Cirrhigaleus asper These dogfish get their name from their rough skin, caused by unusually large denticles (translated as „little teeth“) which are specialized scales designed to make sharks swim more efficiently. They have stout bodies and pointed snouts with large eyes, two dorsal fins with lar
Danger to Humans This species of dogfish is considered harmless to humans.
Pseudobatos lentiginosus Guitarfish look somewhere between a shark and a ray, with the dorsal and caudal fins on the back half of its tubular body, and a narrow pectoral disc at its head. The Atlantic guitarfish is one of the smallest, growing to almost 30 inches, and gray to brown on top with wh
Danger to Humans The Atlantic guitarfish is considered harmless to humans.
Mycteroperca bonaci This oblong reef fish has small eyes over a protruding lower jaw, and a continuous dorsal fin that leads back to its square caudal (tail) fin. It’s an olive gray color with dark blotches and bronze hexagonal shapes on its head and sides. Like most groupers, these all start out
Danger to Humans There have been reported cases of ciguatera from human consumption
Native Flora Flora changes from macroalgae in fresh and brackish waters to seagrass and mangroves as salinity increases. The freshwater habitats of the Everglades are dominated by marsh and slough flora, however the flora changes moving downstream where the freshwater mixes with seawater. Tran
endangered species: a species in danger of becoming extinct that is protected by
Chiloscyllium punctatum These elongated, slender carpet sharks have lobed fins and an asymmetrical caudal (tail) fin. The young ones are medium brown with darker brown banding, but that fades to a solid brown as they mature. They live between the shore and the reef on muddy sea floors, where they
Danger to Humans Considered harmless to humans, the brownbanded bamboo shark may
Trygonorrhina dumerilii This oval shaped ray has a very rounded pectoral disc that is dark yellow-brown on top with irregular grayish bands outlined in darker brown. The long tail has two small dorsal fins and an asymmetrical caudal fin, and the total length of this ray, including tail, can be as
Danger to Humans The southern fiddler is considered harmless to humans.
Bathytoshia centroura This is the largest of the whip-tail stingrays, growing over 7 feet wide and more than 660 pounds. Its diamond-shaped disc is dark brown or olive above and almost white below. The tail is black, and can be two and a half times the length of its body. Caution is suggested whe
Danger to Humans The roughtail stingray does not attack people; however, if it is
Carcharhinus brachyurus This shark gets its name from its bronzy-grey to olive-green coloring. It is the only species of requiem shark in the genus Carcharhinus that lives in temperate rather than tropical waters. They occur throughout the world but the distribution is patchy, with what appear to
Danger to Humans According to the International Shark Attack File, the bronze whaler
Mobula hypostoma This smaller eagle ray looks like its cousins, with its diamond-shaped pectoral disc that is twice as wide as it is long, and its dark gray black top and ivory white underside. But the Atlantic devil ray is smaller, growing to only about 48 inches wide, and its long tail lacks a
Danger to Humans Rays in general are considered harmless and inoffensive.
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon This unusual carpet shark has a fringe along the front of its flat head, and an elaborate camouflage pattern, ideal for its ambush style of hunting. It usually grows to about 4 feet long, with broad, rounded pectoral fins, and a series of lobed fins back to its asymmetric
Danger to Humans The tasselled wobbegong may bit in self defense or if a human foot
