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Official Florida Boating Handbook Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Common Saltwater Fish in Florida

Size: A few inches to a foot or more
Black Sea Bass
Black Sea Bass		 Lane Snapper
Lane Snapper
Mahogany Snapper
Mahogany Snapper		 Red Porgy
Red Porgy
Pinfish
Pinfish		 White Grunt
White Grunt
Atlantic Croaker
Atlantic Croaker		 Southern Kingfish (Whiting)
Southern Kingfish (Whiting)
Gulf Kingfish (Whiting)
Gulf Kingfish (Whiting)
Queen Snapper
Queen Snapper
Vermilion Snapper
Vermilion Snapper		 Schoolmaster
Schoolmaster
Size: Up to two feet
Bonefish
Bonefish		 Florida Pompano
Florida Pompano
Tripletail
Tripletail		 Gray Snapper
Gray Snapper
Blackfin Snapper
Blackfin Snapper		 Dog Snapper
Dog Snapper
Mutton Snapper
Mutton Snapper		 Silk Snapper
Silk Snapper
Hogfish
Hogfish		 Sheepshead
Sheepshead
Sand Seatrout
Sand Seatrout		 Silver Seatrout
Silver Seatrout
Spotted Seatrout
Spotted Seatrout		 Gulf Flounder
Gulf Flounder
Weakfish
Weakfish		 Striped Mullet
Striped Mullet
Cero Mackerel
Cero Mackerel		 Spanish Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel

Yellowtail Snapper

Yellowtail Snapper

Gray Triggerfish

Gray Triggerfish
Size: Up to three feet
Common Snook
Common Snook
Gag Grouper
Gag Grouper
Black Grouper
Black Grouper
Red Grouper
Red Grouper
Nassau Grouper
Nassau Grouper
Yellowfin Grouper
Yellowfin Grouper
Yellowmouth Grouper
Yellowmouth Grouper
Scamp
Scamp
Bluefish
Bluefish
Crevalle Jack
Crevalle Jack
Banded Rudderfish
Banded Rudderfish
Permit
Permit
Lesser Amberjack
Lesser Amberjack
African Pompano
African Pompano
Cubera Snapper
Cubera Snapper
Red Snapper
Red Snapper
Black Drum
Black Drum
Red Drum
Red Drum
Blackfin Tuna
Blackfin Tuna
Size: A few feet to as many as six feet
Tarpon
Tarpon
Goliath Grouper
Goliath Grouper
Warsaw Grouper
Warsaw Grouper
Cobia
Cobia
Greater Amberjack
Greater Amberjack
King Mackerel
King Mackerel
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
Wahoo
Wahoo
Dolphin
Dolphin

 
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