speciesspecies_IDSpeciesGroupSpeciesCommon_NameScientificName
3567Marine FishesSergeant-majorAbudefduf vaigiensis
3168Marine Fishesspiny chromis damselfishAcanthochromis polyacanthus
707Marine FishesYellowfin GobyAcanthogobius flavimanus
2760Marine Fisheswhitespotted surgeonfishAcanthurus guttatus
3586Marine FishesdoctorfishAcanthurus monroviae
2931Marine Fisheschocolate surgeonfishAcanthurus pyroferus
2554Marine FishesRed Sea surgeonfishAcanthurus sohal
303Marine FishesBonefishAlbula vulpes
3243Marine Fishesclown anemonefishAmphiprion ocellaris
669Marine FishesDeepbody AnchovyAnchoa compressa
670Marine FishesNorthern Gulf AnchovyAnchoa mundeoloides
309Marine Fishesshortfin eelAnguilla australis
724Marine FishesSargoAnisotremus davidsonii
2590Marine Fishesgoldspotted angelfishApolemichthys xanthopunctatus
2761Marine Fishesmasked pufferfishArothron diadematus
947Marine FishesBairdiellaBairdiella icistia
2823Marine Fishesclown triggerfishBalistoides conspicillum
3170Marine Fishesmud sleeperButis koilomatodon
339Marine FishesGreen JackCaranx caballus
2262Marine Fisheslemonpeel angelCentropyge flavissima
2591Marine Fishesflaming angelfishCentropyge loricula
964Marine Fishespeacock hindCephalopholis argus
965Marine Fishesdarkfin hindCephalopholis urodeta
671Marine FishesAnchovetaCetengraulis mysticetus
2301Marine Fishesraccoon butterflyfishChaetodon lunula
2592Marine Fishesvermiculated angelfishChaetodontoplus mesoleucus
413Marine FishesMilkfishChanos chanos
2762Marine Fishesbrownbanded bamboosharkChiloscyllium punctatum
966Marine FishesPanther GrouperChromileptes altivelis
3236Marine FishesAzores chromisChromis limbata
2606Marine Fishesdwarf hawkfishCirrhitichthys falco
2607Marine FishesCoral HawkfishCirrhitichthys oxycephalus
316Marine FishesFalse GrunionColpichthys regis
948Marine FishesSpotted SeatroutCynoscion nebulosus
949Marine FishesSpotted Seatrout × Orangemouth CorvinaCynoscion nebulosus × xanthulus
950Marine FishesGulf CorvinaCynoscion othonopterus
951Marine FishesShortfin CorvinaCynoscion parvipinnis
952Marine FishesOrangemouth CorvinaCynoscion xanthulus
2805Marine Fisheswhitetail damselfishDascyllus aruanus
2763Marine Fishesthree spot damselfishDascyllus trimaculatus
672Marine FishesNorthern AnchovyEngraulis mordax
967Marine Fishesblacktip grouperEpinephelus fasciatus
969Marine Fishesstarspotted grouperEpinephelus hexagonatus
970Marine FishesMarquesan grouperEpinephelus irroratus
971Marine Fishesdwarf spotted grouperEpinephelus merra
2822Marine FishesSumman grouperEpinephelus ongus
800Marine FishesFringed FlounderEtropus crossotus
705Marine FishesSpotfin MojarraEucinostomus argenteus
706Marine FishesGraceful MojarraEucinostomus gracilis
687Marine FishesGulf KillifishFundulus grandis
708Marine FishesLongjaw MudsuckerGillichthys mirabilis
709Marine FishesShortjaw MudsuckerGillichthys seta
752Marine FishesGulf OpaleyeGirella simplicidens
3568Marine Fishesgolden trevallyGnathanodon speciosus
710Marine FishesNaked GobyGobiosoma bosc
723Marine FishesFairy BassletGramma loreto
2580Marine Fishesunidentified morayGymnothorax sp.
753Marine FishesRock WrasseHalichoeres semicinctus
3019Marine Fishespennant coralfishHeniochus acuminatus
2844Marine Fishespennant coralfishHeniochus diphreutes
2596Marine FishesRed Sea bannerfishHeniochus intermedius
2787Marine FishesbannerfishHeniochus sp.
495Marine Fishesgoldspot herringHerklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
2638Marine FishesTessellated BlennyHypsoblennius invemar
2403Marine FishesFreckled BlennyHypsoblennius ionthas
840Marine FishesDiamond TurbotHypsopsetta guttulata
953Marine FishesSpotLeiostomus xanthurus
759Marine FishesemperorLethrinus sp.
319Marine FishesGulf GrunionLeuresthes sardina
771Marine Fishesblacktail snapperLutjanus fulvus
772Marine Fisheshumpback snapperLutjanus gibbus
773Marine FishesSpotted Rose SnapperLutjanus guttatus
774Marine Fishesbluestripe snapperLutjanus kasmira
2589Marine Fishesemperor snapperLutjanus sebae
775Marine FishesTarponMegalops atlanticus
320Marine FishesRough SilversideMembras martinica
954Marine FishesHighfin KingfishMenticirrhus nasus
955Marine FishesCalifornia CorbinaMenticirrhus undulatus
956Marine FishesGulf CroakerMicropogonias megalops
957Marine FishesAtlantic CroakerMicropogonias undulatus
788Marine FishesStriped MulletMugil cephalus
789Marine FishesWhite MulletMugil curema
2255Marine Fishesmangrove gobyMugilogobius cavifrons
2553Marine Fishesorangespine unicornfishNaso lituratus
792Marine FishesRoosterfishNematistius pectoralis
2936Marine FishesRegal DemoiselleNeopomacentrus cyanomos
3608Marine FishesRed-toothed TriggerfishOdonus niger
2256Marine Fishesfang-toothed blennyOmobranchus ferox
3009Marine FishesMuzzled blennyOmobranchus punctatus
496Marine FishesDeepbody Thread HerringOpisthonema libertate
2902Marine Fishesbarred knifejawOplegnathus fasciatus
334Marine FishesblennyParablennius thysanius
3339Marine Fishespalette surgeonfishParacanthurus hepatus
972Marine FishesSpotted Sand BassParalabrax maculatofasciatus
801Marine FishesCortez HalibutParalichthys aestuarius
802Marine FishesGulf FlounderParalichthys albigutta
803Marine FishesSouthern FlounderParalichthys lethostigma
804Marine FishesDappled FlounderParalichthys woolmani
2309Marine Fishesorbicular batfishPlatax orbicularis
841Marine FishesEuropean flounderPlatichthys flesus
842Marine FishesStarry FlounderPlatichthys stellatus
2765Marine Fishesharlequin sweetlipsPlectorhinchus chaetodonoides
958Marine FishesBlack DrumPogonias cromis
959Marine FishesBlack Drum × Red DrumPogonias cromis × Sciaenops ocellatus
2295Marine Fishesblue ringed angelfishPomacanthus annularis
877Marine FishesArabian angelPomacanthus asfur
2294Marine Fishesemperor angelfishPomacanthus imperator
2297Marine Fishesyellowbar angelfishPomacanthus maculosus
2296Marine Fishessemicircle angelfishPomacanthus semicirculatus
878Marine Fishesbluefaced angelPomacanthus xanthometopon
3162Marine FishesWarthead BlennyProtemblemaria punctata
963Marine FisheslionfishPterois volitans/miles
2605Marine FishesRegal angelfishPygoplites diacanthus
2766Marine FishesLagoon TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus
323Marine Fishesbursa triggerfishRhinecanthus verrucosus
2839Marine FishesPacific Sharpnose SharkRhizoprionodon longurio
2925Marine FishesAtlantic sharpnose sharkRhizoprionodon terraenovae
497Marine FishesMarquesan sardineSardinella marquesensis
945Marine FishesscatScatophagus argus
960Marine FishesRed DrumSciaenops ocellatus
962Marine FishesGulf SierraScomberomorus concolor
3250Marine Fishesgreat amberjackSeriola lalandi
3094Marine Fishesblotched foxfaceSiganus unimaculatus
3331Marine Fisheswhitetail damselfishStegastes leucorus
754Marine FishesTautogTautoga onitis
3607Marine FishesJarbua teraponTerapon jarbua
961Marine FishesTotoabaTotoaba macdonaldi
340Marine FishesPaloma PompanoTrachinotus paitensis
3249Marine Fisheswhitetip reef sharkTriaenodon obesus
715Marine FishesShokihaze GobyTridentiger barbatus
717Marine FishesChameleon GobyTridentiger trigonocephalus
791Marine Fishesbandedtail goatfishUpeneus vittatus
790Marine FisheskandaValamugil engeli
2303Marine FishesMoorish IdolZanclus cornutus
2299Marine Fishessailfin tangZebrasoma desjardinii
2304Marine Fishesyellow tangZebrasoma flavescens
2797Marine FishesBrown TangZebrasoma scopas
2300Marine Fishessailfin tangZebrasoma velifer
2305Marine Fishesyellowtail tangZebrasoma xanthurum

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [3/17/2025].

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