Animals |
Invertebrates |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
black-spined sea urchin |
Diadema antillarum |
blue crab |
Callinectes sapidus |
brain coral |
Maeandra spp. |
crab spider |
Thomisidae |
cobweb weavers |
Theridiidae |
commercial shrimp |
Penaeus spp. |
crayfish |
Procambarus sp. |
freshwater prawn |
Palaemonetes paludosus |
honeycomb worms |
Sabellariidae |
jumping spiders |
Salticidae |
lobster |
Panulirus argus |
orb weavers |
Arancdae |
oysters |
Crassostrea virginica |
pink shrimp |
Penaeus spp. |
Animals - Continued |
Invertebrates - Continued |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
staghorn coral |
Acropora spp. |
star coral |
Montastrea annularis |
stone crab |
Menippe mercenaria |
Fish |
catfish |
Ictalurus spp. |
dolphin |
Coryphaena hippurus |
gar |
Lepisosteus platyrhincus |
gray snapper |
Lutjanus griseus |
grouper |
Mycteroperca spp. |
grunt |
Haemulon spp. |
pike killifish |
Belonesox belizarus |
flag fish |
Jordanella floridae |
Florida pompano |
Trachinotus sp. |
largemouth bass |
Micropterus salmoides |
least killifish |
Heterandria formosa |
mackerel |
Scomberomorus spp. |
mosquito fish |
Gambusia affinis |
mudfish |
Amia calva |
mullet |
Mugil spp. |
red drum (channel bass) |
Sciaenops ocellatus |
red snapper |
Lutjanus spp. |
sailfin molly |
Poecilia latipinna |
sea trout |
Cynoscion spp. |
sheepshead minnow |
Cyprinodon variegatus |
snook |
Centropomus spp. |
spanish mackerel |
Scomberomorus maculatus |
sunfish |
Lepomis spp. |
tarpon |
Tarpon atlanticus |
walking catfish |
Clarias batrachus |
Amphibians |
Cuban tree frog |
Hyla septentrionalis |
marine toad |
Bufo marinus |
Reptiles |
alligator |
Alligator mississippiensis |
Florida pine snake |
Pituophis melanoleucas mugitus |
indigo snake |
Drymarchon corais couperi |
knight anole |
Anolis equestris equestris |
snapping turtle |
Chelydra serpentina |
soft-shelled turtle |
Trionyx ferox |
water snakes |
Natrix spp. |
Birds |
anhinga |
Anhinga anhinga |
Audubon's caracara |
Polyborus cheriway audubonii |
blue heron |
Ardea herodias |
bobwhite quail |
Colinis virginianus |
coot |
Fulica americana |
Florida burrowing owl |
Speotyto cunicularia floridana |
Florida duck |
Anas platyrhynchos fulvigula |
Florida grasshopper sparrow |
Ammodramus savannarum floridanus |
green heron |
Butorides virescens |
great egret |
Casmerodius albus |
kingfisher |
Megaceryle alcyon |
Louisiana heron |
Hydranassa tricolor |
mourning dove |
Zenaidura macroura carolenensis |
southern bald eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus |
southern red-cockaded woodpecker |
Dendrocopus borealis |
turkey |
Meleagris gallopavo |
wood duck |
Aix sponsa |
wood ibis |
Mycteria americana |
Mammals |
armadillo |
Dasypus novemcinctus |
bear |
Ursus americanus |
coastal dolphin |
Tursiops sp. |
deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
opossum |
Didelphis virginiana |
otter |
Lontra canadensis |
panther |
Felis concolor |
raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
squirrel |
Sciurus spp. |