(In the interest of space, when a large number of species occur in one genus, the notation “var. spp.” for "various species" is used.)

The following fish have been documented in Biscayne National Park. They are sorted alphabetically by common name. The list is not exhaustive, and documented sightings of species not on this list are welcome. Submit your sightings to BISC_webmaster@nps.gov.

African Pompano, Alectis ciliaris
American Eel, Anguilla rostrata
Anchovy, Anchoa, var. spp.
Angelfish, Hirundichthys, 5 spp.
Angelfish, Pomacanthus, var. spp.
Arrow Stargazer, Gillellus greyae
Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus
Atlantic Guitarfish, Rhinobatos lentiginosus
Atlantic Manta/Manta, Manta birostris
Atlantic Midshipman, Porichthys plectrodon
Atlantic Moonfish, Selene setapinnis
Atlantic Needlefish, Strongylura marina
Atlantic Pearlfish, Carapus bermudensis
Atlantic Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Atlantic Spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic Stingray, Dasyatis sabina
Atlantic Thread Herring, Opisthonema oglinum
Atlantic Torpedo Ray, Torpedo nobiliana
Balao, Hemiramphus balao
Balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus
Ballyhoo, Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Banded Rudderfish, Seriola zonata
Bandtooth Conger, Ariosoma impressa
Bar Jack, Caranx ruber
Bass, Liopropoma, 2 spp.
Bass, Serranus, 4 spp.
Batfish, Ogcocephalus, 3 spp.
Bearded Goby, Barbulifer ceuthoecus
Bigeye Scad, Selar crumenophthalmus
Blackbar Soldierfish, Myripristis jacobus
Blackedge Cusk-eel, Lepophidium brevibarbe
Blackcheek Tonguefish, Symphurus plagiusa
Black Margate, Anisotremus surinamensis
Black-nose Shark, Carcharhinus acronotus
Black-tip Shark, Carcharhinus limbatus
Blenny, Coralliozetus, var. spp.
Blenny, Hypleurochilus, 2 spp.
Blenny, Labrisomus, 6 spp.
Blenny, Malacoctenus, 3 spp.
Blenny, Paraclinus, 5 spp.
Blenny, Stathmonotus, 2 spp.
Blue Chromis, Chromis cyanea
Blue Croaker, Bairdiella batabana
Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix
Blue Goby, Loglossus calliurus
Bluehead, Thalassoma bifasciatum
Bluelip Parrotfish, Cryptotomus roseus
Bluerunner, Caranx crysos
Blue Tang, Acanthurus coeruleus
Bluethroat Pikeblenny, Chaenopsis ocellata
Bluntnose Flyingfish, Prognichthys gibbifrons
Bluntnose Jack, Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus
Bluntnose Stingray, Dasyatis say
Bonefish, Albula vulpes
Bonito, Sarda sarda
Bonnetmouth, Emmelichthyops atlanticus
Brown Chromis, Chromis multilineata
Bulleye/Glasseye Snapper, Priacanthus cruentatus
Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas
Burrfish, Chilomycterus, var. spp.
Burro Grunt, Pomadasys crocro
Butterflyfish, Chaetodon, var. spp.
Cardinalfish, Apogon, var. spp.
Caribbean Reef Shark, Carcharhinus perezii
Chain Moray, Echidna catenata
Checkerd Blenny, Starksia ocellata
Chub, Kyphosus, 2 spp.
Cobia, Rachycentron canadum
Common Snook, Centropomus undecimalis
Conchfish, Astrapogon stellatus
Coney Grouper, Cephalopholis fulva
Conger Eel, Conger oceanicus
Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus
Creole Fish, Paranthias furcifer
Creole Wrasse, Clepticus parrae
Crevalle Jack, Caranx hippos
Crested Goby, Lophogobius cyprinoides
Cubbyu, Equetus umbrosus
Cusk Eel, Ophidion, 2 spp.
Damselfish, Pomacentrus, 5 spp.
Deepreef Scorpionfish, Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus
Doctorfish, Acanthurus chirurgus
Dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus
Dwarf Herring, Jenkinsia lamprotaenia
Dwarf Wrasse, Doratonotus megalepis
Dusky Cusk Eel, Parophidion schmiditi
Dusky Shark, Carcharhinus obscurus
Eel, Myrichthys, 2 spp.
Eel, Ophichthus, 2 spp.
Emerald Parrotfish, Nicholsina usta
Emerald Sleeper, Erotelis smaragdus
Eyed Flounder, Bothus ocellatus
False Albacore/Little Tunny, Euthynnus alletteratus
False Moray, Kaupichthys hyoproroides
Fat Sleeper, Dormitator maculatus
Feather Blenny, Hypsoblennius hentz
Filefish, Aluterus, var. spp.
Filefish, Monacanthus, 4 spp.
Finless Snake Eel/Surf Eel, Ichthyapus ophioneus
Flamefish, Apogon maculatus
Florida Blenny, Chasmodes saburrae
Florida Pompano, Trachinotus carolinus
Flounder, Syacium, 2 spp.
Freckled Driftfish, Psenes cyanophrys
Freckled Stargazer, Gnathagnus egregius
Fringed Pipefish, Anarchopterus criniger
Frogfish, Antennarius, var. spp.
Flyingfish, Cypselurus, var. spp.
Flying Gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans
Fourwing Flyingfish, Hirundichthys affinis
Gafftopsail Catfish, Bagre marinus
Glassy Sweeper, Pempheris schomburgki
Goby, Bascanichthys, var. spp.
Goby, Coryphopterus, var. spp.
Goby, Gobionellus, var. spp.
Goby, Gobiosoma, var. spp.
Goby, Lythrypnus, 2 spp.
Goby, Microgobius, 3 spp.
Goldspot Goby, Gnatholepis thompsoni
Goldspotted Killifish, Floridichthys carpio
Goliath Grouper, Epinephelus itajara
Gray Angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus
Gray Triggerfish, Balistes capriscus
Graysby, Cephalopholis cruentata
Greater Amberjack, Seriola dumerili
Grouper, Mycteroperca, 4 spp.
Grunt, Haemulon, var. spp.
Gulf Flounder, Paralichthys albigutta
Gulf Surgeonfish, Acanthurus randalli
Hamlet, Hypoplectrus, 4 spp.
Halfbeak/Silverstripe Halfbeak, Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna, 4 spp.
Hardhead Catfish, Arius felis
Hardhead Halfbeak, Chriodorus atherinoides
Hardhead Silverfish, Atherinomorus stipes
Herring/Sardine, Harengula, 2 spp.
High-hat, Equetus acuminatus
Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus
Horse-eye Jack, Caranx latus
Irish Pompano, Diapterus auratus
Jackknife Fish, Equetus lanceolatus
Jawfish, Opistognathus, 4 spp.
Keeltail Needlefish, Platybelone argalus
Key Brotula, Ogilbia cayorum
Key Worm Eel, Ahlia egmontis
Killifish species, var., Adinia
Killifish species, var., Fundulus
Ladyfish, Elops saurus
Lancer Dragonet, Paradiplogrammus bairdi
Leatherjack/Leatherjacket, Oligoplites saurus
Lemon Shark, Negaprion brevirostris
Lesser Electric Ray, Narcine brasiliensis
Lined Sole, Achirus lineatus
Lofty Triplefin, Enneanectes altivelis
Lookdown, Selene vomer
Lyre Goby, Evorthodus lyricus
Mackerel, Scomberomorus, 3 spp.
Mangrove Gambusia, Gambusia rhizophorae
Mangrove Rivulus, Rivulus marmoratus
Mangrove Snapper, Lutjanus griseus
Man-of-War Fish, Nomeus grovovii
Manta Ray, Manta birostris
Manytooth Conger, Conger triporiceps
Marbled Grouper, Dermatolepis inermis
Margate, Haemulon album
Margintail Conger, Paraconger caudilimbatus
Midnight Blenny, Emblemaria bottomei
Mojarra, Eucinostomus, var. spp.
Molly Miller, Scartella cristata
Moray Eel, Gymnothorax, var. spp.
Mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki
Mullet, Mugil, 3 spp.
Mutton Hamlet, Alphestes afer
Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus
Needlefish, Strongylura, 2 spp.
Night Sergeant, Abudefduf taurus
Night Shark, Carcharhinus signatus
Oceanic Two-wing, Exocoetus obtusirostris
Ocean Surgeon, Acanthurus bahianus
Ocean Triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen
Orangespotted Goby, Nes longus
Opossum Pipefish/Shorttailed Pipefish, Microphis brachyurus
Palometa, Trachinotus goodei
Papillose Blenny, Acanthemblemaria chaplini
Parrotfish, Scarus, var. spp.
Parrotfish, Sparisoma, var. spp.
Pearl Blenny, Entomacrodus nigricans
Perch, Diplectrum, var. spp.
Permit, Trachinotus falcatus
Pigfish, Orthopristis chrysoptera
Pilotfish, Naucrates ductor
Pink Wormfish, Microdesmus longipinnis
Pipefish, Cosmocampus, var. spp.
Pipefish, Micrognathus, 3 spp.
Pipefish, Syngnathus, 7 spp.
Pompano Dolphin, Coryphaena equiselis
Porgy, Calamus, var. spp.
Porkfish, Anisotremus virginiscus
Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix
Puffer, Sphoeroides, 3 spp.
Pugjaw Wormfish, Cerdale floridana
Pugnose Pipefish, bryx dunckeri
Purple Reeffish, Chromis scotti
Pygmy moray, Anarchias similis
Queen Angelfish, Holacanthus ciliarisd
Queen Triggerfish, Balistes vetula
Rainbow Runner, Elagatis bipinnulata
Razorfish, Hemipteronotus, 2 spp.
Redfin Brotula, Petrotyx sanguineus
Red Hind, Epinephelus guttatus
Red Grouper, Epinephelus morio
Redlip Blenny, Ophioblennius atlanticus
Red Lizardfish, Synodus synodus
Red-spotted Hawkfish, Amblycirrhitus pinos
Reef Bass, Pseudogramma gregoryi
Reef Croaker, Odontoscion dentex
Reef Silverside, Hypoatherina harringtonensis
Remora, Remora, 2 spp.
Rock Hind, Epinephelus guttatus
Roundel Skate, Raja texana
Round Sardinella, Sardinella aurita
Roughhead Blenny, Acanthemblemaria aspera
Rusty Goby, Priolepis hipoliti
Saddle Stargazer, Platygillellus rubrocinctus
Sailfin Eel, Letharchus velifer
Sailfin Flyingfish, Parexocoetus brachypterus
Sailfin Molly, Poecilia latipinna
Sand Tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri
Sargassumfish, Histrio histrio
Scad, Decapterus, var. spp.
Scorpionfish, Scorpaena, var. spp.
Scrawled Cowfish, Lactophrys quadricornis
Sea Bream, Archosargus rhomboidalis
Seahorse, Hippocampus, 2 spp.
Searobin, Prionotus, 4 spp.
Seatrout, Cynoscion, var. spp.
Seaweed Blenny, Parablennius marmoreus
Sennet, Sphyraena, 2 spp.
Sergeant Major, Abudefduf saxatilis
Sharksucker, Echeneis naucrates
Sharpnose Puffer, Canthigaster rostrata
Sheepshead Minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus
Short Bigeye, Pristigenys alta
Silver Perch, Bairdiella chrysoura
Skilletfish, Gobiesox strumosus
Slippery Dick, Halichoeres bivittatus
Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata
Smooth Butterfly Ray, Gymnura micrura
Smooth Dogfish, Mustelus canis
Snakefish, Trachinocephalus myops
Snapper, Lutjanus, 7 spp.
Snook, Centropomus, var. spp.
Snowy Grouper, Epinephelus niveatus
Soapfish, Rypticus, 3 spp.
Sooty Eel, Bascanichthys teres
Southern Kingfish, Menticirrhus americanus
Southern Stargazer, Astroscopus y-graecum
Southern Stingray, Dasyatis americana
Spaghetti Eel, Moringua edwardsi
Spanish Hogfish, Bodianus rufus
Speckled Hind, Epinephelus drummondhayi
Speckled Worm Eel, Myrophis punctatus
Spinycheek sleeper, Eleotris pisonis
Spot,
Spotfin Hogfish, Bodianus pulchellus
Spottail Goby, Gobionellus stigmaturus
Spotted Dragonet, Diplogrammus pauciradiatus
Spotted Driftfish, Ariomma regulus
Spotted Drum, Equetus punctatus
Spotted Eagle Ray, Aetobatus narinari
Spotted Goatfish, Pseudupeneus maculatus
Squirrelfish, Holocentrus, var. spp.
Stargazer, Dactyloscopus, var. spp.
Striped Mojarra, Diapterus plumieri
Sunshinefish, Chromis insolata
Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus
Threadfin, Plydactylus, 3 spp.
Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo cuvier
Toadfish, Opsanus, 2 spp.
Tobacco Trumpetfish/Bluespotted Cornetfish, Fistularia tabacaria
Triplefin, Enneanectes, var. spp.
Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis
Trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus
Trunkfish, Lactophrys, 3 spp.
Vermillion Snapper, Rhomboplites aurorubens
Viper Moray, Enchelycore nigricans
Warsaw Grouper, Epinephelus nigritus
Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis
Whiff, Citharichthys, var. spp.
Whitefin Sharksucker, Echeneis neucratoides
Wrasse Blenny, Hemiemblemaria simulus
Wrasse, Halichoeres, var. spp.
Yellowfin Mojarra, Gerres cinereus
Yellow Goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus
Yellowjack, Caranx bartholomaei
Yellowtail Damselfish, Microspathodon chrysurus
Yellowtail Reeffish, Chromis enchrysurus
Yellowtail Snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus