Click on the picture to the left to access Rookery Bay's Field Guide Date Date Date Observed- Observed- Observed- Organism Common Name Genus and species Phylum Subcatergory 9/15/10 10/14/10 10/15/10 Total Moon Jelly Aurelia aurita Cnidaria Anthozoa Upside Down Jelly Fish Cassiopeia xamachana Cnidaria Anthozoa 1 1 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga Chordata Aves 3 3 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Chordata Aves 1 1 2 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcryon Chordata Aves 2 2 Black Vulture Coragyps altratus Chordata Aves 0 Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis Chordata Aves 17 10 27 Double Crested Cormorant Phalacrycorax auritus Chordata Aves 2 2 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Chordata Aves 3 3 6 Great Egret Ardea alba Chordata Aves 1 1 Green Heron Butorides virescencs Chordata Aves 0 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Chordata Aves 4 4 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Chordata Aves 0 Osprey Pandion haliateus Chordata Aves 8 6 14 Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja Chordata Aves 1 1 2 Southern Kingfish Mentichirrhus americanus Chordata Aves 0 Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor Chordata Aves 0 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Chordata Aves 3 3 White Ibis Eudociums albus Chordata Aves 4 4 Woodstork Mycteria americana Chordata Aves 0 Yellowcrowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Chordata Aves 0 Smooth Butterfly Ray Gymnra micrura Chordata Chondrichthyes 0 Southern Stingray Dasyatis americana Chordata Chondrichthyes 0 Amphipod Gammarus species Arthropoda Crustacean 87 25 14 126 Arrow Shrimp Tozeuma carolinense Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Blue Crab Callinectus sapidus Arthropoda Crustacean 2 4 1 7 Calico Crab Hepatus ephiliticus Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Decorator Crab Stenocianopos furcata coelataArthropoda Crustacean 4 8 2 14 Fidler Crab Uca rapax Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Flat Mud Crab Eurypanopeus depressus Arthropoda Crustacean 21 15 21 57 Ghost Crab Ocypode quadrata Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Grass Shrimp Paleaemonetes pugio Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Gulf Arrow Crab Metaphohapis clacarata Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus Arthropoda Crustacean 1 1 Long-clawed Hermit Crab Pagurus longicarpus Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Mangrove Tree Crab Aratus pisonii Arthropoda Crustacean 1 1 Mantis Shrimp Squila empusa Arthropoda Crustacean 1 1 Mole Crab Emerita talpoida Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Mud Crabs Panopeus species Arthropoda Crustacean 36 17 18 71 Pink Shrimp Penaeus duorarum Arthropoda Crustacean 8 15 23 Porcelain Crab Petrolisthes armatus Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Purse Crab Persephona mediterranea Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Skeleton Shrimp Caprealla equilibra Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Snapping Shrimp Alpheus heterochaelis Arthropoda Crustacean 1 1 Spider Crab Libinia dubia Arthropoda Crustacean 3 8 3 14 Stone Crab Menippe mercenaria Arthropoda Crustacean 0 Anemone Aiptasia pallida Cnidaria Hyrdozoa 0 Bottlnose Dophin Tursiops truncatus Chordata Mammalia 3 4 7 Florida Manatee Trichechus manatus Chordata Mammalia 2 2 Atlantic Needlefish Strongylura marina Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Atlantic Stingray Dasyatis Sabina Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Barbfish Scorpaena brasiliensis Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Bighead Sea Robin Priontus tribulus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Black Drum Pogonias cromis Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Blackcheek Tounguefish Symphurus plagiursa Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Cobia Rachycentron canadum Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolimus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Gulf Flounder Paralicthys albigutta Chordata Osteichthyes 1 1 Gulf Toadfish Opsamus beta Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Hardhead Catfish Arius felis Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Ladyfish Elops saurus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagris Chordata Osteichthyes 7 1 8 Lined Seahorse Hippocampus erectus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Lizardfish Synodus foetens Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Lookdown Selene Vomer Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Mangrove Snapper Lutjanus griseus Chordata Osteichthyes 3 1 4 Pigfish Orthopristic chysoptera Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Pinfish Lagodon rhomboids Chordata Osteichthyes 15 18 33 Pipefish Syngnathus species Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Planehead Filefish Moncanthus hispidus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Polka-dot Batfish Ogocephalus radiatus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Redfish Sciaenops Ocellata Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Scrawled Cowfish Lactophrys quadricornis Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalusChordata Osteichthyes 0 Sheepshead Minnow Cryprinodon variegates Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Silver Jenny Eucinostomus gula Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Sliver Perch Baridiella chysoura Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Snook Centropomus undecimalis Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Snowy Egret Egretta thual Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Southern Puffer Sphoeroides nephelus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Spadefish Chaetodipterus faber Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatesChordata Osteichthyes 0 Spotfin Mojarra Eucinostomus argenteus Chordata Osteichthyes 17 17 Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus Chordata Osteichthyes 1 1 Stripped Burrfish Chilmycterus Chordata Osteichthyes 2 2 Stripped Mullet Mugil cephalus Chordata Osteichthyes 1 1 2 Tarpon Megalops atlanticus Chordata Osteichthyes 0 Medusa Worm Loimia medusa Annelida Polychaete 0 Parchment Worm Chaetopterus pergamentaceusAnnelida Polychaete 0 Plumed Worm Diopatra cuprea Annelida Polychaete 0 Southern Clam Worm Nereis succinea Annelida Polychaete 3 3 Bryozona Bugula nerittina Chordata 0 Mangrove Tunicate Ecteinascidia turbniate Chordata 0 Sea Squirts Styela plicata Chordata 10 15 3 28 Comb Jellies Mnemiopsis macradyi Cnidaria 2 Sea Whip Leptgorgia virgulata Cnidaria 0 Browny Spiny Sea Star Echinaster spinulosus Echinodermata 1 3 4 Keyhole Urchin (sand dollar) Mellita quinquiesperforata Echinodermata 0 Mud Brittle Star Ophionepthys limicola Echinodermata 0 Pencil Urchin Eucidaris tribuloides Echinodermata 0 Pygmy Sea Cucumber Pentacta pygmaea Echinodermata 0 Short-spined Brittle Star Ophioderma brevispimm Echinodermata 0 Varrigated Urchins Lytechinus variegatus Echinodermata 1 1 Banded Tullip Fasiolaria hunteria Mollusca 0 Crown Conch Melongena corona Mollusca 7 10 4 21 Fighting Conch Strombus alatus Mollusca 0 Gulf Oyster Drill Urosalpinx perrugata Mollusca 27 28 55 Horse Conch Pleurploca gigantean Mollusca 0 Lightning Whelk Busycon contrarium Mollusca 1 3 4 Oyster Crassostrea virginica Mollusca 75 56 15 146 Ragged Sea Hare Bursatella leaachii pleii Mollusca 8 15 2 25 Scallop Aequipecten gibbus Mollusca 0 Squid Lollinguncula brevis Mollusca 0 Sponge Miscellaneous Porifera.