Fishing near cape coral, Florida
Geographic context
Cape Coral is a source-backed starting point in Florida, not a catch report. Fish below have state associations, not verified city presence.
Place reference point: 26.6432, -81.9974. This is a geographic internal point, not a launch pin or arrival address.
US Census 2025 Gazetteer geography source · Place GEOID: 1210275
State species evidence
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200 species with Florida source associations
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- African Pompano — Alectis ciliaris · saltwater
- Alligator Gar — Atractosteus spatula · freshwater
- Almaco Jack — Seriola rivoliana · saltwater
- American Eel — Anguilla rostrata · freshwater
- American Shad — Alosa sapidissima · saltwater
- Arapaima — Arapaima gigas · freshwater
- Atlantic Bonito — Sarda sarda · saltwater
- Atlantic Bumper — Chloroscombrus chrysurus · saltwater
- Atlantic Croaker — Micropogonias undulatus · saltwater
- Atlantic Sharpnose Shark — Rhizoprionodon terraenovae · saltwater
- Atlantic Spadefish — Chaetodipterus faber · saltwater
- Atlantic Stingray — Hypanus sabinus · saltwater
- Atlantic Sturgeon — Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus · freshwater
- Atlantic Thread Herring — Opisthonema oglinum · saltwater
- Ballyhoo — Hemiramphus brasiliensis · saltwater
- Banded Rudderfish — Seriola zonata · saltwater
- Bank Sea Bass — Centropristis ocyurus · saltwater
- Bay Anchovy — Anchoa mitchilli · saltwater
- Bigeye Scad — Selar crumenophthalmus · saltwater
- Black Acara — Cichlasoma bimaculatum · freshwater
- Black Crappie — Pomoxis nigromaculatus · freshwater
- Black Drum — Pogonias cromis · saltwater
- Black Grouper — Mycteroperca bonaci · saltwater
- Black Sea Bass — Centropristis striata · saltwater
- Blackfin Snapper — Lutjanus buccanella · saltwater
- Blackfin Tuna — Thunnus atlanticus · saltwater
- Blackmouth shiner — Notropis melanostomus · freshwater
- Blacknose Shark — Carcharhinus acronotus · saltwater
- Blacktip Shark — Carcharhinus limbatus · saltwater
- Blue Catfish — Ictalurus furcatus · freshwater
- Blue Marlin — Makaira nigricans · saltwater
- Blue Runner — Caranx crysos · saltwater
- Blue Shark — Prionace glauca · saltwater
- Bluefin Tuna — Thunnus thynnus · saltwater
- Bluefish — Pomatomus saltatrix · saltwater
- Bluegill — Lepomis macrochirus · freshwater
- Blueline Tilefish — Caulolatilus microps · saltwater
- Bluenose shiner — Pteronotropis welaka · freshwater
- Bonefish — Albula vulpes · saltwater
- Bonnethead — Sphyrna tiburo · saltwater
- Bowfin — Amia calva · freshwater
- Brown Bullhead — Ameirus nebulosus · freshwater
- Brown Hoplo — Hoplosternum littorale · freshwater
- Bull Shark — Carcharhinus leucas · saltwater
- Caribbean Reef Shark — Carcharhinus perezii · saltwater
- Cero Mackerel — Scomberomorous regalis · saltwater
- Chain Pickerel — Esox niger · freshwater
- Channel Catfish — Ictalurus punctatus · freshwater
- Clearnose Skate — Rostroraja eglanteria · saltwater
- Clown Knifefish — Chitala ornata · freshwater
- Cobia — Rachycentron canadum · saltwater
- Common Carp — Cyprinus carpio · freshwater
- Common Snook — Centropomus undecimalis · saltwater
- Cownose Ray — Rhinoptera bonasus · saltwater
- Crevalle Jack — Caranx hippos · saltwater
- Crystal Darter — Crystallaria asprella · freshwater
- Cubera Snapper — Lutjanus cyanopterus · saltwater
- Dog Snapper — Lutjanus jocu · saltwater
- Dolphinfish — Coryphaena hippurus · saltwater
- Dusky Shark — Carcharhinus obscurus · saltwater
- Fantail Mullet — Mugil gyrans · saltwater
- Fat Snook — Centropomus parallelus · saltwater
- Finetooth Shark — Carcharhinus isodon · saltwater
- Flathead Catfish — Pylodictis olivaris · freshwater
- Florida Gar — Lepisosteus platyrhincus · freshwater
- Florida Pompano — Trachinotus carolinus · saltwater
- Gafftopsail Catfish — Bagre marinus · saltwater
- Gag — Mycteroperca microlepis · saltwater
- Golden Tilefish — Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps · saltwater
- Goliath Grouper — Epinephelus itajara · saltwater
- Grass Carp — Ctenopharyngodon idella · freshwater
- Grass Porgy — Calamus arctifrons · saltwater
- Gray Snapper — Lutjanus griseus · saltwater
- Gray Triggerfish — Balistes capriscus · saltwater
- Great Barracuda — Sphyraena barracuda · saltwater
- Great Hammerhead — Sphyrna mokarran · saltwater
- Greater Amberjack — Seriola dumerili · saltwater
- Gulf Flounder — Paralichthys albigutta · saltwater
- Gulf Kingfish — Menticirrhus littoralis · saltwater
- Gulf Menhaden — Brevoortia patronus · saltwater
- Gulf Sturgeon — Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi · saltwater
- Hardhead Catfish — Ariopsis felis · saltwater
- Harlequin Darter — Etheostoma histrio · freshwater
- Hogfish — Lachnolaimus maximus · saltwater
- Horse-eye Jack — Caranx latus · saltwater
- Jaguar Guapote — Parachromis managuensis · freshwater
- Jolthead Porgy — Calamus bajonado · saltwater
- Key silverside — Menidia conchorum · freshwater
- King Mackerel — Scomberomorus cavalla · saltwater
- Knobbed Porgy — Calamus nodosus · saltwater
- Ladyfish — Elops saurus · saltwater
- Lake Eustis pupfish — Cyprinodon variegatus hubbsi · freshwater
- Lane Snapper — Lutjanus synagris · saltwater
- Largemouth Bass — Micropterus salmoides · freshwater
- Leatherjacket — Oligoplites saurus · saltwater
- Lemon Shark — Negaprion brevirostris · saltwater
- Lesser Amberjack — Seriola fasciata · saltwater
- Lionfish – Pterois volitans — Pterois volitans · saltwater
- Little Tunny — Euthynnus alletteratus · saltwater
- Littlehead Porgy — Calamus proridens · saltwater
- Longbill Spearfish — Tetrapturus pfluegeri · saltwater
- Lookdown — Selene vomer · saltwater
- Mahogany Snapper — Lutjanus mahogoni · saltwater
- Mangrove rivulus — Kryptolebias marmoratus · saltwater
- Mayan Cichlid — Mayaheros urophthalmus · freshwater
- Midas Cichlid — Amphilophus citrinellus · freshwater
- Mutton Snapper — Lutjanus analis · saltwater
- Nassau Grouper — Epinephelus striatus · saltwater
- Northern Kingfish — Menticirrhus saxatilis · saltwater
- Nurse Shark — Ginglymostoma cirratum · saltwater
- Okaloosa darter — Etheostoma okaloosae · freshwater
- Oscar — Astronotus ocellatus · freshwater
- Palometa — Trachinotus goodei · saltwater
- Peacock Bass — Cichla ocellaris · freshwater
- Permit — Trachinotus falcatus · saltwater
- Pigfish — Orthopristis chrysoptera · saltwater
- Pinfish — Lagodon rhomboides · saltwater
- Piranha — Scientific name not in the source · freshwater
- Queen Snapper — Etelis oculatus · saltwater
- Red Drum — Sciaenops ocellatus · saltwater
- Red Grouper — Epinephelus morio · saltwater
- Red Porgy — Pagrus pagrus · saltwater
- Red Snapper — Lutjanus campechanus · saltwater
- Redbreast Sunfish — Lepomis auritus · freshwater
- Redear Sunfish — Lepomis microlophus · freshwater
- Rock Sea Bass — Centropristis philadelphica · saltwater
- Round Scad — Decapterus punctatus · saltwater
- Sailfin Catfish — Pterygoplichthys spp. · freshwater
- Sailfish — Istiophorus platypterus · saltwater
- Saltmarsh Topminnow — Fundulus jenkinsi · saltwater
- Sand Perch — Diplectrum formosum · saltwater
- Sand Seatrout — Cynoscion arenarius · saltwater
- Sand Seatrout — Cynoscion nothus · saltwater
- Sand Tiger Shark — Carcharias taurus · saltwater
- Sandbar Shark — Carcharhinus plumbeus · saltwater
- Scaled Sardine — Harengula jaguana · saltwater
- Scalloped Hammerhead — Sphyrna lewini · saltwater
- Scamp — Mycteroperca phenax · saltwater
- Schoolmaster — Lutjanus apodus · saltwater
- Sheepshead — Archosargus probatocephalus · saltwater
- Shoal Bass — Micropterus cataractae · freshwater
- Shortfin Mako — Isurus oxyrinchus · saltwater
- Shortnose Sturgeon — Acipenser brevirostrum · freshwater
- Silk Snapper — Lutjanus vivanus · saltwater
- Silver Perch — Bairdiella chrysoura · saltwater
- Skipjack Tuna — Katsuwonus pelamis · saltwater
- Smalltooth sawfish — Pristis pectinata · saltwater
- Smooth Dogfish — Mustelus canis · saltwater
- Snakehead — Channa aurolineata · freshwater
- Snowy Grouper — Hyporthodus niveatus · saltwater
- Southern Flounder — Paralichthys lethostigma · saltwater
- Southern Kingfish — Menticirrhus americanus · saltwater
- Southern Stingray — Hypanus americanus · saltwater
- Spanish Mackerel — Scomberomorous maculatus · saltwater
- Spanish Sardine — Sardinella aurita · saltwater
- Spinner Shark — Carcharhinus brevipinna · saltwater
- Spiny Dogfish — Squalus acanthias · saltwater
- Spot — Leiostomus xanthurus · saltwater
- Spottail Pinfish — Diplodus holbrookii · saltwater
- Spotted Bass — Micropterus punctulatus · freshwater
- Spotted Eagle Ray — Aetobatus narinari · saltwater
- Spotted Seatrout — Cynoscion nebulosus · saltwater
- Spotted Sunfish — Lepomis punctatus · freshwater
- Spotted Tilapia — Pelmatolapia mariae · freshwater
- Striped Anchovy — Anchoa hepsetus · saltwater
- Striped Bass — Morone saxatilis · freshwater
- Striped Mojarra — Eugerres plumieri · saltwater
- Striped Mullet — Mugil cephalus · saltwater
- Sucker — Scientific name not in the source · freshwater
- Summer Flounder — Paralichthys dentatus · saltwater
- Sunshine Bass — Morone chrysops × Morone saxatilis · freshwater
- Suwannee Bass — Micropterus notius · freshwater
- Swamp Eel — Monopterus javanensis · freshwater
- Swordfish — Xiphias gladius · saltwater
- Swordspine Snook — Centropomus ensiferus · saltwater
- Tarpon — Megalops atlanticus · saltwater
- Tarpon Snook — Centropomus pectinatus · saltwater
- Tessellated Darter — Etheostoma olmstedi · freshwater
- Thresher Shark — Alopias vulpinus · saltwater
- Tiger Shark — Galeocerdo cuvier · saltwater
- Tilapia — Oreochromis aureus · freshwater
- Tomtate — Haemulon aurolineatum · saltwater
- Tripletail — Lobotes surinamensis · saltwater
- Vermilion Snapper — Rhomboplites aurorubens · saltwater
- Wahoo — Acanthocybium solanderi · saltwater
- Walking Catfish — Clarias batrachus · freshwater
- Warmouth — Lepomis gulosus · freshwater
- Warsaw Grouper — Epinephelus nigritus · saltwater
- Weakfish — Cynoscion regalis · saltwater
- White Bass — Morone chrysops · freshwater
- White Catfish — Ameirus catus · freshwater
- White Grunt — Haemulon plumieri · saltwater
- White Marlin — Tetrapterus albidus · saltwater
- White Mullet — Mugil curema · saltwater
- Yellow Bullhead — Ameirus natalis · freshwater
- Yellowfin Grouper — Mycteroperca venenosa · saltwater
- Yellowfin Menhaden — Brevoortia smithi · saltwater
- Yellowfin Tuna — Thunnus albacares · saltwater
- Yellowmouth Grouper — Mycteroperca interstitialis · saltwater
- Yellowtail Snapper — Ocyurus chrysurus · saltwater
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