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Majority of the saltwater fish in home aquaria were caught in the wild. So to answer you, yes it will work but you will want to check with your local laws before doing so.
You should check out jetajockey. He's got a few threads about natives and actually goes to the beach and catches specimens himself in the gulf.. He just got some pipefish yesterday or the day before lol