| Balistidae—Triggerfishes |
| Gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus |
| Carangidae—Jacks |
| Bar jack, Caranx ruber |
| Greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili |
| Lesser amberjack, Seriola fasciata |
| Almaco jack, Seriola rivoliana |
| Banded rudderfish, Seriola zonata |
| Ephippidae—Spadefishes |
| Spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber |
| Haemulidae—Grunts |
| Margate, Haemulon album |
| Tomtate, Haemulon aurolineatum |
| Sailor's choice, Haemulon parra |
| White grunt, Haemulon plumierii |
| Labridae—Wrasses |
| Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus |
| Lutjanidae—Snappers |
| Queen snapper, Etelis oculatus |
| Mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis |
| Blackfin snapper, Lutjanus buccanella |
| Red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus |
| Cubera snapper, Lutjanus cyanopterus |
| Gray snapper, Lutjanus griseus |
| Lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris |
| Silk snapper, Lutjanus vivanus |
| Yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus |
| Vermilion snapper, Rhomboplites aurorubens |
| Malacanthidae—Tilefishes |
| Blueline tilefish, Caulolatilus microps |
| Golden tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps |
| Sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri |
| Percichthyidae—Temperate basses |
| Wreckfish, Polyprion americanus |
| Serranidae—Groupers |
| Rock hind, Epinephelus adscensionis |
| Graysby, Epinephelus cruentatus |
| Speckled hind, Epinephelus drummondhayi |
| Yellowedge grouper, Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
| Coney, Epinephelus fulvus |
| Red hind, Epinephelus guttatus |
| Goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara |
| Red grouper, Epinephelus morio |
| Misty grouper, Epinephelus mystacinus |
| Warsaw grouper, Epinephelus nigritus |
| Snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus |
| Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus |
| Black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci |
| Yellowmouth grouper, Mycteroperca interstitialis |
| Gag, Mycteroperca microlepis |
| Scamp, Mycteroperca phenax |
| Yellowfin grouper, Mycteroperca venenosa |
| Serranidae—Sea Basses: |
| Black sea bass, Centropristis striata |
| Sparidae—Porgies |
| Jolthead porgy, Calamus bajonado |
| Saucereye porgy, Calamus calamus |
| Whitebone porgy, Calamus leucosteus |
| Knobbed porgy, Calamus nodosus |
| Red porgy, Pagrus pagrus |
| Scup, Stenotomus chrysops |
| The following species are designated as ecosystem component species:
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| Cottonwick, Haemulon melanurum |
| Bank sea bass, Centropristis ocyurus |
| Rock sea bass, Centropristis philadelphica |
| Longspine porgy, Stenotomus caprinus |
| Ocean triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen |