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COBIA: Both inshore and nearshore inhabiting inlets, bays and among mangroves; frequently seen around buoys, pilings, and wrecks.
GULF FLOUNDER: Inshore within bays near or within grass flats during spring and summer; in the Gulf beginning in the fall with the onset of colder weather.
RED DRUM (Redfish): Inshore near grass beds, oyster bars, and docks pilings; deeper channels during the warmest and coolest months.
BLACK GROUPER: Offshore species; adults associated with rocky bottoms, reef, and drop-off walls in water over 60 feet deep; young may occur inshore in shallow water.
GAG (Gag Grouper): Adults offshore over rocks and reefs; juveniles occur in seagrass beds inshore.
RED GROUPER: Bottom dwelling fish associated with hardbottom; juveniles offshore along with adults greater than six years old; nearshore reefs.
CREVALLE JACK (Jack Crevalle): Common to both inshore waters and the open sea.
KING MACKEREL (Kingfish): Nearshore and offshore; occasionally taken from piers running into deep water.
SPANISH MACKEREL: Inshore, nearshore, and offshore over grass beds and reefs.
FLORIDA POMPANO (Pompano): Inshore and nearshore waters, especially along sandy beaches, along oyster bars, and over grassbeds, often in turbid water; may be found in water as deep as 130 feet.
SPOTTED SEATROUT (Speckled Seatrout): Inshore over grass beds, sand, and sandy/mud bottoms; deeper water during warmest and coolest months.
SHEEPSHEAD: Inshore around oyster bars, seawalls, and in tidal creeks; moves nearshore in late winter and early spring for spawning, gathering over rocks, artificial reefs, and around navigation markers.
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GRAY SNAPPER (Mangrove Snapper): Common to both inshore waters and the open sea.
SNOOK: Canals, tidal creeks, and other deep warm waters in cool months; near tidal passes and mangrove fringe at high tide.
TARPON: Found mostly inshore near bridges, pilings, rock walls, harbors, around structures, and on flats.
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