NPS Photo 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. Fish of Padre Island National Seashore (Atlantic) Thread Herring - Opisthonema oglinum (Atlantic) Threadfin - Polydactylus octonemus (Florida) Pompano - Tranchinotus carolinas 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 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 Broad Flounder - Paralichthys squamilentus Bull Shark - Carcharhinus leucas Burro Grunt - Pomadasys crocro Cero - Scomberomorus regalis Chain Pipefish - Syngnathus louisianae Common Snook/Snook - Centropomus undecimalis Cownose Ray - Rhinoptera bonasus Crested Cusk-Eel - Ophidion welshi 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 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 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 |
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Last updated: September 21, 2016