Largest tributaries
Anguilliformes - Eels and morays
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Perciformes - Perches
Carangiformes - Jacks
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Istiophoriformes - Barracudas
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders
Albuliformes - Bonefishes
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Labriformes - Wrasses
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes
Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards
Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Siluriformes - Catfishes
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes
Aulopiformes - Grinners
Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses
Gadiformes - Cods
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Mulliformes - Goatfishes
Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps
Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels
Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers
Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes
Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes
Beryciformes - Sawbellies
Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Beloniformes - Needlefishes
Blenniiformes - Blennies
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Biscayne Bay is a lagoon with characteristics of an estuary located on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. The northern end of the lagoon is surrounded by the densely developed heart of the Miami metropolitan area while the southern end is largely undeveloped with a large portion of the lagoon included in Biscayne National Park.
The part of the lagoon that is traditionally called Biscayne Bay is approximately 35 miles (56 km) long and up to 8 miles (13 km) wide, with a surface area of 221 square miles (570 km2).
Various definitions may include Dumfoundling Bay, Card Sound, and Barnes Sound in a larger Biscayne Bay, which is 60 miles (97 km) long with a surface area of about 271 square miles (700 km2).
