Fishes

This torpedo-shaped fish has a long, pointed face and slightly depressed head that swoops back to a row of spines spaced out in front of its dorsal fin. With triangular, curved fins and crescent tail, as well as dark olive-brown on…

The Crevalle Jack has a back bluish-green to greenish-gold, with a belly that is silver or yellowish. They have a prominent black spot on their gill cover and black spot at the base of each pectoral fin. The second dorsal…

The dolphinfish is also often called mahi-mahi, and not at all related to the marine mammal dolphins. This colorful, distinct fish has a long body and a blunt face, with a forked caudal fin (tail), and a dorsal fin that runs…

A flat, disc-shaped fish that is white on the right side and brown, gray or olive on the left side. The colored side has three distinct ocellated dark brown spots near the tail that form a triangle pointing to the…

Gag have long, compressed bodies. Their coloring varies with their size. Large gag are dark brownish-gray above and paler below, with traces of dark wavy markings on the sides. Smaller fish are much lighter and have dark brown or charcoal kiss-like…

Goliath grouper are the largest members of the sea bass family. The body is robust and elongate; its widest point is more than half its total length. The head is broad with small eyes. The dorsal fins are continuous with…

The Grass Porgy is characterized by a nodule in front of the eye and a small mouth with formidable canine teeth. The Grass Porgy ranges in coloration from green or dark olive to tan tinged silver. The most identifiable spot on…

Adults are primarily olive-gray, have blue spots and lines on the upper body and dorsal (back) fin, and the upper rims of their eyes are blue. Adults have the ability to change color, particularly during the spawning season (April to…