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albacore
The albacore (Thunnus alalunga), known also as the albicore or longfin tuna, is a species of tuna of the order Scombriformes. It lives in temperate and tropical waters across the globe in the epipelagic and mesopelagic zones. There are six distinct stocks known globally in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, as well as in the Mediterranean Sea. The albacore has an elongate, fusiform body with a conical snout, large eyes, and remarkably long pectoral fins. Its body is a deep blue dorsally and shades of silvery white ventrally. Individuals can reach up to in length.
Atlantic bluefin tuna
species of fish
shortfin mako shark
species of shark
smooth hammerhead
species of fish
blacktip shark
species of fish
Giant oceanic manta ray
species of ray
Negaprion brevirostris
species of fish
Great barracuda
species of Actinopterygii
nurse shark
species of elasmobranch fish
silky shark
species of fish
Oreochromis mossambicus
species of fish
longfin mako shark
species of shark (Isurus paucus)
Carcharhinus perezii
species of fish
Atlantic goliath grouper
species of fish
sandbar shark
species of requiem shark
Carcharhinus altimus
species of fish
Dusky shark
species of fish
smalltooth sawfish
Pristis pectinata
scalloped hammerhead
species of shark
Atlantic blue marlin
species of fish
flying gurnard
species of fish
blacknose shark
species of fish
American eel
species of fish
Blackfin tuna
species of fish
bonnethead
The bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), also called a bonnet shark or shovelhead, is the smallest member of the hammerhead shark genus Sphyrna, and part of the family Sphyrnidae. It is an abundant species in the littoral zone of the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, is the only shark species known to display sexual dimorphism in the morphology of the head, and is one of two shark species known to be omnivorous.
Atlantic tarpon
species of fish
little tunny
species of fish
White marlin
species of fish
Night shark
species of fish
Finetooth shark
species of fish
Atlantic sailfish
species of fish
Acanthurus coeruleus
surgeonfish
Cubera snapper
species of fish
red snapper
species of fish
Chain catshark
species of fish
Yellow stingray
Species of stingray in the family Urotrygonidae
Longbill spearfish
species of fish
Caribbean sharpnose shark
species of fish
green moray
species of fish
Cryptotomus roseus
species of fish
Bluntnose stingray
species of fish
Spotfin butterflyfish
species of fish
dusky smooth-hound
species of shark (Mustelus canis)
southern stingray
species of fish
Squatina dumeril
species of fish
Hoary catshark
species of fish
jack-knifefish
The jack-knifefish (Eques lanceolatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. It is native to the western Atlantic Ocean, where its distribution extends along the eastern coasts of the Americas from the Carolinas in the United States to Brazil, including the Caribbean. Other common names include donkey fish and lance-shaped ribbonfish.
Atlantic spadefish
species of fish
Schoolmaster snapper
species of fish
Erut
parrotfish species
Antilles catshark
species of fish
Velvet dogfish
species of fish
Bodianus pulchellus
species of fish
Styracura schmardae
species of cartilaginous fish
Nandopsis
Nandopsis is a small genus of cichlid fishes found in lakes, streams and rivers in Cuba and Hispaniola. Nandopsis are the only cichlids native to the Antilles.
Jolthead porgy
species of fish in the family Sparidae
Cuban dogfish
species of fish
Longnose stingray
species of fish
Rivulus
Rivulus is a genus of small freshwater fish in the Cyprinodontiformes family Rivulidae. It was traditionally considered to be the largest genus in its family; however, the genus's size is currently in dispute. Wilson J. E. Costa split this genus into several new genera (including Anablepsoides, Atlantirivulus, Cynodonichthys, Kryptolebias, Laimosemion and Melanorivulus) in 2004 and 2011, leaving only a few Greater Antillean species in Rivulus itself. Despite being moved to other genera, some of the species retain the common name "rivulus", like the well-known mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias mar
Echidna catenata
species of fish