FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Bioprofiles

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Genus & Species	Family	Common Name
*Abudefduf saxatilis*	Pomacentridae	sergeant major
*Acanthurus bahianus*	Acanthuridae	ocean surgeon
*Acanthurus chirurgus*	Acanthuridae	doctorfish
*Acanthurus coeruleus*	Acanthuridae	blue tang
*Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi*	Acipenseridae	gulf sturgeon
*Acanthocybium solandri*	Scombridae	wahoo
*Acanthostracion polygonius*	Ostraciidae	honeycomb cowfish
*Acanthostracion quadricornis*	Ostraciidae	scrawled cowfish
*Aethaloperca rogaa*	Serranidae	redmouth grouper
*Aetobatus narinari*	Myliobatidae	spotted eagle ray
*Albula vulpes*	Albulidae	bonefish
*Alopias pelagicus*	Alopiidae	pelagic thresher
*Alopias superciliosus*	Alopiidae	bigeye thresher
*Alopias vulpinus*	Alopiidae	thresher shark
*Aluterus schoepfii*	Monacanthidae	orange filefish
*Aluterus scriptus*	Monacanthidae	scrawled filefish
*Amblyraja radiata*	Rajidae	thorny skate
*Amia calva*	Amiidae	bowfin
*Amphiprion ocellaris*	Pomacentridae	clown anemonefish
*Amphiprion percula*	Pomacentridae	orange clownfish
*Amphiprion perideraion*	Pomacentridae	pink anemonefish
*Anisotremus virginicus*	Haemulidae	porkfish
*Anoxypristis cuspidata*	Pristidae	knifetooth sawfish
*Antennarius multiocellatus*	Antennariidae	longlure frogfish
*Antennarius striatus*	Antennariidae	striated frogfish
*Archosargus probatocephalus*	Sparidae	sheepshead
*Astronotus ocellatus*	Cichlidae	oscar
*Astroscopus guttatus*	Uranoscopidae	northern stargazer
*Astroscopus y-graecum*	Uranoscopidae	southern stargazer
*Atractosteus spatula*	Lepisosteidae	alligator gar
*Aulostomus maculatus*	Aulostomidae	trumpetfish
*Balistes capriscus*	Balistidae	gray triggerfish
*Balistes vetula*	Balistidae	queen triggerfish
*Belonesox belizanus*	Poeciliidae	pike killifish
*Bothus lunatus*	Bothidae	peacock flounder
*Bothus ocellatus*	Bothidae	eyed flounder
*Callorhinchus milii*	Callorhinchidae	ghost shark
*Carangoides bartholomaei*	Carangidae	yellow jack
*Caranx hippos*	Carangidae	crevalle jack
*Caranx ruber*	Carangidae	bar jack
*Carcharhinus acronotus*	Carcharhinidae	blacknose shark
*Carcharhinus albimarginatus*	Carcharhinidae	silvertip shark
*Carcharhinus altimus*	Carcharhinidae	bignose shark
*Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos*	Carcharhinidae	grey reef shark
*Carcharhinus brachyurus*	Carcharhinidae	narrowtooth shark
*Carcharhinus brevipinna*	Carcharhinidae	spinner shark
*Carcharhinus falciformis*	Carcharhinidae	silky shark
*Carcharhinus galapagensis*	Carcharhinidae	Galapagos shark
*Carcharhinus isodon*	Carcharhinidae	finetooth shark
*Carcharhinus leucas*	Carcharhinidae	bull shark
*Carcharhinus limbatus*	Carcharhinidae	blacktip shark
*Carcharhinus longimanus*	Carcharhinidae	oceanic whitetip shark
*Carcharhinus melanopterus*	Carcharhinidae	blacktip reef shark
*Carcharhinus obscurus*	Carcharhinidae	dusky shark
*Carcharhinus perezi*	Carcharhinidae	Caribbean reef shark
*Carcharhinus plumbeus*	Carcharhinidae	sandbar shark
*Carcharhinus porosus*	Carcharhinidae	smalltail shark
*Carcharhinus signatus*	Carcharhinidae	night shark
*Carcharias taurus*	Odontaspidae	sand tiger shark
*Carcharodon carcharias*	Lamnidae	white shark
*Centrophorus granulosus*	Centrophoridae	gulper shark
*Centropomus undecimalis*	Centropomidae	common snook
*Centropristis striata*	Serranidae	black seabass
*Centroscyllium fabricii*	Etmopteridae	black dogfish
*Centroscymnus coelolepis*	Somniosidae	Portuguese shark
*Cephalopholis fulva*	Serranidae	coney
*Cephalopholis miniata*	Serranidae	coral hind
*Cephalopholis sonnerati*	Serranidae	tomato hind
*Cephaloscyllium laticeps*	Scyliorhinidae	Australian swellshark
*Cephaloscyllium ventriosum*	Scyliorhinidae	swell shark
*Cetorhinus maximus*	Cetorhinidae	basking shark
*Chaetodipturus faber*	Ephippidae	Atlantic spadefish
*Chaetodon capistratus*	Chaetodontidae	foureye butterflyfish
*Chaetodon ocellatus*	Chaetodontidae	spotfin butterflyfish
*Chaetodon sedentarius*	Chaetodontidae	reef butterflyfish
*Chaetodon striatus*	Chaetodontidae	banded butterflyfish
*Cheilinus undulatus*	Labridae	humphead wrasse
*Chiloscyllium plagiosum*	Hemiscylliidae	whitespotted bambooshark
*Chiloscyllium punctatum*	Hemiscylliidae	brownbanded bambooshark
*Cichlasoma urophthalmus*	Cichlidae	Mayan cichlid
*Cirrhigaleus asper*	Squalidae	roughskin dogfish
*Clarias batrachus*	Clariidae	walking catfish
*Coryphaena equiselis*	Coryphaenidae	pompano dolphin
*Coryphaena hippurus*	Coryphaenidae	dolphinfish
*Cynoscion nebulosus*	Sciaenidae	spotted seatrout
*Dalatias licha*	Dalatiidae	kitefin shark
*Dasyatis americana*	Dasyatidae	southern stingray
*Dasyatis brevicaudata*	Dasyatidae	short-tail stingray
*Dasyatis centroura*	Dasyatidae	roughtail stingray
*Dasyatis margarita*	Dasyatidae	daisy stingray
*Dasyatis kuhlii*	Dasyatidae	bluespotted stingray
*Dasyatis sabina*	Dasyatidae	Atlantic stingray
*Dasyatis say*	Dasyatidae	bluntnose stingray
*Diodon holocanthus*	Diodontidae	balloonfish
*Diodon hystrix*	Diodontidae	porcupinefish
*Diplectrum formosum*	Serranidae	sand perch
*Dipturus laevis*	Rajidae	barndoor skate
*Dipturus olseni*	Rajidae	spreadfin skate
*Echeneis naucrates*	Echeneidae	sharksucker
*Echinorhinus brucus*	Echinorhinidae	bramble shark
*Elops saurus*	Elopidae	ladyfish
*Emblemaria pandionis*	Chaenopsidae	sailfin blenny
*Epinephelus amblycephalus*	Serranidae	banded grouper
*Epinephelus itajara*	Serranidae	goliath grouper
*Epinephelus morio*	Serranidae	red grouper
*Epinephelus striatus*	Serranidae	Nassau grouper
*Eucrossorhinus dasypogon*	Orectolobidae	tasselled wobbegong
*Euthynnus alletteratus*	Scombridae	little tunny
*Fenestraja sinusmexicanus*	Rajidae	Gulf of Mexico pygmy skate
*Galeocerdo cuvier*	Carcharhinidae	tiger shark
*Galeorhinus galeus*	Triakidae	tope shark
*Ginglymostoma cirratum*	Ginglymostomatidae	nurse shark
*Gymnothorax funebris*	Muraenidae	green moray
*Gymnura altavela*	Gymnuridae	spiny butterfly ray
*Gymnura micrura*	Gymnuridae	smooth butterfly ray
*Haemulon flavolineatum*	Haemulidae	French grunt
*Haemulon plumieri*	Haemulidae	white grunt
*Haemulon sciurus*	Haemulidae	bluestriped grunt
*Haploblepharus edwardsii*	Scyliorhinidae	puffadder shyshark
*Haploblepharus fuscus*	Scyliorhinidae	brown shyshark
*Haploblepharus pictus*	Scyliorhinidae	dark shyshark
*Hemiscyllium ocellatum*	Hemiscylliidae	epaulette shark
*Heptranchias perlo*	Hexanchidae	sharpnose sevengill shark
*Heterodontus francisci*	Heterodontidae	horn shark
*Heterodontus portusjacksoni*	Heterodontidae	Port Jackson shark
*Hexanchus griseus*	Hexanchidae	bluntnose sixgill shark
*Hexanchus nakamurai*	Hexanchidae	bigeye sixgill shark
*Hippocampus erectus*	Sygnathidae	lined seahorse
*Hippocampus reidi*	Sygnathidae	longsnout seahorse
*Histrio histrio*	Antennariidae	sargassumfish
*Holacanthus bermudensis*	Pomacanthidae	blue angelfish
*Holacanthus ciliaris*	Pomacanthidae	queen angelfish
*Holacanthus tricolor*	Pomacanthidae	rock beauty
*Holocentrus adscensionis*	Holocentridae	squirrelfish
*Hydrolagus colliei*	Chimaeridae	spotted ratfish
*Ictalurus punctatus*	Ictaluridae	channel catfish
*Isistius brasiliensis*	Dalatiidae	cookiecutter shark
*Istiophorus platypterus*	Istiophoridae	sailfish
*Isurus oxyrinchus*	Lamnidae	shortfin mako
*Isurus paucus*	Lamnidae	Longfin mako
*Katsuwonus pelamis*	Scombridae	skipjack tuna
*Lachnolaimus maximus*	Labridae	hogfish
*Lamna ditropis*	Lamnidae	salmon shark
*Lamna nasus*	Lamnidae	porbeagle
*Lepisosteus osseus*	Lepisosteidae	longnose gar
*Lepisosteus platyrhincus*	Lepisosteidae	Florida gar
*Leucoraja erinacea*	Rajidae	little skate
*Leucoraja garmani*	Rajidae	rosette skate
*Leucoraja ocellata*	Rajidae	winter skate
*Lobotes surinamensis*	Lobotidae	tripletail
*Lutjanus analis*	Lutjanidae	mutton snapper
*Lutjanus bucanella*	Lutjanidae	blackfin snapper
*Lutjanus campechanus*	Lutjanidae	northern red snapper
*Lutjanus chrysurus*	Lutjanidae	yellowtail snapper
*Lutjanus cyanopterus*	Lutjanidae	cubera snapper
*Lutjanus griseus*	Lutjanidae	gray snapper
*Lutjanus jocu*	Lutjanidae	dog snapper
*Lutjanus mahogoni*	Lutjanidae	mahogany snapper
*Lutjanus synagris*	Lutjanidae	lane snapper
*Makaira nigricans*	Istiophoridae	blue marlin
*Manta birostris*	Myliobatidae	manta
*Megachasma pelagios*	Megachasmidae	megamouth shark
*Megalops atlanticus*	Megalopidae	tarpon
*Micropterus salmoides*	Centrarchidae	largemouth bass
*Mitsukurina owstoni*	Mitsukurinidae	goblin shark
*Mobula hypostoma*	Mobulidae	Atlantic devil ray
*Monacanthus ciliatus*	Monacanthidae	fringed filefish
*Mugil cephalus*	Mugilidae	striped mullet
*Mustelus californicus*	Triakidae	grey smooth-hound
*Mustelus canis*	Triakidae	smooth dogfish
*Mustelus henlei*	Triakidae	brown smooth-hound
*Mustelus norrisi*	Triakidae	narrowfin smooth-hound
*Mycteroperca bonaci*	Serranidae	black grouper
*Mycteroperca microlepis*	Serranidae	gag grouper
*Myliobatis aquila*	Myliobatidae	common eagle ray
*Myliobatis australis*	Myliobatidae	Australian bull ray
*Myliobatis californica*	Myliobatidae	bat ray
*Myliobatis freminvillii*	Myliobatidae	bullnose ray
*Narcine bancrofti*	Narcinidae	lesser electric ray
*Nebrius ferrugineus*	Ginglymostomatidae	tawny nurse shark
*Negaprion acutidens*	Carcharhinidae	sicklefin lemon shark
*Negaprion brevirostris*	Carcharhinidae	lemon shark
*Notorynchus cepedianus*	Hexanchidae	sevengill shark
*Ogcocephalus cubifrons*	Ogcocephalidae	polk-a-dot batfish
*Oligoplites saurus*	Carangidae	leatherjacket
*Opsanus beta*	Batrachoididae	gulf toadfish
*Orectolobus maculatus*	Orectolobidae	spotted wobbegong
*Orectolobus ornatus*	Orectolobidae	ornate wobbegong
*Parablennius marmoreus*	Blennidae	seaweed blenny
*Paragaleus pectoralis*	Hemigaleidae	Atlantic weasel shark
*Parascyllium variolatum*	Parascylliidae	necklace carpetshark
*Parmaturus xaniurus*	Scyliorhinidae	filetail catshark
*Poecilia latipinna*	Poeciliidae	sailfin molly
*Pomacanthus arcuatus*	Pomacanthidae	gray angelfish
*Pomacanthus paru*	Pomacanthidae	French angelfish
*Pomoxis nigromaculatus*	Centrarchidae	black crappie
*Poroderma africanum*	Scyliorhinidae	striped catshark
*Poroderma pantherinium*	Scyliorhinidae	leopard catshark
*Prionace glauca*	Carcharhinidae	blue shark
*Pristis clavata*	Pristidae	dwarf sawfish
*Pristis microdon*	Pristidae	freshwater sawfish
*Pristis pectinata*	Pristidae	smalltooth sawfish
*Pristis perotteti*	Pristidae	largetooth sawfish
*Pristis zephyreus*	Pristidae	(Pacific) largetooth sawfish
*Pristis zijsron*	Pristidae	green sawfish
*Pterois volitans*	Scorpaenidae	red lionfish
*Pteroplatytrygon violacea*	Dasyatidae	pelagic stingray
*Rachycentron canadum*	Rachycentridae	cobia
*Raja binoculata*	Rajidae	big skate
*Raja eglanteria*	Rajidae	clearnose skate
*Raja miraletus*	Rajidae	brown ray
*Raja rhina*	Rajidae	longnose skate
*Raja texana*	Rajidae	roundel skate
*Regalecus glesne*	Regalecidae	oarfish
*Rhincodon typus*	Rhincodontidae	whale shark
*Rhinobatos lentiginosus*	Rhinobatidae	Atlantic guitarfish
*Rhinobatos rhinobatos*	Rhinobatidae	common guitarfish
*Rhinoptera bonasus*	Myliobatidae	cownose ray
*Rhizoprionodon acutus*	Carcharhinidae	Milk shark
*Rhizoprionodon porosus*	Carcharhinidae	Caribbean sharpnose shark
*Rhizoprionodon terraenovae*	Carcharhinidae	Atlantic sharpnose shark
*Rivulus marmoratus*	Aplocheilidae	mangrove rivulus
*Scianops ocellatus*	Sciaenidae	red drum
*Scomberomorus cavalla*	Scombridae	king mackerel
*Scomberomorus maculatus*	Scombridae	Spanish mackerel
*Scomberomorus regalis*	Scombridae	cero mackerel
*Scorpaena brasiliensis*	Scorpaenidae	barbfish
*Scorpaena plumieri*	Scorpaenidae	spotted scorpionfish
*Scyliorhinus canicula*	Scyliorhinidae	small-spotted catshark
*Scyliorhinus retifer*	Scyliorhinidae	chain dogfish
*Seriola dumerili*	Carangidae	greater amberjack
*Somniosus microcephalus*	Dalatiidae	Greenland shark
*Sparisoma viride*	Scaridae	stoplight parrotfish
*Sphyraena barracuda*	Sphyraenidae	great barracuda
*Sphyrna lewini*	Sphyrnidae	scalloped hammerhead
*Sphyrna mokarran*	Sphyrnidae	great hammerhead
*Sphyrna tiburo*	Sphyrnidae	bonnethead
*Sphyrna tudes*	Sphyrnidae	smalleye hammerhead
*Sphyrna zygaena*	Sphyrnidae	smooth hammerhead
*Stegostoma fasciatum*	Stegostomatidae	zebra shark
*Squalus acanthias*	Squalidae	spiny dogfish
*Squalus cubensis*	Squalidae	Cuban dogfish
*Squatina californica*	Squatinidae	Pacific angelshark
*Squatina dumeril*	Squatinidae	Atlantic angelshark
*Taeniura lymma*	Dasyatidae	bluespotted ribbontail ray
*Taeniura meyeni*	Dasyatidae	blotched fantail ray
*Tetrapturus albidus*	Istiophoridae	white marlin
*Thalassoma bifasciatum*	Labridae	bluehead
*Thunnus albacares*	Scombridae	yellowfin tuna
*Thunnus atlanticus*	Scombridae	blackfin tuna
*Thunnus thynnus*	Scombridae	bluefin tuna
*Tilapia mariae*	Cichlidae	spotted tilapia
*Torpedo californica*	Torpedinidae	Pacific electric ray
*Torpedo marmorata*	Torpedinidae	marbled electric ray
*Torpedo nobiliana*	Torpedinidae	Atlantic torpedo
*Torpedo torpedo*	Torpedinidae	common torpedo
*Trachinotus falcatus*	Carangidae	permit
*Triaenodon obesus*	Carcharhinidae	whitetip reef shark
*Triakis semifasciata*	Triakidae	leopard shark
*Trygonorrhina fasciata*	Rhinobatidae	southern fiddler
*Urobatis halleri*	Urolophidae	round stingray
*Urobatis jamaicensis*	Urolophidae	yellow stingray
*Xiphias gladius*	Xiphiidae	swordfish

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