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Florida fish species, A to Z

All 52 species named in the 2026 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission regulations. Regulations opens the size limit, season and daily limit for every zone; About opens the species' Wikipedia article (identification, range, habits). Updated 2026-10-01.

Saltwater

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  Atlantic Croaker · No size limit
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  Black Drum · 14–24 inch slot
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  Black Grouper · 24 inch minimum
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  Black Sea Bass · 13 inch minimum
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  Bluefish · 12 inch minimum
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  Bonefish · closed to harvest
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  Cobia · 36 inch minimum
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  Dolphin · 20 inch minimum
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  Florida Pompano · 11 inch minimum
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  Flounder · 14 inch minimum
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  Gag Grouper · 24 inch minimum
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  Gray Snapper · 10 inch minimum
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  Gray Triggerfish · 12 inch minimum
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  Great Barracuda · No size limit
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  Greater Amberjack · 28 inch minimum
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  Hogfish · 16 inch minimum
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  King Mackerel · 24 inch minimum
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  Lane Snapper · 8 inch minimum
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  Mullet · No size limit
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  Mutton Snapper · 18 inch minimum
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  Permit · 11–22 inch slot
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  Red Drum · 18–27 inch slot
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  Red Grouper · 20 inch minimum
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  Red Snapper · no minimum size during the Oct 9–22 season
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  Scamp · 20 inch minimum
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  Sharks (Group 1) · None
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  Sharks (Group 2) · 54-inch fork length minimum
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  Sheepshead · 12 inch minimum
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  Snook · 28–32 inch slot
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  Spanish Mackerel · 12 inch minimum
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  Spot · No size limit
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  Spotted Seatrout · under 19 inches
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  Tarpon · closed to harvest
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  Tripletail · 18 inch minimum
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  Vermilion Snapper · 12 inch minimum
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  Wahoo · No size limit
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  Weakfish · 12 inch minimum
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  Yellowtail Snapper · 12 inch minimum
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Freshwater

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  American Eel (freshwater) · 9 inch minimum
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  Black Bass · no minimum for largemouth; only 1 fish 16 in or longer; Suwannee/shoal/spotted/Choctaw 12 in minimum
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  Butterfly Peacock Bass · No size limit
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  Crappie · No size limit
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  Panfish · No size limit
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  Shad (freshwater) · No size limit
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  Striped Bass (freshwater) · No size limit
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Shellfish & crabs

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  Bay ScallopScallops · No size limit
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  Blue Crab · No size limit
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  Hard ClamClams & oysters · 1 inch minimum
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  OysterClams & oysters · 3 inch minimum
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  ShrimpShrimp · No size limit
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  Spiny Lobster · 3 inch minimum
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  Stone Crab · 2.875 inch minimum
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