Southeastern Atlantic Fish

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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
American Eel Anguilla rostrata
Atlantic Bonito Sarda sardaa
Atlantic Bumper Chloroscombrus chrysurus
Atlantic Cutlassfish Trichiurus lepturus
Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus
Atlantic Menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus
Ballyhoo Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Barbfish Scorpaena brasiliensis
Bermuda Chub Kyphosus sectatrix
Bigeye Scad Selar crumenophthalmus
Black Drum Pogonias cromis
Black Margate Anisotremus surinamensis
Black Sea Bass Centropristis striata
Blue Runner Caranx crysos
Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus
Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurus
Bonefish Albula vulpes
Cero Scomberomorus regalis
Chub Mackerel Scomber japonicus
Common Snook Centropomus undecimalis
Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos
Croaker Micropogonias undulatus
French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru
Frigate Mackerel Auxis thazard
Gag Mycteroperca microlepis
Grass Porgy Calamus arctifrons
Gray Snapper Lutjanus griseus
Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus
Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus
Honeycomb Cowfish Lactophrys polygonia
Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetens
Jewfish Epinephelus itajara
Jolthead Porgy Calamus bajonado
King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla
Ladyfish Elops saurus
Lane Snapper Lutjanus synagris
Little Tunny Euthynnus alletteratus
Longspine Porgy Stenotomus caprinus
Lookdown Selene vomer
Margate Haemulon album
Moonfish Selene setapinnis
Mutton Snapper Lutjanus analis
Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
Palometa Trachinotus goodei
Permit Trachinotus falcatus
Pigfish Orthopristis chrysoptera
Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides
Planehead Filefish Monacanthus hispidus
Plumed Scorpionfish Scorpaena grandicornis
Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix
Porkfish Anisotremus virginicus
Queen Snapper Etelis oculatus
Queen Triggerfish Balistes vetula
Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus
Red Grouper Epinephelus morio
Red Porgy Pagrus pagrus
Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus
Rock Hind Epinephelus adscensionis
Sailfin Blenny Emblemaria pandionis
Sailors Choice Haemulon parra
Sand Perch Diplectrum formosum
Sand Whiff Citharichthys arenaceus
Saucereye Porgy Calamus calamus
Schoolmaster Lutjanus apodus
Scup Stenotomus chrysops
Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis
Sheepshead Archosargus probatocephalus
Sheepshead Porgy Calamus penna
Silverstripe Halfbeak Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
Smallmouth Grunt Haemulon chrysargyreum
Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata
Smooth Dogfish Mustelus canis
Smooth Puffer Lagocephalus laevigatus
Smooth Trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter
Southern Flounder Paralichthys lethostigma
Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus
Spot Leiostomus xanthurus
Spottail Pinfish Diplodus holbrooki
Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus
Striped Burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfi
Striped Mullet Mugil cephalus
Surf Eel Ichthyapus ophioneus
Tarpon Megalops atlanticus
Tomtate Haemulon aurolineatum
Tripletail Lobotes surinamensi
Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus
Vermilion Snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens
Warsaw Grouper Epinephelus nigritus
White Grunt Haemulon plumieri
White Mullet Mugil curema
White-Eye Goby Bollmannia boqueronensis
Whiting Menticirrhus americanus
Yellowtail Snapper Lutjanus chrysurus

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