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Updated 4/30/2019

FLORIDA & the TROPICAL WESTERN ATLANTIC

Fishes Invertebrates

Equetus punctatus

SPOTTED DRUM, Juvenile

 

Equetus punctatus

SPOTTED DRUM, Adult

 

Hypoplectrus puella

BARRED HAMLET, Juvenile

 

Hypoplectrus puella

BARRED HAMLET

 

Hypoplectrus unicolor

BUTTER HAMLET

 

Amblycirrhitus pinos

REDSPOTTED HAWKFISH

 

Cyprinodon variegatus

SHEEPSHEAD MINNOW

 

Eucinostomus gula

SILVER JENNY

 

 Atherinomorus stipes

HARDHEAD SILVERSIDE

 

Mugil cephalus

STRIPED MULLET

 

Abudefduf saxatilis

CARIBBEAN SERGEANT

 

Chromis cyanea

BLUE CHROMIS

 

Chromis multilineata

BROWN CHROMIS

 

Microspathodon chrysurus

YELLOWTAIL DAMSELFISH

 

Stegastes partitus

BICOLOR DAMSELFISH

 

Stegastes leucostictus

BEAU GREGORY, Juvenile

 

Stegastes planifrons

THREESPOT DAMSELFISH, Juvenile

 

Stegastes planifrons

THREESPOT DAMSELFISH, Adult

 

Gymnothorax moringa

SPOTTED MORAY

 

Gymnothorax miliaris

GOLDENTAIL MORAY

Gymnothorax funebris

GREEN MORAY

 

Sargocentron vexillarium

DUSKY SQUIRRELFISH

Myripristis jacobus

BLACKBAR SOLDIERFISH

 

Neoniphon marianus

LONGJAW SQUIRRELFISH

 

Holocentrus adscensionis

SQUIRRELFISH

 

Holocentrus rufus

LONGSPINE SQUIRRELFISH

 

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

GLASSEYE

 

Calamus arctifrons

GRASS PORGY

 

Kyphosus incisor

YELLOW CHUB

 

Kyphosus sectatrix

BERMUDA CHUB

 

Archosargus probatocephalus

SHEEPSHEAD

 

Anisotremus virginicus

PORKFISH

 

Haemulon flavolineatum

FRENCH GRUNT

 

Haemulon chrysargyreum

SMALLMOUTH GRUNT

 

Haemulon aurolineatum

TOMTATE

 

Haemulon striatum

STRIPED GRUNT

 

Haemulon parra

SAILOR'S CHOICE

 

Haemulon carbonarium

CAESAR GRUNT

 

Lutjanus griseus

GRAY SNAPPER, Juvenile

 

Lutjanus griseus

GRAY SNAPPER

 

Lutjanus apodus

SCHOOLMASTER

 

Ocyurus chrysurus

YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER

 

Lutjanus synagris

LANE SNAPPER

 

Lutjanus buccanella

BLACKFIN SNAPPER

Lutjanus jocu

DOG SNAPPER

 

Lutjanus mahogoni

MAHOGANY SNAPPER

Mulloidichthys martinicus

YELLOW GOATFISH

 

Pseudupeneus maculatus

SPOTTED GOATFISH

 

Acanthurus bahianus

OCEAN SURGEONFISH

 

Acanthurus coeruleus

BLUE TANG

 

Sparisoma rubripinne

YELLOWTAIL PARROTFISH, Female

 

Scarus iseri

STRIPED PARROTFISH, Male

 

Scarus taeniopterus

PRINCESS PARROTFISH, Female

 

Scarus taeniopterus

PRINCESS PARROTFISH, Male

 

Scarus coeruleus

BLUE PARROTFISH, Male

 

Scarus vetula

QUEEN PARROTFISH, Male

 

Sparisoma viride

STOPLIGHT PARROTFISH, Female

 

Sparisoma viride

STOPLIGHT PARROTFISH, Male

 

Sparisoma aurofrenatum

REDBAND PARROTFISH, Female

 

Holacanthus ciliaris

QUEEN ANGELFISH, Subadult

 

Holacanthus ciliaris

QUEEN ANGELFISH

 

Pomacanthus arcuatus

GRAY ANGELFISH

 

Pomacanthus paru

FRENCH ANGELFISH

 

Holacanthus tricolor

ROCK BEAUTY, juvenile

 

Holacanthus tricolor

ROCK BEAUTY

 

Chaetodon capistratus

FOUREYE BUTTERFLYFISH

 

Chaetodon striatus

BANDED BUTTERFLYFISH

 

Chaetodon sedentarius

REEF BUTTERFLYFISH

 

Chaetodon ocellatus

SPOTFIN BUTTERFLYFISH

 

Chaetodipterus faber

ATLANTIC SPADEFISH

 

Pempheris schomburgkii

GLASSY SWEEPER

 

Canthigaster rostrata

SHARPNOSE PUFFER

 

Lactophrys triqueter

SMOOTH TRUNKFISH

 

Halichoeres bivittatus

SLIPPERY DICK WRASSE, Female

 

Halichoeres bivittatus

SLIPPERY DICK WRASSE, Male

 

Thalassoma bifasciatum

BLUEHEAD WRASSE, Male

 

Thalassoma bifasciatum

BLUEHEAD WRASSE, Male

 

 Halichoeres garnoti

YELLOWHEAD WRASSE, Juvenile

 

Bodianus rufus

SPANISH HOGFISH

 

Lachnolaimus maximus

HOGFISH

 

Clepticus parrae

CREOLE WRASSE

 

Halichoeres maculipinna

CLOWN WRASSE, Female

 

Centropomus undecimalis

COMMON SNOOK

 

Synodus synodus

RED LIZARDFISH

 

Coryphopterus personatus

MASKED GOBY

 

Coryphopterus tortugae

SAND GOBY

 

Gobiosoma oceanops

NEON GOBY

 

Ptereleotris calliura

BLUE DARTFISH

 

Opisthognathus aurifrons

YELLOWHEAD JAWFISH

 

Strongylura notata

 REDFIN NEEDLEFISH

 

Ogocephalus cubifrons

POLKA-DOT BATFISH

 

Opsanus beta

GULF TOADFISH

 

Aulostomus maculatus

TRUMPETFISH