Fish Species
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African Pompano
Species Name: Alectis Ciliaris
Habitat: Offshore, Structures, Reef
Weight: 15 - 20 lbs.
Agujon Needlefish
Species Name: Tylosurus Acus
Habitat: Inshore, River, Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 4 - 10 lbs.
Albacore Tuna
Species Name: Thunnus Alalunga
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 20 - 45 lbs.
Alligator Gar
Species Name: Atractosteus Spatula
Habitat: Inland, Nearshore
Weight: 100 - 160 lbs.
American Angler
Species Name: Lophius Americanus
Habitat: Ocean Floor, Mud, Clay, Sandy Bottoms
Weight: 35 - 32 lbs.
American Eel
Species Name: Anguilla Rostrata
Habitat: Inland, Nearshore, Shallow Water
Weight: 8 - 17 lbs.
American Gizzard Shad
Species Name: Dorosoma Cepedianum
Habitat: Lake, Shallows, Muddy
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
American Yellow Perch
Species Name: Perca Flavescens
Habitat: River, Lake, Backcountry
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
Apache Trout
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Apache
Habitat: River, Mountain Stream
Weight: 3 - 6 lbs.
Arctic Char
Species Name: Salvelinus alpinus
Habitat: Cold Water River, Stream, Pool
Weight: 12 - 25 lbs.
Arctic Grayling
Species Name: Thymallus Arcticus
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 3 - 8 lbs.
Arrow-Tooth Flounder
Species Name: Atheresthes Stomias
Habitat: Ocean Floor
Weight: 1 - 9 lbs.
Atlantic Bigeye
Species Name: Priacanthus Arenatus
Habitat: Rocky Bottom, Reef
Weight: 2 - 6 lbs.
Atlantic Bonito
Species Name: Sarda Sarda
Habitat: Nearshore, Reef
Weight: 10 - 12 lbs.
Atlantic Butterfish
Species Name: Peprilus Triacanthus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Atlantic Cod
Species Name: Gadus Morhua
Habitat: Offshore, Ocean Floor
Weight: 4 - 103 lbs.
Atlantic Croaker
Species Name: Micropogonias Undulatus
Habitat: Offshore, Ocean Floor, Estuaries
Weight: 1 - 8 lbs.
Atlantic Goldeneye Tilefish
Species Name: Caulolatilus Chrysops
Habitat: Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 40 - 65 lbs.
Atlantic Halibut
Species Name: Hippoglossus Hippoglossus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Continental Shelf
Weight: 30 - 150 lbs.
Atlantic Herring
Species Name: Clupea Harengus
Habitat: Offshore, Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Atlantic Mackerel
Species Name: Scomber Scombrus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Atlantic Needlefish
Species Name: Strongylura Marina
Habitat: Onshore, River, Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Atlantic Sailfish
Species Name: Istiophorus Albicans
Habitat: Offshore, Nearshore
Weight: 50 - 142 lbs.
Atlantic Salmon
Species Name: Salmo Salar
Habitat: Onshore, Lake, River
Weight: 8 - 12 lbs.
Atlantic Scombrops
Species Name: Scombrops Oculatus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 5 - 35 lbs.
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
Species Name: Rhizoprionodon Terraenovae
Habitat: Shallow, Warm Water
Weight: 7 - 9 lbs.
Atlantic Tomcod
Species Name: Microgadus Tomcod
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 0 - 1 lbs.
Atlantic Wolffish
Species Name: Anarhichas Lupus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Ocean Floor
Weight: 10 - 40 lbs.
Banded Rudderfish
Species Name: Centrolophus Niger
Habitat: Atlantic Coast
Weight: 3 - 10 lbs.
Bar Jack
Species Name: Caranx Ruber
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 15 - 18 lbs.
Barndoor Skate
Species Name: Dipturus Laevis
Habitat: Onshore, Offshore, Ocean Floor, Continental Shelves
Weight: 4 - 44 lbs.
Barracuda
Species Name: Sphyraena Barracuda
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 5 - 15 lbs.
Barred Sand Bass
Species Name: Paralabrax Nebulifer
Habitat: Inshore, Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
Barred Surfperch
Species Name: Amphistichus Argenteus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Bearded Brotula
Species Name: Brotula Barbata
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 8 - 18 lbs.
Bermuda Sea Chub
Species Name: Kyphosus Sectatrix
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Reef
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
Bigeye Scad
Species Name: Selar Crumenophthalmus
Habitat: Coral Reef, Onshore, Offshore
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Bigeye Thresher
Species Name: Alopias Superciliosus
Habitat: Onshore, Offshore, Nearshore
Weight: 350 - 800 lbs.
Bigeye Tuna
Species Name: Thunnus Obesus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 150 - 300 lbs.
Bigmouth Buffalo
Species Name: Ictiobus Cyprinellus
Habitat: Lake, River, Backwater
Weight: 30 - 65 lbs.
Bigmouth Sculpin
Species Name: Hemitripterus Bolini
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 10 - 30 lbs.
Black Acara
Species Name: Cichlasoma Bimaculatum
Habitat: Creeks, Canals, Wet Praries, Lakes,
Weight: 0 - 1 lbs.
Black Buffalo
Species Name: Ictiobus Niger
Habitat: Lake, Channels
Weight: 20 - 56 lbs.
Black Bullhead
Species Name: Ameiurus Melas
Habitat: River, Lake, Backcountry
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Black Drum
Species Name: Pogonias Cromis
Habitat: Brackish Waters, Onshore
Weight: 15 - 90 lbs.
Black Grouper
Species Name: Mycteroperca Bonaci
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 5 - 20 lbs.
Black Jack
Species Name: Caranx Lugubris
Habitat: Offshore, Reef, Wrecks
Weight: 12 - 20 lbs.
Black Marlin
Species Name: Istiompax Indica
Habitat: Offshore, Warm Water
Weight: 300 - 1560 lbs.
Black Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Melanops
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 2 - 11 lbs.
Black Sea Bass
Species Name: Centropristis Striata
Habitat: Offshore, Onshore, Nearshore, Wreck, Reef
Weight: 2 - 9 lbs.
Black Skipjack
Species Name: Euthynnus Lineatus
Habitat: Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 16 - 26 lbs.
Blackfin Sculpin
Species Name: Malacocottus Kincaidi
Habitat: Sandy Bottom
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Blackfin Tuna
Species Name: Thunnus Atlanticus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 2 - 20 lbs.
Blackline Tilefish
Species Name: Caulolatilus Cyanops
Habitat: Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 10 - 24 lbs.
Blacknose Shark
Species Name: Carcharhinus Acronotus
Habitat: Nearshore, Continental Shelf
Weight: 22 - 42 lbs.
Blacksmith
Species Name: Chromis Punctipinnis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Shallows, Rocky, Reef
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Blacktip Shark
Species Name: Carcharhinus Limbatus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Continental Shelves, Insular Shelves
Weight: 100 - 150 lbs.
Blob Sculpin
Species Name: Psychrolutes Phrictus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Continental Shelf
Weight: 15 - 20 lbs.
Blue Catfish
Species Name: Ictalurus Furcatus
Habitat: River, Lake, Flats, Backcountry
Weight: 20 - 81 lbs.
Blue Marlin
Species Name: Makaira Nigricans
Habitat: Offshore, Open Water
Weight: 200 - 400 lbs.
Blue Mussels
Species Name: Mytilus Edulis
Habitat: Coastal ocean, Estuaries, Seagrass beds, Subtidal zones, Deeper waters
Weight: 0 - 0 lbs.
Blue Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Mystinus
Habitat: Onshore, Offshore, Rocky, Reefs
Weight: 8 lbs.
Blue Runner
Species Name: Caranx Crysos
Habitat: Onshore, Offshore, Reef
Weight: 5 - 11 lbs.
Blue Shark
Species Name: Prionace Glauca
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 60 - 121 lbs.
Bluefin Tuna
Species Name: Thunnus Thynnus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 200 - 600 lbs.
Bluefish
Species Name: Pomatomus Saltatrix
Habitat: Nearshore, Onshore
Weight: 3 - 15 lbs.
Bluegill
Species Name: Lepomis Macrochirus
Habitat: Lake, Pond, River
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
Species Name: Hexanchus Griseus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Outer Continental Shelves, Coastline (if juvenile)
Weight: 449 - 880 lbs.
Bocaccio Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Paucispinis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 9 - 21 lbs.
Bonefish
Species Name: Albula Vulpes
Habitat: Onshore, Muddy Flats
Weight: 4 - 16 lbs.
Bonnethead Shark
Species Name: Sphyrna Tiburo
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 13 - 28 lbs.
Bowfin
Species Name: Amia Calva
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 12 - 21 lbs.
Bramble Shark
Species Name: Echinorhinus Brucus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 200 - 440 lbs.
Brassy Chub
Species Name: Kyphosus Vaigiensis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Rocky Bottom, Reef
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Broadnose Sevengill Shark
Species Name: Notorynchus Cepedianus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 130 - 230 lbs.
Brook Trout
Species Name: Salvelinus Fontinalis
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 1 - 10 lbs.
Broomtail Grouper
Species Name: Mycteroperca Xenarcha
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Reefs
Weight: 30 - 60 lbs.
Brown Bullhead
Species Name: Ameiurus Nebulosus
Habitat: Lake, River, Backwater
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Brown Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Auriculatus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Shallows
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Brown Smooth-Hound
Species Name: Mustelus Henlei
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 10 - 15 lbs.
Brown Trout
Species Name: Tylosurus Acus
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 2 - 40 lbs.
Buffalo Sculpin
Species Name: Enophrys Bison
Habitat: Inshore, Rocky Bottom, Reef
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Bull Shark
Species Name: Carcharhinus Leucas
Habitat: Warm, Shallow Nearshore, River
Weight: 200 - 500 lbs.
Bull Trout
Species Name: Salvelinus Confluentus
Habitat: Cold Water River, Stream, Pool
Weight: 15 - 32 lbs.
Bullet Tuna
Species Name: Auxis rochei
Habitat: circumtropical
Weight: 2 - 4 lbs.
Burbot
Species Name: Lota Lota
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 2 - 25 lbs.
Butter Sole
Species Name: Isopsetta Isolepis
Habitat: shallow waters, silty bottom
Weight: lbs.
C-O Sole
Species Name: Pleuronichthys Coenosus
Habitat: Flats
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Cabezon
Species Name: Scorpaenichthys Marmoratus
Habitat: Kelp Forests
Weight: 25 - 31 lbs.
Calico Surfperch
Species Name: Amphistichus Koelzi
Habitat: nearshore
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
California Flounder
Species Name: Paralichthys Californicus
Habitat: Inshore, Nearshore
Weight: 6 - 30 lbs.
California Kingcroaker
Species Name: Menticirrhus Undulatus
Habitat: Inshore
Weight: 6 - 8 lbs.
California Scorpionfish
Species Name: Scorpaena Guttata
Habitat: Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
California Sheephead
Species Name: Semicossyphus Pulcher
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 2 - 20 lbs.
Canary Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Pinniger
Habitat: Nearshore, Reef
Weight: 8 - 10 lbs.
Cero Mackerel
Species Name: Scomberomorus Regalis
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 10 - 17 lbs.
Chain Pickerel
Species Name: Esox Niger
Habitat: Lake, River, Pond, Bogs, Swamps
Weight: 3 - 5 lbs.
Channel Catfish
Species Name: Ictalurus Punctatus
Habitat: Rivers, Tidal Mouths, Bends, Wrecks
Weight: 2 - 4 lbs.
Chilipepper Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Goodei
Habitat: Pacific Coast
Weight: 3 - 5 lbs.
China Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Nebulosus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Chinook Salmon
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Tshawytscha
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, River, Lake
Weight: 10 - 50 lbs.
Chub Mackerel
Species Name: Scomber Japonicus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef
Weight: 2 - 4 lbs.
Chum Salmon
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Keta
Habitat: Rivers, Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 9 - 35 lbs.
Cisco
Species Name: Coregonus Artedi
Habitat: onshore, nearshore, lakes
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
Cobia
Species Name: Rachycentron Canadum
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 10 - 80 lbs.
Coho Salmon
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Kisutch
Habitat: Lake, River, Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 8 - 12 lbs.
Comb Grouper
Species Name: Mycteroperca Acutirostris
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef
Weight: 8 - 22 lbs.
Common Carp
Species Name: Cyprinus Carpio
Habitat: River, Lake, Backcountry
Weight: 5 - 100 lbs.
Copper Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Caurinus
Habitat: Nearshore, Kelp Forests, Coral Reefs
Weight: 3 - 10 lbs.
Copper Shark
Species Name: Carcharhinus Brachyurus
Habitat: Bays, Shoals, Harbors, Continental Shelves, Offshore Islands
Weight: 374 - 672 lbs.
Cottonmouth Jack
Species Name: Uraspis Secunda
Habitat: Marine, Reefs, Inshore
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Cowcod
Species Name: Sebastes Levis
Habitat: Boulder Fields, Rocky Ridges. Continental Shelves
Weight: 19 - 29 lbs.
Crappie
Species Name: Pomoxis Nigromaculatus
Habitat: River, Lake
Weight: 0 - 5 lbs.
Crevalle Jack
Species Name: Caranx Hippos
Habitat: River, Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Flats Backcountry, Wreck
Weight: 15 - 60 lbs.
Cubera Snapper
Species Name: Lutjanus Cyanopterus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 40 - 126 lbs.
Curlfin Sole
Species Name: Pleuronichthys Decurrens
Habitat: Deepwater, Marine
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Cusk
Species Name: Brosme Brosme
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 20 - 45 lbs.
Cutthroat Trout
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Clarkii
Habitat: River, Shallows, Mountain Stream
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
Darkblotched Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Crameri
Habitat: Offshore (Surface Waters), Intercontinental Shelves, Muddy Bottoms, Rocky Bottoms
Weight: 45 - 60 lbs.
Deep-Sea Sole
Species Name: Embassichthys Bathybius
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 6 - 9 lbs.
Dolly Varden
Species Name: Salvelinus Malma
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 3 - 27 lbs.
Dover Sole
Species Name: Microstomus Pacificus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 10 lbs.
Dusky Shark
Species Name: Carcharhinus Obscurus
Habitat: Onshore, Offshore
Weight: 350 - 765 lbs.
Dusky Smooth-Hound
Species Name: Mustelus Canis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 15 - 27 lbs.
English Sole
Species Name: Parophrys Vetulus
Habitat: Nearshore, Muddy Bottom
Weight: 2 - 3 lbs.
Fallfish
Species Name: Semotilus Corporalis
Habitat: Lake, Stream, Pond
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
Fat Snook
Species Name: Centropomus Parallelus
Habitat: Inshore, Mangroves
Weight: 6 - 10 lbs.
Flannelmouth Sucker
Species Name: Catostomus Latipinnis
Habitat: freshwater
Weight: 2 - 8 lbs.
Flat Needlefish
Species Name: Ablennes Hians
Habitat: Inshore, Offshore
Weight: 7 - 11 lbs.
Flathead Catfish
Species Name: Pylodictis Olivaris
Habitat: River, Lake, Flats, Backcountry
Weight: 4 - 60 lbs.
Flathead Grey Mullet
Species Name: Mugil Cephalus
Habitat: Onshore, River
Weight: 10 - 18 lbs.
Flathead Sole
Species Name: Hippoglossoides Elassodon
Habitat: Inshore, Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 2 - 3 lbs.
Florida Gar
Species Name: Lepisosteus Platyrhincus
Habitat: Rivers, Tidal Mouths, Bends, Wrecks
Weight: 3 - 9 lbs.
Florida Pompano
Species Name: Trachinotus Carolinus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 4 - 8 lbs.
Flying Gurnard
Species Name: Dactylopterus Volitans
Habitat: Reefs
Weight: 3 - 4 lbs.
Freshwater Drum
Species Name: Aplodinotus Grunniens
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 5 - 54 lbs.
Frigate Tuna
Species Name: Auxis Thazard
Habitat: Offshore, Warm Water
Weight: 2 - 4 lbs.
Gafftopsail Pompano
Species Name: Trachinotus Rhodopus
Habitat: Reef
Weight: 5 - 8 lbs.
Gag Grouper
Species Name: Mycteroperca Microlepis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef
Weight: 10 - 50 lbs.
Giant Seabass
Species Name: Stereolepis Gigas
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Rocky Bottom, Kelp Forests
Weight: 60 - 563 lbs.
Golden Redfish
Species Name: Sebastes Norvegicus
Habitat: nearshore, reefs, bottom fishing
Weight: 8 - 33 lbs.
Golden Redhorse
Species Name: Moxostoma Erythrurum
Habitat: Streams
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Golden Trout
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Aguabonita
Habitat: Lake, Cool Water, Stream
Weight: 1 - 11 lbs.
Goldeye
Species Name: Hiodon Alosoides
Habitat: Lakes, Rivers
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Goldfish
Species Name: Carassius Auratus
Habitat: Ponds, Lakes, Streams, Ditches
Weight: 1 - 10 lbs.
Goliath Grouper
Species Name: Epinephelus Itajara
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Reef, Backcountry, Flats, Wreck
Weight: 75 - 150 lbs.
Grass Carp
Species Name: Ctenopharyngodon Idella
Habitat: Lake, River, Backcountry
Weight: 40 - 97 lbs.
Gray Smooth-hound
Species Name: Mustelus Californicus
Habitat: Inshore, Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 18 - 30 lbs.
Great Barracuda
Species Name: Sphyraena Barracuda
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 5 - 103 lbs.
Great Northern Tilefish
Species Name: Lopholatilus Chamaeleonticeps
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Sandy or Muddy Ocean Floor
Weight: 40 - 66 lbs.
Great Pompano
Species Name: Trachinotus Goodei
Habitat: Sandy shores, Coastal Lines, Coral Reefs
Weight: 1 - 560 lbs.
Great Snakehead
Species Name: Channa Marulius
Habitat: Lakes, Reservoirs, Canals, Swamps, Rivers
Weight: 4 - 15 lbs.
Great White Shark
Species Name: Carcharodon Carcharias
Habitat: Offshore, Coastal
Weight: 1500 - 2500 lbs.
Greater Amberjack
Species Name: Seriola dumerili
Habitat: Offshore, Reefs, Wrecks
Weight: 40 - 200 lbs.
Greater Redhorse
Species Name: Moxostoma Valenciennesi
Habitat: freshwater
Weight: 4 - 13 lbs.
Green Sturgeon
Species Name: Acipenser Medirostris
Habitat: nearshore, estuaries, bays, rivers
Weight: 120 - 350 lbs.
Green Sunfish
Species Name: Lepomis Cyanellus
Habitat: Lake, River, Backwater, Gravel Bottom
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Greenland Shark
Species Name: Somniosus Microcephalus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Continental Shelves, Continental Slopes
Weight: 880 - 2200 lbs.
Grey Snapper
Species Name: Lutjanus Griseus
Habitat: River, Lake, Onshore, Near shore, Reef, Backcountry
Weight: 1 - 8 lbs.
Grey Tilefish
Species Name: Caulolatilus Microps
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Continental Shelf, Continental Slopes
Weight: 5 - 23 lbs.
Grey Triggerfish
Species Name: Balistes Capriscus
Habitat: Inshore, offshore
Weight: 11 - 13 lbs.
Guadalupe Bass
Species Name: Micropterus Treculii
Habitat: River, Flowing Water
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Gulf Grouper
Species Name: Mycteroperca Jordani
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Rocky Reef
Weight: 72 - 200 lbs.
Haddock
Species Name: Melanogrammus Aeglefinus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Rocky Bottom
Weight: 2 - 10 lbs.
Haller's Round Ray
Species Name: Urobatis Halleri
Habitat: Inshore, Offshore
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Hardhead Sea Catfish
Species Name: Ariopsis Felis
Habitat: Inshore
Weight: 1 - 12 lbs.
Harlequin Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Variegatus
Habitat: Offshore, Continental Shelves, Slopes
Weight: 24 - 29 lbs.
Hogfish
Species Name: Lachnolaimus Maximus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 8 - 24 lbs.
Horse-Eye Jack
Species Name: Caranx Latus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 10 - 30 lbs.
Houndfish
Species Name: Tylosurus Crocodilus
Habitat: Lagoons, Seaward Reefs
Weight: 1 - 14 lbs.
Ide
Species Name: Leuciscus Idus
Habitat: River, Ponds, Lakes, Offshore (Older), Inshore (Juvenile)
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin
Species Name: Makaira Mazara
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 200 - 623 lbs.
Indo-Pacific Sailfish
Species Name: Istiophorus Platypterus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 120 - 220 lbs.
Inshore Lizardfish
Species Name: Synodus Foetens
Habitat: inshore areas, western Atlantic, northern Gulf of Mexico
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Jolthead Porgy
Species Name: Calamus Bajonado
Habitat: offshore, nearshore, reefs
Weight: 13 - 18 lbs.
Kelp Bass
Species Name: Paralabrax Clathratus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Kelp Forests
Weight: 4 - 14 lbs.
Kelp Greenling
Species Name: Hexagrammos Decagrammus
Habitat: Inshore
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
King Mackerel
Species Name: Scomberomorus Cavalla
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 10 - 20 lbs.
King Of Herrings
Species Name: Regalecus Glesne
Habitat: Offshore, Open Ocean
Weight: 60 - 600 lbs.
Kingcroaker
Species Name: Menticirrhus Littoralis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Ladyfish
Species Name: Elops Saurus
Habitat: Onshore, Bay
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Lake Sturgeon
Species Name: Acipenser Fulvescens
Habitat: Onshore
Weight: 30 - 300 lbs.
Lake Trout
Species Name: Salvelinus Namaycush
Habitat: Lake
Weight: 5 - 15 lbs.
Lake Whitefish
Species Name: Coregonus Clupeaformis
Habitat: Coral Reefs, Sand, Inshore, Nearshore
Weight: 2 - 15 lbs.
Lane Snapper
Species Name: Lutjanus Synagris
Habitat: Coral Reefs, Sand, Inshore, Nearshore
Weight: 3 - 8 lbs.
Largehead Hairtail
Species Name: Trichiurus Lepturus
Habitat: Rivers, Flats
Weight: 10 - 13 lbs.
Largemouth Bass
Species Name: Micropterus Nigricans
Habitat: Lake, Pond, Rivers
Weight: 2 - 22 lbs.
Largetooth Sawfish
Species Name: Pristis Microdon
Habitat: Coral Reefs, Sand, Inshore, Nearshore
Weight: 1100 - 1300 lbs.
Leather Bass
Species Name: Dermatolepis Dermatolepis
Habitat: Onshore,Offshore, Nearshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 7 - 28 lbs.
Leatherjacket
Species Name: Oligoplites Saurus
Habitat: Coral Reefs, Sand, Inshore, Nearshore
Weight: 8 - 10 lbs.
Lemon Shark
Species Name: Negaprion Brevirostris
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Reef, Bay
Weight: 150 - 220 lbs.
Leopard Shark
Species Name: Triakis Semifasciata
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Reef
Weight: 10 - 44 lbs.
Lesser Amberjack
Species Name: Seriola Fasciata
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 8 - 12 lbs.
Lingcod
Species Name: Ophiodon Elongatus
Habitat: Onshore
Weight: 25 - 85 lbs.
Little Tunny
Species Name: Euthynnus Alletteratus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 5 - 15 lbs.
Live Sharksucker
Species Name: Echeneis Naucrates
Habitat: Inshore, offshore
Weight: 8 - 12 lbs.
Longbill Spearfish
Species Name: Tetrapturus Pfluegeri
Habitat: Offshore, Open Water
Weight: 20 - 40 lbs.
Longfin Yellowtail
Species Name: Seriola Rivoliana
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 10 - 130 lbs.
Longnose Gar
Species Name: Lepisosteus Osseus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Marsh, Rivers
Weight: 30 - 55 lbs.
Longnose Sucker
Species Name: Catostomus Catostomus
Habitat: Rivers, Streams, Lakes
Weight: 1 - 6 lbs.
Lookdown
Species Name: Selene Vomer
Habitat: Reefs, inshore, offshore
Weight: 2 - 3 lbs.
Lumptail Searobin
Species Name: Prionotus Stephanophrys
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Coral Reefs, Estuaries, Mangrove Forests, Jetties,
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Machete
Species Name: Elops Affinis
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Bays, Lagoons, Rivers, Estuaries, Mangrove Forests
Weight: 2 - 10 lbs.
Mackerel Scad
Species Name: Decapterus Macarellus
Habitat: Coastlines, Islands, Offshore
Weight: 0 - 1 lbs.
Mahi Mahi or Common Dolphinfish
Species Name: Coryphaena Hippurus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 15 - 30 lbs.
Mahogany Snapper
Species Name: Lutjanus Mahogoni
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Coral Reefs
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Mediterranean Mussels
Species Name: Mytilus Galloprovincialis
Habitat: Sea, coastal waters
Weight: 0 - 0 lbs.
Mexican Mojarra
Species Name: Mayaheros Urophthalmus
Habitat: Inshore, Coral Reefs, Ponds, Rivers, Lakes, Canals. Estuaries
Weight: 0 - 2 lbs.
Mexican Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Macdonaldi
Habitat: Sea Bottom, Offshore
Weight: 3 - 6 lbs.
Milkfish
Species Name: Chanos Chanos
Habitat: Mangrove Swamps, Estuaries, Coral Reefs,
Weight: 2 - 31 lbs.
Misty Grouper
Species Name: Hyporthodus Mystacinus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 15 - 119 lbs.
Monkeyface Prickleback
Species Name: Cebidichthys Violaceus
Habitat: Reefs, inshore
Weight: 4 - 6 lbs.
Mountain Whitefish
Species Name: Prosopium Williamsoni
Habitat: Freshwater Rivers, Lakes, Streams
Weight: 3 - 5 lbs.
Mozambique Tilapia
Species Name: Oreochromis Mossambicus
Habitat: Lake, River, Backcountry, Swamps, Canals, Drainages, Estuaries
Weight: 1 - 6 lbs.
Muskellunge
Species Name: Esox Masquinongy
Habitat: Weedy Edges, Rocky Shoals, Shallow Waters
Weight: 15 - 70 lbs.
Mutton Snapper
Species Name: Lutjanus Analis
Habitat: Onshore, Reef, Nearshore, Backcountry
Weight: 5 - 15 lbs.
Nassau Grouper
Species Name: Epinephelus Striatus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Shallow Reef
Weight: 30 - 55 lbs.
New Zealand Green Lip Mussel
Species Name: Perna canaliculus
Habitat: Marine coastal
Weight: 0 - 1 lbs.
Night Smelt
Species Name: Spirinchus Starksi
Habitat: Nearshore, Rivers
Weight: lbs.
Northern Kingfish
Species Name: Menticirrhus Saxatilis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Northern Pike
Species Name: Esox Lucius
Habitat: Onshore
Weight: 2 - 34 lbs.
Northern Pikeminnow
Species Name: Ptychocheilus Oregonensis
Habitat: Lakes, Slow Rivers, Backwaters of Streams and Rivers
Weight: 2 - 8 lbs.
Northern Stargazer
Species Name: Astroscopus Guttatus
Habitat: Onshore, Oceanfloor, Sandy
Weight: 6 - 13 lbs.
Ocean Triggerfish
Species Name: Canthidermis Sufflamen
Habitat: Offshore, Reef
Weight: 4 - 13 lbs.
Ocean Whitefish
Species Name: Caulolatilus Princeps
Habitat: Offshore, Nearshore, Piers, Jetties
Weight: 5 - 13 lbs.
Oceanic Puffer
Species Name: Lagocephalus Lagocephalus
Habitat: Offshore, Open Ocean
Weight: 4 - 7 lbs.
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
Species Name: Carcharhinus Longimanus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 202 - 370 lbs.
Oilfish
Species Name: Ruvettus Pretiosus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 140 lbs.
Olive Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Serranoides
Habitat: Nearshore, Kelp Forests, Coral Reefs
Weight: 5 lbs.
Opah
Species Name: Lampris Guttatus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 1 - 180 lbs.
Opaleye
Species Name: Girella Nigricans
Habitat: Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
Orangemouth Weakfish
Species Name: Cynoscion Xanthulus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Estuaries, Lakes, Rivers
Weight: 3 - 54 lbs.
Oscar
Species Name: Astronotus Ocellatus
Habitat: onshore, estuaries, bays, rivers
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Oyster Toadfish
Species Name: Opsanus Tau
Habitat: Wrecks, reefs
Weight: 3 - 5 lbs.
Pacific Barracuda
Species Name: Sphyraena Argentea
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 10 - 18 lbs.
Pacific Blue Mussel
Species Name: Mytilus trossulus
Habitat: Rocky shorelines, reefs, pilings, and man-made structure
Weight: 0 - 1 lbs.
Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Species Name: Thunnus Orientalis
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 130 - 907 lbs.
Pacific Bonito
Species Name: Sarda Lineolata
Habitat: Inshore, offshore
Weight: 25 lbs.
Pacific Cod
Species Name: Gadus Macrocephalus
Habitat: Continent Shelf, Upper Slopes, Deepwater
Weight: 11 - 50 lbs.
Pacific Crevalle Jack
Species Name: Caranx Caninus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 10 - 43 lbs.
Pacific Halibut
Species Name: Hippoglossus Stenolepis
Habitat: Continental Shelf, Offshore
Weight: 20 - 500 lbs.
Pacific Herring
Species Name: Clupea Pallasii
Habitat: Inlets, Sounds, Estuaries, Bays
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Pacific Jack Mackerel
Species Name: Trachurus Symmetricus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 4 - 5 lbs.
Pacific Ocean Perch
Species Name: Sebastes Alutus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
Pacific Pompano
Species Name: Peprilus Simillimus
Habitat: Nearshore, Piers, Jetties
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Pacific Rainbow Smelt
Species Name: Osmerus Dentex
Habitat: Nearshore, Rivers, Streams, Estuaries, Lakes, Lagoons
Weight: 5 - 7 lbs.
Pacific Sand Sole
Species Name: Psettichthys Melanostictus
Habitat: Offshore, Continental Shelves, Slopes, Inshore, Piers, Wharfs
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
Pacific Sanddab
Species Name: Citharichthys Sordidus
Habitat: nearshore, offshore, sandy, muddy
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Pacific Sierra
Species Name: Scomberomorus Sierra
Habitat: Nearshore
Weight: 12 - 18 lbs.
Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish
Species Name: Scorpaena Mystes
Habitat: Rocky Reefs, Wrecks, Coral Reefs, Caves, Crevices
Weight: 2 - 4 lbs.
Pacific Tomcod
Species Name: Microgadus Proximus
Habitat: Deepwater, Coastal
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Peacock Bass
Species Name: Cichla Ocellaris
Habitat: River, Lake, Canal
Weight: 3 - 15 lbs.
Pearly Razorfish
Species Name: Xyrichtys Novacula
Habitat: Inshore
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Pelagic Thresher
Species Name: Alopias Pelagicus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 55 - 95 lbs.
Permit
Species Name: Trachinotus Falcatus
Habitat: Inshore, Flats, Offshore, Reefs, Jetties
Weight: 9 - 60 lbs.
Petrale Sole
Species Name: Eopsetta Jordani
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 4 - 8 lbs.
Picked Dogfish
Species Name: Squalus Acanthias
Habitat: Inshore, Offshore
Weight: 16 lbs.
Pike-Perch
Species Name: Sander Lucioperca
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes
Weight: 1 - 11 lbs.
Pile Perch
Species Name: Rhacochilus Vacca
Habitat: Reefs, inshore, offshore
Weight: 3 - 4 lbs.
Pilotfish
Species Name: Naucrates Ductor
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: lbs.
Pinfish
Species Name: Lagodon Rhomboides
Habitat: Seagrass Flats, Mangrove Swamps, Corals rich with Barnacles
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Pink Salmon
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha
Habitat: Onshore, Lake, River
Weight: 3 - 5 lbs.
Pollock
Species Name: Pollachius pollachius
Habitat: Offshore, Nearshore
Weight: 20 - 35 lbs.
Pompano Dolphinfish
Species Name: Coryphaena Equiselis
Habitat: Offshore, Open Ocean
Weight: 4 - 77 lbs.
Porbeagle Shark
Species Name: Lamna Nasus
Habitat: Offshore, Continental Shelves, Slopes, Inshore
Weight: 300 - 550 lbs.
Porkfish
Species Name: Anisotremus Virginicus
Habitat: Inshore, Reefs
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Pumpkinseed
Species Name: Lepomis Gibbosus
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Pygmy Whitefish
Species Name: Prosopium Coulterii
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 2 - 3 lbs.
Queen Triggerfish
Species Name: Balistes Vetula
Habitat: Onshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 6 - 12 lbs.
Quillback Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Maliger
Habitat: Reefs, inshore, offshore
Weight: 2 - 7 lbs.
Rainbow Runner
Species Name: Elagatis Bipinnulata
Habitat: Offshore, Coastal Waters
Weight: 15 - 37 lbs.
Rainbow Smelt
Species Name: Osmerus Mordax
Habitat: River, Ponds, Lakes
Weight: 0 - 1 lbs.
Rainbow Trout
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Mykiss
Habitat: River, Lake
Weight: 1 - 8 lbs.
Red Grouper
Species Name: Epinephelus Morio
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck, Ocean Floor
Weight: 12 - 25 lbs.
Red Hake
Species Name: Urophycis Chuss
Habitat: Inshore, offshore
Weight: 7 lbs.
Red Hind
Species Name: Epinephelus Guttatus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Reef
Weight: 3 - 49 lbs.
Red Irish Lord
Species Name: Hemilepidotus Hemilepidotus
Habitat: Nearshore, Coral Reefs
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Red Porgy
Species Name: Pagrus Pagrus
Habitat: Rocky reefs, Jetties, Bays, Harbors
Weight: 19 - 37 lbs.
Red Snapper
Species Name: Lutjanus Campechanus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 5 - 20 lbs.
Redbreast Sunfish
Species Name: Lepomis Auritus
Habitat: River, Lake, Backcountry
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Redear Sunfish
Species Name: Lepomis Microlophus
Habitat: Lake, River, Pond, Streams
Weight: 0 - 5 lbs.
Redeye Bass
Species Name: Micropterus Coosae
Habitat: Stream, River, Ponds, Lakes, Creeks
Weight: 1 - 8 lbs.
Redfin Pickerel
Species Name: Esox Americanus
Habitat: Lake, Stream, Swamp, Vegetation
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Redfish
Species Name: Sciaenops Ocellatus
Habitat: Onshore, Flats, Backcountry, Nearshore
Weight: 10 - 45 lbs.
Redstripe Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Proriger
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Redtail Surfperch
Species Name: Amphistichus Rhodoterus
Habitat: Inshore
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
River Carpsucker
Species Name: Carpiodes Carpio
Habitat: Stream, Silt-Bottom Pool, Backwater, River
Weight: 1 - 10 lbs.
River Redhorse
Species Name: Moxostoma Carinatum
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes, Backcountry
Weight: 5 - 9 lbs.
Rock Bass
Species Name: Ambloplites Rupestris
Habitat: Lake, Stream Pools, Vegetation, Rocky Bottom
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Rock Greenling
Species Name: Hexagrammos Lagocephalus
Habitat: Reefs, inshore
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Rock Hind
Species Name: Epinephelus Adscensionis
Habitat: Reefs, inshore, offshore
Weight: 9 - 10 lbs.
Roosterfish
Species Name: Nematistius Pectoralis
Habitat: Southern California, Pero, Panama, Costa Rica
Weight: 50 - 114 lbs.
Roudi Escolar
Species Name: Promethichthys Prometheus
Habitat: Reefs
Weight: 3 - 6 lbs.
Roughscale Sole
Species Name: Clidoderma Asperrimum
Habitat: Open Water, Rocky Reefs, Coral Reefs, Wrecks
Weight: 1 - 6 lbs.
Round Whitefish
Species Name: Prosopium Cylindraceum
Habitat: Lakes, Rivers
Weight: 2 - 18 lbs.
Rubberlip Seaperch
Species Name: Rhacochilus Toxotes
Habitat: onshore, nearshore, jetties, piers
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
Rudd
Species Name: Scardinius Erythrophthalmus
Habitat: Lake, River, Backwater
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
Ruffe
Species Name: Gymnocephalus Cernua
Habitat: Lakes, Canals, Rivers
Weight: 0 - 1 lbs.
Saithe
Species Name: Pollachius Virens
Habitat: Rocky Shores (Juvenile), Offshore (Adult)
Weight: 3 - 50 lbs.
Salmon Shark
Species Name: Lamna Ditropis
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 210 - 1000 lbs.
Sand Perch
Species Name: Diplectrum Formosum
Habitat: Inshore, Flats, Reefs, Wrecks
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Sand Tiger Shark
Species Name: Carcharias Taurus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Coral Reefs, Estuaries
Weight: 191 - 350 lbs.
Sandbar Shark
Species Name: Carcharhinus Plumbeus
Habitat: Continental Shelves, Oceanic Banks
Weight: 143 - 260 lbs.
Sauger
Species Name: Sander Canadensis
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes, Tributaries, Streams,
Weight: 1 - 8 lbs.
Scalloped Hammerhead
Species Name: Sphyrna Lewini
Habitat: Inshore, Offshore
Weight: 60 - 64 lbs.
Scamp Grouper
Species Name: Mycteroperca Phenax
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Reef
Weight: -13 - 32 lbs.
Scribbled Leatherjacket Filefish
Species Name: Aluterus Scriptus
Habitat: Lagoons, Seaward Reefs
Weight: 2 - 6 lbs.
Scup
Species Name: Stenotomus Chrysops
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Reef
Weight: 2 - 4 lbs.
Sea Bass
Species Name: Centropristis Striata
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 2 - 9 lbs.
Sea Trout
Species Name: Salmo Trutta
Habitat: Inshore, Nearshore, Covered River
Weight: 1 - 6 lbs.
Shad
Species Name: Alosa Sapidissima
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
Sharpchin Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Zacentrus
Habitat: Muddy Bottoms
Weight: 5 - 8 lbs.
Sheepshead
Species Name: Archosargus Probatocephalus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 1 - 8 lbs.
Shiner Perch
Species Name: Cymatogaster Aggregata
Habitat: Inshore
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Shoal Bass
Species Name: Micropterus Cataractae
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Rivers, Rocky Shoals
Weight: 4 - 8 lbs.
Shortbelly Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Jordani
Habitat: Water Columns
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Shortbill Spearfish
Species Name: Tetrapturus Angustirostris
Habitat: Open Water
Weight: 115 lbs.
Shortfin Mako Shark
Species Name: Isurus Oxyrinchus
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 150 - 300 lbs.
Shorthead Redhorse
Species Name: Moxostoma Macrolepidotum
Habitat: Rivers, Streams, Lakes
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Shortnose Gar
Species Name: Lepisosteus Platostomus
Habitat: Lake, River, Backwater
Weight: 5 - 6 lbs.
Shortnose Sturgeon
Species Name: Acipenser Brevirostrum
Habitat: River, Lake, Inshore
Weight: 45 - 60 lbs.
Shovelnose Guitarfish
Species Name: Pseudobatos Productus
Habitat: Inshore, Flats
Weight: 2 - 47 lbs.
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Species Name: Scaphirhynchus Platorynchus
Habitat: River, Sandbanks
Weight: 5 - 11 lbs.
Silk Snapper
Species Name: Lutjanus Vivanus
Habitat: Gulf of Mexico
Weight: 18 lbs.
Silver Redhorse
Species Name: Moxostoma Anisurum
Habitat: Lakes, Rivers
Weight: 2 - 10 lbs.
Silver Surfperch
Species Name: Hyperprosopon Ellipticum
Habitat: Inshore, Flats
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Silverspotted Sculpin
Species Name: Blepsias Cirrhosus
Habitat: Kelp Beds, Intertidal Pools
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Skilfish
Species Name: Erilepis Zonifer
Habitat: Continental Shelves, Rocky Bottoms
Weight: 20 - 200 lbs.
Skipjack Shad
Species Name: Alosa Chrysochloris
Habitat: Rivers, Dams, Wing Dikes
Weight: 2 - 4 lbs.
Skipjack Tuna
Species Name: Katsuwonus Pelamis
Habitat: Offshore, Temperate Waters
Weight: 18 - 76 lbs.
Slender Sole
Species Name: Lyopsetta Exilis
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 3 - 7 lbs.
Smallmouth Bass
Species Name: Micropterus Dolomieu
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
Smallmouth Buffalo
Species Name: Ictiobus Bubalus
Habitat: Lake, River, Tributaries
Weight: 20 - 50 lbs.
Smalltooth Sawfish
Species Name: Pristis Pectinata
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Backcountry
Weight: 600 - 770 lbs.
Smooth Hammerhead
Species Name: Sphyrna Zygaena
Habitat: Inshore, Offshore
Weight: 185 - 880 lbs.
Snook
Species Name: Centropomus Undecimalis
Habitat: Inshore, Flats, Backcountry
Weight: 12 - 29 lbs.
Snowy Grouper
Species Name: Hyporthodus Niveatus
Habitat: Offshore, Reef, Wreck, Deep Water
Weight: 24 - 30 lbs.
Sockeye Salmon
Species Name: Oncorhynchus Nerka
Habitat: Inshore, Lake, River
Weight: 4 - 15 lbs.
South American Silver Porgy
Species Name: Diplodus Argenteus
Habitat: Rocky Reefs, Coastal Areas, Clear Coastal Areas
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Southern Flounder
Species Name: Paralichthys Lethostigma
Habitat: Onshore, Inshore, Channels, Rivers
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
Southern Kingcroaker
Species Name: Menticirrhus Americanus
Habitat: Onshore, Rivermouth
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Southern Sennet
Species Name: Sphyraena Picudilla
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Southern Stingray
Species Name: Hypanus Americanus
Habitat: Ocean Beaches, Offshore, Nearshore, Bays, Estuaries
Weight: 50 - 200 lbs.
Spadefish
Species Name: Chaetodipterus Faber
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 3 - 14 lbs.
Spanish Mackerel
Species Name: Scomberomorus Maculatus
Habitat: offshore, onshore, nearshore
Weight: 8 - 120 lbs.
Speckled Hind
Species Name: Epinephelus Drummondhayi
Habitat: Nearshore, Ledges, Wreck
Weight: 40 - 66 lbs.
Speckled Pavon
Species Name: Cichla Temensis
Habitat: Rivers, Tributaries, Canals
Weight: 3 - 29 lbs.
Spinner Shark
Species Name: Carcharhinus Brevipinna
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Shallows
Weight: 60 - 120 lbs.
Spiny Butterfly Ray
Species Name: Gymnura Altavela
Habitat: Inshore, offshore
Weight: 115 - 130 lbs.
Spinyhead Sculpin
Species Name: Dasycottus Setiger
Habitat: Offshore, Continental Shelves, Slopes, Inshore
Weight: 3 lbs.
Spotfin Croaker
Species Name: Roncador Stearnsii
Habitat: Harbors, Bays, Sandy to Muddy Bottoms
Weight: 6 - 10 lbs.
Spotted Bass
Species Name: Micropterus Punctulatus
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 1 - 11 lbs.
Spotted Gar
Species Name: Lepisosteus Oculatus
Habitat: Creeks, Rivers, Lakes, Brackish Water
Weight: 4 - 6 lbs.
Spotted Grouper
Species Name: Epinephelus Analogus
Habitat: Patch Reefs, Lagoons (younger), Rocky Reefs
Weight: 10 - 49 lbs.
Spotted Sucker
Species Name: Minytrema Melanops
Habitat: Smaller River, Swamp
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Spotted Weakfish
Species Name: Cynoscion Nebulosus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Coastal River
Weight: 3 - 17 lbs.
Spotted Wolffish
Species Name: Anarhichas Minor
Habitat: Atlantic Coast
Weight: 61 lbs.
Squeteague
Species Name: Cynoscion Regalis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Shallows
Weight: 12 - 20 lbs.
Starry Flounder
Species Name: Platichthys Stellatus
Habitat: Bays, Lagoons, Rivers, Harbors
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Starry Ray
Species Name: Amblyraja Radiata
Habitat: Inshore
Weight: 15 - 25 lbs.
Steelhead Trout
Species Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Habitat: Coastal, rivers
Weight: 2 - 35 lbs.
Striped Bass
Species Name: Morone Saxatilis
Habitat: River, Lake, Onshore, Near shore
Weight: 10 - 81 lbs.
Striped Burrfish
Species Name: Chilomycterus Schoepfii
Habitat: Rivers, Inshore
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Striped Marlin
Species Name: Kajikia Audax
Habitat: Onshore
Weight: 417 - 440 lbs.
Striped Mojarra
Species Name: Eugerres Plumieri
Habitat: Inlets, Tidal Pools
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Striped Seaperch
Species Name: Embiotoca Lateralis
Habitat: Reefs, Nearshore, Backcountry
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Striped Searobin
Species Name: Prionotus Evolans
Habitat: Inshore Estuaries
Weight: 3 lbs.
Stripetail Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Saxicola
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Continental Shelf, Continental Slopes
Weight: 7 - 8 lbs.
Summer Flounder
Species Name: Paralichthys Dentatus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
Surf Smelt
Species Name: Hypomesus Pretiosus
Habitat: Inshore
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Suwannee Bass
Species Name: Micropterus Notius
Habitat: River, Shallows, Streams
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Swell Shark
Species Name: Cephaloscyllium Ventriosum
Habitat: Coral Reefs, Nearshore, Continental Shelf, Kelp Forests
Weight: 10 - 22 lbs.
Swordfish
Species Name: Xiphias Gladius
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater
Weight: 100 - 400 lbs.
Tarpon
Species Name: Megalops Atlanticus
Habitat: Inshore, Flats, Backcountry
Weight: 25 - 63 lbs.
Tautog
Species Name: Tautoga Onitis
Habitat: rocky outcrops, boulders, jetties
Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.
Tench
Species Name: Tinca Tinca
Habitat: River, Lakes, Ponds, Estuaries
Weight: 4 - 15 lbs.
Thresher Shark
Species Name: Alopias Vulpinus
Habitat: Nearshore, Continental Shelf, Inshore, Offshore
Weight: 500 - 1120 lbs.
Tiger Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Nigrocinctus
Habitat: Rocky Outcrops, Boulders, Jetties, Rocky Reefs
Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.
Tiger Shark
Species Name: Galeocerdo Cuvier
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 850 - 3000 lbs.
Tope Shark
Species Name: Galeorhinus Galeus
Habitat: Warm Coastal Waters
Weight: 60 - 98 lbs.
Tripletail
Species Name: Lobotes Surinamensis
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Inshore, Estuaries, Bays
Weight: 2 - 20 lbs.
Vermilion Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Miniatus
Habitat: Reefs, offshore
Weight: 6 - 7 lbs.
Wahoo Fish
Species Name: Acanthocybium Solandri
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Reef
Weight: 15 - 184 lbs.
Walleye
Species Name: Sander Vitreus
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 1 - 10 lbs.
Walleye Surfperch
Species Name: Hyperprosopon Argenteum
Habitat: inshore, Kelp Forests, Bays, Wharves, Beaches, Jetties
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Warmouth
Species Name: Lepomis Gulosus
Habitat: River, Lake, Swamp, Muddy, Vegetation
Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.
Warsaw Grouper
Species Name: Hyporthodus Nigritus
Habitat: Nearshore, Reef, Deepwater
Weight: 150 - 440 lbs.
White Bass
Species Name: Morone Chrysops
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.
White Catfish
Species Name: Ameiurus Catus
Habitat: Coastal River, Tidal Water
Weight: 6 - 9 lbs.
White Croaker
Species Name: Genyonemus Lineatus
Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Bays
Weight: 0 - 1 lbs.
White Grunt
Species Name: Haemulon Plumierii
Habitat: Offshore, Inshore, Backcountry
Weight: 2 - 6 lbs.
White Hake
Species Name: Urophycis Tenuis
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 6 - 20 lbs.
White Margate
Species Name: Haemulon Album
Habitat: Inshore, Reef, Nearshore, Offshore
Weight: 16 - 20 lbs.
White Marlin
Species Name: Kajikia Albida
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 45 - 65 lbs.
White Perch
Species Name: Morone Americana
Habitat: inshore
Weight: 0 - 3 lbs.
White Seaperch
Species Name: Phanerodon Furcatus
Habitat: Nearshore, Piers, Jetties
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
White Sturgeon
Species Name: Acipenser Transmontanus
Habitat: Onshore
Weight: 1 - 1100 lbs.
White Sucker
Species Name: Catostomus Commersonii
Habitat: Freshwater Rivers, Lakes, Streams
Weight: 2 - 8 lbs.
White Weakfish
Species Name: Atractoscion Nobilis
Habitat: Offshore, Nearshore, Coral Reefs, Estuaries, Bays, Kelp Forests
Weight: 7 - 88 lbs.
Whitebait Smelt
Species Name: Allosmerus Elongatus
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Whitespotted Eagle Ray
Species Name: Aetobatus Narinari
Habitat: onshore, nearshore, surf
Weight: 200 - 507 lbs.
Whitespotted Greenling
Species Name: Hexagrammos Stelleri
Habitat: Inshore, Rocky Shores
Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.
Widow Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Entomelas
Habitat: offshore reefs, rocky areas
Weight: 5 lbs.
Winter Flounder
Species Name: Pseudopleuronectes Americanus
Habitat: Continental Shelves, Estuaries
Weight: 3 - 8 lbs.
Wreckfish
Species Name: Polyprion Americanus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Wrecks
Weight: 40 - 220 lbs.
Xantic Sargo
Species Name: Anisotremus Davidsonii
Habitat: Sandy Bottom, Rocky, Coral Reef
Weight: 6 - 11 lbs.
Yellow Bass
Species Name: Morone Mississippiensis
Habitat: Lake, River
Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.
Yellow Bullhead
Species Name: Ameiurus Natalis
Habitat: River, Streams, Backwaters, Lakes, Ponds
Weight: 1 - 6 lbs.
Yellow Jack
Species Name: Caranx Bartholomaei
Habitat: Offshore Reefs, Corals, Open Water
Weight: 1 - 31 lbs.
Yellow Sea Chub
Species Name: Kyphosus Incisor
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Rocky Bottom, Reef
Weight: 4 - 8 lbs.
Yellowcheek Wrasse
Species Name: Halichoeres Cyanocephalus
Habitat: Nearshore
Weight: lbs.
Yellowedge Grouper
Species Name: Hyporthodus Flavolimbatus
Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 8 - 40 lbs.
Yelloweye Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Ruberrimus
Habitat: offshore
Weight: 5 - 39 lbs.
Yellowfin
Species Name: Ocyurus Chrysurus
Habitat: Onshore, Reef, Nearshore, Backcountry
Weight: 1 - 11 lbs.
Yellowfin Drum
Species Name: Umbrina Roncador
Habitat: Coastal Areas, Sandy Shorelines, Harbors
Weight: 1 - 6 lbs.
Yellowfin Grouper
Species Name: Mycteroperca Venenosa
Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 18 - 22 lbs.
Yellowfin Tuna
Species Name: Thunnus Albacares
Habitat: Offshore
Weight: 40 - 150 lbs.
Yellowtail Amberjack
Species Name: Seriola Lalandi
Habitat: Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 15 - 96 lbs.
Yellowtail Rockfish
Species Name: Sebastes Flavidus
Habitat: Onshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck
Weight: 3 - 9 lbs.
Zebra Mussel
Species Name: Dreissena polymorpha
Habitat: Freshwater lakes, ponds, and rivers
Weight: 0 - 0 lbs.
