South Florida Reef Fish

A quick guide to popular recreational reef fishes found in florida waters.

South florida reef fish. All tropical seas 1857 species. Sefcri or the southeast florida coral reef initiative is a local action strategy for collaborative action among government and non governmental partners to identify and implement priority actions needed to reduce key threats to coral reef resources in southeast florida which includes miami dade broward palm beach and martin counties. Common sights include angelfish parrotfish tangs damselfish chromis groupers jacks hogfish filefish squirrelfish and eels. South florida 547 species.

Reef fishing outfits with cut baits. Just beneath the twinkling satin surface of the caribbean you find schools of fish of a thousand different shapes and colors the surprising variety of finned friends is one of the reasons people get hooked on scuba diving. Welcome to florent s tropical reef life identification guides. Aside from the huge schools of reef fish we see many other species during our dives.

Select a guide for a geographic area. To identify some of the most common and interesting reef fish in the caribbean florida and the western atlantic look for their distinctive characteristics. The coverage includes over 100 gps waypoints from west palm beach to miami and well over 300 potential fishing spots from south of miami down to the florida keys extending to include dry tortugas. Cowfish trunkfish trumpetfish spotted drums and puffers are also quite common.

The florida reef also known as the great florida reef florida reefs florida reef tract and florida keys reef tract is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental united states. Green eel morena verde range. Florida fish and wildlife conservation commission farris bryant building 620 s. The tropical pacific 1215 species.

The caribbean the bahamas and florida 637 species. Easter pacific 139 species. It lies a few miles seaward of the florida keys is about 4 miles 6 to 7 km wide and. From about half way down the state of florida south all the way to the florida keys lies the continental united states only natural living coral reef this reef is home to a huge variety of fish and lots of them are catchable and good table fare.

The caribbean the bahamas and florida 637 species. Reef fish identification guide. Reef fish identification guide. The south florida and keys reefs fishing chart contains 441 gps waypoints from north of west palm beach down to key west and the dry tortugas.

Florent s guide to the south florida reefs fish corals and creatures angelfishes surgeonfishes butterflyfishes. Tallahassee fl 850 488 4676.