TABLE 4 

 List of Fish Species Not Reported in Rhode Island Waters during the Past 40 



Years 

 Scientific name Common name 



Paragaleus pectoralis Shark 



Bagre marinus Sea catfish 



Galeichthyes felis Catfish 



Etrumeus sadina Round herring 



Euleptorhamphus velox Slender halfbeak 



Parexocoetus mesogaster Flyingfish 



Exoeoetus speculiger Flyingfish 



Cypsilurus heterurus Single-bearded flyingfish 



Cypsil urns /ureal us Double-bearded flyingfish 



Cypsilurus gibbifrons Flyingfish 



Sphyraena guachancho Barracuda 



Auxis 1 hazard Frigate mackerel 



Scomberomorus regalis Cero 



Traehinotus earolinus Common pompano 



Epinephclus niveatus Snowy grouper 



Ryptieus bistrispinus Soapfish 



Loboles surinamensis Tripletail 



Lutianus griseas Grey snapper 



Lutianus blaekjordii Red snapper 



Archosargus probatocephalus Sheepshead 



Kyphosus seetalrix Rudder fish 



Chaetodipterus faber Spadefish 



Rhomboehirus osleoehir Spearfish sucker 



Vivaria suhbfurcata Radiated shanny 



Cryptacanthodcs maeulatus Wrymouth 



Lycodes reticulatus Arctic eelpout 



Lycenchelys verrillii Wolf eel 



Lactophrys trigonus Boxfish 



Cheilichthys testudineus Glovefish 



Cheilichthys triehoeephalis Hairy blowfish 



Dibrauehus atlanticus Batfish 



TABLE 5 

 List of Questionable Rhode Island Fishes 



Scientific name Common name 



Paragaleus peetoralis Shark 



Galeichthyes felis Sea catfish 



Balistes forcipatus Powell's filefish 



Lactophrys trigonus Trunkfish 



Cheilichthys trichocephalus Hairy blowfish 



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