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Fishery Bulletin 106(3) 
Appendix 
Species in the snapper-grouper complex off the southeastern United States, as managed under the Snapper Grouper Fishery 
Management Plan of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. 
Common name 
Scientific name 
Short name 
Almaco jack 
Seriola rivoliana 
AlmJck 
Atlantic spadefish 
Chaetodipterus faber 
AtlSpf 
Banded rudderfish 
Seriola zonata 
BndRud 
Bank sea bass 
Centropristis ocyurus 
BankSB 
Bar jack 
Caranx ruber 
BarJck 
Black grouper 
Mycteroperca bonaci 
BlkGpr 
Black margate 
Anisotremus surinamensis 
BlkMrg 
Black sea bass 
Centropristis striatus 
BlckSB 
Black snapper 
Apsilus dentatus 
BlkSnp 
Blackfin snapper 
Lutjnaus buccanella 
BfnSnp 
Blue runner 
Caranx chysos 
BluRun 
Blueline tilefish 
Caulolatilus mierops 
BluTlf 
Bluestriped grunt 
Haemulon sciurus 
BstGnt 
Coney 
Epinephelus fulvus 
Coney 
Cottonwick 
Haemulon melanurum 
Cotwck 
Crevalle jack 
Caranx hippos 
CrvJck 
Cubera snapper 
Lutjanus cyanopterus 
CbrSnp 
Dog snapper 
Lutjanus jocu 
DogSnp 
F rench grunt 
Haemulon flavolineatum 
FrnGnt 
Gag 
Mycteroperca microlepis 
Gag 
Goliath grouper 
Epinephelus itajara 
GolGpr 
Grass porgy 
Calamus arctifrons 
GrsPgy 
Gray snapper 
Lutjanus griseus 
GrySnp 
Gray triggerfish 
Balistes capriscus 
GryTrf 
Graysby 
Epinephelus cruentatus 
Grysby 
Greater amberjack 
Seriola dummerili 
GrAjck 
Hogfish 
Lanchnolaimus maximus 
Hogfsh 
Jolthead porgy 
Calamus bajonado 
JltPgy 
Knobbed porgy 
Calamus nodosus 
KnbPgy 
Lane snapper 
Lutjanus synagris 
LanSnp 
Lesser amberjack 
Seriola fasciata 
LsAjck 
Longspine porgy 
Stenotomus carprinus 
LgsPgy 
Mahogany snapper 
Lutjanus mahogoni 
MhgSnp 
Margate 
Haemulon album 
Mar gat 
Misty grouper 
Epinephelus mystacinus 
MstGpr 
Mutton snapper 
Lutjanus analis 
MtnSnp 
Nassau grouper 
Epinephelus striatus 
NssGpr 
Ocean triggerfish 
Canthidermis sufflamen 
OceTrf 
Porkfish 
Anisotremus virginicus 
Prkfsh 
Puddingwife 
Halichoeres rad i at us 
Puddwf 
Queen snapper 
Etelis oculatus 
QenSnp 
Queen triggerfish 
Balistes vetula 
QenTrf 
Red grouper 
Epinephelus morio 
RedGpr 
Red hind 
Epinephelus guttatus 
RedHnd 
Red porgy 
Pagrus pagrus 
RedPgy 
Red snapper 
Lutjanus campechanus 
RedSnp 
Rock hind 
Epinephelus adscensionis 
RckHnd 
Rock sea bass 
Centropristis philadelphicus 
RockSB 
Sailors choice 
Haemulon parrai 
SlsChc 
Sand tilefish 
Malacanthus plumieri 
SndTlf 
Saucereye porgy 
Calamus calamus 
ScyPgy 
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