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[taldridge0321]

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[gerald]

#10 white or striped mullet?

#11 pompano likely, but could be permit?

#13 could be Atlantic or inland silverside - anal ray count would help.

#16 bonefish or ladyfish?

#19 black drum?

#20 naked goby or other Gobiosoma

 

zoox should be able to nail these without all my question marks.

[taldridge0321]

#10 white or striped mullet?

#11 pompano likely, but could be permit?

#13 could be Atlantic or inland silverside - anal ray count would help.

#16 bonefish or ladyfish?

#19 black drum?

#20 naked goby or other Gobiosoma

 

zoox should be able to nail these without all my question marks.

Sounds good Gerald, thanks for the help, got a few more I'll be posting in a few, Needlefish, Puffers, few others.

[taldridge0321]

Not a clue on these little guys, one male and one female is my guess.

[taldridge0321]

These were caught from Sullivan's Island, Charleston, SC.

[taldridge0321]

I've only ever caught adult Northern Puffers, don't know about these little fellas. They were all caught in seaweed.

[taldridge0321]

These were caught along with the Puffers.

[taldridge0321]

[taldridge0321]

Gulf Pipefish, correct?

[taldridge0321]

[mattknepley]

Gotta love the puffers. I might have to break out my coastal fishes book and try id-ing a couple of these.

[mattknepley]

Won't hazard a guess on #25 & 26. I think you're right on your Northern Pufferfish call, but think your pipefish might be a Chain Pipefish, Syngnathus louisianae. The funky lookin' dude in #28 might be a Pygmy Filefish, Stephanolepis setifer.

Of course, I can mis-id gambusia, so take all this for just kicks 'n' giggles.

[taldridge0321]

Won't hazard a guess on #25 & 26. I think you're right on your Northern Pufferfish call, but think your pipefish might be a Chain Pipefish, Syngnathus louisianae. The funky lookin' dude in #28 might be a Pygmy Filefish, Stephanolepis setifer.

Of course, I can mis-id gambusia, so take all this for just kicks 'n' giggles.

Thanks for the help, I brought my freshwater Peterson but not my saltwater. 

[gerald]

Peterson doesn't help much with juveniles of large saltwater species; most change dramatically as they grow.  William Richards' Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes is the go-to, but big $$$.  Sometimes amazon.com's "preview pages" feature lets you see the pages you need. 

[taldridge0321]

Won't hazard a guess on #25 & 26. I think you're right on your Northern Pufferfish call, but think your pipefish might be a Chain Pipefish, Syngnathus louisianae. The funky lookin' dude in #28 might be a Pygmy Filefish, Stephanolepis setifer.

Of course, I can mis-id gambusia, so take all this for just kicks 'n' giggles.

Matt what can you dig up on #10? They are by far the most common fish we have encountered off the beaches. Some kind of Anchovy perhaps?

[taldridge0321]

Peterson doesn't help much with juveniles of large saltwater species; most change dramatically as they grow.  William Richards' Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes is the go-to, but big $$$.  Sometimes amazon.com's "preview pages" feature lets you see the pages you need. 

I'll check that out for sure, thanks for the heads up Gerald.

[mattknepley]

Matt what can you dig up on #10? They are by far the most common fish we have encountered off the beaches. Some kind of Anchovy perhaps?

I'll try to do that a little later.

Peterson doesn't help much with juveniles of large saltwater species; most change dramatically as they grow.  William Richards' Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes is the go-to, but big $$$.  Sometimes amazon.com's "preview pages" feature lets you see the pages you need.

This is my only coastal book, and it works pretty well for my limited purposes. BUT I hadn't realized just how many salt fishes change their shape as they grow.
https://smile.amazon... coastal fishes

and recently released for left coasted friends...
https://smile.amazon... coastal fishes

Any recommendations?

[lilyea]

I would have identified the last few pics as southern pufferfish (Sphoeroides nephelus; #27& #29), planehead filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus; #28) and gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli; #30 & #31) based on similar finds when collecting in the grass beds along the Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico.

Is it possible that the dark, circular fish (#25 & #26) is a juvenile spadefish?

[lilyea]

Also is it possible that #11 is a mojarra?