Sheepshead

Habitat:

found in coastal waters along the western Atlantic, but the greatest concentration is around southwest Florida.

Notes:

There were about 10 or so of these fish swimming around my legs (often bumping into me) as I stood in the waist deep water at the beach. apparently used to the beach goers they were not shy about swimming around the bathers. I also saw them nibbling things off of a rope that was placed on the beach to denote the boundary of the swimming area. I didn't have my water camera so these not so great pictures were the best I could do with my above the water camera.