Florida’s Protected Species
Corals
Common Name:
Boulder star coral
Scientific Name:
Orbicella franksi
Common Name:
Elkhorn coral
Scientific Name:
Acropora palmata
Common Name:
Lobed star coral
Scientific Name:
Orbicella annularis
Common Name:
Mountainous star coral
Scientific Name:
Orbicella faveolata
Common Name:
Pillar coral
Scientific Name:
Dendrogyra cylindricus
Common Name:
Rough cactus coral
Scientific Name:
Mycetophyllia ferox
Common Name:
Staghorn coral
Scientific Name:
Acropora cervicornis
Crustaceans
Common Name:
Black Creek crayfish (Spotted royal crayfish)
Scientific Name:
Procambarus pictus
Common Name:
Panama City crayfish
Scientific Name:
Procambarus econfinae
Common Name:
Santa Fe Cave crayfish
Scientific Name:
Procambarus erythrops
Common Name:
Squirrel Chimney Cave shrimp
Scientific Name:
Palaemonetes cummingi
Mammals
Common Name:
Humpback Whale
Scientific Name:
Megaptera novaeangliae
Common Name:
North Atlantic right whale
Scientific Name:
Eubalaena glacialis
Common Name:
Sperm whale
Scientific Name:
Physeter catodon (macrocephalus)
Common Name:
West Indian manatee (Florida manatee)
Scientific Name:
Trichechus manatus (latirostris)
Common Name: Sei whale
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera borealis
Common Name:
Caribbean monk seal
Scientific Name:
Monachus tropicalis
Common Name:
Finback whale
Scientific Name:
Balaenoptera physalus
Vertebrates (fish)
Common Name:
Atlantic sturgeon
Scientific Name:
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Status:
FE
Common Name:
Blackmouth shiner
Scientific Name:
Notropis melanostomus
Status:
SSC
Common Name:
Bluenose shiner
Scientific Name:
Pteronotropis welaka
Status:
ST
Common Name:
Crystal darter
Scientific Name:
Crystallaria asprella
Status:
ST
Common Name:
Gulf sturgeon
Scientific Name:
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
Status:
FT
Common Name:
Harlequin darter
Scientific Name:
Etheostoma histrio
Status:
SSC
Common Name:
Key silverside
Scientific Name:
Menidia conchorum
Status:
ST
Common Name:
Lake Eustis pupfish
Scientific Name:
Cyprinodon hubbsi
Status:
SSC
Common Name:
Okaloosa darter
Scientific Name:
Etheostoma okalossae
Status:
FT
Common Name:
Rivulus
Scientific Name:
Rivulus marmoratus
Status:
SSC
Common Name:
Saltmarsh topminnow
Scientific Name:
Fundulus jenkinsi
Status:
SSC
Common Name:
Shortnose sturgeon
Scientific Name:
Acipenser brevirostrum
Status:
FE
Common Name:
Smalltooth sawfish
Scientific Name:
Pristis pectinate
Status:
FE
Common Name:
Southern tessellated darter
Scientific Name:
Etheostoma olmstedi maculaticeps
Status:
SSC