The following 149 species of fish have been documented at the National Seashore by our Resources Management staff. They are sorted alphabetically by common name.
(Atlantic) Thread Herring - Opisthonema oglinum
(Atlantic) Threadfin - Polydactylus octonemus
(Florida) Pompano - Tranchinotus carolinas
Amberjack - Seriola dumerili
Atlantic Bonito - Sarda sarda
Atlantic Bumper - Chloroscombrus Chrysurus
Atlantic Croaker - Micropogon undulatus
Atlantic Cutlassfish - Trichiurus lepturus
Atlantic Midshipman - Porichthys plectrodon
Atlantic Needlefish - Strongylura marina
Atlantic Sailfish - Istiophorus albicans
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark - Rhizoprionodon terranovae
Atlantic Silverside - Menidia beryllina
Atlantic Spadefish - Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic Stingray - Dasyatis sabina
Banded Drum - Larimus fasciatus
Barred Grunt - Conodon nobilis
Bay Anchovy - Anchoa mitchilli
Bay Whiff - Citharichthys spilopterus
Bermuda Chub - Kyphosus sectatrix
Bighead Searobin - Prionotus tribulus
Black Drum - Pogonias cromis
Black Grouper - Garrupa nigrita
Black Jewfish - Mycteroperca bonaci
Blackcheek Tonguefish - Symphurus plagiusa Blackfin
Tuna - Thunnus atlanticus
Blacktip Shark - Carcharhinus limbatus
Blue Fish - Pomatomus saltatrix
Blue Marlin - Makaira nigricans
Blue Runner - Caranx crysos
Bluefin Tuna - Thunnus thynnus
Bluntnose Jack - Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus
Bonefish - Albula vulpes
Bonnethead - Sphyrna tiburo
Broad Flounder - Paralichthys squamilentus
Bull Shark - Carcharhinus leucas
Burro Grunt - Pomadasys crocro
Cero - Scomberomorus regalis
Chain Pipefish - Syngnathus louisianae
Cobia - Rachycentron canadus
Common Snook/Snook - Centropomus undecimalis
Cownose Ray - Rhinoptera bonasus
Crested Cusk-Eel - Ophidion welshi
Crevalle Jack - Caranx hippos
Darter Goby - Gobionellus boleosoma
Dog Snapper - Lutjanus jocu
Dolphin - Coryphaena hippurus
Dusty Pipefish - Syngnathus floridae
Emerald Goby - Gobionellus smaragdus
Flat Anchovy - Anchoviella perfeasciata
Fringed Flounder - Etropus crossotus
Gafftop Catfish - Bagre marinus
Gag - Mycteroperca microlepis
Gizzard Shad - Dorosoma cepedianum
Gray Snapper - Lutjanus griseus
Gray Triggerfish - Balistes capriscus
Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda
Great White Shark - Carcharodon carcharias
Guaguanche - Sphyraena guachancho
Gulf Butterfish - Peprilus burti
Gulf Flounder - Paralichthys albigutta
Gulf Killifish - Fundulus grandis
Gulf Kingfish - Menticirrhus littoralis
Gulf Menhaden - Brevoortia patronus
Hardhead Catfish - Arius felis
Herring - Harengula penascolae
Horse-Eye Jack - Caranx latus
Inshore Lizzardfish - Synodus foetens
King Mackerel - Scomberomorus cavalla
Lane Snapper - Lutjanus synagris
Least Puffer - Sphoeroides parvus
Leatherjacket - Oligoplites saurus
Leopard Toadfish - Opsanus pardus
Lesser Electric Ray - Narcine brasiliensis
Lined Sole - Achirus lineatus
Little Tuna - Euthynnus alletteratus
Longnose Anchovy - Anchoa nasuta
Longnose Killifish - Fundulus similis
Lookdown - Selene vomer
Mottled Mojarra - Eucinostomus lefroyi
Nassau Grouper - Epinephelus striatus
Northern Kingfish - Menticirrhus saxatilis
Northern Pipefish - Syngnathus fuscus
Northern Sennet - Sphyraena borealis
Oceanic Bonito - Katsuwonus pelamis
Orange Filefish - Aluterus schoepfi
Palometta - Trachinotus goodei
Permit - Trachinotus falcatus
Pigfish - Orthopristis chrysoptera
Pinfish - Lagodon rhomboides
Planehead Filefish - Monacanthus hispidus
Rainbow Runner - Elagatis bipinnulatus
Rainwater Killifish - Lucania parva
Red Drum/Redfish - Sciaenops ocellata
Red Snapper - Lutjanus campechanus
Ridged Eel - Neoconger mucronatus
Rock Hind - Epinephelus adscensionis
Rough Silverside - Membras martinica
Roundel Skate (Texas Clearnose Skate) - Raja texana
Sand Drum - Umbrina coroides
Sand Seatrout - Cynoscion arenarius
Sargassum Pipefish - Syngnathus pelagicus
Scaled Sardine/Scaled Herring - Harengula jaguana
Scalloped Hammerhead - Sphyrna lewini
Scamp - Mycteroperca falcata
Scrawled Cowfish - Acanthostracion quadricornis
Sergeant Major - Abudefduf saxatilis
Sharptail Goby - Gobionellus hastatus
Sheepshead - Archosargus probatocephalus
Sheepshead Minnow - Cyprinodon variegatus
Shortfin Mako - Isurus oxyrinchus
Shrimp Eel - Ophichthus gomesi
Silver Jenny - Eucinostomus gula
Silver Perch - Bairdiella chrysoura
Silver Trout - Cynoscion nothus
Silverstripe Halfbeak/Halfbeak - Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Skipjack/Ladyfish - Elops saurus
Smallwing flyingfish - Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Snapper Eel - Echiophis mordax
Southern Flounder - Paralichthys lethostigma
Southern Kingfish - Menticirrhus americanus
Southern Stargazer - Astroscopus y-graecum
Spanish Mackerel - Scomberomorus maculatus
Spanish Sardine - Sardinella aurita
Speckled Worm Eel - Myrophis punctatus
Spinner Shark - Carcharhinus maculipinnis
Spot - Leiostomus xanthurus
Spotfin Mojarra - Eucinostomus argenteus
Spotted Jewfish - Promicrops itaiara
Spotted Seahorse - Hippocampus erectus
Spotted Seatrout - Cynoscion nebulosus
Spotted Tonguefish - Symphurus diomedianus
Star Drum - Stellifer lanceolatus
Striped Anchovy - Anchoa hepsetus
Striped Burrfish - Chilomycterus schoepfi
Striped Mullet - Mugil cephalus
Swordfish - Xiphias gladius
Tarpon - Megalops atlanticus
Threadfin Shad - Dorosoma petenense
Tidewater Silverside - Menidia peninsulae
Tripletail - Lobotes surinamensis
Vermilion Snapper - Rhomboplites aurorubens
Wahoo/Peto - Acanthocybium solandri
Whip Eel - Bascanichthys scuticaris
White Marlin - Makaira albida
White Mullet - Mugil curema
Yellowfin Mojarra - Gerres cinereus
Yellowfin Tuna - Thunnus albacares
Yellowtail Snapper - Ocyurus chrysurus
