Cero Mackerel Scientific name: Scomberomorous regalis Appearance: The cero mackerel has a silver side with yellowish spots above and below the longitudinal stripe from the pectoral fin to the base of...
Cero Mackerel Scientific name: Scomberomorous regalis Appearance: The cero mackerel has a silver side with yellowish spots above and below the longitudinal stripe from the pectoral fin to the base of...
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 usually gray or grayish-brown...
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 of the Florida Keys. Florida...
Bluefish Scientific name: Pomatomus saltatrix Appearance: Bluefish has a greenish blue back, silvery sides, and large mouth with sharp teeth. Spiny dorsal and pectoral fins are folded back in a...
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 light olive to bluish green on...
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-colored stripes located on...
Blacktip Shark Other common names: blackfin (Guam, Micronesia, Trinidad and Tobago), black-tipped (Papua New Guinea), small blacktip (Cuba, Leeward Islands), and spot-fin ground shark (UK) Scientific...
Blackfin Snapper Scientific name: Lutjanus buccanella Appearance: The blackfin snapper is generally red, with a yellowish hue on the caudal, anal, and pelvic fins. Located at the base of its pectoral...
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. Its appearance is similar to...
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 large males have markings of...
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 are often gray or black in...
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. The fish is also...
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 prominent bars located on the body...
Atlantic Spadefish Other common names: angelfish, white angelfish, three-tailed porgy, ocean cobbler, and moonfish. Scientific name: Chaetodipterus faber Appearance: This spadefish is characterized...
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Scientific name: Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Appearance: The Atlantic sharpnose shark possess a flattened and long snout. The young has a dorsal and caudal fins which are...
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 has dark oblique wavy bars or...
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 or greenish blue black with...
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. Its body is less elongated and...