled Sardine 14
Harengula jaguana
Atlantic Threadfin Herring 15
Opisthonema oglinum
Round Sardinella 16
Sardinella aurita
Grass Carp 17
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Ironcolor Shiner 18
Notropis chalybaeus
Taillight Shiner 19
Notropis maculatus
Coastal Shiner
Notropis petersoni
Pugnose Minnow 20
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Sailfin Shiner
Pteronotropis hypselopterus
Lake Chubsucker 21
Erimyzon sucetta
Tadpole madtom 22
Noturus gyrinus
Walking Catfish 2
Clarias batrachus
Inshore Lizardfish 5
Synodus foetens
Armored Catfishes 2
Pterygoplichthys spp
Hardhead Catfish 23
Ariopsis felis
Gafftopsail Catfish 2
Bagre marinus
Brown Hoplo 24
Hoplosternum littorale
Pirate Perch 25
Aphredoderus sayanus
Blotched Cusk-eel
Ophidion grayi
Longnose cusk-eel
Ophidion holbrookii
Crested Cusk Eel
Ophidion josephi
Southern Hake 26
Urophycis floridana
Gulf Toadfish 27
Opsanus beta
Atlantic Midshipman 7
Porichthys plectrodon
Polka-dot Batfish 5
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
Striped Mullet 28
Mugil cephalus
White Mullet 29
Mugil curema
Fantail Mullet
Mugil trichodon
Brook Silverside 30
Labidesthes sicculus
Rough Silverside 5
Membras martinica
Inland Silverside 31
Menidia beryllina
Atherinomorus stipes 32
Tidewater Silverside
Menidia peninsulae
Atlantic Needlefish 33
Strongylura marina
Redfin needlefish 34
Strongylura notata
Timucu
Strongylura timucu
Houndfish 35
Tylosurus crocodilus
False Silverstripe Halfbeak 7
Hyporhamphus meeki
Ballyhoo
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Mangrove Killifish 36
Kryptolebias marmoratus
Diamond Killifish 5
Adinia xenica
golden topminnow
Fundulus chrysotus
Marsh Killifish 5
Fundulus confluentus
Striped Killifish 37
Fundulus majalis
Gulf Killifish 5
Fundulus grandis
Seminole Killifish 5
Fundulus seminolis
Rainwater Killifish 5
Lucania parva
Eastern Mosquitofish 38
Gambusia holbrooki
Least Killifish 39
Heterandria formosa
Sailfin Molly 5
Poecilia latipinna
Bluefin Killifish
Lucania goodei
Sheepshead Minnow 5
Cyprinodon variegatus
Goldspotted Killifish 5
Floridichthys carpio
American Flagfish
Jordanella floridae
Fringed Pipefish
Anarchopterus criniger
Lined Seahorse 5
Hippocampus erectus
Dusky Pipefish 5
Syngnathus floridae
Dwarf Seahorse 2
Hippocampus zosterae
Short-tail Pipefish 40
Microphis brachyurus
Chain Pipefish 5
Syngnathus louisianae
Gulf pipefish 5
Syngnathus scovelli
Bull Pipefish
Syngnathus springeri
Barbfish 5
Scorpaena brasiliensis
Spotted Scorpionfish 41
Scorpaena plumieri
Blackwing Searobin
Prionotus rubio
Leopard searobin 5
Prionotus scitulus
Barred Searobin
Prionotus martis
Bighead Searobin 42
Prionotus tribulus
Fat Snook 43
Centropomus parallelus
Tarpon Snook 23
Centropomus pectinatus
Common Snook 5
Centropomus undecimalis
Black Sea Bass 5
Centropristis striata
Dwarf Sand Perch 44
Diplectrum bivittatum
Sand Perch 45
Diplectrum formosum
Red Grouper 46
Epinephelus morio
Atlantic Goliath Grouper 34
Epinephelus itajara
Gag Grouper 5
Mycteroperca microlepis

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