280 True Fishes 



Trachinotus carolinus — common pompano 

 Trachinotus falcatus — round pompano 



Family: Pomatomidae (Bluefishes) 

 Pomatomus saltatrix — bluefish 



Family: Rachycentridae (Cobias) 

 Rachycentron canadus — cobia 



Family: Moronidae (White Basses) 

 Roccus saxatilis — striped bass 

 Morone americana — white perch 



Family: Serranidae (Sea Basses, Groupers) 

 Centropristes striatus — common sea bass 

 Poly prion americanus — wreckfish 



Family: Priacanthidae (Big-eyes) 

 Pseudopriacanthus alius — deep big-eye 

 Priacanthus arenatus — common big-eye 



Family: Lobotidae (Tripletails) 

 Lobotes surinamensis — tripletail 



Family: Lutianidae (Snappers) 

 Lutianus griseus — gray snapper 



Family: Haemuhdae (Grunts) 

 Orthopristis chrysopterus — pigfish 

 Haemulon plumieri — white grunt 



Family: Sparidae (Porgies) 

 Stenotomus chrysops — northern porgy 

 Stenotomus aculeatus — southern porgy 

 Diplodus holbrookii — Holbrook's porgy 

 A rchosargus probatocephalus — sheepshead 

 Lagodon rhomboides — pinfish 



Family: Kyphosidae (Chubs) 

 Kyphosus sectatrix — Bermuda chub 



Family: Otolithidae (Weakfishes) 

 Cynoscion regalis — gray sea trout 



