This article lists wide variety or diversity of fish in the lakes and oceans of the state of Florida, United States.[1][2]
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African jewelfish | Hemichromis bimaculatus | ![]() |
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African pompano | Alectis ciliaris | ![]() |
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Alewife | Alosa pseudoharengus | ![]() |
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Alligator gar | Atractosteus spatula | ![]() |
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Largest exclusively freshwater fish found in North America, measuring 8 to 10 feet. | |||
Almaco jack | Seriola rivoliana | ![]() |
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Amazon sailfin catfish | Pterygoplichthys pardalis | ![]() |
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Amberjack | Seriola | ![]() |
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American butterfish | Peprilus triacanthus | ![]() |
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American conger | Conger oceanicus | ![]() |
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American Eel | Anguilla rostrata | ![]() |
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American gizzard shad | Dorosoma cepedianum | ![]() |
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American pickerel | Esox americanus | ![]() ![]() |
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American shad | Alosa sapidissima | ![]() |
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Amur carp | Cyprinus rubrofuscus | ![]() |
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Arabian angelfish | Pomacanthus asfur | ![]() |
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Asian swamp eel | Monopterus albus | ![]() |
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They are invasive in the Florida Everglades.[4] | ||
Atlantic angel shark | Squatina dumeril | ![]() |
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Common name refers to its habit of snapping vigorously at fishery workers when caught. Even out of the water it is capable of lunging upwards to bite. | ||
Atlantic bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | ![]() |
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Atlantic bonito | Sarda sarda | ![]() |
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Atlantic bonito eat mackerel, menhaden, alewives, silversides, sand lance, and other fishes, as well as squid. | ||
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Atlantic flyingfish | Cheilopogon melanurus | ![]() |
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Atlantic goliath grouper | Epinephelus itajara | ![]() |
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Atlantic menhaden | Brevoortia tyrannus | ![]() |
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Atlantic moonfish | ![]() |
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Atlantic sailfish | Istiophorus albicans | ![]() |
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Atlantic sixgill shark | Hexanchus vitulus | ![]() |
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Atlantic spanish mackerel | Scomberomorus maculatus | ![]() |
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Atlantic sturgeon | ![]() |
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Atlantic tarpon | ![]() |
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Atlantic thread herring | Opisthonema oglinum | ![]() |
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Atlantic tripletail | Lobotes surinamensis | ![]() |
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Banded cichlid | Heros severus | ![]() |
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Banded leporinus | Leporinus fasciatus | ![]() |
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Bandtail searobin | Prionotus ophryas | ![]() |
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Bar jack | ![]() |
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Barred hamlet | ![]() |
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Barred sorubim | Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum | ![]() |
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Bay anchovy | Anchoa mitchilli | ![]() |
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Bearded brotula | ![]() |
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Beaugregory | ![]() |
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Bermuda blue angelfish | Holacanthus bermudensis | ![]() |
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Bicolour parrotfish | Cetoscarus bicolor | ![]() |
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Bigeye sand tiger | Odontaspis noronhai | ![]() |
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Bigeye thresher | Alopias superciliosus | ![]() |
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Bigeye tuna | Thunnus obesus | ![]() |
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Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | ![]() |
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Bignose shark | Carcharhinus altimus | ![]() |
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Black Acara | Cichlasoma bimaculatum | ![]() |
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Black arowana | Osteoglossum ferreirai | ![]() |
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Black carp | Mylopharyngodon piceus | ![]() |
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Black crappie | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | ![]() |
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Black grouper | ![]() |
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Black marlin | Istiompax indica | ![]() |
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Blackchin tilapia | Sarotherodon melanotheron | ![]() |
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Black-ear wrasse | Halichoeres poeyi | ![]() |
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Blackedge moray eel | Gymnothorax nigromarginatus | ![]() |
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Blackfin cardinalfish | Astrapogon puncticulatus | ![]() |
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Blackfin snapper | Lutjanus buccanella | ![]() |
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Blackfin tuna | Thunnus atlanticus | ![]() |
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Blacknose shark | Carcharhinus acronotus | ![]() |
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Blacktail moray eel | Gymnothorax kolpos | ![]() |
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Blacktail redhorse | Moxostoma poecilurum | ![]() |
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blood-red jewel cichlid | Hemichromis lifalili | ![]() |
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Blue catfish | Ictalurus furcatus | ![]() |
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Blue hamlet | Hypoplectrus gemma | ![]() |
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Blue marlin | ![]() |
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Blue parrotfish | ![]() |
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Blue shark | ![]() |
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Blue surgeonfish | Paracanthurus hepatus | ![]() |
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Blue tilapia | Oreochromis aureus | ![]() |
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Bluefin killifish | Lucania goodei | ![]() |
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Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | ![]() |
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Bluelip parrotfish | Cryptotomus roseus | ![]() |
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray | Taeniura lymma | ![]() |
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Blue-spotted sunfish | Enneacanthus gloriosus | ![]() |
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Bluntnose sixgill shark | Hexanchus griseus | ![]() |
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Bowfin | Amia calva | ![]() |
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Bridled burrfish | Chilomycterus antennatus | ![]() |
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Broad-striped anchovy | Anchoa hepsetus | ![]() |
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Brook silverside | Labidesthes sicculus | ![]() |
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Brown Bullhead | Ameiurus nebulosus | ![]() |
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Brown chromis | Chromis multilineata | ![]() |
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Brown garden eel | ![]() |
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Brown hoplo | Hoplosternum littorale | ![]() |
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Brown trout | Salmo trutta | ![]() |
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Bull shark | ![]() |
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Bullet mackerel | ![]() |
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Bullseye snakehead | Channa marulius | ![]() |
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Butter hamlet | ![]() |
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Caesar grunt | ![]() |
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Caribbean chestnut moray | Enchelycore carychroa | ![]() |
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Caribbean ocellated moray | Gymnothorax ocellatus | ![]() |
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Caribbean reef shark | Carcharhinus perezii | ![]() |
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Cero mackerel | ![]() |
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Chain dogfish | Scyliorhinus retifer | ![]() |
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Chain moray | ![]() |
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Chain pickerel | Esox niger | ![]() |
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Channel Catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | ![]() |
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Cherubfish | Centropyge argi | ![]() |
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chocolate surgeonfish | Acanthurus pyroferus | ![]() |
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Choctaw bass | Micropterus sp. cf. punctulatus | ![]() |
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Clown featherback | ![]() |
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Clown goby | ![]() |
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Clown wrasse | Halichoeres maculipinna | ![]() |
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Clown wrasse | Coris aygula | ![]() |
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Coastal shiner | Notropis petersoni | ![]() |
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Cobia | ![]() |
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Collared eel | ![]() |
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Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | ![]() |
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Common clownfish | Amphiprion ocellaris | ![]() |
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Common lionfish | Pterois miles | ![]() |
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Common rudd | Scardinius erythrophthalmus | ![]() |
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Common sand diver | Synodus intermedius | ![]() |
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Common snook | Centropomus undecimalis | ![]() |
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Common thresher | Alopias vulpinus | ![]() |
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Conchfish | Astrapogon stellatus | ![]() |
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Copper shark | Carcharhinus brachyurus | ![]() |
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Creole wrasse | ![]() |
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Crested goby | Lophogobius cyprinoides | ![]() |
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Croaking gourami | Trichopsis vittata | ![]() |
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Cuban gar | Atractosteus tristoechus | ![]() |
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Cuban dogfish | ![]() |
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Cubera snapper | ![]() |
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Darter goby | Ctenogobius boleosoma | ![]() |
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Dash goby | ![]() |
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Diamond blenny | Malacoctenus boehlkei | ![]() |
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Doctorfish | ![]() |
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Doctorfish tang | Acanthurus chirurgus | ![]() |
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Dog snapper | ![]() |
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Drab sole | Achirus achirus | ![]() |
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Dusky damselfish | Stegastes adustus | ![]() |
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Dusky shark | Carcharhinus obscurus | ![]() |
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Dusky squirrelfish | Sargocentron vexillarium | ![]() |
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Dwarf frogfish | Antennarius pauciradiatus | ![]() |
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Dwarf goatfish | Upeneus parvus | ![]() |
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Dwarf rainbowfish | Melanotaenia praecox | ![]() |
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Eastern mosquitofish | Gambusia holbrooki | ![]() |
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Eastern mudminnow | Umbra pygmaea | ![]() |
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Electric eel | Electrophorus electricus | ![]() |
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Emperor angelfish | Pomacanthus imperator | ![]() |
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Fat sleeper | Dormitator maculatus | ![]() |
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Finetooth shark | Carcharhinus isodon | ![]() |
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Flagfish | Jordanella floridae | ![]() |
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Flamefish | ![]() |
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Flathead catfish | Pylodictis olivaris | ![]() |
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Flier | Centrarchus macropterus | ![]() |
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Florida black bass | Micropterus salmoides floridanus | ![]() |
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Florida blenny | Chasmodes saburrae | ![]() |
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Florida Gar | Lepisosteus platyrhincus | ![]() |
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Flying gurnard | ![]() |
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Freckled cardinalfish | Phaeoptyx conklini | ![]() |
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Freckled soapfish | Rypticus bistrispinus | ![]() |
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French grunt | ![]() |
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Freshwater goby | ![]() |
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Frilled shark | Chlamydoselachus anguineus | ![]() |
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Fringed filefish | ![]() |
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Gag grouper | ![]() |
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Galapagos shark | Carcharhinus galapagensis | ![]() |
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Giant cichlid | Boulengerochromis microlepis | ![]() |
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Giant oarfish | Regalecus glesne | ![]() |
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Glasseye snapper | Heteropriacanthus cruentatus or Priacanthus cruentatus | ![]() |
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Glassy sweeper | Pempheris schomburgkii | ![]() |
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Golden shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas | ![]() |
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Golden topminnow | Fundulus chrysotus | ![]() |
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Goldfish | Carassius auratus | ![]() |
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Goldspotted eel | Myrichthys ocellatus | ![]() |
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Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | ![]() |
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Grass porgy | Calamus arctifrons | ![]() |
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Gray angelfish | ![]() |
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Gray snapper | ![]() |
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Graysby | ![]() |
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Great barracuda | ![]() |
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Great white shark | Carcharodon carcharias | ![]() |
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Greater soapfish | Rypticus saponaceus | ![]() |
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Green moray | ![]() |
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Green razorfish | Xyrichtys splendens | ![]() |
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Green swordtail | Xiphophorus hellerii | ![]() |
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Greenblotch parrotfish | Sparisoma atomarium | ![]() |
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Grey triggerfish | Balistes capriscus | ![]() |
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Gulf menhaden | Brevoortia patronus | ![]() |
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Gulf of Mexico fringed sole | Gymnachirus texae | ![]() |
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Gulf sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi | ![]() |
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Gulf surgeonfish | Acanthurus randalli | ![]() |
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Guppy | Poecilia reticulata | ![]() |
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Hairy blenny | ![]() |
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Hamlet (fish) | Hypoplectrus | ![]() |
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Hardhead catfish | ![]() |
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Harlequin bass | ![]() |
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Highfin carpsucker | Carpiodes velifer | ![]() |
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Hogchoker | Trinectes maculatus | ![]() |
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Hogfish | ![]() |
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Honeycomb moray | Muraena melanotis | ![]() |
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Horned searobin | ![]() |
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Horse-eye jack | ![]() |
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Houndfish | ![]() |
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Humpback grouper | Cromileptes altivelis | ![]() |
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Hybrid striped bass | M. chrysops × M. saxatilis | ![]() |
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Jack Dempsey (fish) | Rochio octafasciata | ![]() |
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Jack-knifefish | ![]() |
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Jaguar guapote | Cichlasoma manguensis | ![]() |
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Jolthead porgy | ![]() |
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Keel-jawed needlefish | Tylosurus acus | ![]() |
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Keeltail needlefish | Platybelone argalus | ![]() |
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Key brotula | Ogilbia cayorum | ![]() |
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King mackerel | ![]() |
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Knobbed porgy | ![]() |
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Koi | Cyprinus rubrofuscus | ![]() |
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Lagoon triggerfish | Rhinecanthus aculeatus | ![]() |
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Lake chubsucker | Erimyzon sucetta | ![]() |
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Lancer dragonet | ![]() |
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Lane snapper | ![]() |
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Lantern bass | ![]() |
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Largehead hairtail | ![]() |
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Largemouth Bass | Micropterus salmoides | ![]() |
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Least killifish | Heterandria formosa | ![]() |
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Least puffer | Sphoeroides parvus | ![]() |
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Leatherjack | ![]() |
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Lebranche mullet | Mugil liza | ![]() |
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Lemon shark | ![]() |
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Leopard goby | ![]() |
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Lesser electric ray | ![]() |
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Lichen moray eel | Gymnothorax hubbsi | ![]() |
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Lined seahorse | ![]() |
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Lined sole | Achirus lineatus | ![]() |
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Longbill spearfish | Tetrapturus pfluegeri | ![]() |
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Longear sunfish | Lepomis megalotis | ![]() |
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Longfin damselfish | ![]() |
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Longfin mako shark | Isurus paucus | ![]() |
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Longjaw squirrelfish | Neoniphon marianus | ![]() |
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Longlure frogfish | ![]() |
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Longnose gar | Lepisosteus osseus | ![]() |
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Longsnout butterflyfish | ![]() |
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Longspined porcupine fish | Diodon holocanthus | ![]() |
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Longspine squirrelfish | ![]() |
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Lyre goby | ![]() |
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Mahi-mahi | Coryphaena hippurus | ![]() |
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Mahogany snapper | Lutjanus mahogoni | ![]() |
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Mangrove snapper | ![]() |
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Man-of-war fish | ![]() |
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Manta ray | ![]() |
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Manytooth conger | ![]() |
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Marbled grouper | ![]() |
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Marbled moray | Uropterygius macularius | ![]() |
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Marbled puffer | Sphoeroides dorsalis | ![]() |
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Margate | Haemulidae | ![]() |
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Masked puffer | Arothron diadematus | ![]() |
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Mayan cichlid | Cichlasoma urophthalmus | ![]() |
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Megamouth shark | Megachasma pelagios | ![]() |
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Mekong giant catfish | Pangasianodon gigas | ![]() |
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Metallic lanternfish | ![]() |
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Midas cichlid | Amphilophus citrinellus | ![]() |
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Midnight parrotfish | ![]() |
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Mirrorwing flyingfish | Hirundichthys speculiger | ![]() |
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Misty grouper | ![]() |
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Molly miller | ![]() |
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Mottled conger moray | Enchelycore nigricans | ![]() |
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Mozambique Tilapia | Oreochromis mossambicus | ![]() |
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Mummichog | Fundulus heteroclitus | ![]() |
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Mushroom scorpionfish | Scorpaena inermis | ![]() ![]() |
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Mutton hamlet | ![]() |
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Mutton snapper | ![]() |
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Naked sole | ![]() |
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Nassau grouper | ![]() |
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Neon goby | ![]() |
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Neon tetra | Paracheirodon innesi | ![]() |
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Night sergeant | Abudefduf taurus | ![]() |
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Night shark | ![]() |
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Nile perch | Lates niloticus | ![]() |
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Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | ![]() |
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Northern puffer | Sphoeroides maculatus | ![]() |
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Northern snakehead | Channa argus | ![]() |
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Nurse shark | ![]() |
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Ocean sunfish | ![]() |
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Ocean surgeon | ![]() |
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Ocean triggerfish | ![]() |
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Oceanic whitetip shark | Carcharhinus longimanus | ![]() |
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Ocellated flounder | Ancylopsetta ommata | ![]() |
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Ocellated frogfish | ![]() |
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Ocellated moray | Gymnothorax saxicola | ![]() |
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Okefenokee pygmy sunfish | Elassoma okefenokee | ![]() |
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Orange-spine surgeonfish | Naso lituratus | ![]() |
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Orangespotted filefish | ![]() |
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Orangespotted goby | ![]() |
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Orinoco peacock bass | Cichla orinocensis | ![]() |
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Orinoco sailfin catfish | Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus | ![]() |
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Oscar (fish) | Astronotus ocellatus | ![]() |
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Oyster toadfish | ![]() |
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Peacock bass | Cichla | ![]() |
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Peacock grouper | Cephalopholis argus | ![]() |
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Pearl cichlid | Geophagus brasiliensis | ![]() |
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Permit (fish) | Trachinotus falcatus | ![]() |
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Pigfish (Redmouth grunt) | ![]() |
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Pike topminnow | Belonesox belizanus | ![]() |
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Pinfish | ![]() |
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Pirambeba | Serrasalmus humeralis | ![]() |
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Pirarucu | Arapaima gigas | ![]() |
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Plate fish | Bothus lunatus | ![]() |
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Polygon moray | Gymnothorax polygonius | ![]() |
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Pompano dolphinfish | Coryphaena equiselis | ![]() |
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Porkfish | ![]() |
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Princess parrotfish | Scarus taeniopterus | ![]() |
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Puddingwife wrasse | ![]() |
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Pumpkinseed | Lepomis gibbosus | ![]() |
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Purplemouth moray eel | Gymnothorax vicinus | ![]() |
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Queen angelfish | ![]() |
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Queen parrotfish | Scarus vetula | ![]() |
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Queen snapper | Etelis oculatus | ![]() |
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Queen triggerfish | ![]() |
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Rainbow parrotfish | Scarus guacamaia | ![]() |
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Rainbow runner | Elagatis bipinnulata | ![]() |
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Rainbow smelt | Osmerus mordax | ![]() |
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Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | ![]() |
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Red-bellied pacu | Piaractus brachypomus | ![]() |
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Red-bellied piranha | Pygocentrus nattereri | ![]() |
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Red devil cichlid | Amphilophus labiatus | ![]() |
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Red drum | ![]() |
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Red grouper | ![]() |
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Red hind | Epinephelus guttatus | ![]() |
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Red lionfish | Pterois voltians | ![]() |
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Red porgy | Pagrus pagrus | ![]() |
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Red shiner | Cyprinella lutrensis | ![]() |
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Red snapper | ![]() |
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Red-striped eartheater | Geophagus surinamensis | ![]() |
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Redband parrotfish | Sparisoma aurofrenatum | ![]() |
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Redbelly tilapia | Coptodon zillii | ![]() |
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Redbreast sunfish | Lepomis auritus | ![]() |
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Redbreast tilapia | Coptodon rendalli | ![]() |
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Redear sunfish | Lepomis microlophus | ![]() |
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Redface eel | Monopenchelys acuta | ![]() |
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Redfin needlefish | Strongylura notata | ![]() |
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Redlip blenny | Ophioblennius atlanticus | ![]() |
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Redtail catfish | Phractocephalus hemioliopterus | ![]() |
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Redtail parrotfish | ![]() |
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Reef scorpionfish | Scorpaenodes caribbaeus | ![]() |
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Reef squirrelfish | Sargocentron coruscum | ![]() |
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Reef stonefish | Synanceia verrucosa | ![]() |
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Rio Grande Cichlid | Herichthys cyanoguttatum | ![]() |
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Rock bass | Ambloplites rupestris | ![]() |
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Rock beauty | Holacanthus tricolor | ![]() |
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Rosy barb | Pethia conchonius | ![]() |
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Rosy razorfish | Xyrichtys martinicensis | ![]() |
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Roughtail stingray | Dasyatis centroura | ![]() |
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Round sardinella | Sardinella aurita | ![]() |
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Round scad | ![]() |
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Roundel skate | ![]() |
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Royal gramma | Gramma loreto | ![]() |
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Saddled moray eel | Gymnothorax conspersus | ![]() |
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Sailfin catfish | Pterygoplichthys | ![]() |
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Sailfin flyingfish | Parexocoetus brachypterus | ![]() |
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Sailfin molly | Poecilia latipinna | ![]() |
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Sailor's choice grunt | Haemulon parra | ![]() |
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Salvin's cichlid | Trichromis salvini | ![]() |
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Sandbar shark | Carcharhinus plumbeus | ![]() |
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Sand drum | Umbrina coroides | ![]() |
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Sand perch | ![]() |
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Sand tiger shark | Carcharias taurus | ![]() |
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Sand seatrout | ![]() |
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Sargassum triggerfish | Xanthichthys ringens | ![]() |
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Saucereye porgy | Calamus calamus | ![]() |
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Scaled sardine | Harengula jaguana | ![]() |
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Scalloped hammerhead | Sphyrna lewini | ![]() |
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Scamp grouper | Mycteroperca phenax | ![]() |
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Schoolmaster snapper | ![]() |
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Scrawled cowfish | ![]() |
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Sea lamprey | Petromyzon marinus | ![]() |
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Sergeant major (fish) | ![]() |
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Serra spanish mackerel | Scomberomorus brasiliensis | ![]() |
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Sharktooth moray eel | Gymnothorax maderensis | ![]() |
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Sharpnose sevengill shark | Heptranchias perlo | ![]() |
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Sheepshead | Archosargus probatocephalus | ![]() |
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Sheepshead minnow | Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus | ![]() |
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Shoal bass | Micropterus cataractae | ![]() |
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Shortfin mako shark | Isurus oxyrinchus | ![]() |
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Shortnose gar | Lepisosteus platostomus | ![]() |
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Shy hamlet | Hypoplectrus guttavarius | ![]() |
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Siamese fighting fish | Betta splendens | ![]() |
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Silk snapper | Lutjanus vivanus | ![]() |
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Silky shark | Carcharhinus falciformis | ![]() |
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Silver arowana | Osteoglossum bicirrhosum | ![]() |
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Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | ![]() |
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Silver mullet | ![]() |
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Skipjack tuna | Katsuwonus pelamis | ![]() |
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Slender seahorse | Hippocampus reidi | ![]() |
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Small-scaled pacu | Piaractus mesopotamicus | ![]() |
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Smalltail shark | Carcharhinus porosus | ![]() |
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Smalltooth sawfish | ![]() |
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Smooth butterfly ray | Gymnura micrura | ![]() |
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Smooth dogfish | ![]() |
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Smooth hammerhead | Sphyrna zygaena | ![]() |
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Smooth puffer | Lagocephalus laevigatus | ![]() |
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Smooth trunkfish | Lactophrys triqueter | ![]() |
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Snook (Centropomidae) | ![]() |
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Snowy grouper | Hyporthodus niveatus | ![]() |
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Southern kingfish | Menticirrhus americanus | ![]() |
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Southern platyfish | Xiphophorus maculatus | ![]() |
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Southern puffer | Sphoeroides nephelus | ![]() |
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Spanish hogfish | ![]() |
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Spanish mackerel | ![]() |
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Speckled peacock bass | Cichla temensis | ![]() |
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Speckled seatrout | ![]() |
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Spinner shark | Carcharhinus brevipinna | ![]() |
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Splendid toadfish | Sanopus splendidus | ![]() |
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Spot (fish) | Leiostomus xanthurus | ![]() |
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Spottail pinfish | ![]() |
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Spotted bass | Micropterus punctulatus | ![]() |
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Spotted drum | Equetus punctatus | ![]() |
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Spotted eagle ray | ![]() |
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Spotted gar | Lepisopsteus oculatus | ![]() |
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Spotted goatfish | Pseudupeneus maculatus | ![]() ![]() |
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Spotted moray | Gymnothorax moringa | ![]() |
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Spotted scorpionfish | Scorpaena guttata | ![]() |
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Spotted scorpionfish | Scorpaena plumieri | ![]() |
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Spotted Severum | Heros notatus | ![]() |
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Spotted sucker | Minytrema melanops | ![]() |
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Spotted sunfish | Lepomis punctatus | ![]() |
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Spotted tilapia | Pelmatolapia mariae | ![]() |
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Spotted trunkfish | Lactophrys bicaudalis | ![]() |
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Stoplight parrotfish | Sparisoma viride | ![]() |
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Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | ![]() |
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Striped burrfish | Chilomycterus antillarum | ![]() |
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Striped mullet | ![]() |
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Striped parrotfish | Scarus iserti | ![]() |
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Suckermouth catfish | Hypostomus plecostomus | ![]() |
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Summer flounder | Paralichthys dentatus | ![]() |
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Suwannee bass | Micropterus notius | ![]() |
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Swamp darter | Etheostoma fusiforme | ![]() |
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Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | ![]() |
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Tadpole madtom | Noturus gyrinus | ![]() |
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Taillight shiner | Notropis maculatus | ![]() |
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Tambaqui | Colossoma macropomum | ![]() |
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Threadfin shad | Dorosoma petenense | ![]() |
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Tiger grouper | Mycteroperca tigris | ![]() |
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Tiger shark | Galeocerdo cuvier | ![]() |
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Tiger sorubim | Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum | ![]() |
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Tobaccofish | Serranus tabacarius | ![]() |
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Tomtate | Haemulon aurolineatum | ![]() |
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Trimac cichlid | Cichlasoma trimaculatum | ![]() |
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Tripletail | ![]() |
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Tropical gar | Atractosteus tropicus | ![]() |
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Tucanare peacock bass | Cichla monoculus | ![]() |
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Variatus platy | Xiphophorus variatus | ![]() |
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Vermilion snapper | ![]() |
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Wahoo | Acanthocybium solandri | ![]() |
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Walking catfish | Clarias batrachus | ![]() |
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Wami tilapia | Oreochromis urolepis | ![]() |
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Warmouth | Lepomis gulosus | ![]() |
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Weakfish | Cynoscion regalis | ![]() |
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Wels catfish | Silurus glanis | ![]() |
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Whale shark | ![]() |
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White bass | ![]() |
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White catfish | Ictalurus catus | ![]() |
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White crappie | Pomoxis annularis | ![]() |
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White Grunt (fish) | ![]() |
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White marlin | Kajikia albida | ![]() |
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White perch | Morone americana | ![]() |
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Whitespot moray | Muraena pavonina | ![]() |
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Whitespotted surgeonfish | Acanthurus guttatus | ![]() |
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Windowpane flounder | Scophthalmus aquosus | ![]() |
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Wolf cichlid | Parachromis dovii | ![]() |
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Yellow bullhead | Ameiurus natalis | ![]() |
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Yellow goatfish | Mulloidichthys martinicus | ![]() |
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Yellow jack | Carangoides bartholomaei | ![]() |
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Yellow perch | Perca flavescens | ![]() |
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Yellow stingray | Urobatis jamaicensis | ![]() |
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Yellow tang | Zebrasoma flavescens | ![]() |
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Yellowedge grouper | Hyporthodus flavolimbatus or Epinephelus flavolimbatus | ![]() |
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Yellowfin goby | Acanthogobius flavimanus | ![]() |
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Yellowfin grouper | Mycteroperca venenosa | ![]() |
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Yellowfin mojarra | Gerres cinereus | ![]() |
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Yellowfin tuna | Thunnus albacares | ![]() |
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Yellowhead wrasse | Halichoeres garnoti | ![]() |
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Yellowmouth grouper | Mycteroperca interstitialis | ![]() |
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yellowtail damselfish | Microspathodon chrysurus | ![]() |
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Yellowtail parrotfish | Sparisoma rubripinne | ![]() |
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Yellowtail snapper | Ocyurus chrysurus | ![]() |
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Zebra tilapia | Heterotilapia buttikoferi | ![]() |
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List of fishes of the United States by political division | |
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Federal district | Washington, D.C. |
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