A full description and identification of Florida saltwater fish including which Florida fish species you are likely to Encounter whilst scuba diving.

Florida Saltwater Fish

Which Florida fish are you likely to encounter on your scuba dives?

There is a vast array of fish in all colors and sizes and it enhances your scuba diving experience if you can identify the fish you encounter on your dives.

Florida State Fish

With its tropical waters Florida has an abundance of exotic fish and is famous for its game fishing especially off the coast of Marathon and Islamorada.

The area is famous for its boat charters and big fish game hunting such as marlin.

Florida Fish Species

Whilst Florida also has an abundance of freshwater fish it is the saltwater fish we are mainly interested in and listed below is a comprehensive list of the many Florida saltwater fish you are likely to encounter

Florida Fish Identification

Billfishes

• Blue Marlin
• Longbill Spearfish
• Sailfish
• White Marlin

Bluefish

• Bluefish

Bonefish

• Bonefish

Cobia

• Cobia (Ling)

Dolphin

• Dolphin

Drums

• Atlantic Croaker
• Black Drum
• Red Drum (redfish)
• Sand Seatrout
• Silver Seatrout
• Spotted Seatrout
• Silver Perch (yellowtail)
• Weakfish

Flounder

• Lefteye Flounders
• Gulf Flounder

Grouper

• Black Grouper
• Gag
• Goliath
• Nassau Grouper
• Red Grouper
• Scamp
• Yellowfin Grouper
• Yellowmouth Grouper
• Bank Sea Bass
• Black Sea Bass
• Rock Sea Bass

Grunt

• White Grunt

Herring

• American Shad

Jacks

• Almaco Jack
• Banded Rudderfish
• Blue Runner
• Cervalle Jack
• Greater Amberjack
• Lesser Amberjack
• Florida Pompano
• Palometa
• Permit

Mackerels & Tunas

• Cero
• King Mackerel
• Spanish Mackerel

Mullets

• Fantail Mullet
• Striped (Black) Mullet

Porgy

• Grass
• Jolthead
• Knobbed
• Littlehead
• Pinfish
• Red Porgy
• Sheepshead
• Spottail Pinfish

Sharks

• Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
• Basking Shark
• Blacktip Shark
• Blue Shark
• Bonnethead Shark
• Bull Shark
• Great Hammerhead Shark
• Lemon Shark
• Nurse Shark
• Sandbar Shark
• Scalloped Hammerhead
• Shortfin Mako
• Spinner Shark
• Thresher Shark
• Tiger Shark

Snappers

• Blackfin Snapper
• Cubera Snapper
• Dog Snapper
• Gray Snapper
• Lane Snapper
• Mahogany Snapper
• Mutton Snapper
• Queen Snapper
• Red Snapper
• Schoolmaster
• Silk Snapper
• Vermilion Snapper
• Yellowtail Snapper

Snook

• Fat Snook
• Common Snook
• Swordspine Snook
• Tarpon Snook

Spadefish

• Atlantic Spadefish

Swordfish

• Swordfish

Tarpons

• Ladyfish
• Tarpon

 

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