Fish

Fish swimming in the moat
From the Savannah River to the marshes of Cockspur and McQueen’s Islands, and even inside the moat surrounding the fort, the waters of Fort Pulaski National Monument provide important habitat for many different species of saltwater and brackish water fish. The marshlands of the park provide essential breeding ground for fish, where many species rely on the safety of the marsh to provide protection for their eggs.

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If you pay close attention to the waters or go fishing in the park, some of the fish that you may notice include:

Atlantic Sturgeon, Gulf Sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus

Bonejack, Fall Herring,
Freshwater Taylor, Hickory Jack
Alosa mediocris
Striped Killifish
Fundulus majalis

Alewife, Bigeye Herring,
Branch Herring, Freshwater Herring
Alosa pseudoharengus
Mosquitofish,
Western Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis

American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Eastern Mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki

Broad-striped Anchovy, Striped Anchovy
Anchoa hepsetus
Freckled Blenny
Hypsoblennius ionthas

Bay Anchovy
Anchoa mitchilli
Spot
Leiostomus xanthurus

Silver Perch
Bairdiella chrysoura
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus

Yellowfin Menhaden
Brevoortia smithi
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus

Atlantic Menhaden, Bugfish, Bunker, Fatback, Mossbunker
Brevoortia tyrannus
Atlantic Silverside
Menidia menidia

Black Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
Atlantic Croaker
Micropogonias undulatus

Burrfish, Porcupinefish,
Striped Burrfish
Chilomycterus schoepfii
Black Mullet, Gray Mullet, Striped Mullet
Mugil cephalus

Atlantic Bumper
Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Silver Mullet, White Mullet
Mugil curema

Silver Gar
Ctenolucius hujeta
Leatherjack, Leatherjacket
Oligoplites saurus

Spotted Seatrout
Cynoscion nebulosus
Atlantic Thread Herring
Opisthonema oglinum

Sheepshead Minnow, Sheepshead Pupfish
Cyprinodon variegatus
Southern Flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma

Fat Sleeper
Dormitator maculatus
Sailfin Molly
Poecilia latipinna

Threadfin Shad
Dorosoma petenense
Black Drum
Pogonias cromis

Ladyfish
Elops saurus
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix


Spotfin Mojarra
Eucinostomus argenteus
Red Drum
Sciaenops ocellatus

Lyre Goby
Evorthodus lyricus
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus

Marsh Killifish
Fundulus confluentus
Atlantic Needlefish
Strongylura marina

Last updated: January 20, 2025

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