THE CARIBBEAN AREA, 



Fishes of the Caribbean Sea 



Scientific Name 



English Common Name 



Local Common Name 



Sphyraena picudilla — 

 Polynemus virginicus — 

 Acanthocybium solandri 



Sierra caval 1 a 

 Scomberonorus maculatua 

 " regalia — 



Katauwonus pelamis 



Euthynnus alletteratua - 



Auxis thazard 



Sarda sarda 



Parathynnus athlanticus 



Thtinnxis thynnus 



Germo alalunga 



Neothunnus albacora 



" allisoni 



Ruvettus pretiosus ■ " - ■ 



Trichixirus lepturus 



Peprllus pani 



Istiophorus americaniis 



Makaira amp la 



" albida 



Xiphias gladius 



Coryphaena hippurus — 

 Decaptems punctatus - 



Selar crvmienophthalma 

 Caranx ruber 



bartholomaei 



crysos 



latus 



lugubris 



hippos 



Argyreiosus vomer 



Trachinotus palometa 



" falcatus 



It 



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glaucus — 



goodei 



carolinus 



Qligoplites saurus 



Alectis ciliaris 



R1 agatis bipinnulatus 

 Seriola dumerlii 



AmJidae spp . 



Gobieaox spp . 



Zonichthvs falcatus 



Nematistius pectoralis 

 Porno tomus saltatrix 



barracuda 

 threadfin 

 wahoo 



Rachycentron canadus 



Centropomus undecimalia 



" pectinatus 



" parallelus 



" ensifirus 



king fish 



Sfjanish mackerel 



king " 



oceanic bonito, skipjack — 



Mediterranean tuna 



frigate mackerel 



bonito 



bMiito 



tuna, bluefin tuna ■ — 



albacore 



yellow-fin tuna 



Allison's tuna 



oilfish 



cutlass fish — 

 harvest fish - 



sailfish 



blue marlin — 

 white marlin - 



swordfish 



dolphin 



scad 



goggle-eye scad 

 jack 



yellow jack 

 runner 



— horse-eye jack 



— black jack 



— common jack — 



— moonfish ■ 



— pompano 



-round porapano 



gaff-topsail pompano 

 poa^sano 



leather jack — 

 threadfish — — 

 rainbow runner 



amber jack 



caitiinal fish - 



clingfish 



amberjack 



reosterfish 

 bluefish 



sennet, picudilla, bechine 



beardfish, barbudo, bobo 



peto, kingfish,queenfish, sierra 



de canal 



sierra, tassard 



carite, mackerel 



kingfish mackerel, painted mackerel 



white bonito 



atun, tunny 



blowgoat 



bonito 



vaca 



atun 



bonito, albacora 



albacore, atun, yellowwhip 



atun, albacore, yellowwhip 



escolar 



cuna, machete 



sergeant fish 

 common snook - 

 II II 



billfish, pez vela 



billfish, pez ag\ija 



billfish, pez aguja 



pez espada, emperador 



dorade, dorado 



cha-cha, robin, cigarfiah 



quia-quia 



selar, chicharro 



cibi macho, carbonero, skipjack, 



passing jack, rainbow or green 



jack 



crevalle, coolihoo, jurel, crevalle 



carengue grasse, jurel, carang 



night couvalli, jurel 



jurel 



couvalli, carengue, camau-d 



la lune, corcobado 



oldwife, pcn^ano, swallowtail 



palcmeta, carang-a-plume 



palometa 



permit, aileronde, poii5)ano 



carangue f ranee, pompano 



aapate, zapatero, shoemaker. 



kal 



tsblo 



amberfish, saliaon, madrigal 



peje sapo 



rock salmcan, amberfish, madrigal 



carangue a plume, pluma 



anchoa, i^ez azul 



crabeater, bacalao 



brochet, robalo 



sword-spined snook 



salmoQ, robalo, saumon 

 snook, robalo 



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