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UNIT 17: WESTERN 

 PACIFIC BOTTOMFISH 

 AND ARMOR HE AD 

 FISHERIES 



Reef Fishes 

 Silverjaw jobfish, Aphareus rutilans 

 Gray jobfish, Aprion virescens 

 Squirrelfish snapper, Etelis 



carbunculus 

 Longtail snapper, Etelis coruscans 

 Bluestripe snapper, Lutjanus kasmira 

 Yellowtail snapper, Pristipomoides 



auricilla 

 Pink snapper, Pristipomoides 



rdamentosus 

 Yelloweye snapper, Pristipomoides 



flauipinnus 

 Snapper, Pristipomoides sieboldii, 



Pristipomoides zonatus 

 Giant trevally, Caranx ignoblis 



Black jack, Caranx lugubris 

 Thick lipped trevally, Pseudocaranx 



dentex 

 Amberjack, Seriola dumerili 

 Blacktip grouper, Epinephelus 



fasciatus 

 Seabass, Epinephelus quernus 

 Lunartail grouper. Variola louti 

 Ambon emperor, Lethrinus 



amboinensis 

 Redgill emperor, Lethrinus 



rubrioperculatus 

 Seamount Fishes 

 Armorhead, Pentaceros richardsoni 

 Alfonsin, Beryx splendens 

 Raftfish, Hyperoglyphejaponica 



UNIT 1 8: PACIFIC 

 HIGHLY MIGRATORY 

 PELAGIC FISHERIES 



Swordfish, Xiphias gladius 

 Blue marlin, Makaira nigricans 

 Striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax 

 Albacore (North & South), Thunnus 



alalunga 

 Bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus 

 Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares 

 Other Pelagics 

 Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus 

 Black marlin, Makaira indica 



Shortbill spearfish, Tetrapturus 



angustirostris 

 Dolphin (mahimahi), Coryphaena 



hippurus 

 Pompano dolphin, Coryphaena 



equisetis 

 Oceanic sharks. Families — 



Carcharhinidae, Alopiidae, 



Sphyrnidae, and Lamnidae 

 Wahoo, Acanthocybium solanderi 



UNIT 19: ALASKA 

 GROUNDFISH FISHERIES 



Walleye (Alaska) pollock, Theragra 



chalcogramma 

 Pacific cod, Gadus macrocephalus 

 Sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria 

 Yellowfin sole, Pleuronectes asper 

 Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis 

 Other Flatfishes 

 Arrowtooth flounder, Atheresthes 



stomias 

 Greenland halibut, Reinhardtius 



hippoglossoides 

 Rock sole, Pleuronectes bilineata 

 Flathead sole, Hippoglossoides 



elassodon 

 Alaska plaice, Pleuronectes 



quadrituberculatus 

 Rex sole, Errex zachirus 

 Butter sole, Pleuronectes isolepis 

 Longhead dab, Pleuronectes 



proboscidens 

 Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus 

 Starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus 

 Rockfishes 



Pacific ocean perch, Sebastes alutus 



Thornyhead rockfish, Sebastolobus 



spp. 

 Rougheye rockfish, Sebastes 



aleutianus 

 Dusky rockfish, Sebastes ciliatus 

 Northern rockfish, Sebastes polyspinis 

 Shortspine thornyhead, Sebastes 



alascanus 

 Shortraker rockfish, Sebastes borealis 

 Darkblotched rockfish, Sebastes 



crameri 

 Sharpchin rockfish, Sebastes 



zacentrus 

 Yelloweye rockfish, Sebastes 



ruberrimus 

 Blue rockfish, Sebastes mystinus 

 Others 

 Atka mackerel, Pleurogrammus 



monopterygius 

 Rattail, Coryphaenoides sp. 

 Skates, Raja spp. 

 Squids, Sepioid and Teuthoid 

 Octopus, Octopoda 



