Florida Keys Fish Identification Study Guide
Florida Keys Fish Identification Study Guide
Florida Keys Fish Identification Study Guide
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This presentation is intended to be a study aide and not a<br />
comprehensive list of all fish species recorded in the <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Keys</strong><br />
(including the Dry Tortugas).<br />
Other resources include: Humann and DeLoach’s Reef <strong>Fish</strong><br />
<strong>Identification</strong>: <strong>Florida</strong> Caribbean Bahamas.<br />
Certain species may be excluded because:<br />
•They should be obvious (e.g. Manta birostris—Giant manta) to an<br />
experienced surveyor,<br />
•They are unlikely to be encountered (e.g. billfish, tunas),<br />
•They are cryptic/difficult to identify to species (e.g. some blennies<br />
and gobies).
Thalassoma bifasciatum<br />
THA BIFA<br />
15cm<br />
Bluehead wrasse
Stegastes partitus<br />
STE PART<br />
10cm<br />
Bicolor damselfish
Sparisoma aurofrenatum<br />
SPA AURO<br />
28cm<br />
Redband parrotfish
Acanthurus coeruleus<br />
ACA COER<br />
38cm<br />
Blue tang
Acanthurus bahianus<br />
ACA BAHI<br />
38cm<br />
Ocean surgeon
Scarus iserti<br />
SCA ISER<br />
25cm<br />
Striped parrotfish
Halichoeres garnoti<br />
HAL GARN<br />
20cm<br />
Yellowhead wrasse
Sparisoma viride<br />
SPA VIRI<br />
60cm<br />
Stoplight parrotfish
Haemulon plumieri<br />
HAE PLUM<br />
46cm<br />
White grunt
Ocyurus chrysurus<br />
OCY CHRY<br />
76cm<br />
Yellowtail snapper
Halichoeres bivittatus<br />
HAL BIVI<br />
23cm<br />
Slippery dick
Halichoeres maculipinna<br />
HAL MACU<br />
17cm<br />
Clown wrasse
Haemulon flavolineatum<br />
HAE FLAV<br />
30cm<br />
French grunt
Chaetodon capistratus<br />
CHA CAPI<br />
15cm<br />
Foureye butterflyfish
Haemulon sciurus<br />
HAE SCIU<br />
46cm<br />
Bluestriped grunt
Pomacanthus arcuatus<br />
POM ARCU<br />
60cm<br />
Gray angelfish
Abudefduf saxatilus<br />
ABU SAXA<br />
18cm<br />
Sergeant major
Acanthurus chirurgus<br />
ACA CHIR<br />
36cm<br />
Doctorfish
Lachnolaimus maximus<br />
LAC MAXI<br />
91cm<br />
Hogfish
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum<br />
COR GLAU<br />
8cm<br />
Bridled goby
Stegastes variabilis<br />
STE VARI<br />
13cm<br />
Cocoa damselfish
Canthigaster rostrata<br />
CAN ROST<br />
11cm<br />
Sharpnose puffer
Anisotremus virginicus<br />
ANI VIRG<br />
36cm<br />
Porkfish
Caranx ruber<br />
CAR RUBE<br />
60cm<br />
Bar jack
Microspathodon chrysurus<br />
MIC CHRY<br />
19cm<br />
Yellowtail damselfish
Stegastes planifrons<br />
STE PLAN<br />
13cm<br />
Threespot damselfish
Chaetodon ocellatus<br />
CHA OCEL<br />
20cm<br />
Spotfin butterflyfish
Serranus tigrinus<br />
SER TIGR<br />
10cm<br />
Harlequin bass
Cephalopholis cruentata<br />
CEP CRUE<br />
30cm<br />
Graysby
Halichoeres radiatus<br />
HAL RADI<br />
46cm<br />
Puddingwife
Lutjanus griseus<br />
LUT GRIS<br />
60cm<br />
Gray snapper
Chromis cyanea<br />
CHR CYAN<br />
13cm<br />
Blue chromis
Holacanthus tricolor<br />
HOL TRIC<br />
30cm<br />
Rock beauty
Bodianus rufus<br />
BOD RUFU<br />
60cm<br />
Spanish hogfish
Sparisoma rubripinne<br />
SPA RUBR<br />
46cm<br />
Yellowtail parrotfish
Pseudodupeneus maculatus<br />
PSE MACU<br />
28cm<br />
Spotted goatfish
Scarus taeniopterus<br />
SCA TAEN<br />
33cm<br />
Princess parrotfish
Hypoplectrus unicolor<br />
HYP UNIC<br />
13cm<br />
Butter hamlet
Stegastes adustus<br />
STE ADUS<br />
15cm<br />
Dusky damselfish
Lutjanus apodus<br />
LUT APOD<br />
60cm<br />
Schoolmaster
Scarus vetula<br />
SCA VETU<br />
60cm<br />
Queen parrotfish
Sparisoma atomarium<br />
SPA ATOM<br />
11cm<br />
Greenblotch parrotfish
Sphyraena barracuda<br />
SPH BARR<br />
200cm<br />
Great barracuda
Haemulon aurolineatum<br />
HAE AURO<br />
25cm<br />
Tomtate
Calamus calamus<br />
CAL CALA<br />
41cm<br />
Saucereye porgy
Kyphosus sectatrix<br />
KYP SECT<br />
76cm<br />
Bermuda chub
Sparisoma chrysopterum<br />
SPA CHRY<br />
46cm<br />
Redtail parrotfish
Chaetodon sedentarius<br />
CHA SEDE<br />
15cm<br />
Reef butterflyfish
Aulostomus maculatus<br />
AUL MACU<br />
91cm<br />
Trumpetfish
Holocanthus ciliaris<br />
HOL CILI<br />
46cm<br />
Queen angelfish
Pomacanthus paru<br />
POM PARU<br />
46cm<br />
French angelfish
Chromis multilineata<br />
CHR MULT<br />
17cm<br />
Brown chromis
Stegastes leucostictus<br />
STE LEUC<br />
10cm<br />
Beaugregory
Coryphopterus personatus<br />
COR PERS<br />
4cm<br />
Masked goby
Elacatinus oceanops<br />
ELA OCEA<br />
5cm<br />
Neon goby
Chaetodon striatus<br />
CHA STRI<br />
15cm<br />
Banded butterflyfish
Mulloidichthys martinicus<br />
MUL MART<br />
40cm<br />
Yellow goatfish
Scarus coeruleus<br />
SCA COER<br />
122cm<br />
Blue parrotfish
Mycteroperca bonaci<br />
MYC BONA<br />
122cm<br />
Black grouper
Holacanthus bermudensis<br />
HOL BERM<br />
46cm<br />
Blue angelfish
Clepticus parrae<br />
CLE PARR<br />
30cm<br />
Creole wrasse
Scarus coelestinus<br />
SCA COEL<br />
91cm<br />
Midnight parrotfish
Lutjanus analis<br />
LUT ANAL<br />
76cm<br />
Mutton snapper
Epinephelus morio<br />
EPI MORI<br />
91cm<br />
Red grouper
Scarus guacamaia<br />
SCA GUAC<br />
168cm<br />
Rainbow parrotfish
Lactophrys triqueter<br />
LAC TRIQ<br />
30cm<br />
Smooth trunkfish
Holocentrus adscensionis<br />
HOL ADSC<br />
41cm<br />
Squirrelfish
Gnatholepis thompsoni<br />
GNA THOM<br />
8cm<br />
Goldspot goby
Haemulon carbonarium<br />
HAE CARB<br />
38cm<br />
Caeser grunt
Haemulon chrysargyreum<br />
HAE CHRY<br />
25cm<br />
Smallmouth grunt
Haemulon macrostonum<br />
HAE MACR<br />
43cm<br />
Spanish grunt
Caranx bartholomaei<br />
CAR BART<br />
100cm<br />
Yellow jack
Aluterus scriptus<br />
ALU SCRI<br />
91cm<br />
Scrawled filefish
Serranus tabacarius<br />
SER TABA<br />
18cm<br />
Tobaccofish
Hypoplectrus gemma<br />
HYP GEMM<br />
13cm<br />
Blue hamlet
Lutjanus mahogoni<br />
LUT MAHO<br />
38cm<br />
Mahogany snapper
Holocentrus rufus<br />
HOL RUFU<br />
32cm<br />
Longspine squirrelfish
Malacoctenus triangulatus<br />
MAL TRIA<br />
6cm<br />
Saddled blenny
Stegastes diencaeus<br />
STE DIEN<br />
13cm<br />
Longfin damselfish
Haemulon parra<br />
HAE PARR<br />
43cm<br />
Sailors choice
Scomberomorus regalis<br />
SCO REGA<br />
86cm<br />
Cero
Xyrichtys splendens<br />
XTR SPLE<br />
14cm<br />
Green razorfish
Opistognathus aurifrons<br />
OPI AURI<br />
10cm<br />
Yellowhead jawfish
Odontoscion dentex<br />
ODO DENT<br />
30cm<br />
Reef croaker
Urobatis jamaicensis<br />
URO JAMA<br />
35cm<br />
Yellow stingray
Coryphopterus dicrus<br />
COR DICR<br />
5cm<br />
Colon goby
Halichoeres poeyi<br />
HAL POEY<br />
20cm<br />
Blackear wrasse
Pareques acuminatus<br />
PAR ACUM<br />
23cm<br />
High‐Hat
Chromis scotti<br />
CHR SCOT<br />
10cm<br />
Purple reeffish
Haemulon melanurum<br />
HAE MELA<br />
33cm<br />
Cottonwick
Hypoplectrus puella<br />
HYP PUEL<br />
15cm<br />
Barred hamlet
Lutjanus synagris<br />
LUT SYNA<br />
38cm<br />
Lane snapper
Cantherhines pullus<br />
CAN PULL<br />
22cm<br />
Orangespotted filefish
Anisotremus surinamensis<br />
ANI SURI<br />
60cm<br />
Black margate
Cryptotomus roseus<br />
CRY ROSE<br />
13cm<br />
Bluelip parrotfish
Sparisoma radians<br />
SPA RADI<br />
19cm<br />
Bucktooth parrotfish
Malacanthus plumieri<br />
MAL PLUM<br />
60cm<br />
Sand tilefish
Serranus baldwini<br />
SER BALD<br />
6cm<br />
Lantern bass
Parablennius marmoreus<br />
PAR MARM<br />
9cm<br />
Seaweed blenny
Ophioblennius macclurei<br />
OPH MACC<br />
13cm<br />
Redlip blenny
Balistes capriscus<br />
BAL CAPR<br />
30cm<br />
Gray triggerfish
Pempheris schomburgkii<br />
PEM SCHO<br />
15cm<br />
Glassy sweeper
Caranx crysos<br />
CAR CRYS<br />
50cm<br />
Blue runner
Cephalopholis fulva<br />
CEP FULV<br />
41cm<br />
Coney
Echeneis naucrates<br />
ECH NAUC<br />
90cm<br />
Sharksucker
Acanthostrascion quadricornis<br />
ACA QUAD<br />
46cm<br />
Scrawled cowfish
Megalops atlanticus<br />
MEG ATLA<br />
240cm<br />
Tarpon
Ptereleotris calliura<br />
PTE CALL<br />
13cm<br />
Blue dartfish
Epinephelus striatus<br />
EPI STRI<br />
122cm<br />
Nassau grouper
Chaetodipterus faber<br />
CHA FABE<br />
91cm<br />
Atlantic spadefish
Chromis insolata<br />
CHR INSO<br />
10cm<br />
Sunshinefish
Lutjanus jocu<br />
LUT JOCU<br />
91cm<br />
Dog snapper
Epinephelus adscensionis<br />
EPI ADSC<br />
60cm<br />
Rock hind
Gerres cinereus<br />
GER CINE<br />
41cm<br />
Yellowfin mojarra
Epinephelus guttatus<br />
EPI GUTT<br />
60cm<br />
Red hind
Ginglymostoma cirratum<br />
GIN CIRR<br />
425cm<br />
Nurse shark
Canthidermis sufflamen<br />
CAN SUFF<br />
61cm<br />
Ocean triggerfish
Calamus bajonado<br />
CAN SUFF<br />
60cm<br />
Jolthead porgy
Diodon holocanthus<br />
DIO HOLO<br />
50cm<br />
Balloonfish
Monacanthus tuckeri<br />
MON TUCK<br />
9cm<br />
Slender filefish
Sphoeroides spengleri<br />
SPH SPEN<br />
18cm<br />
Bandtail puffer
Diodon hystrix<br />
DIO HYST<br />
91cm<br />
Porcupinefish
Balistes vetula<br />
BAL VETU<br />
61cm<br />
Queen triggerfish
Gymnothorax moringa<br />
GYM MORI<br />
122cm<br />
Spotted moray
Lactophrys bicaudalis<br />
LAC BICA<br />
41cm<br />
Spotted trunkfish
Malacoctenus macropus<br />
MAL MACR<br />
6cm<br />
Rosy blenny
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus<br />
HET CRUE<br />
34cm<br />
Glasseye snapper
Haemulon striatum<br />
HAE STRI<br />
28cm<br />
Striped grunt
Xyrichthys martinicensis<br />
XYR MART<br />
15cm<br />
Rosy razorfish
Hypoplectrus nigricans<br />
HYP NIGR<br />
15cm<br />
Black hamlet
Mycteroperca phenax<br />
MYC PHEN<br />
60cm<br />
Scamp
Gymnothorax funebris<br />
GYM FUNE<br />
122cm<br />
Green moray
Haemulon album<br />
HAE ALBU<br />
69cm<br />
Margate
Trachinotus falcatus<br />
TRA FALC<br />
114cm<br />
Permit
Dasyatis americana<br />
DAS AMER<br />
180cm<br />
Southern stingray
Lactophrys trigonus<br />
LAC TRIG<br />
48cm<br />
Trunkfish
Bodianus pulchellus<br />
BOD PULC<br />
23cm<br />
Spotfin hogfish
Amblycirrhitus pinos<br />
AMB PINO<br />
10cm<br />
Redspotted hawkfish
Synodus intermedius<br />
SYN INTE<br />
45cm<br />
Sand diver
Serranus tortugarum<br />
SER TORT<br />
9cm<br />
Chalk bass
Gymnothorax miliaris<br />
GYM MILI<br />
60cm<br />
Goldentail moray
Acanthostracion polygonia<br />
ACA POLY<br />
46cm<br />
Honeycomb cowfish
Sargocentron vexillarium<br />
SAR VEXI<br />
18cm<br />
Dusky squirrelfish
Hypoplectrus tann<br />
HYP TANN<br />
13cm<br />
Tan hamlet
Aluterus schoepfii<br />
ALU SCHO<br />
51cm<br />
Orange filefish
Mycteroperca microlepis<br />
MYC MICR<br />
91cm<br />
Gag
Mycteroperca venenosa<br />
MYC VENE<br />
91cm<br />
Yellowfin grouper
Centropomus undecimalis<br />
CEN UNDE<br />
120cm<br />
Common snook
Mycteroperca interstitialis<br />
MYC INTE<br />
76cm<br />
Yellowmouth grouper
Caranx latus<br />
CAR LATU<br />
75cm<br />
Horse‐Eye jack
Lutjanus cyanopterus<br />
LUT CYAN<br />
152cm<br />
Cubera snapper
Alectis ciliaris<br />
ALE CILI<br />
110cm<br />
African pompano
Mycteroperca tigris<br />
MYC TIGR<br />
107cm<br />
Tiger grouper
Epinephelus itajara<br />
EPI ITAJ<br />
244cm<br />
Goliath grouper
Seriola dumerili<br />
SER DUME<br />
150cm<br />
Greater amberjack
Lutjanus buccanella<br />
LUT BUCC<br />
76cm<br />
Blackfin snapper
Dermatolepis inermis<br />
DER INER<br />
91cm<br />
Marbled grouper
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