BONY FISH SPECIES

The following bony fishes are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.

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Angelfish
Barracuda
Batfish
Bigeye
Blenny
Bonnetmouth
Boxfish
Butterflyfish
Cardinalfish
Chub
Cobia
Conger Eel
Cornetfish
Damselfish
Dolphin
Dragonet
Drum
False Moray Eel
Filefish
Flyingfish
Frogfish

Goatfish
Goby
Grunt
Halfbeak
Hawkfish
Jack
Jawfish
Lefteyed Flounder
Lionfish
Lizardfish
Mackerel
Moray Eel
Mullet
Needlefish
Ocean Sunfish
Parrotfish
Pipefish
Porgy
Puffer
Remora

Sea Bass (Grouper)
Sea Robins
Scorpionfish
Snake Eel
Snapper
Soapfish
Spadefish
Spaghetti Eel
Spiny Puffer
Squirrelfish
Surgeonfish
Threadfin
Tilefish
Triggerfish
Trumpetfish
Tripletail
Wrasse

Goatfish List

Goatfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Yellow Goatfish (school) (night colors)	Mulloidichthys martinicus
Spotted Goatfish	Pseudupeneus maculatus
Dwarf Goatfish	Upeneus parvus

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Goby List

Gobies

Common Name	Scientific Name
Pallid Goby	Coryphopterus eidolon
Bridled Goby	Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Spotted Goby	Coryphopterus punctipectophorus
Bartail Goby	Coryphopterus thrix
Neon Goby	Elacatinus oceanops Video
Goldspot Goby	Gnatholepis thompsoni
Island Goby	Lythrpnus nesiotes
Convict Goby	Lythrpnus phorellus
Bluegold Goby	Lythrpnus spilus
Rusty Goby	Priolepis hipoliti
Blue Dartfish	Ptereleotris calliura
Tusked Goby	Risor ruber

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Grunt List

Grunts

Common Name	Scientific Name
Black Margate	Anisotremus surinamensis
Tomtate (juvenile)	Haemulon aurolineatum
Spanish Grunt	Haemulon macrostomum
Cottonwick	Haemulon melanurum
Pigfish	Orthopristis chrysoptera

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Halfbeak List

Halfbeaks

Common Name	Scientific Name
Flying Halfbeak	Euleptorhamphus velox
Balao	Hemiramphus balao
Ballyhoo	Hemiramphus brasiliensis

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Hawkfish List

Hawkfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Redspotted Hawkfish	Amblycirrhitus pinos

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Jack List

Jacks

Common Name	Scientific Name
African Pompano	Alectis ciliaris
Yellow Jack	Caranx bartholomaei
Bar Jack	Caranx ruber
Blue Runner	Caranx crysos
Crevalle Jack	Caranx hippos
Horse-eye Jack	Caranx latus
Black Jack	Caranx lugubris
Rainbow Runner	Elagatis bipinnulata
Lookdown	Selene vomer
Greater Amberjack	Seriola dumerili
Almaco Jack	Seriola rivoliana
Scad (juvenile)	Decapterus sp.
Mackerel Scad	Decapterus macarellus
Round Scad	Decapterus punctatus
Bigeye Scad	Selar crumenophthalmus
Rough Scad	Trachurus lathami

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Jawfish List

Jawfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Yellowheaded Jawfish	Opistognathus aurifrons
Mustache Jawfish	Opistognathus longhurus

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Lefteyed Flounder List

Lefteyed Flounders

Common Name	Scientific Name
Peacock Flounder	Bothus lunatus
Eyed Flounder	Bothus ocellatus

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Lionfish List

Lionfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Red Lionfish Invasive Species	Pterois volitans Video

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Lizardfish List

Lizardfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Bluestriped Lizardfish	Synodus saurus
Red Lizardfish	Synodus synodus

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Mackerel List

Mackerels

Common Name	Scientific Name
Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri
Little Tunny	Euthynnus alletteratus
Bonito	Sarda sarda
King Mackerel	Scomberomorus cavalla
Spanish Mackerel	Scomberomorus maculatus

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Moray Eel List

Moray Eels

Common Name	Scientific Name
Chestnut Moray	Enchelycore carychroa
Viper Moray	Enchelycore nigricans
Green Moray	Gymnothorax funebris Video
Goldentail Moray	Gymnothorax miliaris
Spotted Moray	Gymnothorax moringa
Blackedge Moray	Gymnothorax nigromarginatus
Purplemouth Moray	Gymnothorax vicinus

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Mullet List

Mullets

Common Name	Scientific Name
Striped Mullet (juv)	Mugil cephalus
White Mullet (juv)	Mugil curema

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Needlefish List

Needlefishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Flat Needlefish	Ablennes hians
Keeltail Needlefish	Platybelone argalus
Agujon	Tylosurus acus

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Ocean Sunfish List

Ocean Sunfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Ocean Sunfish	Mola mola

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Parrotfish List

Check out this Earth is Blue video about Parrotfish in the Sanctuary System.

Parrotfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Bluelip Parrotfish (terminal phase)	Cryptotomus roseus
Midnight Parrotfish	Scarus coelestinus
Striped Parrotfish (initial phase)	Scarus iseri
Princess Parrotfish	Scarus taeniopterus
Queen Parrotfish (terminal phase) (initial phase) (one terminal and three initial phase)	Scarus vetula
Greenblotch Parrotfish	Sparisoma atomarium
Redband Parrotfish (terminal phase) (initial phase, night colors) (terminal phase, night colors)	Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Redtail Parrotfish	Sparisoma chrysopterum
Bucktooth Parrotfish	Sparisoma radians
Stoplight Parrotfish (terminal phase) (initial phase) (initial phase) (terminal and initial phases)	Sparisoma viride

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Pipefish List

Pipefishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Sargassum Pipefish	Syngnathus pelagicus

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Porgy List

Porgies

Common Name	Scientific Name
Sheepshead Porgy	Archosargus probatocephalus
Saucereye Porgy	Calamus calamus
Whitebone Porgy	Calamus leucosteus
Knobbed Porgy	Calamus nodosus
Red Porgy	Pagrus pagrus

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Puffer List

Puffers

Common Name	Scientific Name
Sharpnose Puffer (night colors)	Canthigaster rostrata
Goldfaced Puffer	Canthigaster jamestyleri
Bandtail Puffer	Sphoeroides spengleri

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Remora List

Remoras

Common Name	Scientific Name
Sharksucker	Echeneis naucrates
Whitefin Sharksucker	Echeneis neucratoides
Remora	Remora remora

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