Alternate Title
Fishes of the Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System, Florida
Abstract
To date, 255 fish species in 95 families have been reliably reported from the Charlotte Harbor estuarine system in southwest Florida. The species list was compiled from recent fishery-independent collections, a review of reports and peer-reviewed literature, and examination of cataloged specimens at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Thirty-nine species are new records for this estuarine system. Many of the newly documented species are common on the west Florida continental shelf and associated inshore habitats. Twenty-two previously reported species were not included in the species list presented herein on the basis of more recent research, doubtful original identifications, or questionable locality data.
Recommended Citation
Poulakis, G. R., R. E. Matheson Jr., M. E. Mitchell, D. A. Blewett and C. F. Idelberger.
2004.
Fishes of the Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System, Florida.
Gulf of Mexico Science
22
(2).
Retrieved from https://aquila.usm.edu/goms/vol22/iss2/1