Gold Coast Aquarium Society

Here's another one of my "ideas" ...let's see if we can make this work!

Since I started dipnetting with the club a few months ago, I quickly realized that my biggest thrill came from collecting new species, so I began keeping track of what I was catching and where, and as you all know by now, also taking pictures of each fish. As my list of species grew, I decided to find a medium to publish the list and add to it. I originally intended to post this up on my website, but I decided I would rather make it a part of the forum...
So, with Matt's encouragement, I set out to create an index of sorts with all the species that I've collected and photographed. The intention here is to provide a system whereby dipnetters can come to us to find out what fish there are to be caught in our waters; where they can go to catch them, and have pictures to identify the fish. This should eventually bring in more traffic to the forums and make us a source of information for local and out of state dipnetters as well.

This is a work in progress and all your input is appreciated. The thread will be locked, so as to keep it strictly on topic. Any comments, suggestions or corrections, please send me a private message

This is the format we are going to start with. If need be it can be changed, but i feel it provides the necessary amount of information:

Common name(s):
Scientific name:
Collection location(s):
Collection methods(s):
Collector(s):
Notes:
Image(s):

I will start out with the species that I have collected myself or other club members have collected and I have photographed.
Please contribute to the forum! Send me information on all the species YOU have collected, but please follow the format given above.
Because this index is of species collected by GCAS members only, WE ARE ONLY USING IMAGES OF THE FISH WE CATCH - NO IMAGES FOUND ONLINE OR IN BOOKS!

At the time we are also going to have to work around some forum limitations, so please bare with us while we get them sorted out.

The fish are separated into categories, and each category will be posted individually, which in turn I hope will make things more organized.
You will find navigation links at the bottom of each post to help you move around easily.

Enjoy!

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Cichlids


Common name(s): Black Acara
Scientific name: Cichlasoma bimaculatum
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess
Image(s):
Image 1 - Adult

Image 2 - Juvenile


Common name(s): Blue Tilapia
Scientific name: Oreochromis aureus
Collection location(s): Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Cast net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Possession and transport of live tilapia in Florida is illegal without a special permit; can only be possessed if dead; no bag or size limits
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2


Common name(s): Blue Tilapia x Mozambique Tilapia Hybrid
Scientific name: N/A - Oreochromis aureus x Oreochromis mossambicus
Collection location(s): Canal on Hiatus Rd near Orange Dr.
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Collector(s): LloydM
Notes: Possession and transport of live tilapia in Florida is illegal without a special permit; can only be possessed if dead; no bag or size limits
Image(s):



Common name(s): Butterfly Peacock Bass
Scientific name: Cichla ocellaris
Collection location(s): Alligator Alley
Collection methods(s): Seine
Collector(s): Rodolfo1018 & BayViews
Notes: Nonnative game fish; limit 2 daily per bag - other limitations apply, see FWC 2009-2010 Fishing Regulations
Image(s):



Common name(s): Convict Cichlid
Scientific name: Amatitlania nigrofasciata
Collection location(s): No public access - canal in south Miami-Dade
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Collector(s): IguanaSal
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess
Image(s):



Common name(s): Jaguar Cichlid; Jaguar Guapote
Scientific name: Parachromis managuense
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward; Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Dip net; cast net
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess; no bag or size limits
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2 - Adult


Common name(s): Jewel Cichlid; African Jewelfish
Scientific name: Hemichromis letourneauix
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward; C.B. Smith Park
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2
Image 3 - Breeding coloration


Common name(s): Mayan Cichlid
Scientific name: Cichlasoma urophthalmus
Collection location(s): Abundant throughout South Florida
Collection methods(s): Dip net; rod & reel; cast net
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess; no bag or size limits
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2 - Juvenile
Image 3
Image 4 - Adult


Common name(s): Midas Cichlid
Scientific name: Amphilophus citrinellus
Collection location(s): Private property in Kendall; Bel Air canal off Caribbean Blvd
Collection methods(s): Rod & reel; dip net
Collector(s): Rodolfo1018; TrojanNemo
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess; no bag or size limits; can also be found in brackish water
Image(s):
Image 1 - Adult

Image 2 - Juvenile


Common name(s): Nile Tilapia
Scientific name: Oreochromis niloticus
Collection location(s): Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Cast net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Possession and transport of live tilapia in Florida is illegal without a special permit; can only be possessed if dead; no bag or size limits
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2


Common name(s): Oscar; Tiger Oscar; Velvet Cichlid; Marble Cichlid
Scientific name: Astronotus ocellatus
Collection location(s): Alligator Alley; Homestead; Everglades; Markham Park
Collection methods(s): Rod & reel; Dip net
Collector(s): Mjrodriguez300; Kogo; IguanaSal
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess; no bag or size limits
Image(s):
Image 1 - Adults (Courtesy of Mjrodriguez300)

Image 2
Image 3 - Juvenile Tiger (Courtesy of Rex740)


Common name(s): Salvini
Scientific name: Nandopsis salvini
Collection location(s): Found in most canals in Broward county
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2
Image 3 - Adult Male


Common name(s): Spotted Tilapia
Scientific name: Tilapia mariae
Collection location(s): Abundant throughout South Florida
Collection methods(s): Dip net; rod & reel; cast net
Notes: Possession and transport of live tilapia in Florida is illegal without a special permit; can only be possessed if dead; no bag or size limits
Image(s):
Image 1 - Juvenile

Image 2 - Breeding coloration
Image 3 - Adult


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Killifish


Common name(s): Bluefin Killifish
Scientific name: Lucania goodei
Collection location(s): Throughout Dade & Broward counties
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: Native species; many color morphs co-exist together
Image(s):
Image 1 - Male

Image 2 - Male
Image 3 - Female


Common name(s): Golden Topminnow
Scientific name: Fundulus chrysotus
Collection location(s): Alligator Alley; C.B. Smith Park; Tamiami Trail; SW 117 Ave & SW 336 St in Homestead (melanistic strain);
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): TrojanNemo (melanistic strain)
Notes: Native species
Image(s):
Image 1 - female

Image 2 - Male
Image 3 - Male (melanistic)
Image 4 - Female (melanistic)


Common name(s): Flagfish; American Flagfish
Scientific name: Jordanella floridae
Collection location(s): Alligator Alley; Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: Native species
Image(s):
Image 1 - Male

Image 2 - Males
Image 3 - Female (Courtesy of Rex740)
Image 4 - Female (Courtesy of Rex740)


Common name(s): Least Livebearer; Least Killifish
Scientific name: Heterandria formosa
**See information on Heterandria formosa in Livebearers category below**


Common name(s): Marsh Killifish
Scientific name: Fundulus confluentus
Collection location(s): Service road on US27, Broward county; Alligator Alley; Big Cypress
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): BayViews; TrojanNemo; Rex740
Notes: Native species, can be found in brackish water systems
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2
Image 3


Common name(s): Pike Killifish; Pike livebearer
Scientific name: Belonesox belizanus
**See information on Belonesox belizanus in Livebearers category below**


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Sunfish


Common name(s): Bluegill
Scientific name: Lepomis macrochirus
Collection location(s): Found throughout most of South Florida
Collection methods(s): Dip net; seine; cast net
Notes: Native species; illegal to catch by net - only legal with rod & reel; restricted as game fish to 50 panfish per bag
Image(s):
Image 1 - Juvenile

Image 2
Image 3
Image 4 - Adult


Common name(s): Bluespotted Sunfish
Scientific name: Enneacanthus gloriosus
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward; C.B. Smith Park
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Native species
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2 - Out of Water
Image 3 - Breeding Coloration


Common name(s): Dollar Sunfish
Scientific name: Lepomis marginatus
Collection location(s): Alligator Alley
Collection methods(s): Seine
Notes: Native species
Image(s):



Common name(s): Everglades Pygmy Sunfish
Scientific name: Elassoma evergladei
Collection location(s): Alligator Alley
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Collector(s): Rex740
Notes: Native species; legal to catch and possess
Image(s):
No images available yet!


Common name(s): Spotted Sunfish
Scientific name: Lepomis punctatus
Collection location(s): Alligator Alley; Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward; Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Dip net; cast net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo; Sonny Disposition
Notes: Native species; illegal to catch by net - only legal with rod & reel; restricted as game fish to 50 panfish per bag
Image(s):
Image 1 - Adult

Image 2 - Juvenile (Possible Hybrid)
Image 3 (Courtesy of Bob Bock)


Common name(s): Warmouth
Scientific name: Lepomis gulosus
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Native species; illegal to catch by net - only legal with rod & reel; restricted as game fish to 50 panfish per bag
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2 - Juvenile
Image 3 - Adult


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Catfish


Common name(s): Brown Bullhead
Scientific name: Ameiurus nebulosus
Collection location(s): Tamiami Trail; Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward
Collection methods(s): Cast net; Dip net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Native species
Image(s):
Image 1 - Adult

Image 2


Common name(s): Brown Hoplo
Scientific name: Hoplosternum littorale
Collection location(s): Swampy waters in Broward county
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Collector(s): Kogo
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess; no bag or size limits
Image(s):



Common name(s): Sailfin Pleco
Scientific name: Pterygoplichthys sp.
Collection location(s): Alligator Alley; Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Cast net; dip net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo; Rodolfo1018
Notes: Nonnative species; legal to catch & possess; no bag or size limits
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2 - Baby
Image 3


Common name(s): Spotted Bullhead (unconfirmed ID - please help)
Scientific name: Ameiurus serracanthus
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo; IguanaSal
Notes: Native species, deemed "Rare" in Florida
Image(s):
Image 1



Common name(s): Tadpole Madtom
Scientific name: Noturus gyrinus
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward
Collection methods(s): Dip net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Native species; can deliver a very painful sting
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2


Common name(s): Walking Catfish
Scientific name: Clarias batrachus
Collection location(s): Big Cypress National Preserve
Collection methods(s): Cast net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Possession and transportation of live walking catfish is illegal without special state and federal permits; can only be possessed dead; no bag or size limits
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2


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Livebearers


Common name(s): Eastern Mosquitofish
Scientific name: Gambusia sp.
Collection location(s): Found throughout all Florida
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: Native species; co-exists with a black & white melanistic morph; one may collect G. holbrooki, G. affinis, or a hybrid of these two
Image(s):
Image 1 - Juvenile Females

Image 2 - Adult Female
Image 3 - Juvenile Male (Melanistic)


Common name(s): Least Livebearer; Least Killifish
Scientific name: Heterandria formosa
Collection location(s): Most places where mosquitofish are found.
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: Native species
Image(s):



Common name(s): Pike Killifish; Pike Livebearer
Scientific name: Belonesox belizanus
Collection location(s): Canals near Airforce Reserve Base in Homestead
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Nonnative species
Image(s):
Image 1 - Adult Male

Image 2 - Juvenile


Common name(s): Sailfin Molly
Scientific name: Poecilia latipinna
Collection location(s): Found throughout most of Florida
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: Native Species
Image(s):
Image 1 - Dominant Male

Image 2 - Adult Female (Brackish Water)
Image 3 - Juvenile
Image 4 - Juvenile Male (Melanistic)
Image 5 - Jumbo Adult Female (Melanistic)


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Others


Common name(s): Fat Sleeper; Sleeper Goby; Jade Goby
Scientific name: Dormitator maculatus
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr; Nobb Hill & Orange Dr
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Native species
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2


Common name(s): Florida Gar
Scientific name: Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Collection location(s): Tamiami Trail; Big Cypress National Preserve
Collection methods(s): Castnet; Dipnet
Collector(s): Rodolfo1018; TrojanNemo; Dach; V-Inks; Rex740
Notes: Native species
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2
Image 3 - Baby (Courtesy of Rex740)


Common name(s): Florida Largemouth Bass
Scientific name: Micropterus salmoides floridanus
Collection location(s): Service road off US-27 in Broward; Big Cypress National Preserve
Collection methods(s): Castnet
Collector(s): Rodolfo1018; TrojanNemo
Notes: Native game fish - many regulations apply - see FWC 2009-2010 Fishing Regulations
Image(s):
Image 1 - Adult

Image 2 - Baby
Image 3 - Juvenile


Common name(s): Greater Siren
Scientific name: Siren lacertina
Collection location(s): Wolf Lake
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): BayViews
Notes: Native aquatic salamander; have a dangerous bite
Image(s):
No images available yet!


Common name(s): Inland Silverside
Scientific name: Menidia beryllina
Collection location(s): Bel Air canal off Caribbean Blvd; Tamiami Trail west of Krome Ave
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): TrojanNemo; Dach
Notes: Native saltwater species, can be found in brackish and freshwater systems as well
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2 (Courtesy of Dach)


Common name(s): Lake Chubsucker
Scientific name: Erimyzon sucetta
Collection location(s): Service road off US-27 in Broward
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): BayViews
Notes: Native species
Image(s):



Common name(s): Peacock Eel; Spotfin Spiny Eel
Scientific name: Macrognathus siamensis
Collection location(s): Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Nonnative species
Image(s):



Common name(s): Striped Mullet; Flathead Mullet
Scientific name: Mugil cephalus
Collection location(s): Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Cast net
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Saltwater species that can be found inland
Image(s):



Common name(s): Swamp Darter
Scientific name: Etheostoma fusiforme
Collection location(s): Found throughout South Florida
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: Native species; also found in brackish water
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2


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Invertebrates


Common name(s): Apple Snail - Unconfirmed field ID
Scientific name: Pomacea sp.
Collection location(s): Unknown
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: About 3-4 different species of Apple Snails are found in our waters, only Pomacea bridgesii should be added to planted aquariums.
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2


Common name(s): Asian Clam
Scientific name: Corbicula fluminea
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes:
Image(s):



Common name(s): Crawfish; Crayfish - Unconfirmed field ID
Scientific name: Procambarus sp.
Collection location(s): Pine Island & Orange Dr in Broward; Alligator Alley; Tamiami Trail
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: Native species
Image(s):
Image 1

Image 2


Common name(s): Giant Ramshorn Snail
Scientific name: Marisa cornuarietis
Collection location(s): Found in most waterways in Broward and Dade counties
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes: Do not add to planted tanks.
Image(s):



Common name(s): Grass Shrimp; Ghost Shrimp
Scientific name: Palaemonetes paludosus
Collection location(s): Found in most waterways in Broward and Dade counties
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes:
Image(s):



Common name(s): Florida Shiny Spike; Mussel - Unconfirmed field ID
Scientific name: Elliptio buckleyi
Collection location(s): Canals in Weston, Broward County
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): Rex740
Notes: Native species; legal to catch; possession limit of 10 specimens per collector
Image(s):
Image 1 (Courtesy of Rex740)



Common name(s): Pond Snail - Unconfirmed field ID
Scientific name: Lymnaea sp.
Collection location(s): Near Airforce Reserve Base, Homestead
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Collector(s): TrojanNemo
Notes: Nonnative species
Image(s):



Common name(s): Trapdoor Snail; Mystery Snail - Unconfirmed field ID
Scientific name: Campelona sp.
Collection location(s): Found in most waterways in Broward and Dade counties
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes:
Image(s):



Common name(s): Trumpet Snail - Unconfirmed field ID
Scientific name: Pleurocera sp.
Collection location(s): Found in most waterways in Broward and Dade counties
Collection methods(s): Dipnet
Notes:
Image(s):



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