IHE CAEIBBEAN AREA — NICARAGDA 



(e) Open areas offshore, bottom ; depths tip to 100 fathoms, banks, mud, sand, 



shell, rocky bottom. Normal teoiperatures, 

 salinities. 



The above listed groupings are incomplete and possibly inaccirrate in some respects, but 

 they are given here as a general outline of species and their distribution according to 

 environment. The abxindance, seasonal occurrence, and availability is not known. 



On the Pacific side, ecological conditions are soaemhat different from those on the 

 Caribbean, Rainfall is much less — salinities are usually high, even in inshore waters. 

 Lagoon and estuarine areas are relatively limited and there seem to be little or no coral 

 reef or offshore bank or shoal areas. Information regarding the species and distribution 

 of Nicaraguan coastal fishes is sparse, but the species are typical of the fauna from 

 California to Ecuador. 



sawfish 



drums 



anchovies 



drums 



roosterfish 

 grov^jer 

 gobies 



flying fish 



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