The Florida Middle Ground Fishes
Florida Middle Grounds Main | Study Methods | Sponges
Corals | Fish Species List | Coleman-Koenig Lab
Photographs by
Lance Horn (National Undersea Research Program, Wilmington)
and George Dennis (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Vero Beach)
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Acanthurus chirurgus
- doctorfish |
Apogon maculatus
- flamefish |
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Apogon
pseudomaculatus - Two spot cardinalfish |
Balistes capriscus
- gray triggerfish |
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Cantherhines macrocerus
- whitespotted filefish |
Opsanus pardus
- leopard toadfish |
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Parablennius marmoreus
- seaweed blenny (striped phase) |
Parablennius marmoreus
- seaweed blenny (yellow phase) |
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Seriola dumerili
- greater amberjack |
Seriola rivoliana
- almaco jack |
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Chaetodon ocellatus
- spotfin butterflyfish |
Chaetodon sedentarius
- bank butterflyfish |
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Coryphopterus puntipectophorus -
spotted goby |
Elacatinus oceanops
- neon goby |
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Elacantinus xanthiprora
- yellowprow goby |
Ptereleotris calliura
- blue dartfish |
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Haemulon aurolineatum
- tomtate |
Holocentrus adscensionis
- squirrelfish |
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Sargocentron bullisi
- deepwater squirrelfish |
Bodianus rufus
- Spanish hogfish |
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Halichoeres bivittatus
- slippery dick (initial
phase) |
Halichoeres caudalis
- painted wrasse |
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Thalassoma bifasciatum
- bluehead (initial
and terminal phases) |
Lachnolaimus maximus
- hogfish (terminal
phase) |
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Lutjanus griseus
- gray snapper |
Lutjanus campechanus - Red snapper |
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Myrichthys
breviceps - sharptail eel |
Opistognathus aurifrons
- yellowhead jawfish |
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Pristygenys alta
- short bigeye |
Acanthostracion polygonia - honeycomb
cowfish |
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Acanthostracion
quadricornis
- scrawled cowfish |
Holacanthus bermudensis
- blue anglefish |
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Holacanthus bermudensis
- blue angelfish (juvenile |
Holacanthus tricolor
- rock beauty |
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Pomacanthus arcuatus
- gray angelfish |
Chromis enchrysura
- yellowtail reeffish |
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Chromis scotti - purple reeffish |
Chromis scotti
- purple reeffish (dark phase and juvenile) |
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Chromis scotti
- purple reeffish (mottled
phase) |
Stegastes variabilis
-cocoa damselfish (adult) |
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Stegastes variabilis
- cocoa damselfish (juvenile) |
Stegastes partitus
- bicolor damselfish |
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Cryptotomus roseus
- bluelip parrotfish |
Sparisoma atomarium
- greenblotch parrotfish
(initial phase) |
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Scarus
cf. iseri -
striped parrotfish (terminal
phase) |
Scarus cf. iseri
- striped parrotfish (initial
phase) |
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Sparisoma atomarium
- greenblotch parrotfish (terminal
phase) |
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
- greenblotch parrotfish (initial phase) |
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Equetus lanceolatus
- jackknife-fish |
Pareques umbrosus
- cubbyu (light phase) |
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Pareques umbrosus
- cubbyu (dark phase) |
Scorpaena plumieri
- spotted scorpionfish |
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Centropristis
ocyurus
- bank
sea bass |
Cephalopholis cruentata
- graysby |
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Epinephelus drummondhayi
- speckled hind |
Epinephelus morio
- red grouper |
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Hypoplectrus puella
- barred hamlet |
Mycteroperca phenax
- scamp |
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Mycteroperca microlepis - gag |
Rypticus maculatus
- whitespotted soapfish |
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Serranus annularis
- orangeback bass |
Serranus phoebe
- tattler |
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Serranus phoebe
- tattler |
Calamus
nodosus - Knobbed porgy |
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Pagrus pagrus - Red Porgy |
Synodus intermedius
- sand diver |
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Synodus
synodus
- red lizardfish |
Canthigaster rostrata
- sharpnose puffer |
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Sphoeroides
spengleri
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bandtail puffer |
Diodon holocanthus
- balloonfish |
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