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Find any of our 782 species guides for Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and the Americas: fish, sharks, crabs, lobster, shrimp and shellfish. Where they live, how to catch them, and whether you can keep them.

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Seriola lalandi

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Yellowtail Snapper

Pargo colirrubio

Ocyurus chrysurus

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Tarpon

Sábalo

Megalops atlanticus

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Snook

Róbalo

Agujeta balajú

Hemiramphus balao

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Ballyhoo halfbeak

Agujeta brasileña

Hemiramphus brasiliensis

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Bank cusk-eel

Ophidion holbrookii

Blue parrotfish

Loro azul

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Florida pompano

Pámpano amarillo

Glasseye

Catalufa de roca

Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

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Goldentail moray

Morena dorada

Gymnothorax miliaris

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Goliath grouper

Mero guasa

Epinephelus itajara

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Goosehead scorpionfish

Scorpaena bergii

Scorpaena bergii

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Medregal coronado

Seriola dumerili

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Green moray

Morena congrio

Hogfish

Doncella de pluma

Lachnolaimus maximus

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Horned whiff

Citharichthys cornutus

Citharichthys cornutus

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Horse-eye jack

Jurel ojón

Agujón de quilla

Platybelone argalus

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King mackerel

Carite lucio

Scomberomorus cavalla

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Ladyfish

Malacho

Longspine squirrelfish

Candil soldado

Holocentrus rufus

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Mackerel scad

Macarela caballa

Cachúa perra

Aluterus schoepfii

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Verrugato petota

Spotted scorpionfish

Rascacio negro

Scorpaena plumieri

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Spottedfin deepwater flounder

Monolene megalepis

Monolene megalepis

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Spotwing scorpionfish

Neomerinthe beanorum

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Wahoo

Peto

Acanthocybium solandri

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Wenchman

Panchito voraz

Pristipomoides aquilonaris

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Western Atlantic seabream

Sarge amarillo

Archosargus rhomboidalis

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Cuna amarilla

Mycteroperca interstitialis

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Zabaleta anchovy

Anchoa bocona

Yellow roughneck shrimp

Camarón fijador amarillo

Rimapenaeus similis

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African pompano Alectis ciliaris
Agujon needlefish Tylosurus acus
Albacore Thunnus alalunga
Alligator gar Atractosteus spatula
Almaco jack Seriola rivoliana
American eel Anguilla rostrata
American yellow cockle Dallocardia muricata
Angel wing Cyrtopleura costata
Anglefin whiff Citharichthys gymnorhinus
Antilles flounder Ancylopsetta antillarum
Antilles sawtail catshark Galeus antillensis
Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus
Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus
Atlantic anchoveta Cetengraulis edentulus
Atlantic bay scallop Argopecten irradians
Atlantic bigeye Priacanthus arenatus
Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus
Atlantic bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Atlantic cod Gadus morhua
Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus
Atlantic leatherjack Oligoplites saurus
Atlantic lizardfish Synodus saurus
Atlantic look down Selene vomer
Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus
Atlantic moonfish Selene setapinnis
Atlantic needlefish Strongylura marina
Atlantic pearl oyster Pinctada imbricata
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
Atlantic seabob Xiphopenaeus kroyeri
Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus
Atlantic thread herring Opisthonema oglinum
Atlantic tiger lucine Codakia orbicularis
Atlantic white marlin Kajikia albida
Balao halfbeak Hemiramphus balao
Ballyhoo halfbeak Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Bank cusk-eel Ophidion holbrookii
Bar jack Caranx ruber
Barbados keyhole limpet Fissurella barbadensis
Barbfish Scorpaena brasiliensis
Barbu threadfin Polydactylus virginicus
Barred grunt Conodon nobilis
Barred sand bass Paralabrax nebulifer
Barred surfperch Amphistichus argenteus
Bay whiff Citharichthys spilopterus
Bermuda anchovy Anchoa choerostoma
Bermuda sea chub Kyphosus sectatrix
Bigclaw river shrimp Macrobrachium carcinus
Bigeye anchovy Anchoa lamprotaenia
Bigeye scad Selar crumenophthalmus
Bigeye soldierfish Ostichthys trachypoma
Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus
Bigmouth sleeper Gobiomorus dormitor
Black crappie (speckled perch) Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black drum Pogonias cromis
Black grouper Mycteroperca bonaci
Black grunt Haemulon bonariense
Black jack Caranx lugubris
Black margate Anisotremus surinamensis
Black marlin Istiompax indica
Black rockfish Sebastes melanops
Black seabass Centropristis striata
Black triggerfish Melichthys niger
Blackbar soldierfish Myripristis jacobus
Blackear wrasse Halichoeres poeyi
Blackedge moray Gymnothorax nigromarginatus
Blackfin snapper Lutjanus buccanella
Blackfin tuna Thunnus atlanticus
Blackline tilefish Caulolatilus cyanops
Blacknose shark Carcharhinus acronotus
Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
Bleeding tooth Nerita peloronta
Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus
Blue crab Callinectes sapidus
Blue croaker Corvula batabana
Blue land crab Cardisoma guanhumi
Blue marlin Makaira nigricans
Blue parrotfish Scarus coeruleus
Blue runner Caranx crysos
Blue shark Prionace glauca
Blue tang surgeonfish Acanthurus coeruleus
Blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus
Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum
Bluelip parrotfish Cryptotomus roseus
Bluestriped grunt Haemulon sciurus
Blunttooth swimcrab Callinectes bocourti
Boga Megaleporinus obtusidens
Bonefish Albula vulpes
Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo
Bowfin Amia calva
Brazilian lizardfish Saurida brasiliensis
Brazilian mojarra Eugerres brasilianus
Broad-striped anchovy Anchoa hepsetus
Broadtail shortfin squid Illex coindetii
Brook trout (speckled trout) Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown trout Salmo trutta
Bucktooth parrotfish Sparisoma radians
Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas
Bullseye snakehead Channa marulius
Burro grunt Rhonciscus crocro
Butterfly peacock bass Cichla ocellaris
Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Caesar grunt Haemulon carbonarium
Caitipa mojarra Diapterus rhombeus
Calico scallop Argopecten gibbus
California halibut Paralichthys californicus
California sheephead Bodianus pulcher
California yellowtail Seriola dorsalis
Cardinal snapper Pristipomoides macrophthalmus
Cardinal soldierfish Plectrypops retrospinis
Caribbean armstripe octopod Amphioctopus burryi
Caribbean flounder Trichopsetta caribbaea
Caribbean lanternshark Etmopterus hillianus
Caribbean lizardfish Saurida caribbaea
Caribbean reef octopus Octopus briareus
Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezii
Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Caribbean sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon porosus
Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus
Caribbean winged mactra Mactrellona alata
Cero Scomberomorus regalis
Chain moray Echidna catenata
Chain pickerel Esox niger
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Channel flounder Syacium micrurum
Chestnut moray Enchelycore carychroa
Chestnut turban Turbo castanea
Chinook salmon (king salmon) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chum salmon (dog salmon, keta) Oncorhynchus keta
Clown knifefish Chitala ornata
Clown wrasse Halichoeres maculipinna
Cobia Rachycentron canadum
Coho salmon (silver salmon) Oncorhynchus kisutch
Colon stardrum Stellifer colonensis
Comb grouper Mycteroperca acutirostris
Common Caribbean donax Donax denticulatus
Common halfbeak Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Common remora Remora remora
Common snook Centropomus undecimalis
Coney Cephalopholis fulva
Cottonwick grunt Haemulon melanurum
Creolefish Paranthias furcifer
Crevalle jack Caranx hippos
Cross-barred venus Chione cancellata
Cuban dogfish Squalus cubensis
Cubera snapper Lutjanus cyanopterus
Dana swimcrab Callinectes danae
Deepreef scorpionfish Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus
Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus
Dog snapper Lutjanus jocu
Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma
Doublespott whiff Citharichthys dinoceros
Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister
Dusky flounder Syacium papillosum
Dusky smooth-hound Mustelus canis
Dusky squirrelfish Neoniphon vexillarium
Dwarf catshark Scyliorhinus torrei
Dwarf goatfish Upeneus parvus
Dwarf mullet Mugil curvidens
Dwarf scorpionfish Scorpaena elachys
Eared ark Anadara notabilis
Emerald parrotfish Nicholsina usta
Emperor helmet Cassis madagascariensis
Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
Eyed flounder Bothus ocellatus
False herring Harengula clupeola
Fantail mullet Mugil trichodon
Fat sleeper Dormitator maculatus
Fat snook Centropomus parallelus
Fighting conch Strombus pugilis
Flagfin mojarra Eucinostomus melanopterus
Flame helmet Cassis flammea
Flat needlefish Ablennes hians
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris
Flathead mullet Mugil cephalus
Florida gar Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Florida lobsterette Nephropsis aculeata
Florida pompano Trachinotus carolinus
Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
Flying halfbeak Euleptorhamphus velox
Fourwing flyingfish Hirundichthys affinis
French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum
Fringed filefish Monacanthus ciliatus
Fringed flounder Etropus crossotus
Full moonfish Selene brownii
Gafftopsail sea catfish Bagre marinus
Gag grouper Mycteroperca microlepis
Giant red shrimp Aristaeomorpha foliacea
Glasseye Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Golden dorado (river tiger) Salminus brasiliensis
Goldentail moray Gymnothorax miliaris
Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
Goosehead scorpionfish Scorpaena bergii
Grass porgy Calamus arctifrons
Graysby Cephalopholis cruentata
Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
Great hammer head Sphyrna mokarran
Great northern tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
Green moray Gymnothorax funebris
Grey snapper Lutjanus griseus
Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
Grey weakfish Cynoscion regalis
Ground croaker Bairdiella ronchus
Guachanche barracuda Sphyraena guachancho
Gulf corvina Cynoscion othonopterus
Gulf flounder Paralichthys albigutta
Gulf kingcroaker Menticirrhus littoralis
Gulf stream flounder Citharichthys arctifrons
Gulper shark Centrophorus granulosus
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Half-naked pen shell Atrina seminuda
Hardhead sea catfish Ariopsis felis
High hat Pareques acuminatus
Highfin scorpionfish Pontinus rathbuni
Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus
Horned whiff Citharichthys cornutus
Horse-eye jack Caranx latus
Hound needlefish Tylosurus crocodilus
Inshore lizardfish Synodus foetens
Irish mojarra Diapterus auratus
Jack-knife fish Eques lanceolatus
Jaguar guapote Parachromis managuensis
Jamaica weakfish Cynoscion jamaicensis
Jenny mojarra Eucinostomus gula
Jolthead porgy Calamus bajonado
Keeltail needlefish Platybelone argalus
Kelp bass (calico bass) Paralabrax clathratus
Kelp greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus
King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla
Kinglet rock shrimp Sicyonia typica
Knobbed porgy Calamus nodosus
Ladyfish Elops saurus
Lake trout (laker) Salvelinus namaycush
Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis
Lane snapper Lutjanus synagris
Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
Largemouth bass Micropterus nigricans
Largescale fat snook Centropomus mexicanus
Lebranche mullet Mugil liza
Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris
Leopard grouper (cabrilla) Mycteroperca rosacea
Leopard shark Triakis semifasciata
Lesser amberjack Seriola fasciata
Lined sole Achirus lineatus
Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus
Lister’s keyhole limpet Diodora listeri
Little anchovy Anchoa parva
Little tunny Euthynnus alletteratus
Littlescale threadfin Polydactylus oligodon
Longbill spearfish Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Longfinger anchovy Anchoa filifera
Longjaw squirrelfish Neoniphon marianus
Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus
Longsnout scorpionfish Pontinus castor
Longspine squirrelfish Holocentrus rufus
Machaca Brycon guatemalensis
Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
Mahogany snapper Lutjanus mahogoni
Mangrove cupped oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae
Marbled grouper Dermatolepis inermis
Marbled moray Uropterygius macularius
Masked swimcrab Callinectes larvatus
Mayan cichlid Mayaheros urophthalmus
Midnight parrotfish Scarus coelestinus
Milk conch Macrostrombus costatus
Misty grouper Hyporthodus mystacinus
Mottled flounder Bothus maculiferus
Mottled mojarra Ulaema lefroyi
Mottlemargin moray Gymnothorax ocellatus
Mountain mullet Dajaus monticola
Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
Mushroom scorpionfish Scorpaena inermis
Muskellunge (muskie) Esox masquinongy
Mutton hamlet Alphestes afer
Mutton snapper Lutjanus analis
Narrowstriped anchovy Anchoa colonensis
Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus
Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Northern kingcroaker Menticirrhus saxatilis
Northern pike Esox lucius
Northern red snapper Lutjanus campechanus
Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
Ocean surgeon Acanthurus bahianus
Ocean triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen
Oceanic two-wing flyingfish Exocoetus obtusirostris
Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
Offshore silver hake Merluccius albidus
Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus
Orange filefish Aluterus schoepfii
Orangespotted filefish Cantherhines pullus
Oscar Astronotus ocellatus
Pacific barracuda Sphyraena argentea
Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis
Pacific bonito Sarda chiliensis
Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis
Pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus
Painted wrasse Halichoeres caudalis
Palometa pompano Trachinotus goodei
Payara (vampire fish) Hydrolycus scomberoides
Peacock flounder Bothus lunatus
Permit Trachinotus falcatus
Pigfish Orthopristis chrysoptera
Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides
Pink salmon (humpy) Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Planehead filefish Stephanolepis hispida
Pluma porgy Calamus pennatula
Plumed scorpionfish Scorpaena grandicornis
Poey’s anchovy Anchoviella perfasciata
Poey’s lizardfish Synodus poeyi
Pollock Pollachius virens
Polygon moray Gymnothorax polygonius
Pompano dolphinfish Coryphaena equiselis
Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus
Princess parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus
Puddingwife Halichoeres radiatus
Purplemouth moray Gymnothorax vicinus
Pygmy filefish Stephanolepis setifer
Queen conch Aliger gigas
Queen parrotfish Scarus vetula
Queen snapper Etelis oculatus
Queen triggerfish Balistes vetula
Rainbow parrotfish Scarus guacamaia
Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
Rainbow trout (steelhead) Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainbow wrasse Halichoeres pictus
Red drum (redfish) Sciaenops ocellatus
Red grouper Epinephelus morio
Red hind Epinephelus guttatus
Red lionfish Pterois volitans
Red porgy Pagrus pagrus
Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri
Redband parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Redbarred lizardfish Synodus synodus
Redbelly tilapia Coptodon zillii
Redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus
Redbreast tilapia Coptodon rendalli
Redear herring Harengula humeralis
Redear sunfish (shellcracker) Lepomis microlophus
Redfin parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinne
Redspotted shrimp Penaeus brasiliensis
Redtail catfish (pirarara) Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Redtail parrotfish Sparisoma chrysopterum
Reef croaker Odontoscion dentex
Reef scorpionfish Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
Reef squirrelfish Sargocentron coruscum
Reticulate moray Muraena retifera
River goby Awaous banana
Rock hind Epinephelus adscensionis
Roosterfish Nematistius pectoralis
Roudi escolar Promethichthys prometheus
Roughneck grunt Haemulopsis corvinaeformis
Roughneck shrimp Rimapenaeus constrictus
Roughtail catshark Galeus arae
Round sardinella Sardinella aurita
Round scad Decapterus punctatus
Rugose swimcrab Callinectes exasperatus
Saddle squirrelfish Sargocentron poco
Saddled moray Gymnothorax conspersus
Sailfin flyingfish Parexocoetus hillianus
Sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
Sailor’s choice Haemulon parra
Sand diver Synodus intermedius
Sand drum Umbrina coroides
Sand tilefish Malacanthus plumieri
Sand weakfish Cynoscion arenarius
Sand whiff Citharichthys arenaceus
Sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus
Sargassum triggerfish Xanthichthys ringens
Sash flounder Trichopsetta ventralis
Saucereye porgy Calamus calamus
Scaled herring Harengula jaguana
Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
Scamp Mycteroperca phenax
Schoolmaster snapper Lutjanus apodus
Scrawled filefish Aluterus scriptus
Scrawled sole Trinectes inscriptus
Sculptured mitten lobster Parribacus antarcticus
Scup (porgy) Stenotomus chrysops
Sennet Sphyraena borealis
Serra Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus brasiliensis
Sharksucker Echeneis naucrates
Sharktooth moray Gymnothorax maderensis
Sharpnose sevengill shark Heptranchias perlo
Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
Sheepshead porgy Calamus penna
Shelligs crab Callinectes ornatus
Shoal flounder Syacium gunteri
Shortbeard cusk-eel (Blackedge cusk-eel) Lepophidium brevibarbe
Shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus
Shortfinger anchovy Anchoa lyolepis
Shorthead drum Larimus breviceps
Shortjaw lizardfish Saurida normani
Shrimp flounder Gastropsetta frontalis
Silk snapper Lutjanus vivanus
Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
Silver arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Silver croaker Bairdiella chrysoura
Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
Slender filefish Monacanthus tuckeri
Slender mojarra Eucinostomus jonesii
Slipper sole Trinectes paulistanus
Slippery dick Halichoeres bivittatus
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu
Smallmouth grunt Brachygenys chrysargyreum
Smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata
Smoothhead scorpionfish Scorpaena calcarata
Snake mackerel Gempylus serpens
Snakefish (=Bluntnose lizardfish) Trachinocephalus myops
Snowy grouper Hyporthodus niveatus
Sockeye salmon (red salmon) Oncorhynchus nerka
Southern brown shrimp Penaeus subtilis
Southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigma
Southern hardshell clam Mercenaria campechiensis
Southern kingcroaker Menticirrhus americanus
Southern pink shrimp Penaeus notialis
Southern sennet Sphyraena picudilla
Southern stingray Hypanus americanus
Spanish grunt Haemulon macrostomum
Spanish hogfish Bodianus rufus
Spanish slipper lobster Scyllarides aequinoctialis
Speckled peacock bass (tucunaré açu) Cichla temensis
Spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna
Spinycheek soldierfish Corniger spinosus
Spot croaker Leiostomus xanthurus
Spotfin hogfish Bodianus pulchellus
Spotfin mojarra Eucinostomus argenteus
Spotfin sash flounder Trichopsetta melasma
Spotted croaker Stellifer punctatissimus
Spotted drum Equetus punctatus
Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
Spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus
Spotted moray Gymnothorax moringa
Spotted oceanic triggerfish Canthidermis maculata
Spotted scorpionfish Scorpaena plumieri
Spotted sorubim (surubí, pintado) Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Spotted spiny lobster Panulirus guttatus
Spotted sunfish (stumpknocker) Lepomis punctatus
Spotted weakfish Cynoscion nebulosus
Spottedfin deepwater flounder Monolene megalepis
Spotwing scorpionfish Neomerinthe beanorum
Squirrelfish Holocentrus adscensionis
Stardrum Stellifer stellifer
Stone crab Menippe mercenaria
Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride
Stout moray Muraena robusta
Stout tagelus Tagelus plebeius
Striate donax Donax striatus
Striped bass Morone saxatilis
Striped croaker Corvula sanctaeluciae
Striped drum Umbrina broussonnetii
Striped grunt Haemulon striatum
Striped marlin Kajikia audax
Striped mojarra Eugerres plumieri
Striped parrotfish Scarus iseri
Striped sawtail catshark Galeus springeri
Swordfish Xiphias gladius
Swordspine snook Centropomus ensiferus
Tarpon snook Centropomus pectinatus
Tautog (blackfish) Tautoga onitis
Threadfin bonefish Albula nemoptera
Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense
Tidewater mojarra Eucinostomus harengulus
Tiger grouper Mycteroperca tigris
Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier
Timucu Strongylura timucu
Tomtate grunt Haemulon aurolineatum
Trahira (tararira, wolf fish) Hoplias malabaricus
Trigonal tivela Tivela mactroides
Tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
Tropical gar Atractosteus tropicus
Tulip mussel Modiolus americanus
Turkey wing Arca zebra
Twospot flounder Bothus robinsi
Vermilion rockfish Sebastes miniatus
Vermilion snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens
Viper moray Enchelycore nigricans
Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
Walleye (pickerel, doré) Sander vitreus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Wenchman Pristipomoides aquilonaris
West Indian murex Chicoreus brevifrons
West Indian top shell Cittarium pica
Western Atlantic brief squid Lolliguncula brevis
Western Atlantic seabream Archosargus rhomboidalis
White grunt Haemulon plumierii
White margate Haemulon album
White mullet Mugil curema
White seabass Atractoscion nobilis
White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus
Whitebone porgy Calamus leucosteus
Whitefin sharksucker Echeneis neucratoides
Whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri
Whitesaddled catshark Scyliorhinus hesperius
Whitespotted filefish Cantherhines macrocerus
Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Yellow bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Yellow jack Caranx bartholomaei
Yellow perch Perca flavescens
Yellow roughneck shrimp Rimapenaeus similis
Yellow snapper (pargo amarillo) Lutjanus argentiventris
Yellowcheek wrasse Halichoeres cyanocephalus
Yelloweye rockfish (red snapper) Sebastes ruberrimus
Yellowfin grouper Mycteroperca venenosa
Yellowfin mojarra Gerres cinereus
Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares
Yellowhead wrasse Halichoeres garnoti
Yellowmouth grouper Mycteroperca interstitialis
Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus
Zabaleta anchovy Anchovia clupeoides
Zigzag scallop Euvola ziczac