Marine Life Species

Marine Life Species List

M = marine life; (ML) and restricted species (RS) endorsements required.
R = restricted species; (RS) endorsement required.

* Only aquaculture allowed for live rock.
** Gray triggerfish and red porgy restricted.
*** For non-restricted species only.

Bold text denotes new additions/changes. Some species may require a Special Activity License (SAL).

These are unofficial designations - please see Florida Administrative Code Chapter 68B-42.

Updated June 15, 2021

Marine Life Species Codes and Names in Numerical Order

501 M Angelfish, gray (=black)
503 M Angelfish, blue
505 M Angelfish, French
507 M Angelfish, queen
509 M Angelfish, rock beauty
511 M Angelfish, cherubfish (=pygmy)
512 Barracuda, great
513 M Bass, belted sandfish
514 M Bass, creole-fish
515 M Bass, chalk
516 M Bass, threadnose
517 M Bass, harlequin
518 M Bass, red barbier
519 M Bass, lantern
520 M Bass, spanish flag
521 M Bass, peppermint (=swissguard)
522 M Bass, wrasse
523 M Bass, tobaccofish
524 M Soapfish
525 M Bass, other
526 M Blenny, banded
527 M Blenny, redlip
528 M Blenny, barred
529 M Blenny, sailfin
530 M Blenny, glass
531 M Blenny, saddled
532 M Blenny, hairy
533 M Blenny, other
534 M Blenny, wrasse
535 M Butterflyfish, banded
537 M Butterflyfish, bank
538 M Butterflyfish, french
539 M Butterflyfish, foureye
541 M Butterflyfish, longsnout
543 M Butterflyfish, reef
545 M Butterflyfish, spotfin
546 M Cardinalfish, other
547 M Cardinalfish, flamefish
548 M Cardinalfish, two-spot
549 M Cowfish, honeycomb
550 M Cowfish, other
551 M Damselfish, beaugregory
552 M Damselfish, longfin (=honey gregory)
553 M Damselfish, bicolor
555 M Damselfish, yellowtail (=jewel)
557 M Damselfish, threespot (=orange)
559 M Damselfish, dusky (=scarletback)
560 M Damselfish, cocoa
561 M Damselfish, sergeant major
562 M Damselfish, yellowtail reeffish
563 M Damselfish, blue chromis (=blue reef)
564 M Damselfish, brown chromis (=brown reef)
565 M Damselfish, purple reeffish
567 M Damselfish, sunshinefish
569 M Damselfish, other
571 M Drum, high-hat
572 M Drum, cubbyu
573 M Drum, jackknife-fish
575 M Drum, spotted
576 Eel, conger
577 M Moray, blackedge (=chain)
579 M Moray, green
581 M Moray, spotted
583 M Moray, goldentail
585 M Moray, other
586 M Filefish, scrawled (=blue spot)
587 M Filefish, planehead (=green)
588 M Filefish, pygmy
589 M Filefish, whitespotted
590 M Filefish, other
591 R Flounder
592 Sole, zebra (fringed, naked, flabby)
593 M Frogfish, ocellated (=common)
594 M Frogfish, other
595 M Frogfish, sargassumfish
596 M Batfish
597 M Goby, neon
598 M Goby, naked
599 M Goby, yellowline
601 M Goby, other
602 R Grouper, graysby
603 R Grouper, coney
604 R Grouper, red hind (=strawberry)
605 Grunt, cottonwick
606 Grunt, black margate
607 Grunt, French
608 Grunt, tomtate
609 M Grunt, porkfish
611 Grunt, other (non-ML)***
613 M Hamlet, barred
615 M Hamlet, black
617 M Hamlet, blue
619 M Hamlet, butter
621 M Hamlet, indigo
622 M Hamlet, mutton
623 M Hamlet, shy
625 M Hogfish, spotfin (=Cuban)
627 R Hogfish, rooster (=hogfish)
629 M Hogfish, Spanish
630 M Jawfish, spotfin
631 M Jawfish, dusky
632 M Jawfish, other
633 M Jawfish, yellowhead
634 M Parrotfish, stoplight
635 M Parrotfish, blue
636 M Parrotfish, rainbow
637 M Parrotfish, striped (=painted)
638 M Parrotfish, queen
639 M Parrotfish, other
640 M Parrotfish, redband
641 M Balloonfish
642 Puffer, southern
643 M Puffer, sharpnose
644 M Porcupinefish
645 M Burrfish, striped (=spiny boxfish)
646 M Burrfish, spotted
647 Scorpionfish, reef
648 Scorpionfish, other
649 M Seahorse, dwarf
651 M Seahorse, lined (=giant)
652 M Pipefish, other
653 M Pipefish, sargassum
654 R Cobia
655 Shark, nurse
657 Shark, lemon
658 R Snapper, other
659 M Soldierfish, blackbar
660 Squirrelfish, other
661 Squirrelfish, reef (=common)
663 Squirrelfish, deepwater
665 Squirrelfish, glasseye snapper
666 Shark, blacknose
667 M Tang, blue (young are yellow)
669 M Tang, doctorfish
671 M Tang, ocean surgeon
672 M Surgeonfish, other
673 M Triggerfish, black durgon
675 M Triggerfish, queen
677 Triggerfish, other**
678 M Hawkfish, red spotted
679 M Wrasse, bluehead
681 M Wrasse, creole
682 M Wrasse, slippery dick
683 M Wrasse, yellowhead (=neon)
684 M Wrasse, clown
685 M Wrasse, puddingwife
686 M Wrasse, blackear
687 M Wrasse, other
688 Stingray, southern
689 M Razorfish
690 M Cowfish, scrawled
691 M Clingfish
692 Chub, Bermuda
693 Lizardfish, inshore
694 Ray, other
695 M Stingray, yellow (=yellow spot)
696 Ray, butterfly
697 Ray, lesser electric
698 Ray, eagle
699 Stingray, other
700 Ray, cownose
701 M Anemone, sun (=carpet)
702 M Zoanthid, white/brown colonial (Palythoa)
703 M Anemone, giant Caribbean (=condylactis)
704 M Zoanthid, sun (Palythoa)
705 M Anemone, ringed (=curlique)
706 M Zoanthid, green colonial (Zoanthus)
707 M Anemone, banded (=rock)
708 M Anemone, other
709 M Crab, yellowline arrow
710 M Crab, hermit, other
711 M Crab, furcate spider (=decorator)
712 M Crab, green clinging or reef (emerald)
713 M Crab, false (=frilly) arrow
714 M Crab, red banded hermit
715 M Crab, thinstripe (=green-striped) hermit
716 M Crab, red-legged (scarlet) hermit
717 M Crab, white operculate (polkadot) hermit
718 M Crab, blue-legged hermit
719 Crab, horseshoe
720 M Crab, stareye hermit
721 M Crab, spotted porcelain
722 M Crab, giant hermit
723 M Crab, nimble spray (=lightfoot, urchin)
724 Crab, land hermit
725 Crab, other (non-ML)***
726 M Crab, white speckled hermit
727 M Gorgonian, red
729 M Gorgonian, sea blades (=purple)
730 M Octocoral, sea pens/panzies
731 M Gorgonian, other
732 M Siphonophores/Hydroids
733 M Jellyfish, upside-down
734 Jellyfish, other (non-ML)***
735 R Lobster, Caribbean spiny (=rock)
736 Lobster, spotted
737 Lobster, Spanish slipper (=shovelnose)
738 Shark, blacktip
739 M Sea slug, lettuce (=fancy)
740 M Sea slug, FL regal doris (=Greek goddess)
741 M Sea slug, other
742 M Sea Hare
743 Octopus, common
744 M Octopus, Caribbean reef
745 M Octopus, Atlantic pygmy (=dwarf)
746 M Octopus, white-spotted
747 Oyster, Atlantic thorny- (=spiny)
748 Shark, Atlantic sharpnose
749 M Plant, Caulerpa (gallons)
751 M Plant, Halimeda
752 M Plant, rooted, other
753 M Plant, Merman's shaving brush
754 M Plant, coralline red algae
755 Plant, non-rooted (gallons)
756 Plant, mangrove shoots
757 Sand dollar, other
758 Sea biscuit, other
759 M Fileclam, rough (=flame scallop)
761 M Fileclam, spiny (=white flame scallop)
762 M Sea cucumber, chocolate chip (three-rowed)
763 M Sea cucumber, Florida
764 M Sea cucumber, other
765 M Shrimp, spotted cleaner (=anemone)
766 Shrimp, mantis
767 M Shrimp, banded coral (=barber pole)
768 Shrimp, rock
769 M Shrimp, peppermint (=veined)
770 M Shrimp, Pederson's cleaner
771 M Shrimp, pistol or snapping
772 M Shrimp, golden coral
773 M Shrimp, scarlet cleaner
774 Shrimp, other (non-ML)***
775 Cowrie, measled
776 Cowrie, Atlantic deer
777 Snail, flamingo tongue
778 Snail, sharkeye (=Atlantic moon)
779 Conch, Florida horse
780 Snail, cerith
781 Snail, tulip (=true tulip)
785 Snail, chestnut turban
787 Snail, other (non-ML)***
788 M Sponge, other (ML only)
789 M Sponge, red ball
790 M Sponge, red finger
791 M Sponge, red tree
792 Sponge, other (non-ML)***
793 M Sea star, red spiny (=common)
796 M Sea star, other
797 M Basket star
798 M Sea lilies (Crinoids)
799 M Brittle star, spiny ophiocoma
801 M Brittle star, red serpent
803 M Brittle star, serpent
804 M Brittle star, other
806 M Urchin, purple-spined (Arbacia )
807 M Urchin, pencil
809 M Urchin, variable or green (pincushion)
810 M Urchin, other
811 M Urchin, rock-boring (red; Echinometra )
812 Live rock (pounds)*
827 Live sand
828 Shark, silky
829 Bryozoa
830 Tunicates, sea squirts
831 M Corallimorph, Ricordea
832 M Corallimorph, Discosoma
833 M Corallimorph, other
834 M Crab, clinging reef (M. ruber )
835 Crab, box (=flame)
836 M Crab, red-ridged clinging
837 Crab, redfinger rubble (=calico)
838 Crab, clinging reef, other (non-ML)***
839 Clam, sunray Venus
841 Scallop, lions-paw
843 Scallop, other
845 Clam, angel wing
847 Clam, jewel box
849 Clam, other
850 M Blenny, marbled
851 Remora, sharksucker
852 M Blenny, Florida
853 Remora, other
854 Mojarra
855 R Tripletail
856 Tilefish, sand
857 Stargazer, southern
859 Stargazer, other
860 Shark, bonnethead
861 Spadefish, Atlantic
862 M Sweeper, glassy
863 M Trumpetfish
864 Flyingfish
865 M Cornetfish, blue-spotted
867 M Cornetfish, red
868 Goatfish, yellow
869 Goatfish, spotted
871 Goatfish, other
872 M Sand Perch, dwarf
873 Sand Perch (Serranidae)
874 R Sheepshead
875 Porgy, other**
876 Jack, Crevalle
877 Searobin
878 M Trunkfish, spotted
879 M Trunkfish, other
880 Jack, horse-eye (gallego)
881 Puffer, other (non-ML)***
882 Jack, other
883 Jack, lookdown
884 Pilotfish
885 Skate
886 Jack, yellow
887 Bigeye
888 Lionfish, non-native
889 M Toadfish
890 M Parrotfish, midnight
891 M Seahorse, other
892 M Parrotfish, princess
893 Cusk-eel
894 Brotula, other (non-ML)***
895 M Filefish, orangespotted
896 M Brotula, black (widow)
897 R Grouper, rock hind
898 R Grouper, other
899 Catfish
900 Shark, tiger
904 Crab, fiddler
907 M Brotula, key (orange)
908 Hake (Southern, Gulf, spotted)
909 M Sea cucumber, donkey dung
910 M Sea cucumber, fissured
911 M Sea cucumber, West Indian
912 M Basslet, candy
913 M Bass, roughtongue
915 M Basslet, threeline
916 M Basslet, cave
917 M Croaker, reef
918 M Goby, tiger
920 R Snapper, schoolmaster
921 R Snapper, yellowtail
922 R Snapper, grey (mangrove)
923 M Eel, sharptail
925 Gambusia, mangrove
927 M Eel, goldspotted
929 M Eel, speckled worm
931 M Sleepers
932 Dragonets
933 M Crab, orangeclaw hermit (maroon)
934 Crab, decorator, other (non-ML)
935 M Snail, Eastern mud
937 M Snail, Nassarius, other
939 Snail, turbo, other (non-ML)***
941 Sand dollar, 5-holed keyhole
943 Sand dollar, 6-holed keyhole
945 Sand dollar, notched
946 Sea biscuit, inflated
947 Sea biscuit, flat
949 Cowrie, Atlantic gray
951 Conch, Florida fighting
953 Conch, milk
957 Conch, hawkwing
959 Conch, Florida crown
960 Conch, other
961 Whelk, knobbed
963 Whelk, lightning
964 M Snail, bruised nassa
965 Snail, frogsnail
966 Snail, helmet
967 Snail, cone
968 Snail, wentletrap
969 Snail, fig
970 Snail, purple sea
971 Snail, periwinkle
972 Snail, marginella
973 Snail, melampus
974 Snail, Florida miter
975 Snail, rocksnail (=rock shell)
976 Snail, murex
977 Snail, moon, other
978 Snail, nerites
979 Snail, olive
980 Snail, triton, angular
981 Snail, triton, other
982 Snail, topsnail
983 Snail, vase
984 M Snail, star
985 Chiton
986 Snail, tegula
987 Crab, coral spider
988 Amphipods/Copepods
989 Penshell
990 Crab, porcelain, other
991 M Polychaete, horned Christmas-tree
992 Polychaete, fireworm
993 M Polychaete, fanworm
994 M Polychaete, feather-duster
995 Polychaete, other (non-ML)***
996 Isopod, deepwater (Bathyonomus)
997 Non-native species
998 Miscellaneous invertebrates
999 Miscellaneous fishes