Shell Key Preserve (Fish) Species List

List of Species Found in Shell Key Preserve
Family	Scientific Name	Common Name
Penaeidae	Farfantepeneaus duorarum	brown shrimp
Portunidae	Callinectes sapidus	blue crab
Xanthidae	Menippe mercenaria	stone crab
Dasyatididae	Dasyatis sabina	Atlantic stingray
	Gymnura micrura	smooth butterfly ray
Clupeidae	Brevoortia sp.	menhaden
	Harengula jaguana	scaled sardine
	Opisthonema oglinum	Atlantic thread herring
Engraulidae	Anchoa hepsetus	striped anchovy
	Anchoa mitchelli	bay anchovy
	Anchoa sp.	anchovy
Ariidae	Arius felis	hardhead catfish
Synodontidae	Synodus foetens	inshore lizardfish
Batrachoididae	Opsanus beta	gulf toadfish
Gobiesocidae	Gobiesox strumosus	skilletfish
Exocoetidae	Hyporhampus unifasciatus	silverstripe halfbeak
Belonidae	Strongylura marina	Atlantic needlefish
	Strongylura notata	redfin needlefish
	Strongylura timucu	timucu
	Strongylura sp.	needlefish
Cyprinodontidae	Adinia xenica	diamond killifish
	Cyprinodon variegatus	sheepshead minnow
	Floridichthys carpio	goldspotted killifish
	Fundulus grandis	gulf killifish
	Fundulus majalis	striped killifish
	Lucania parva	rainwater killifish
Poeciliidae	Gambusia holbrooki	eastern mosquitofish
	Poecilia latipinna	sailfin molly
Atherinidae	Membras martinica	rough silverside
	Menidia sp.	silverside
Syngnathidae	Hippocampus zosterae	dwarf seahorse
	Hippocampus sp.	seahorse
	Syngnathus floridae	dusky pipefish
	Syngnathus louisianae	chain pipefish
	Syngnathus scovelli	gulf pipefish
Triglidae	Prionotus scitulus	leopard searobin
	Prionotus tribulus	bighead searobin
Centropomidae	Centropomus undecimalis	common snook
Serranidae	Centropristis striata	black sea bass
	Centropristis sp.	sea bass
	Diplectrum formosum	sand perch
	Diplectrum sp.	dwarf sand perch
	Mycteroperca microlepis	gag
	Serraniculus pumilio	pygmy sea bass
Pomatomidae	Pomatomus saltatrix	bluefish
Carangidae	Caranx hippos	crevalle jack
	Caranx sp.	jack
	Chloroscombrus chrysurus	Atlantic bumper
	Oligoplites saurus	leatherjack
	Trachinotus falcatus	permit
	Trachinotus sp.	pampano
Lutjanidae	Lutjanus griseus	gray snapper
	Lutjanus synagris	lane snapper
Gerreidae	Eucinostomus gula	silver jenny
	Eucinostomus harengulus	tidewater jenny
	Eucinostomus sp.	mojarra
Haemulidae	Haemulon plumieri	white grunt
	Orthopristis chrysoptera	pigfish
Sparidae	Archosargus probatocephalus	sheepshead
	Diplodus holbrooki	spottail pinfish
	Lagodon rhomboides	pinfish
Sciaenidae	Bairdiella chrysoura	silver perch
	Cynoscion nebulosus	spotted seatrout
	Leiostomus xanthurus	spot
	Sciaenops ocellatus	red drum
Ephippididae	Chaetodipterus faber	Atlantic spadefish
Mugilidae	Mugil cephalus	striped mullet
	Mugil curema	white mullet
	Mugil gyrans	fantail mullet
	Mugil sp.	mullet
Sphyraenidae	Sphyraena sp.	barracuda
Labridae	Halichoeres sp.	wrass
Blenniidae	Chasmodes saburrae	Florida blenny
Gobiidae	Bathygobius soporator	frillfin goby
	Gobionellus boleosoma	darter goby
	Gobionellus sp.	goby
	Gobiosoma bosc	naked goby
	Gobiosoma robustum	code goby
	Gobiosoma sp.	goby
	Microgobius gulosus	clown goby
	Microgobius thalassinus	green goby
Bothidae	Paralichthys albigutta	gulf flounder
Soleidae	Achirus lineatus	lined sole
	Symphurus plagiusa	blackcheek tonguefish
	Trinectes maculatus	hogchoker
Balistidae	Aluterus schoepfi	orange filefish
	Monacanthus hispidis	planehead filefish
	Monacanthus sp.	filefish
Ostraciidae	Lactophrys quadricornis	scrawled cowfish
Tetradontidae	Chilomycterus schoepfi	striped burrfish
	Sphoeroides nephelus	southern puffer
	Sphoeroides sp.	puffer

List of Species Found in Shell Key Preserve