Florida’s Protected Species
Corals
![boulder star coral](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/boulder-star-coral--300x225.jpg)
Common Name:
Boulder star coral
Scientific Name:
Orbicella franksi
![elkhorn coral](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/elkhorn-coral-300x240.jpg)
Common Name:
Elkhorn coral
Scientific Name:
Acropora palmata
![LobedStarCoral](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/LobedStarCoral-300x200.jpg)
Common Name:
Lobed star coral
Scientific Name:
Orbicella annularis
![mountainous star coral](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mountainous-star-coral-300x190.jpg)
Common Name:
Mountainous star coral
Scientific Name:
Orbicella faveolata
![Digital image](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pillarcoral1-300x225.jpg)
Common Name:
Pillar coral
Scientific Name:
Dendrogyra cylindricus
![rough cactus coral](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/rough-cactus-coral-300x205.jpg)
Common Name:
Rough cactus coral
Scientific Name:
Mycetophyllia ferox
![staghorncoral](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/staghorncoral-300x201.jpg)
Common Name:
Staghorn coral
Scientific Name:
Acropora cervicornis
Crustaceans
![black creek crayfish](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/black-creek-crayfish-300x198.png)
Common Name:
Black Creek crayfish (Spotted royal crayfish)
Scientific Name:
Procambarus pictus
![panama city crayfish](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/panama-city-crayfish-300x187.png)
Common Name:
Panama City crayfish
Scientific Name:
Procambarus econfinae
![Santa Fe Cave Crawfish](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Santa-Fe-Cave-Crawfish-300x157.png)
Common Name:
Santa Fe Cave crayfish
Scientific Name:
Procambarus erythrops
![squirrel Chimney Shirmp](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/squirrel-Chimney-Shirmp-300x198.gif)
Common Name:
Squirrel Chimney Cave shrimp
Scientific Name:
Palaemonetes cummingi
Mammals
![Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/humpback-whale-300x212.jpg)
Common Name:
Humpback Whale
Scientific Name:
Megaptera novaeangliae
![North Atlantic right whale](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/North-Atlantic-right-whale-300x221.png)
Common Name:
North Atlantic right whale
Scientific Name:
Eubalaena glacialis
![Sperm Whale](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Sperm-Whale-300x138.png)
Common Name:
Sperm whale
Scientific Name:
Physeter catodon (macrocephalus)
![West Indian manatee](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/West-Indian-manatee-300x185.png)
Common Name:
West Indian manatee (Florida manatee)
Scientific Name:
Trichechus manatus (latirostris)
![Sei whale](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Sei-whale-300x104.png)
Common Name: Sei whale
Scientific Name: Balaenoptera borealis
![Caribbean monk seal](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Caribbean-monk-seal-300x171.png)
Common Name:
Caribbean monk seal
Scientific Name:
Monachus tropicalis
![Finback whale](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Finback-whale-300x169.jpg)
Common Name:
Finback whale
Scientific Name:
Balaenoptera physalus
Vertebrates (fish)
![Atlantic sturgeon](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Atlantic-sturgeon-300x147.jpg)
Common Name:
Atlantic sturgeon
Scientific Name:
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Status:
FE
![BlackmouthShiner](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/BlackmouthShiner-300x214.jpg)
Common Name:
Blackmouth shiner
Scientific Name:
Notropis melanostomus
Status:
SSC
![Bluenose shiner](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Bluenose-shiner-300x197.jpg)
Common Name:
Bluenose shiner
Scientific Name:
Pteronotropis welaka
Status:
ST
![Crystal darter](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Crystal-darter-300x140.jpg)
Common Name:
Crystal darter
Scientific Name:
Crystallaria asprella
Status:
ST
![stör](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Gulf-sturgeon-300x225.jpg)
Common Name:
Gulf sturgeon
Scientific Name:
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
Status:
FT
![Harlequin darter](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Harlequin-darter-300x118.jpg)
Common Name:
Harlequin darter
Scientific Name:
Etheostoma histrio
Status:
SSC
![Key silverside](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Key-silverside-300x180.jpg)
Common Name:
Key silverside
Scientific Name:
Menidia conchorum
Status:
ST
![Lake Eustis pupfish](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Lake-Eustis-pupfish-300x199.jpg)
Common Name:
Lake Eustis pupfish
Scientific Name:
Cyprinodon hubbsi
Status:
SSC
![Okaloosa darter](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Okaloosa-darter-300x132.jpg)
Common Name:
Okaloosa darter
Scientific Name:
Etheostoma okalossae
Status:
FT
![Rivulus](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rivulus-300x178.jpg)
Common Name:
Rivulus
Scientific Name:
Rivulus marmoratus
Status:
SSC
![Rivulus](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Rivulus-300x178.jpg)
Common Name:
Saltmarsh topminnow
Scientific Name:
Fundulus jenkinsi
Status:
SSC
![shortnose_sturgen](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/shortnose_sturgen-300x188.jpg)
Common Name:
Shortnose sturgeon
Scientific Name:
Acipenser brevirostrum
Status:
FE
![Smalltooth-Sawfish](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Smalltooth-Sawfish-300x146.jpg)
Common Name:
Smalltooth sawfish
Scientific Name:
Pristis pectinate
Status:
FE
![Southern tessellated darter](http://www.aquatopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Southern-tessellated-darter-300x92.jpg)
Common Name:
Southern tessellated darter
Scientific Name:
Etheostoma olmstedi maculaticeps
Status:
SSC