Families of finfish and numbers of species 

 represented in the trawl samples. 



Species 



Number 

 of species 



Dasyatidae -- Stingrays 

 Clupeidae -- Herrings 

 Engraulidae --Anchovies 

 Ariidae -- Sea catfishes 

 Anguillidae -- Freshwater eels 

 Gadidae -- Codfishes and hakes 

 Mugilidae -- Mullets 

 Polynemidae -- Threadfins 

 Haemulidae -- Grunts 

 Scianidae -- Croakers 

 Sparidae -- Porgies 

 Ephippidae -- Spadefishes 

 Uranoscopidae -- Electric stargazers 

 Blenniidae -- Blennies 

 Gobiidae -- Gobies 

 Triglidae -- Searobins 

 Bothidae -- Lefteye flounders 

 Soleidae -- Soles 

 Cynoglossidae -- Tonguefish 

 Monacanthidae -- Filefishes 

 Tetraodontidae -- Puffers 

 Gobiesocidae -- Clingfishes 

 Batrachoididae -- Toadfishes 



1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 8 

 2 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 4 

 1 

 4 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



Number of animals taken in trawl samples, 1962, 

 Number of tows in parentheses. 



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