Appendix 12.A Appendix 12.A. Fishes of the St. Johns River System Sources: (McLane 1955; Tagatz 1968; Cox et al. 1980; MacDonald et al. 2009) Habitat:: A = Anadromous, M =Marine, E = Estuarine, F = Freshwater. Feeding and reproductive guilds are presented only for the 47 species used in the fresh water analysis. Feeding guilds follow Goldstein and Simon(1998) : C= Carnivore, D= Detritivore, H= Herbivore, I= Invertivore, O= Omnivore, P= Planktivore Reproductive guilds follow Simon (1998): A.1.2= Lithopelagophil, A.1.4= Non nest builder phytolithophil, A.1.5= Non nest builder phytophil, B.2.2= Polyphil, B.2.5= Nest building phytophil,, B.2.7= Speleophil, C.2.4= Viviparous, Family Scientific Name Common Name Habitat Reported in Middle Basin Incl. in Freshwater Analysis Incl. in Estuary Analysis Feeding Guild Reproductive Guild Exotic Petromyzontidae Petromyzon marinus Sea Lamprey A,M,E Sphyraenidae Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead M Dasyatidae Dasyatis americana Southern stingray M, E Dasyatis sabina Atlantic stingray M, E, F Dasyatis say Bluntnose stingray M,E Myliobatidae Aetobatus narinari Spotted eagle ray M,E Gymnuridae Gymnura micrura Smooth butterfly ray M,E Rhinoptera bonasus Cownose ray M,E Ascipenseridae Ascipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon A,M,E Ascipenser oxyrhynchus Atlantic sturgeon A,M,E Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus osseus Longnose gar F √ √ √ C A.1.4 Lepisosteus platyrhinchus Florida gar F √ √ C A.1.5 Phycidae Urophycis regia Spotted hake M,E Urophycis floridana Southern hake M,E Amiidae Amia calva Bowfin F √ √ I,C B.2.5 Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata American eel A,E,F Myrophis punctatus Speckled worm eel M,E Ophichthidae Ophichthus gomesii Shrimp eel M Elopidae Elops saurus Ladyfish M,E √ Albulidae Albula vulpes Bonefish M,E Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus Atlantic tarpon M,E Clupeidae Alosa aestivalis Blueback herring A,M,E,F √ √ P A.1.2 Alosa mediocris Hickory shad A,M,E,F √ √ P A.1.2 Alosa sapidissima American shad A,M,E,F √ √ P A.1.2 Brevoortia smithi Yellowfin menhaden M,E Brevoortia tyrannus Atlantic menhaden M,E √