Fish Species Habitats

Spiny Lobster

Spiny lobsters, also known as langustas, langouste, or rock lobsters, are a family (Palinuridae) of about 60 species of achelatecrustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia.

Estuaries

Species	Adults	Early Juveniles	Late Juveniles
Caribbean Spiny Lobster	Sea Grasses	Benthic Algae	Mangroves Sea Grasses

Marine Waters

Species	Adults	Late Juveniles	Spawning
Caribbean Spiny Lobster	Sea Grasses Reefs Hard Bottoms	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs
Spotted Spiny Lobster	Reefs	Reefs	Reefs
Smoothtail Spiny Lobster	Reefs	Reefs	Reefs

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Gastropods & Mollusks

Gastropods are more commonly known as snails and slugs. Mollusks are any soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, usually wholly or partly enclosed in a calcium carbonate shell secreted by a soft mantle covering the body.

Marine Waters

Species	Adults	Late Juveniles	Spawning
Green Star Shell	Reefs	Reefs	Reefs
Flame Helmet	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses
Queen Helmet	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses
King Helmet	Hard Bottoms Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses
Atlantic Triton’s Trumpet	Hard Bottoms Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms	Unknown	Unknown
West Indian Top Shell	Hard Bottoms	Hard Bottoms	Hard Bottoms
True Tulip	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Milk Conch	Benthic Algae Hard Bottoms Sea Grasses	Benthic Algae Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses
Rooster Conch	Benthic Algae Sea Grasses	Benthic Algae Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses
Queen Conch	Benthic Algae Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses
Fighting Conch	Benthic Algae Hard Bottoms Sea Grasses	Benthic Algae Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses
Hawk-wing Conch	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses
Caribbean Vase	Benthic Algae Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown

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Fish Species In Estuaries

Several species of fish inhabit Estuaries, while many others use the nutrient rich waters as a nursery.

Estuaries

Species	Adults	Late Juveniles	Spawning
Atlantic Blue Tang	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Atlantic Goliath Grouper	Artificial Structures	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Banded Butterflyfish	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Bar Jack	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Bicolor Damselfish	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Blue Striped Grunt	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Blue & Yellow Damselfish	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Bluehead Wrasse	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Buffalo Trunkfish	Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Doctorfish Tang	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Dog Snapper	Artificial Structures Mangroves Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Foureye Butterflyfish	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
French Grunt	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Gray Angelfish	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Gray Snapper	Mangroves Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Emergent Marshes Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Graysby Grouper	Unknown	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Greater Soapfish	Unknown	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
High-hats	Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Hogfish	Unknown	Sea Grasses	Unknown
Horse-eye Jack	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Lane Snapper	Mangroves Sea Grasses Soft Bottoms	Mangroves Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses Soft Bottoms	Unknown
Longspine Squirrelfish	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Mahogany Snapper	Unknown	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Mutton Snapper	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Emergent Marshes Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Nassau Grouper	Unknown	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Ocean Surgeonfish	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Pipefishes	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Unknown
Porkfish	Mangroves	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Rainbow Parrotfish	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Red Grouper	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Red Hind Grouper	Unknown	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Redtail Parrotfish	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Schoolmaster Snapper	Artificial Structures Mangroves Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Emergent Marshes Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Scrawled Cowfish	Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Seahorses	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Unknown
Sergeant Major	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Sharpnose Puffer	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Unknown
Spanish Hogfish	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Spot-fin Porcupinefish	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Unknown
Spotted Goatfish	Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Spotted Trunkfish	Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Striped Parrotfish	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Tomtate	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
Western Atlantic Seabream	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
White Grunt	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown
White Margate	Unknown	Mangroves	Unknown
Yellow Goatfish	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Yellowfin Grouper	Unknown	Sea Grasses	Unknown
Yellowhead Wrasse	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Yellowtail Damselfish	Mangroves	Unknown	Unknown
Yellowtail Snapper	Artificial Structures Mangroves Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Mangroves Sea Grasses	Unknown

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Fish Species In Marine Waters

These Species are predominantly found in marine waters on various structures.

Marine Waters

Species	Adults	Late Juvenile	Spawning
Anglerfish & Frogfish	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown
Atlantic Bigeye	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown
Atlantic Blue Tang	Mangroves Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Atlantic Goliath Grouper	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs Shoals Banks	Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs
Atlantic spadefish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Banded Butterflyfish	Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Unknown	Reefs
Bar Jack	Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Reefs Rubble	Unknown
Batfish	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Bicolor Damselfish	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Rubble	Reefs Rubble	Unknown
Black Snapper	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Blackfin Snapper	Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble	Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble	Hard Bottoms
Blackline Tilefish	Hard Bottoms Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Soft Bottoms	Unknown	Unknown
Black Trevally	Pelagic Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Black Triggerfish	Reefs Rubble	Reefs	Unknown
Blackbar Soldierfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Blue Chromis  Damsel	Reefs	Reefs	Unknown
Blue Parrotfish	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown
Blue Runner	Reefs Rubble	Reefs Rubble	Unknown
Blue Striped Grunt	Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown
Blue & Yellow Damselfish	Mangroves Reefs	Reefs	Reefs
Bluehead Wrasse	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Rubble	Reefs Rubble	Reefs
Buffalo Trunkfish	Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Cardinal Snapper	Hard Bottoms Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms	Unknown	Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms
Chain Moray	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Chalk Bass	Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Cherubfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Clown Wrasse	Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Common Grunt	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Reefs
Conchfish	Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Coney Grouper	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Reefs	Hard Bottoms Reefs
Creole Fish	Reefs	Unknown	Reefs
Creole Wrasse	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Doctorfish Tang	Mangroves Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Dog Snapper	Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs
Dusky Damselfish	Reefs	Unknown	Reefs
Dusky Jawfish	Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Flamefish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Flying Gurnard	Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses Soft Bottoms	Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses Soft Bottoms	Unknown
Foureye Butterflyfish	Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs
French Angelfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
French Grunt	Artificial Structures Mangroves, Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown
Glasseyes	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Goldentail Moray	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Goldspotted Eel	Reefs Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses Soft Bottoms	Unknown	Unknown
Gray Angelfish	Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Gray Snapper	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs Shoals Banks
Graysby Grouper	Reefs Rubble	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs
Greater Amberjack	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Pelagic Reefs	Pelagic	Pelagic
Greater Soapfish	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs	Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown
Green Moray	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Harlequin Bass	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
High-hat	Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Hogfish	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs	Artificial Structures Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms Reefs
Honeycomb Cowfish	Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Horse-eye Jack	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs	Unknown
Jack-knifefish	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Unknown
Jolthead Porgy	Reefs Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Reefs Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Unknown
Lane Snapper	Artificial Structures Banks Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Sea Grasses Shell Bottoms Shoals Soft Bottoms	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Sand Bottoms Sea Grasses Shell Bottoms Soft Bottoms	Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms
Lantern Bass	Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Longfin Yellowtail	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Pelagic Reefs	Pelagic	Pelagic
Longsnout Butterflyfish	Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Reefs
Longspine Squirrelfish	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Mahogany Snapper	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown
Midnight Parrotfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Misty Grouper	Hard Bottoms	Unknown	Hard Bottoms Reefs
Mutton Snapper	Benthic Algae Mangroves Reefs Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs Shoals Banks
Nassau Grouper	Artificial Structures Reefs	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs
Neon Goby	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Ocean Triggerfish	Reefs	Unknown	Reefs
Orangeback Bass	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Pearly Razorfish	Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Pipefish	Sea Grasses	Sea Grasses	Unknown
Plate Fish	Reefs Rubble Soft Bottoms	Soft Bottoms	Unknown
Pluma Porgy	Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Porkfish	Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses
Princess Parrotfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Puddingwife Wrasse	Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Queen Angelfish	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown
Queen Parrotfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Queen Snapper	Bare Sand Hard Bottoms	Hard Bottoms	Unknown
Queen Triggerfish	Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Rainbow Parrotfish	Mangroves Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Red Grouper	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown
Red Hind Grouper	Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms	Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Reefs
Red Snapper	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble	Unknown
Redband Parrotfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Redfin Parrotfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Redlip Blenny	Reefs	Reefs	Unknown
Redtail Parrotfish	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Redspotted Hawkfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Rock Beauty	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Rock Hind Grouper	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms Reefs
Royal Gramma	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Sand Tilefish	Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Sargassum Triggerfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Scrawled Cowfish	Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Scrawled Filefish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Scorpionfish	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown
Seahorses	Hard Bottoms Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms Sea Grasses	Unknown
Schoolmaster Snapper	Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs
Sergeant Major	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs	Unknown
Sharpnose Puffer	Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown
Sheepshead Porgy	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Silk Snapper	Hard Bottoms Rubble Sand Bottoms Shell Bottoms Soft Bottoms	Unknown	Unknown
Smooth Trunkfish	Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Spanish Hogfish	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Mangroves	Unknown
Spotfin Butterflyfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Spotfin Porcupinefish	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown
Spotted Goatfish	Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Spotted Ribbonfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Spotted Trunkfish	Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Squirrelfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Stoplight Parrotfish	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Striped Parrotfish	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown	Unknown
Sunshinefish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Threespot Damselfish	Reefs	Reefs	Reefs
Tiger Grouper	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown	Reefs
Tobacco Bass	Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Tomtate	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown
Vermilion Snapper	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Reefs	Unknown
Western Atlantic Seabream	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Mangroves Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown
Western Atlantic Trumpetfish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
White Margate	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Hard Bottoms Reefs Mangroves	Unknown
Whitespotted Filefish	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Yellow Goatfish	Mangroves Reefs Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Yellow Jack	Reefs Sea Grasses	Reefs Sea Grasses	Unknown
Yellowcheek Wrasse	Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Yellowedge Grouper	Hard Bottoms	Hard Bottoms	Hard Bottoms
Yellowfin Grouper	Hard Bottoms Reefs	Hard Bottoms Reefs Sea Grasses	Hard Bottoms
Yellowhead Jawfish	Rubble	Unknown	Unknown
Yellowhead Wrasse	Artificial Structures Mangroves Reefs	Unknown	Unknown
Yellowtail Damselfish	Mangroves Reefs	Reefs	Unknown
Yellowtail Snapper	Artificial Structures Banks Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses Shoals	Artificial Structures Hard Bottoms Mangroves Reefs Rubble Sea Grasses	Unknown