Largemouth
Florida Large Mouth BassDescription – The largemouth is the largest member of the sunfish family. It generally has light greenish to brownish sides with a dark lateral line which tends to break into blotches towards the tail. Often … [Read More…]
Butterfly Peacock
Butterfly Peacock – Cichla ocellarisDescription: Body shape similar to that of a largemouth bass; color highly variable, but generally golden with three black vertical bars that tend to fade and are possibly absent in older fish; black … [Read More…]
Redeye Bass
Redeye Bass(Micropterus coosae) Common Names – Coosa bass, shoal bass, Flint River smallmouth, Chipola bass, black bass. NOTE: Redeye bass may not exist in Florida. Description – The red color of eyes and fins easily separates this … [Read More]
Spotted Bass
Spotted Bass(Micropterus punctulatus) Common Names – Kentucky bass, Kentucky spotted bass, northern spotted bass, Alabama spotted bass, Wichita spotted bass, black bass, smallmouth bass and spot. Description – Is similar in appearance to … [Read More…]
Striped Bass
Striped Bass Description – The striper is the largest member of the temperate bass family. Body coloration is olive-green to blue-gray on the back with silvery to brassy sides and white on the belly. It is easily recognized by the … Read More}
Sunshine Bass
Sunshine Bass Description – The sunshine bass is a hybrid produced by crossing a female white bass with a male striped bass. Sunshines closely resemble both striped bass and white bass making identification difficult, particularly for … [Read More…]
Black Crappie
Black Crappie(Pomoxis nigromaculatus) Common Names – speckled perch, specks, papermouth, bachelor perch, calico bass, strawberry bass, or white perch. Description – The black crappie is a silvery-green to yellowish fish with large dorsal … [Read More…]
Bluegill
Bluegill(Lepomis macrochirus) Common Names – bream, blue bream, sun perch, blue sunfish, copperhead, copperbelly, roach. Description – Bluegills have small mouths and oval-shaped, almost rounded, bodies. Body coloration is highly variable … [Read More…]
Redbreast Sunfish
Redbreast Sunfish(Lepomis auritus) Common Names – redbelly, robin, yellowbelly sunfish, bream, river bream, longear sunfish, sun perch and redbreast bream. Description – The redbreast is one of the brightest colored sunfishes. Males … [Read More…]
Redear Sunfish
Redear Sunfish(Lepomis microlophus) Common Names – Widely known as shellcracker because of its fondness for snails. Also called bream, yellow bream. Description – The redear is similar in shape to the bluegill, but lacks the dark spot … [Read More…]
Species of Fish in Florida