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FamilyGenus & SpeciesCommon Name
Acanthuridae Acanthurus bahianus ocean surgeon
Acanthuridae Acanthurus chirurgus doctorfish
Acanthuridae Acanthurus coeruleus blue tang
Acipenseridae Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi gulf sturgeon
Albulidae Albula vulpes bonefish
Alopiidae Alopias pelagicus pelagic thresher
Alopiidae Alopias superciliosus bigeye thresher
Alopiidae Alopias vulpinus thresher shark
Amiidae Amia calva bowfin
Antennariidae Antennarius multiocellatus longlure frogfish
Antennariidae Antennarius striatus striated frogfish
Antennariidae Histrio histrio sargassumfish
Aplocheilidae Rivulus marmoratus mangrove rivulus
Aulostomidae Aulostomus maculatus trumpetfish
Balistidae Balistes capriscus gray triggerfish
Balistidae Balistes vetula queen triggerfish
Batrachoididae Opsanus beta gulf toadfish
Blennidae Parablennius marmoreus seaweed blenny
Bothidae Bothus lunatus peacock flounder
Bothidae Bothus ocellatus eyed flounder
Callorhinchidae Callorhinchus milii ghost shark
Carangidae Carangoides bartholomaei yellow jack
Carangidae Caranx hippos crevalle jack
Carangidae Caranx ruber bar jack
Carangidae Oligoplites saurus leatherjacket
Carangidae Seriola dumerili greater amberjack
Carangidae Trachinotus falcatus permit
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus acronotus blacknose shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus albimarginatus silvertip shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus altimus bignose shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos grey reef shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus brachyurus narrowtooth shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus brevipinna spinner shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus falciformis silky shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus isodon finetooth shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucas bull shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatus blacktip shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus longimanus oceanic whitetip shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus melanopterus blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus obscurus dusky shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus perezi Caribbean reef shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus plumbeus sandbar shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus porosus smalltail shark
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus signatus night shark
Carcharhinidae Galeocerdo cuvier tiger shark
Carcharhinidae Negaprion acutidens sicklefin lemon shark
Carcharhinidae Negaprion brevirostris lemon shark
Carcharhinidae Prionace glauca blue shark
Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon acutus milk shark
Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon porosus Caribbean sharpnose shark
Carcharhinidae Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Atlantic sharpnose shark
Carcharhinidae Triaenodon obesus whitetip reef shark
Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides largemouth bass
Centrarchidae Pomoxis nigromaculatus black crappie
Centrophoridae Centrophorus granulosus gulper shark
Cetorhinidae Cetorhinus maximus basking shark
Centropomidae Centropomus undecimaliscommon snook
Chaenopsidae Emblemaria pandionis sailfin blenny
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon capistratus foureye butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon ocellatus spotfin butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon sedentarius reef butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon striatus banded butterflyfish
Chimaeridae Hydrolagus colliei spotted ratfish
Cichlidae Astronotus ocellatus oscar
Cichlidae Cichlasoma urophthalmus Mayan cichlid
Cichlidae Tilapia mariae spotted tilapia
Clariidae Clarias batrachus walking catfish
Coryphaenidae Coryphaena equiselis pompano dolphin
Coryphaenidae Coryphaena hippurus dolphinfish
Dalatiidae Dalatias licha kitefin shark
Dalatiidae Isistius brasiliensis cookiecutter shark
Dalatiidae Somniosus microcephalus Greenland shark
Dasyatidae Dasyatis americana southern stingray
Dasyatidae Dasyatis brevicaudata short-tail stingray
Dasyatidae Dasyatis centroura roughtail stingray
Dasyatidae Dasyatis kuhlii bluespotted stingray
Dasyatidae Dasyatis margarita daisy stingray
Dasyatidae Dasyatis sabina Atlantic stingray
Dasyatidae Dasyatis say bluntnose stingray
Dasyatidae Pteroplatytrygon violacea pelagic stingray
Dasyatidae Taeniura lymma bluespotted ribbontail ray
Dasyatidae Taeniura meyeni blotched fantail ray
Diodontidae Diodon holocanthus balloonfish
Diodontidae Diodon hystrix porcupinefish
Echeneidae Echeneis naucrates sharksucker
Echinorhinidae Echinorhinus brucus bramble shark
Elopidae Elops saurus ladyfish
Ephippidae Chaetodipturus faber Atlantic spadefish
Etmopteridae Centroscyllium fabricii black dogfish
Ginglymostomatidae Ginglymostoma cirratum nurse shark
Ginglymostomatidae Nebrius ferrugineus tawny nurse shark
Gymnuridae Gymnura altavela spiny butterfly ray
Gymnuridae Gymnura micrura smooth butterfly ray
Haemulidae Anisotremus virginicus porkfish
Haemulidae Haemulon flavolineatum French grunt
Haemulidae Haemulon plumieri white grunt
Haemulidae Haemulon sciurus bluestriped grunt
Hemigaleidae Paragaleus pectoralis Atlantic weasel shark
Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium plagiosum whitespotted bambooshark
Hemiscylliidae Chiloscyllium punctatum brownbanded bambooshark
Hemiscylliidae Hemiscyllium ocellatum epaulette shark
Heterodontidae Heterodontus francisci horn shark
Heterodontidae Heterodontus portusjacksoni Port Jackson shark
Hexanchidae Heptranchias perlo sharpnose sevengill shark
Hexanchidae Hexanchus griseus bluntnose sixgill shark
Hexanchidae Hexanchus nakamurai bigeye sixgill shark
Hexanchidae Notorynchus cepedianus sevengill shark
Holocentridae Holocentrus adscensionis squirrelfish
Ictaluridae Ictalurus punctatus channel catfish
Istiophoridae Istiophorus platypterus sailfish
Istiophoridae Makaira nigricans blue marlin
Istiophoridae Tetrapturus albidus white marlin
Labridae Cheilinus undulatus humphead wrasse
Labridae Lachnolaimus maximus hogfish
Labridae Thalassoma bifasciatum bluehead
Lamnidae Carcharodon carcharias white shark
Lamnidae Isurus oxyrinchus shortfin mako
Lamnidae Isurus paucus longfin mako
Lamnidae Lamna ditropis salmon shark
Lamnidae Lamna nasus porbeagle
Lepisosteidae Atractosteus spatula alligator gar
Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus osseus longnose gar
Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus platyrhincus Florida gar
Lobotidae Lobotes surinamensis tripletail
Lutjanidae Lutjanus analis mutton snapper
Lutjanidae Lutjanus bucanella blackfin snapper
Lutjanidae Lutjanus campechanus northern red snapper
Lutjanidae Lutjanus chrysurus yellowtail snapper
Lutjanidae Lutjanus cyanopterus cubera snapper
Lutjanidae Lutjanus griseus gray snapper
Lutjanidae Lutjanus jocu dog snapper
Lutjanidae Lutjanus mahogoni mahogany snapper
Lutjanidae Lutjanus synagris lane snapper
Megachasmidae Megachasma pelagios megamouth shark
Megalopidae Megalops atlanticus tarpon
Mitsukurinidae Mitsukurina owstoni goblin shark
Mobulidae Mobula hypostoma Atlantic devil ray
Monacanthidae Aluterus schoepfii orange filefish
Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptus scrawled filefish
Monacanthidae Monacanthus ciliatus fringed filefish
Mugilidae Mugil cephalus striped mullet
Muraenidae Gymnothorax funebris green moray
Myliobatidae Aetobatus narinari spotted eagle ray
Myliobatidae Manta birostris manta
Myliobatidae Myliobatis aquila common eagle ray
Myliobatidae Myliobatis australis Australian bull ray
Myliobatidae Myliobatis californica bat ray
Myliobatidae Myliobatis freminvillii bullnose ray
Rhinopteridae Rhinoptera bonasus cownose ray
Narcinidae Narcine bancrofti lesser electric ray
Odontaspidae Carcharias taurus sand tiger shark
Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalus cubifrons polk-a-dot batfish
Orectolobidae Eucrossorhinus dasypogon tasselled wobbegong
Orectolobidae Orectolobus maculatus spotted wobbegong
Orectolobidae Orectolobus ornatus ornate wobbegong
Ostraciidae Acanthostracion polygonius honeycomb cowfish
Ostraciidae Acanthostracion quadricornis scrawled cowfish
Parascylliidae Parascyllium variolatum necklace carpetshark
Poeciliidae Belonesox belizanus pike killifish
Poeciliidae Poecilia latipinna sailfin molly
Pomacanthidae Holacanthus bermudensis blue angelfish
Pomacanthidae Holacanthus ciliaris queen angelfish
Pomacanthidae Holacanthus tricolor rock beauty
Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus arcuatus gray angelfish
Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus paru French angelfish
Pomacentridae Abudefduf saxatilis sergeant major
Pomacentridae Amphiprion ocellaris clown anemonefish
Pomacentridae Amphiprion percula orange clownfish
Pomacentridae Amphiprion perideraion pink anemonefish
Pristidae Anoxypristis cuspidata knifetooth sawfish
Pristidae Pristis clavata dwarf sawfish
Pristidae Pristis microdon freshwater sawfish
Pristidae Pristis pectinata smalltooth sawfish
Pristidae Pristis perotteti largetooth sawfish
Pristidae Pristis zephyreus (Pacific) largetooth sawfish
Pristidae Pristis zijsron green sawfish
Rachycentridae Rachycentron canadum cobia
Rajidae Amblyraja radiata thorny skate
Rajidae Dipturus laevis barndoor skate
Rajidae Dipturus olseni spreadfin skate
Rajidae Fenestraja sinusmexicanus Gulf of Mexico pygmy skate
Rajidae Leucoraja erinacea little skate
Rajidae Leucoraja garmani rosette skate
Rajidae Leucoraja ocellata winter skate
Rajidae Raja binoculata big skate
Rajidae Raja eglanteria clearnose skate
Rajidae Raja miraletus brown ray
Rajidae Raja rhina longnose skate
Rajidae Raja texana roundel skate
Regalecidae Regalecus glesne oarfish
Rhinobatidae Rhinobatos lentiginosus Atlantic guitarfish
Rhinobatidae Rhinobatos rhinobatos common guitarfish
Rhinobatidae Trygonorrhina fasciata southern fiddler
Rhincodontidae Rhincodon typus whale shark
Scaridae Sparisoma viride stoplight parrotfish
Sciaenidae Cynoscion nebulosus spotted seatrout
Sciaenidae Scianops ocellatus red drum
Scombridae Acanthocybium solandri wahoo
Scombridae Euthynnus alletteratus little tunny
Scombridae Katsuwonus pelamis skipjack tuna
Scombridae Scomberomorus cavalla king mackerel
Scombridae Scomberomorus maculatus Spanish mackerel
Scombridae Scomberomorus regalis cero mackerel
Scombridae Thunnus albacares yellowfin tuna
Scombridae Thunnus atlanticus blackfin tuna
Scombridae Thunnus thynnus bluefin tuna
Scorpaenidae Pterois volitans red lionfish
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena brasiliensis barbfish
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena plumieri spotted scorpionfish
Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium laticeps Australian swellshark
Scyliorhinidae Cephaloscyllium ventriosum swell shark
Scyliorhinidae Haploblepharus edwardsii puffadder shyshark
Scyliorhinidae Haploblepharus fuscus brown shyshark
Scyliorhinidae Haploblepharus pictus dark shyshark
Scyliorhinidae Parmaturus xaniurus filetail catshark
Scyliorhinidae Poroderma africanum striped catshark
Scyliorhinidae Poroderma pantherinium leopard catshark
Scyliorhinidae Scyliorhinus canicula small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinidae Scyliorhinus retifer chain dogfish
Serranidae Aethaloperca rogaa redmouth grouper
Serranidae Centropristis striata black seabass
Serranidae Cephalopholis fulva coney
Serranidae Cephalopholis miniata coral hind
Serranidae Cephalopholis sonnerati tomato hind
Serranidae Diplectrum formosum sand perch
Serranidae Epinephelus amblycephalus banded grouper
Serranidae Epinephelus itajara goliath grouper
Serranidae Epinephelus morio red grouper
Serranidae Epinephelus striatus Nassau grouper
Serranidae Mycteroperca bonaci black grouper
Serranidae Mycteroperca microlepis gag grouper
Somniosidae Centroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese shark
Sparidae Archosargus probatocephalus sheepshead
Sphyraenidae Sphyraena barracuda great barracuda
Sphyrnidae Sphyrna lewini scalloped hammerhead
Sphyrnidae Sphyrna mokarran great hammerhead
Sphyrnidae Sphyrna tiburo bonnethead
Sphyrnidae Sphyrna tudes smalleye hammerhead
Sphyrnidae Sphyrna zygaena smooth hammerhead
Stegostomatidae Stegostoma fasciatum zebra shark
Squalidae Cirrhigaleus asper roughskin dogfish
Squalidae Squalus acanthias spiny dogfish
Squalidae Squalus cubensis Cuban dogfish
Squatinidae Squatina californica Pacific angelshark
Squatinidae Squatina dumeril Atlantic angelshark
Sygnathidae Hippocampus erectus lined seahorse
Sygnathidae Hippocampus reidi longsnout seahorse
Torpedinidae Torpedo californica Pacific electric ray
Torpedinidae Torpedo marmorata marbled electric ray
Torpedinidae Torpedo nobiliana Atlantic torpedo
Torpedinidae Torpedo torpedo common torpedo
Triakidae Galeorhinus galeus tope shark
Triakidae Mustelus californicus grey smooth-hound
Triakidae Mustelus canis smooth dogfish
Triakidae Mustelus henlei brown smooth-hound
Triakidae Mustelus norrisi narrowfin smooth-hound
Triakidae Triakis semifasciata leopard shark
Uranoscopidae Astroscopus guttatus northern stargazer
Uranoscopidae Astroscopus y-graecum southern stargazer
Urolophidae Urobatis halleri round stingray
Urolophidae Urobatis jamaicensis yellow stingray
Xiphiidae Xiphias gladius swordfish