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Saltwater Fish of Mississippi

Mississippi has at least more than 200 species of Saltwater Fish and this will cover some of them. This
will include fish that were introduced, native and more.

All 230

Gulf Kingcroaker ¹
Menticirrhus littoralis

Black Drum ²
Pogonias cromis

Red Drum ³
Sciaenops ocellatus

Spotted Seatrout ⁴
Cynoscion nebulosus

Southern Kingfish ⁵
Menticirrhus americanus

Atlantic Croaker ⁶
Micropogonias undulatus

Atlantic Tripletail ⁷
Lobotes surinamensis

Atlantic Spadefish ⁸
Chaetodipterus faber

Southern Flounder ⁹
Paralichthys lethostigma

Spot Croaker ¹⁰
Leiostomus xanthurus

Hardhead Catfish ¹¹
Ariopsis felis

Gafftopsail Catfish ¹²
Bagre marinus

Atlantic Crevalle Jack ¹³
Caranx hippos

Florida Pompano ⁹
Trachinotus carolinus

Sheepshead ¹⁴
Archosargus probatocephalus

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark ¹⁵
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Mangrove Snapper ¹⁶
Lutjanus griseus

Yellowtail Snapper ¹⁷
Ocyurus chrysurus

Atlantic Stingray ¹⁸
Hypanus sabinus

Bluntnose Jack ⁶
Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus

Tiger Shark ¹⁹
Galeocerdo cuvier

Bull Shark ²⁰
Carcharhinus leucas

Sand Tiger Shark ²⁰
Carcharias taurus

Spotted Eagle Ray ²¹
Aetobatus narinari

Great Hammerhead ²²
Sphyrna mokarran

Southern Stingray ²³
Hypanus americanus

Bluntnose Stingray ²⁴
Hypanus say

Silver Perch ²⁵
Bairdiella chrysoura

Cownose Rays ²⁶
Rhinopteridae

Cubbyu ²⁷
Pareques umbrosus

American Stardrum
Stellifer lanceolatus

Sea Mullet ²⁶
Mugil cephalus

Banded Drum ²⁸
Larimus fasciatus

Mountain Mullet ²⁹
Dajaus monticola

Sand Weakfish ³⁰
Cynoscion arenarius

White Mullet ³¹
Mugil curema

Great Barracuda ³²
Sphyraena barracuda

Common Snook ¹⁵
Centropomus undecimalis

Atlantic Needlefish ¹⁰
Strongylura marina

Northern Sennet ¹⁵
Sphyraena borealis

Guachanche Barracuda ³³
Sphyraena guachancho

Schoolmaster Snapper ¹⁵
Lutjanus apodus

Silk Snapper ³⁴
Lutjanus vivanus

Lane Snapper ¹⁵
Lutjanus synagris

Dog Snapper ³⁵
Lutjanus jocu

Cubera Snapper ¹⁵
Lutjanus cyanopterus

Mutton Snapper ³⁶
Lutjanus analis

Wenchman ⁶
Pristipomoides aquilonaris

Queen Snapper ³⁷
Etelis oculatus

Vermilion Snapper ⁶
Rhomboplites aurorubens

Spanish Hogfish ¹⁵
Bodianus rufus

Pigfish ³⁸
Orthopristis chrysoptera

Blue Angelfish ¹⁴
Holacanthus bermudensis

Atlantic Goliath Grouper ³⁹
Epinephelus itajara

Nassau Grouper ⁴⁰
Epinephelus striatus

Black Triggerfish ⁴¹
Melichthys niger

Grey Triggerfish ⁴²
Balistes capriscus

Harvestfish
Peprilus paru

Reef Butterflyfish ¹⁵
Chaetodon sedentarius

Ladyfish ⁴³
Elops saurus

Common Mola ⁴⁴
Mola mola

Bank sea bass ¹⁵
Centropristis ocyurus

Gulf Butterfish ⁴⁵
Peprilus burti

Atlantic Tarpon ⁴⁶
Megalops atlanticus

Spotfin Butterflyfish ¹⁵
Chaetodon ocellatus

Rock Sea Bass ⁹
Centropristis philadelphica

Dwarf Sand Perch ⁴⁷
Diplectrum bivittatum

Rock Hind ⁴⁸
Epinephelus adscensionis

Sand Perch ¹⁴
Diplectrum formosum

Yellow-edge Grouper ⁴⁹
Hyporthodus flavolimbatus

Speckled Hind ⁵⁰
Hyporthodus drummondhayi

Black Sea Bass ¹⁵
Centropristis striata

Graysby ⁵¹
Cephalopholis cruentata

Wrasse Basslet
Liopropoma eukrines

Red Grouper ⁵²
Epinephelus morio

Warsaw Grouper ⁵³
Hyporthodus nigritus

Snowy Grouper ¹⁵
Hyporthodus niveatus

Black Grouper ⁵⁴
Mycteroperca bonaci

Blueline Tilefish ⁵⁵
Caulolatilus microps

Goldface Tilefish ⁵⁶
Caulolatilus chrysops

Whitespotted Soapfish ⁴⁵
Rypticus maculatus

Freckled Soapfish ⁵⁷
Rypticus bistrispinus

Blackline Tilefish ⁵⁸
Caulolatilus cyanops

Yellowfin Grouper ⁵²
Mycteroperca venenosa

Scamp grouper ¹⁵
Mycteroperca phenax

Greater Soapfish ⁵⁹
Rypticus saponaceus

Blackear bass ⁶⁰
Serranus atrobranchus

Red Hind ⁶¹
Epinephelus guttatus

Phoebe ¹⁵
Serranus phoebe

Misty Grouper
Hyporthodus mystacinus

Belted sandfish ¹⁵
Serranus subligarius

Wahoo ⁶²
Acanthocybium solandri

Little Tunny ⁶³
Euthynnus alletteratus

Atlantic Spanish Mackerel ¹⁵
Scomberomorus maculatus

Skipjack Tuna ⁶⁴
Katsuwonus pelamis

King Mackerel ¹⁵
Scomberomorus cavalla

Yellow Jack ⁶⁵
Caranx bartholomaei

Yellowfin Tuna ⁶⁶
Thunnus albacares

Blackfin Tuna ⁶⁰
Thunnus atlanticus

African Pompano ⁶⁷
Alectis ciliaris

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Saltwater Fish of Mississippi

Gulf Kingcroaker 1 Menticirrhus littoralis

Black Drum 2 Pogonias cromis

Red Drum 3 Sciaenops ocellatus

Spotted Seatrout 4 Cynoscion nebulosus

Southern Kingfish 5 Menticirrhus americanus

Atlantic Croaker 6 Micropogonias undulatus

Atlantic Tripletail 7 Lobotes surinamensis

Atlantic Spadefish 8 Chaetodipterus faber

Southern Flounder 9 Paralichthys lethostigma

Spot Croaker 10 Leiostomus xanthurus

Hardhead Catfish 11 Ariopsis felis

Gafftopsail Catfish 12 Bagre marinus

Atlantic Crevalle Jack 13 Caranx hippos

Florida Pompano 9 Trachinotus carolinus

Sheepshead 14 Archosargus probatocephalus

Atlantic Sharpnose Shark 15 Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Mangrove Snapper 16 Lutjanus griseus

Yellowtail Snapper 17 Ocyurus chrysurus

Atlantic Stingray 18 Hypanus sabinus

Bluntnose Jack 6 Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus

Tiger Shark 19 Galeocerdo cuvier

Bull Shark 20 Carcharhinus leucas

Sand Tiger Shark 20 Carcharias taurus

Spotted Eagle Ray 21 Aetobatus narinari

Great Hammerhead 22 Sphyrna mokarran

Southern Stingray 23 Hypanus americanus

Bluntnose Stingray 24 Hypanus say

Silver Perch 25 Bairdiella chrysoura

Cownose Rays 26 Rhinopteridae

Cubbyu 27 Pareques umbrosus

American Stardrum Stellifer lanceolatus

Sea Mullet 26 Mugil cephalus

Banded Drum 28 Larimus fasciatus

Mountain Mullet 29 Dajaus monticola

Sand Weakfish 30 Cynoscion arenarius

White Mullet 31 Mugil curema

Great Barracuda 32 Sphyraena barracuda

Common Snook 15 Centropomus undecimalis

Atlantic Needlefish 10 Strongylura marina

Northern Sennet 15 Sphyraena borealis

Guachanche Barracuda 33 Sphyraena guachancho

Schoolmaster Snapper 15 Lutjanus apodus

Silk Snapper 34 Lutjanus vivanus

Lane Snapper 15 Lutjanus synagris

Dog Snapper 35 Lutjanus jocu

Cubera Snapper 15 Lutjanus cyanopterus

Mutton Snapper 36 Lutjanus analis

Wenchman 6 Pristipomoides aquilonaris

Queen Snapper 37 Etelis oculatus

Vermilion Snapper 6 Rhomboplites aurorubens

Spanish Hogfish 15 Bodianus rufus

Pigfish 38 Orthopristis chrysoptera

Blue Angelfish 14 Holacanthus bermudensis

Atlantic Goliath Grouper 39 Epinephelus itajara

Nassau Grouper 40 Epinephelus striatus

Black Triggerfish 41 Melichthys niger

Grey Triggerfish 42 Balistes capriscus

Harvestfish Peprilus paru

Reef Butterflyfish 15 Chaetodon sedentarius

Ladyfish 43 Elops saurus

Common Mola 44 Mola mola

Bank sea bass 15 Centropristis ocyurus

Gulf Butterfish 45 Peprilus burti

Atlantic Tarpon 46 Megalops atlanticus

Spotfin Butterflyfish 15 Chaetodon ocellatus

Rock Sea Bass 9 Centropristis philadelphica

Dwarf Sand Perch 47 Diplectrum bivittatum

Rock Hind 48 Epinephelus adscensionis

Sand Perch 14 Diplectrum formosum

Yellow-edge Grouper 49 Hyporthodus flavolimbatus

Speckled Hind 50 Hyporthodus drummondhayi

Black Sea Bass 15 Centropristis striata

Graysby 51 Cephalopholis cruentata

Wrasse Basslet Liopropoma eukrines

Red Grouper 52 Epinephelus morio

Warsaw Grouper 53 Hyporthodus nigritus

Snowy Grouper 15 Hyporthodus niveatus

Black Grouper 54 Mycteroperca bonaci

Blueline Tilefish 55 Caulolatilus microps