Cero Mackerel Scientific name: Scomberomorous regalis Appearance: The cero mackerel has a silver side with yellowish spots above and below the longitudinal stripe from...
Cero Mackerel Scientific name: Scomberomorous regalis Appearance: The cero mackerel has a silver side with yellowish spots above and below the longitudinal stripe from...
Bonnethead Shark Other common name: shovelhead Scientific name: Sphyrna tiburo Appearance: This shark is characterized by a broad and shovel-shaped head. Its body is...
Bonefish Scientific name: Albula vulpes Appearance: It is silvery, with a torpedo-shaped body, conical snout, and dusky fins. Habitat: Bonefish live in inshore shallows...
Bluefish Scientific name: Pomatomus saltatrix Appearance: Bluefish has a greenish blue back, silvery sides, and large mouth with sharp teeth. Spiny dorsal and pectoral...
Blue Runner Other common names: bluestripe jack, Egyptian scad, hardtail jack, and hardnose Scientific name: Caranx crysos Appearance: Body color of the blue runner is...
Blue Marlin Scientific name: Makaira nigricans Appearance: The blue marlin is blue-back on its top and is silvery white below. It has about fifteen rows of pale, cobalt...
Blacktip Shark Other common names: blackfin (Guam, Micronesia, Trinidad and Tobago), black-tipped (Papua New Guinea), small blacktip (Cuba, Leeward Islands), and spot...
Blackfin Snapper Scientific name: Lutjanus buccanella Appearance: The blackfin snapper is generally red, with a yellowish hue on the caudal, anal, and pelvic fins...
Black Grouper Scientific name: Mycteroperca bonaci Appearance: The black grouper is olive or gray with black blotches and brassy spots. The preopercle is gently rounded...
Black Sea Bass Scientific name: Centropristis striata Appearance: The fish is generally dark brown or black. Its dorsal fin has rows and stripes of white on black. The...
Black Drum Scientific name: Pogonias cromis Appearance: The fish is characterized by its high arched back, 10 to 14 pairs of chin barbels and large scales. The adults...
Bank Sea Bass Scientific name: Centropristis ocyurus Appearance: It is pale olive or brassy brown in color, and has indistinct black blotches that form vertical barrings...
Banded Rudderfish Scientific name: Seriola zonata Appearance: Fish that are less than 11 inches long have a dark band from the eye to the first dorsal fin and six...
Atlantic Spadefish Other common names: angelfish, white angelfish, three-tailed porgy, ocean cobbler, and moonfish. Scientific name: Chaetodipterus faber Appearance:...
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Scientific name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Appearance: The Atlantic sharpnose shark possess a flattened and long snout. The young has a dorsal...
Atlantic Croaker Scientific name: Micropogonias undulatus Appearance: Its inferior mouth has 3 to 5 pairs of small barbels on its chin. Its silver-gray or bronze body...
American Shad Other common name: Atlantic shad Scientific name: Alosa sapidissima Appearance: The American shad, a specie belonging to the Clupeidae family, has a green...
Almaco Jack Scientific name: Seriola rivoliana Appearance: The Almaco jack is a game fish belonging to the family Carangidae, along with the yellowtail and amberjack...