1998 

 OUR LIVING OCEANS 



Unit 5: Atlantic Highly 

 Migratory Pelagic Fisheries 



Yellowfin tuna, rimnuus albacares 

 Bis^eye tuna, Thiiiniiis ohesus 

 AJbacore, Tbunnui alalutiga 

 Skipjack tuna, Katsmvoiim pelainis 

 Bluefin tuna, Tluiiiiuis thyniiiis 

 Other tunas 



Blackfin tuna, IhiDinus atlanticus 



Little tunny, Eitthynnus allctteratiis 



Atlantic bonito, uirdd uvda 



Wahoo, Acantbocybium iolandri 



Bullet mackerel, Auxh rochei 



Frigate mackerel, Auxh thazard 

 Swordfish, Xipbias ghidim 

 Billfishes 



Blue marhn, Makiitvii >iigruiiiis 



White marhn, Ictydplurus alliulus 



Sailfish, htiopbtiriis platypterui 



Unit 6: Atlantic Sharks 



Large coastal sharks 



Sandbar shark, (.arcbarbuiui pbmdtcus 

 Reef shark, Canharbiiius peivzi 

 Blacktip shark, Carcharbinw limhatus 

 Dusky shark, Cincharhinin nbscurus 

 Spinner shark, (^an/hirbiims hrcvipiinid 

 Silky shark, Carcbarhinits falcifonnis 

 Bull shark, Carcharbhnis Icucui 

 Bignose shark, C(irihinhiiiii> iiltiiniis 

 tialapagos shark, Carcbarbinus gaUpagensis 

 Night shark, Carcbarbinus sigiunus 

 Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvicr 

 Lemon shark, Negapniiu brerirostris 

 Nurse shark, G'i?ig/yriiosto»ia cirratuDi 

 Narrowtooth shark, Carcbarbinus bracbyurus 

 Scalloped hammerhead, Spbyrna lewini 

 Smooth hammerhead, Spbyrna zygaena 

 Great hammerhead, Spbyrna niokarran 



Small coastal sharks 



Atlantic sharpnose shark, 



Rbizoprionodon terraenovae 

 Caribbean sharpnose shark, 

 Rhizoprinnodot: porosus 

 Finetooth shark, Carcbarbinus isodon 

 Blacknose shark, (.arcbarbinus acronotus 

 Bonnethead, Sp/iyrna tiburo 

 Atlantic angel shark, Squatina duincril 



Smalltail shark, Carcbarbinus porosus 

 Pelagic sharks 



Longfm mako, Isurus piiucus 

 Shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrincbus 

 Blue shark, Prionace glauca 

 Porbeagle, Lamna nasus 

 Thresher shark, Alopias rulpinus 

 Bigeye thresher, Alopias supcrcibusus 

 Oceanic whitetip shark, 



Carcbiirbinus b>ng!inanus 

 Sevengill sh.irk, Hcptra)ubias perlo 

 Sixgill shark, Hexa)icbus griscus 

 Bigeye sixgill shark, Hexancbus i/itubts 



Unit 7: Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico 

 Coastal Migratory Pelagic Fisheries 



nolphmhsh, Corypbacna bippurus 

 King mackerel (Atlantic and Gulf), 



Sco)nbcru)norus cavalla 

 Spanish mackerel (Atlantic and Gulf), 



Sconibcroniurm maculatus 

 Cobia, Racbyccntron caiiaduni 

 Cero (mackerel), Scond>eroniorus regabs 



Unit 8: Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, 

 and Caribbean Reef Fish Fisheries 



Gulf of Mexico 



Red snapper, Lutjanus campecbanus 



Red grouper, Hpinepbelus morin 



Nassau grouper, Epinepbebis striatus 



Jewfish, Epincpbcbts itajara 



Shallow groupers 



Gag, Myctcroperca niicrolcpis 



Rock hind, }-.pnicpbcbts adscoisionis 



Speckled hind, Epinephebis druinnunidliayi 



Red hind, Epinepbebis guttatus 



Black grouper, Myctcroperca bonaci 



Scamp, Myctcroperca pboutx 



Yellowfin grouper, Myctcroperca venenosa 



Other groupers 



Snowy grouper, Epiiwpbcbis niveatus 

 Yellowedge grouper, 



E.pitiepbebis flavobnd)atus 

 Yellowmouth grouper, 



Myctcroperca i)iterstitialis 

 Misty grouper, E.pinepbebis mystacinus 

 Warsaw grouper, Epinepbebis nigritus 



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