FISH LIST (8)
Common Name:Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Scientific Name:Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Family:Shark family
Habitat:Coastal waters of South Carolina, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico
Common Name:Bluegill Sunfish
Scientific Name:Lepomis marcochirus
Family:Sunfish family
Habitat:Shallow vegetated lakeshores, stream pools.
Common Name:Bonnethead
Scientific Name:Sphyrna tiburo
Description:Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) is the smallest of the hammerhead family, commonly 3 to 4 feet in length. It is abundant in nearshore Florida waters, and popular in aquariums. Gray or grayish-brown in color, the bonnethead has a broadly widened head in the shape of a shovel. It feeds chiefly on crabs and other crustaceans. It is a good sportfish, though of limited commercial value, used mostly as crab bait.
Common Name:Inshore Lizardfish
Scientific Name:Synodus foetens
Family:Lizardfish family
Habitat:Shallow sands and mud bottoms
Description:Voracious predator; eats smaller fish and bait.
Common Name:Bluefish
Scientific Name:Pomatomus saltatrix
Family:Bluefish family
Caution:When caught, will try to bite
Habitat:October - May: inshoreand offshore waters
Range:All Florida coast. Summer: most adults migrateas far as Cape Cod.
Common Name:Bufferfish
Scientific Name:Pomatomus saltatrix
Family:Bluefish family
Caution:When caught, will try to bite
Habitat:October - May: inshoreand offshore waters
Range:All Florida coast. Summer: most adults migrateas far as Cape Cod.
Common name:Ghost Crab
Scientific name:Ocypode quadrato
Family:Crustasean class
Size:1 1/2"
Habitat:
Common name:Sand Fiddler
Scientific name:Uca pugilator
Family:Crustacean class
Habitat:Salt marches, mudflats, calm beaches
Range:North-East and Nort-West Florida
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