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Saltwater

Finescale Triggerfish

Balistes polylepis

The finescale triggerfish (Balistes polylepis) is a coastal reef-associated triggerfish of the eastern Pacific. It is a powerful, armored predator that feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates and is more often encountered by divers than targeted anglers.

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Saltwater

Fire Dartfish

Nemateleotris magnifica

Fire Dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica) is a small Indo-Pacific reef fish known for hovering above rubble and bolt-hole retreats. It is primarily an aquarium species and is not a standard food or game fish.

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Saltwater

Five-spotted Wrasse

Symphodus roissali

Five-spotted Wrasse (Symphodus roissali) is a small eastern Atlantic–Mediterranean wrasse that lives in shallow coastal reefs and seagrass. Males can show vivid breeding colors and spotted patterning; it is generally more of a view species than a target fish.

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Saltwater

Fiveline Cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus

The Fiveline Cardinalfish is a small nocturnal reef fish from the Indo-Pacific, commonly sheltering in caves and coral branches by day and foraging at night. It is not a major angling target and is best treated as a reef-associated species of interest to divers and aquarium observers.

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Saltwater

Flagtail Grouper

Cephalopholis urodeta

Flagtail Grouper (Cephalopholis urodeta) is a small reef grouper of the Indo-Pacific, usually found on coral-rich drop-offs and lagoon reefs. It is an ambush predator that feeds mainly on small fishes and crustaceans and is occasionally taken by line anglers.

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Saltwater

Flagtail Triggerfish

Sufflamen chrysopterum

Flagtail Triggerfish is a reef-associated triggerfish of the Indo-Pacific that uses rubble slopes and outer reef drop-offs, where it grazes hard-shelled prey. It is not a major game fish; anglers target it only incidentally or for reef fishing interest.

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Freshwater

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) is a large North American catfish that lives in big rivers, reservoirs, and deep holes with cover. It is a nocturnal ambush predator that mainly eats live fish, making it a prized big-fish target.

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Freshwater

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Flathead Catfish are large, nocturnal ambush predators of big rivers, reservoirs, and deep holes in North American freshwater systems. They are prized by anglers for size and table quality, but they readily eat live fish and other sizable prey.

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Freshwater

Flier

Centrarchus macropterus

The flier is a small North American sunfish with a very deep body and a dark spot at the rear of the dorsal fin. It is a warmwater, freshwater species common in vegetated ponds, swamps, and slow streams, and is a minor angling fish rather than a major game species.

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Floral Maori Wrasse reference image
Saltwater

Floral Maori Wrasse

Cheilinus chlorourus

Floral Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus) is a large Indo-Pacific reef wrasse often found on lagoon and seaward reefs. It is a bottom-foraging predator of mollusks, crustaceans, and other benthic prey, and its color can change with age and mood.

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Freshwater

Florida Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Florida Bass is a largemouth bass subspecies native to peninsular Florida, widely stocked and introduced elsewhere. It is a warmwater ambush predator that favors vegetated, slow-moving freshwater and is prized by anglers for its size potential and aggressive strikes.

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Freshwater

Florida Gar

Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Florida Gar is a native southeastern U.S. gar found mainly in sluggish freshwater rivers, lakes, canals, and swamps. It has a broad snout, heavy armor-like scales, and a row of sharp teeth for ambush feeding on fish and crustaceans.

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