Wildlife
What lives in Dry Tortugas
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Dry Tortugas: 6 mammals, 291 birds, 4 reptiles, 0 amphibians and 261 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Manatee
Trichechus manatus · Rare
By group
Species counts
Present or probably present per the NPS list. “Listed” includes species the NPS has evaluated but marks unconfirmed or not in park.
- Mammals
- 6
- 6 listed
- Birds
- 291
- 294 listed · 65 non-native
- Reptiles
- 4
- 5 listed
- Amphibians
- 0
- 0 listed
- Fish
- 281
- 281 listed
Endangered Species Act
7 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indian manatee | Trichechus manatus | Rare | Threatened | |
| Loggerhead sea turtle | Caretta caretta | Common | Threatened | |
| Green sea turtle | Chelonia mydas | Threatened | ||
| Leatherback sea turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Endangered | ||
| Hawksbill sea turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Endangered | ||
| Nassau grouper | Epinephelus striatus | Threatened | ||
| Atlantic manta | Manta birostris | Threatened |
Mammals
All 6 mammals recorded in Dry Tortugas
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rat | Rattus rattus | Common | ||
| West Indian manatee | Trichechus manatus | Rare | Threatened | |
| Bottlenose Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | |||
| False Killer Whale | Pseudorca crassidens | |||
| Fraser's Dolphin | Lagenodelphis hosei | |||
| Short-finned Pilot Whale | Globicephala macrorhynchus |
Birds
291 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
291 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Dovekie | Alle alle | ||
| Seaside Sparrow | Ammodramus maritimus | Non-native | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | ||
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Non-native | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata | Non-native | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Non-native | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | ||
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Non-native | |
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | Non-native | |
| Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | Non-native | |
| Black Noddy | Anous minutus | ||
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | ||
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | ||
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | Non-native | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Great White Heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | ||
| Caribbean Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | ||
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | ||
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | ||
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | Non-native | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | Non-native | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | ||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | ||
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Non-native | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | ||
| Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | ||
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | ||
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | ||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Non-native | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | ||
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | ||
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | ||
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ||
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | ||
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgus carolinensis | ||
| Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | Non-native | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | Non-native | |
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | ||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | ||
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Willet | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | ||
| Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | ||
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | ||
| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | ||
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
| Wilson's Plover | Charadrius wilsonia | ||
| Snow Goose | Chen caerulescens | ||
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | ||
| Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | ||
| Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | ||
| Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii | ||
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | Non-native | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | ||
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | ||
| Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | ||
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | Non-native | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Common Pigeon | Columba livia | Non-native | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | ||
| Cuban Pewee | Contopus caribaeus | Non-native | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Eastern Wood Pewee | Contopus virens | ||
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | Non-native | |
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | ||
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | ||
| Dendroica caerulescens | Dendroica caerulescens | ||
| Dendroica castanea | Dendroica castanea | ||
| Dendroica cerulea | Dendroica cerulea | ||
| Dendroica coronata | Dendroica coronata | ||
| Dendroica discolor | Dendroica discolor | ||
| Dendroica dominica | Dendroica dominica | ||
| Dendroica fusca | Dendroica fusca | ||
| Dendroica magnolia | Dendroica magnolia | ||
| Dendroica nigrescens | Dendroica nigrescens | Non-native | |
| Dendroica palmarum | Dendroica palmarum | ||
| Dendroica pensylvanica | Dendroica pensylvanica | ||
| Dendroica petechia | Dendroica petechia | ||
| Dendroica pinus | Dendroica pinus | ||
| Dendroica striata | Dendroica striata | ||
| Dendroica tigrina | Dendroica tigrina | ||
| Townsend's Warbler | Dendroica townsendi | Non-native | |
| Dendroica virens | Dendroica virens | ||
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | ||
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | ||
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | ||
| Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | ||
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | ||
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | ||
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | ||
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | Empidonax flaviventris | ||
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | ||
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | ||
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | ||
| American White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | ||
| American Coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Common Snipe | Gallinago delicata | ||
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | ||
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Pacific Diver | Gavia pacifica | Non-native | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Ruddy Quail-Dove | Geotrygon montana | Non-native | |
| Sandhill Crane | Grus canadensis | Non-native | |
| American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | ||
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorum | ||
| Ae'o | Himantopus mexicanus | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | ||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | ||
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | ||
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | ||
| Ixobrychus exilis | Ixobrychus exilis | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | Non-native | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | ||
| European Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla | ||
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | ||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | ||
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | Non-native | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | ||
| Bonaparte's Gull | Larus philadelphia | ||
| Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | ||
| White-tipped Dove | Leptotila verreauxi | Non-native | |
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | ||
| Swainson's Warbler | Limnothlypis swainsonii | ||
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | Non-native | |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Megascops asio | Non-native | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Non-native | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | Non-native | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | Non-native | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | ||
| Bahama Mockingbird | Mimus gundlachii | Non-native | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | ||
| Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | ||
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | ||
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | ||
| La Sagra's Flycatcher | Myiarchus sagrae | Non-native | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | ||
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | ||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | ||
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | ||
| Connecticut Warbler | Oporornis agilis | ||
| Oporornis formosus | Oporornis formosus | ||
| Oporornis philadelphia | Oporornis philadelphia | Non-native | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Parula americana | Parula americana | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Non-native | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | Non-native | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | ||
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | ||
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | ||
| White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | ||
| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | ||
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | ||
| Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva | ||
| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | ||
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | ||
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | Non-native | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | ||
| Reeve | Philomachus pugnax | Non-native | |
| American Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Non-native | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | Non-native | |
| Eastern Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Non-native | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | ||
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | ||
| Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | ||
| American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | ||
| Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | Non-native | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | ||
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | ||
| Sora | Porzana carolina | ||
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | ||
| Audobon's Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri | ||
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | Non-native | |
| King Rail | Rallus elegans | ||
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | ||
| Mangrove Rail | Rallus longirostris | ||
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | Non-native | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | ||
| Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | ||
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | Non-native | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | ||
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | Non-native | |
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | ||
| Seiurus motacilla | Seiurus motacilla | ||
| Seiurus noveboracensis | Seiurus noveboracensis | ||
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | Non-native | |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima | Non-native | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | ||
| Stripe-headed Tanager | Spindalis zena | Non-native | |
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | ||
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | ||
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | ||
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | Non-native | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | ||
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | ||
| Bridled Tern | Sterna anaethetus | ||
| Least Tern | Sterna antillarum | ||
| Caspian Tern | Sterna caspia | ||
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | ||
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | ||
| Sooty Tern | Sterna fuscata | ||
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | ||
| Royal Tern | Sterna maxima | ||
| Gull-billed Tern | Sterna nilotica | ||
| Sandwich Tern | Sterna sandvicensis | ||
| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Non-native | |
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | Non-native | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | ||
| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Non-native | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | ||
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | ||
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | ||
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Bahama Swallow | Tachycineta cyaneoviridis | Non-native | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus | Non-native | |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | ||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Gray Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis | ||
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | ||
| "Tropical" Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus/couchii | Non-native | |
| Tyrannus savana | Tyrannus savana | Non-native | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | ||
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Non-native | |
| Vermivora celata | Vermivora celata | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | ||
| Vermivora peregrina | Vermivora peregrina | ||
| Vermivora pinus | Vermivora pinus | ||
| Nashville Warbler | Vermivora ruficapilla | ||
| Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus | ||
| Thick-billed Vireo | Vireo crassirostris | Non-native | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | Non-native | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | ||
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | ||
| Wilsonia canadensis | Wilsonia canadensis | ||
| Wilsonia citrina | Wilsonia citrina | ||
| Wilsonia pusilla | Wilsonia pusilla | ||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Non-native | |
| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | ||
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | ||
| Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita | Non-native | |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | Non-native | |
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | Non-native |
Reptiles
4 reptiles — show the list ↓
Reptiles
4 reptiles — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loggerhead sea turtle | Caretta caretta | Common | Threatened | |
| Green sea turtle | Chelonia mydas | Threatened | ||
| Leatherback sea turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Endangered | ||
| Hawksbill sea turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Endangered |
Fish
281 fish — show the list ↓
Fish
281 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant major | Abudefduf saxatilis | Common | ||
| Roughhead blenny | Acanthemblemaria aspera | Probably Present | ||
| Scrawled cowfish | Acanthostracion quadricornis | |||
| Ocean surgeon | Acanthurus bahianus | |||
| Doctorfish | Acanthurus chirurgus | Common | ||
| Blue tang | Acanthurus coeruleus | Common | ||
| Bonnetray | Aetobatus narinari | |||
| Key worm eel | Ahlia egmontis | |||
| Bonefish | Albula vulpes | |||
| African Pompano | Alectis ciliaris | |||
| Mutton hamlet | Alphestes afer | Probably Present | ||
| Orange filefish | Aluterus schoepfi | |||
| Scrawled filefish | Aluterus scriptus | Rare | ||
| Redspotted hawkfish | Amblycirrhitus pinos | Uncommon | ||
| Key anchovy | Anchoa cayorum | Probably Present | ||
| Cuban anchovy | Anchoa cubana | Probably Present | ||
| Broad-striped anchovy | Anchoa hepsetus | Probably Present | ||
| Bigeye anchovy | Anchoa lamprotaenia | Probably Present | ||
| Dusky anchovy | Anchoa lyolepis | Probably Present | ||
| Bay anchovy | Anchoa mitchilli | Probably Present | ||
| Black margate | Anisotremus surinamensis | Uncommon | ||
| Porkfish | Anisotremus virginicus | |||
| Ocellated frogfish | Antennarius ocellatus | |||
| Barred cardinalfish | Apogon binotatus | |||
| Flamefish | Apogon maculatus | |||
| Twospot cardinalfish | Apogon pseudomaculatus | Rare | ||
| Sawcheek cardinalfish | Apogon quadrisquamatus | |||
| Sheepshead | Archosargus probatocephalus | Probably Present | ||
| Hardhead catfish | Arius felis | Probably Present | ||
| Blackfin cardinalfish | Astrapogon puncticulatus | |||
| Hardhead silverside | Atherinomorus stipes | |||
| Atlantic trumpetfish | Aulostomus maculatus | |||
| Gray triggerfish | Balistes capriscus | |||
| Queen triggerfish | Balistes vetula | Uncommon | ||
| Seaweed blenny | Blennius mormoreus | |||
| Spotfin hogfish | Bodianus pulchellus | Probably Present | ||
| Spanish hogfish | Bodianus rufus | |||
| Jolthead porgy | Calamus bajonado | |||
| Saucereye porgy | Calamus calamus | Common | ||
| Sheepshead porgy | Calamus penna | |||
| Littlehead porgy | Calamus proridens | |||
| Whitespotted filefish | Cantherhines macrocerus | |||
| Orangespotted filefish | Cantherhines pullus | |||
| Ocean triggerfish | Canthidermis sufflamen | |||
| Sharpnose puffer | Canthigaster rostrata | |||
| Yellow Jack | Caranx bartholomaei | |||
| Blue Runner | Caranx crysos | |||
| Crevalle Jack | Caranx hippos | |||
| Horse-eye Jack | Caranx latus | |||
| Bar Jack | Caranx ruber | Common | ||
| Atlantic pearlfish | Carapus bermudensis | Probably Present | ||
| Bull shark | Carcharhinus leucas | |||
| Blacktip shark | Carcharhinus limbatus | |||
| Caribbean reef shark | Carcharhinus perezii | Probably Present | ||
| Common snook | Centropomus undecimalis | |||
| Cherubfish | Centropyge argi | |||
| Graysby | Cephalopholis cruentata | |||
| Coney | Cephalopholis fulva | |||
| Yellowface pikeblenny | Chaenopsis limbaughi | |||
| Atlantic spadefish | Chaetodipterus faber | |||
| Longsnout butterflyfish | Chaetodon aculeatus | |||
| Foureye butterflyfish | Chaetodon capistratus | Common | ||
| Spotfin butterflyfish | Chaetodon ocellatus | Common | ||
| Reef butterflyfish | Chaetodon sedentarius | |||
| Banded butterflyfish | Chaetodon striatus | |||
| Atlantic Bumper | Chloroscombrus chrysurus | Probably Present | ||
| Blue chromis | Chromis cyanea | |||
| Yellowtail reeffish | Chromis enchrysurus | |||
| Sunshinefish | Chromis insolata | Probably Present | ||
| Brown chromis | Chromis multilineata | Uncommon | ||
| Purple reeffish | Chromis scotti | Common | ||
| Creole wrasse | Clepticus parrae | |||
| Blackhead blenny | Coralliozetus bahamensis | |||
| Dolphin | Coryphaena hippurus | Probably Present | ||
| Colon goby | Coryphopterus dicrus | |||
| Pallid goby | Coryphopterus eidolon | |||
| Bridled goby | Coryphopterus glaucofraenum | Common | ||
| Masked goby | Coryphopterus personatus | Common | ||
| Bluelip parrotfish | Cryptotomus roseus | |||
| Southern stingray | Dasyatis americana | |||
| Mackerel Scad | Decapterus macarellus | |||
| Round Scad | Decapterus punctatus | |||
| Marbled grouper | Dermatolepis inermis | |||
| Balloonfish | Diodon holocanthus | |||
| Porcupinefish | Diodon hystrix | Uncommon | ||
| Dwarf sand perch | Diplectrum bivittatum | |||
| Sand perch | Diplectrum formosum | |||
| Silver porgy | Diplodus argenteus | |||
| Spottail pinfish | Diplodus holbrookii | |||
| Sharksucker | Echeneis naucrates | Uncommon | ||
| Whitefin sharksucker | Echeneis neucratoides | |||
| Rainbow Runner | Elagatis bipinnulata | |||
| Sailfin blenny | Emblemaria pandionis | |||
| Rock hind | Epinephelus adscensionis | |||
| Red hind | Epinephelus guttatus | |||
| Goliath grouper | Epinephelus itajara | |||
| Red grouper | Epinephelus morio | |||
| Nassau grouper | Epinephelus striatus | Threatened | ||
| High-hat | Equetus acuminatus | |||
| Jackknife fish | Equetus lanceolatus | |||
| Spotted drum | Equetus punctatus | |||
| Cubbyu | Equetus umbrosus | |||
| Silver jenny | Eucinostomus gula | |||
| Slender mojarra | Eucinostomus jonesi | |||
| False albacore | Euthynnus alletteratus | |||
| Tiger shark | Galeocerdo cuvier | |||
| Yellowfin mojarra | Gerres cinereus | |||
| Nurse shark | Ginglymostoma cirratum | |||
| Goldspot goby | Gnatholepis thompsoni | Rare | ||
| Spotfin goby | Gobionellus stigmalophius | |||
| Sharknose goby | Gobiosoma evelynae | |||
| Neon goby | Gobiosoma oceanops | Common | ||
| Code goby | Gobiosoma robustum | |||
| Yellowprow goby | Gobiosoma xanthiprora | |||
| Fairy basslet | Gramma loreto | |||
| Green moray | Gymnothorax funebris | |||
| Conger moray | Gymnothorax miliaris | |||
| Spotted moray | Gymnothorax moringa | |||
| Margate | Haemulon album | |||
| Tomtate | Haemulon aurolineatum | Common | ||
| Caesar grunt | Haemulon carbonarium | |||
| Smallmouth grunt | Haemulon chrysargyreum | |||
| French grunt | Haemulon flavolineatum | Common | ||
| Spanish grunt | Haemulon macrostomum | |||
| Cottonwick | Haemulon melanurum | |||
| Sailors choice | Haemulon parra | |||
| White grunt | Haemulon plumieri | Common | ||
| Bluestriped grunt | Haemulon sciurus | Common | ||
| Striped grunt | Haemulon striatum | |||
| Slippery dick | Halichoeres bivittatus | Common | ||
| Yellowcheek wrasse | Halichoeres cyanocephalus | |||
| Yellowhead wrasse | Halichoeres garnoti | |||
| Clown wrasse | Halichoeres maculipinna | Common | ||
| Rainbow wrasse | Halichoeres pictus | |||
| Blackear wrasse | Halichoeres poeyi | |||
| Puddingwife | Halichoeres radiatus | |||
| Redear herring | Harengula humeralis | |||
| Scaled herring | Harengula jaguana | |||
| Wrasse blenny | Hemiemblemaria simulus | |||
| Rosy razorfish | Hemipteronotus martinicensis | |||
| Pearly razorfish | Hemipteronotus novacula | |||
| Green razorfish | Hemipteronotus splendens | Uncommon | ||
| Ballyhoo | Hemiramphus brasiliensis | |||
| Blue angelfish | Holacanthus bermudensis | Common | ||
| Queen angelfish | Holacanthus ciliaris | Common | ||
| Rock beauty | Holacanthus tricolor | Uncommon | ||
| Squirrelfish | Holocentrus adscensionis | |||
| Reef squirrelfish | Holocentrus coruscus | |||
| Longspine squirrelfish | Holocentrus rufus | |||
| Dusky squirrelfish | Holocentrus vexillarius | |||
| Barred blenny | Hypleurochilus bermudensis | |||
| Reef silverside | Hypoatherina harringtonensis | |||
| Yellowbelly hamlet | Hypoplectrus aberrans | |||
| Blue hamlet | Hypoplectrus gemma | Common | ||
| Golden hamlet | Hypoplectrus guttavarius | |||
| Indigo hamlet | Hypoplectrus indigo | |||
| Black hamlet | Hypoplectrus nigricans | |||
| Barred hamlet | Hypoplectrus puella | |||
| Butter hamlet | Hypoplectrus unicolor | |||
| Boga | Inermia vittata | |||
| Blue goby | Ioglossus calliurus | |||
| Caribbean hovering goby | Ioglossus helenae | Rare | ||
| Arctic bonito | Katsuwonus pelamis | |||
| Yellow chub | Kyphosus incisor | |||
| Bermuda chub | Kyphosus sectatrix | |||
| Palehead blenny | Labrisomus gobio | |||
| Downy blenny | Labrisomus kalisherae | |||
| Hairy blenny | Labrisomus nuchipinnis | |||
| Hogfish | Lachnolaimus maximus | Common | ||
| Spotted trunkfish | Lactophrys bicaudalis | |||
| Honeycomb cowfish | Lactophrys polygonia | |||
| Scrawled cowfish | Lactophrys quadricornis | Rare | ||
| Trunkfish | Lactophrys trigonus | |||
| Smooth trunkfish | Lactophrys triqueter | |||
| Pinfish | Lagodon rhomboides | |||
| Mutton Snapper | Lutjanus analis | Common | ||
| Schoolmaster | Lutjanus apodus | Common | ||
| Blackfin Snapper | Lutjanus buccanella | |||
| Cubera Snapper | Lutjanus cyanopterus | |||
| Gray Snapper | Lutjanus griseus | Abundant | ||
| Dog Snapper | Lutjanus jocu | |||
| Mahogany Snapper | Lutjanus mahogoni | |||
| Lane Snapper | Lutjanus synagris | |||
| Sand tilefish | Malacanthus plumieri | |||
| Goldline blenny | Malacoctenus aurolineatus | Uncommon | ||
| Rosy blenny | Malacoctenus macropus | |||
| Saddle blenny | Malacoctenus triangulatus | Common | ||
| Barfin blenny | Malacoctenus versicolor | |||
| Atlantic manta | Manta birostris | Threatened | ||
| Tarpon | Megalops atlanticus | |||
| Black durgon | Melichthys niger | |||
| Seminole goby | Microgobius carri | |||
| Yellowtail damselfish | Microspathodon chrysurus | |||
| Fringed filefish | Monacanthus ciliatus | |||
| Planehead filefish | Monacanthus hispidus | |||
| Pygmy filefish | Monacanthus setifer | |||
| Slender filefish | Monacanthus tuckeri | Rare | ||
| Yellow goatfish | Mulloidichthys martinicus | |||
| Reticulate moray | Muraena retifera | |||
| Black grouper | Mycteroperca bonaci | |||
| Yellowmouth grouper | Mycteroperca interstitialis | |||
| Charcoal belly | Mycteroperca microlepis | |||
| Scamp | Mycteroperca phenax | |||
| Tiger grouper | Mycteroperca tigris | Uncommon | ||
| Princess rockfish | Mycteroperca venenosa | |||
| Blackbar soldierfish | Myripristis jacobus | |||
| Pilotfish | Naucrates ductor | Probably Present | ||
| Lemon shark | Negaprion brevirostris | |||
| Orangespotted goby | Nes longus | |||
| Yellowtail Snapper | Ocyurus chrysurus | Common | ||
| Reef croaker | Odontoscion dentex | |||
| Leatherjack | Oligoplites saurus | Probably Present | ||
| Redlip blenny | Ophioblennius atlanticus | |||
| Yellowhead Jawfish | Opistognathus aurifrons | |||
| Dusky Jawfish | Opistognathus whitehursti | |||
| Pigfish | Orthopristis chrysoptera | |||
| Seaweed blenny | Parablennius marmoreus | |||
| Marbled blenny | Paraclinus marmoratus | |||
| Blackfin blenny | Paraclinus nigripinnis | |||
| Lancer dragonet | Paradiplogrammus bairdi | |||
| Atlantic creolefish | Paranthias furcifer | |||
| Glassy sweeper | Pempheris schomburgkii | |||
| Gray angelfish | Pomacanthus arcuatus | Common | ||
| French angelfish | Pomacanthus paru | |||
| Longfin damselfish | Pomacentrus diencaeus | |||
| Dusky damselfish | Pomacentrus fuscus | |||
| Beaugregory | Pomacentrus leucostictus | Common | ||
| Bicolor damselfish | Pomacentrus partitus | Common | ||
| Threespot damselfish | Pomacentrus planifrons | Common | ||
| Cocoa damselfish | Pomacentrus variabilis | Common | ||
| Bigeye | Priacanthus arenatus | Uncommon | ||
| Bulleye | Priacanthus cruentatus | |||
| Rusty goby | Priolepis hipoliti | |||
| Spotted goatfish | Pseudupeneus maculatus | |||
| Caribbean sharpnose shark | Rhizoprionodon porosus | |||
| Greater soapfish | Rypticus saponaceus | |||
| Molly miller | Scartella cristata | |||
| Midnight parrotfish | Scarus coelestinus | Common | ||
| Blue parrotfish | Scarus coeruleus | Common | ||
| Striped parrotfish | Scarus croicensis | Common | ||
| Rainbow parrotfish | Scarus guacamaia | Uncommon | ||
| Princess parrotfish | Scarus taeniopterus | Rare | ||
| Queen parrotfish | Scarus vetula | |||
| King mackerel | Scomberomorus cavalla | |||
| Atlantic Spanish mackerel | Scomberomorus maculatus | |||
| Cero | Scomberomorus regalis | |||
| Spotted scorpionfish | Scorpaena plumieri | |||
| Bigeye Scad | Selar crumenophthalmus | |||
| Greater Amberjack | Seriola dumerili | |||
| Almaco Jack | Seriola rivoliana | |||
| Orangeback bass | Serranus annularis | |||
| Lantern bass | Serranus baldwini | Uncommon | ||
| Tattler | Serranus phoebe | |||
| Tobaccofish | Serranus tabacarius | Uncommon | ||
| Harlequin bass | Serranus tigrinus | Common | ||
| Chalk bass | Serranus tortugarum | |||
| Greenblotch parrotfish | Sparisoma atomarium | |||
| Redband parrotfish | Sparisoma aurofrenatum | Common | ||
| Redtail parrotfish | Sparisoma chrysopterum | Uncommon | ||
| Bucktooth parrotfish | Sparisoma radians | |||
| Redfin parrotfish | Sparisoma rubripinne | |||
| Stoplight parrotfish | Sparisoma viride | Common | ||
| Bandtail puffer | Sphoeroides spengleri | Uncommon | ||
| Checkered puffer | Sphoeroides testudineus | |||
| Great barracuda | Sphyraena barracuda | Common | ||
| Southern sennet | Sphyraena picudilla | |||
| Scalloped hammerhead | Sphyrna lewini | Probably Present | ||
| Great hammerhead | Sphyrna mokarran | Probably Present | ||
| Bonnethead | Sphyrna tiburo | |||
| Planehead filefish | Stephanolepis hispidus | |||
| Atlantic needlefish | Strongylura marina | |||
| Redfin needlefish | Strongylura notata | |||
| Longjaw | Strongylura timucu | |||
| Channel flounder | Syacium micrurum | |||
| Inshore lizardfish | Synodus foetens | |||
| Sand diver | Synodus intermedius | |||
| Bluehead | Thalassoma bifasciatum | Common | ||
| Blackfin tuna | Thunnus atlanticus | |||
| Atlantic bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | |||
| Permit | Trachinotus falcatus | Rare | ||
| Yellow stingray | Urolophus jamaicensis |
Where this comes from
NPSpecies is the National Park Service’s database of the species documented in each park. We show its vertebrate lists as published: a species is “present” when the park has confirmed it, “unconfirmed” when reports exist without verification, and “not in park” when the NPS has ruled it out (often tagged “historical” for animals that once lived there). Lists lag reality by months or years and seeing an animal is never guaranteed. Plants, insects and other invertebrates are not included here. Browse the full NPSpecies list for Dry Tortugas.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Dry Tortugas (DRTO) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Dry Tortugas National Park — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Dry Tortugas wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Dry Tortugas?
- The NPS species list for Dry Tortugas does not include black bear, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there wolves in Dry Tortugas?
- The NPS species list for Dry Tortugas does not include gray wolf, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there mountain lions in Dry Tortugas?
- The NPS species list for Dry Tortugas does not include mountain lion, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Dry Tortugas?
- The NPS species list for Dry Tortugas does not include rattlesnakes, so there is no record of them in the park.
- How many animal species live in Dry Tortugas?
- The NPS species database lists 6 mammal, 291 bird, 4 reptile, 0 amphibian and 261 fish species as present or probably present in Dry Tortugas, including 7 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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