| Photo - click to enlarge | Scientific name |
Common name |
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Sphyraena picudilla | Southern sennet | There is some question whether this fish and the northern sennet (S.borealis) are different species. |
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Strongylura notata | Redfin needlefish | Hangs out in bays and inlets most of its life. Also it will enter fresh water. |
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Strongylura timucu | Timucu | Looks much like an Atlantic needlefish (S. marina) except for a stripe behind the eye. |
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Syngnathus floridae | Dusky pipefish | When very small, pipefish are not easy to tell apart. The dusky has a long snout as does the chain. Body color is mottled but not banded. Can grow to 10”. Plentiful in grass flats. |
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Dusky pipefish | The distinctive snout separates the pipefish from the chain and Gulf pipefishes. | |
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Syngnathus louisianae | Chain pipefish | Its lower side has a row of diamond-shaped marks. Note the long snout. Grows to 15”. Found mainly in grass beds. |
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Syngnathus scovelli | Gulf pipefish |
Has a short snout, compared to the chain
and dusky. Also at home in grass flats. Rarely grows larger than
6”.
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Synodus foetens | Inshore lizardfish | A bottom dweller who will burrow in the sand and lie in wait for a meal. The adult matches the sand background and you may spot it perched on its pectoral fins awaiting a passing meal. |
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Trachinotus falcatus | Permit | A member of the jacks and pompanos. Silvery and flat. Juveniles have some black markings as well as orange streaks in their lower fins. |
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Urophycis floridana | Southern hake | A member of the cod fishes. It will grow to 12 inches but by that time it will have moved offshore into deep water. |