Species found here
126 species with documented occurrence. Records may be historical; they do not establish abundance or permission to fish.
Species without a full guide yet are still listed.
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
Read guideAmerican eel
Anguilla rostrata
Read guideAtlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
Read guideAtlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
Guide coming later
Atlantic deep-sea lobster
Acanthacaris caeca
Guide coming later
Atlantic tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Read guideAtlantic white marlin
Kajikia albida
Guide coming later
Balao halfbeak
Hemiramphus balao
Read guideBallyhoo halfbeak
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Read guideBar jack
Caranx ruber
Read guideBarbados keyhole limpet
Fissurella barbadensis
Read guideBigeye scad
Selar crumenophthalmus
Read guideBigeye thresher
Alopias superciliosus
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
Read guideBlackbar soldierfish
Myripristis jacobus
Read guideBlackear wrasse
Halichoeres poeyi
Read guideBlackfin tuna
Thunnus atlanticus
Read guideBleeding tooth
Nerita peloronta
Read guideBlue land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi
Read guideBlue runner
Caranx crysos
Read guideBlue shark
Prionace glauca
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideBlue tang surgeonfish
Acanthurus coeruleus
Read guideBluehead
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Read guideBluelip parrotfish
Cryptotomus roseus
Read guideBonefish
Albula vulpes
Read guideBroadtail shortfin squid
Illex coindetii
Read guideBullis’ skate
Dipturus bullisi
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Cardinal snapper
Pristipomoides macrophthalmus
Read guideCardinal soldierfish
Plectrypops retrospinis
Read guideCaribbean lanternshark
Etmopterus hillianus
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideCaribbean reef shark
Carcharhinus perezii
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideCaribbean reef squid
Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Read guideCaribbean spiny lobster
Panulirus argus
Read guideChain catshark
Scyliorhinus retifer
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Chain moray
Echidna catenata
Read guideChestnut moray
Enchelycore carychroa
Read guideClown wrasse
Halichoeres maculipinna
Read guideConey
Cephalopholis fulva
Read guideCottonwick grunt
Haemulon melanurum
Read guideCreolefish
Paranthias furcifer
Read guideCross-barred venus
Chione cancellata
Read guideDoctorfish
Acanthurus chirurgus
Read guideDusky squirrelfish
Neoniphon vexillarium
Read guideEmperor helmet
Cassis madagascariensis
Read guideEscolar
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
Read guideEyed flounder
Bothus ocellatus
Read guideFalse herring
Harengula clupeola
Read guideFlat needlefish
Ablennes hians
Read guideFlorida torpedo
Torpedo andersoni
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Flying halfbeak
Euleptorhamphus velox
Read guideFourwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys affinis
Read guideFrench grunt
Haemulon flavolineatum
Read guideGiant red shrimp
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
Read guideGraysby
Cephalopholis cruentata
Read guideGreat barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Read guideGrey snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Read guideGulper shark
Centrophorus granulosus
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideHigh hat
Pareques acuminatus
Read guideHoary catshark
Apristurus canutus
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Horse-eye jack
Caranx latus
Read guideInshore lizardfish
Synodus foetens
Read guideKeeltail needlefish
Platybelone argalus
Read guideLane snapper
Lutjanus synagris
Read guideLemon shark
Negaprion brevirostris
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideLined lanternshark
Etmopterus bullisi
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Little tunny
Euthynnus alletteratus
Read guideLongbill spearfish
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
Read guideLongjaw squirrelfish
Neoniphon marianus
Read guideLongspine squirrelfish
Holocentrus rufus
Read guideMahi-mahi
Coryphaena hippurus
Read guideMahogany snapper
Lutjanus mahogoni
Read guideMarbled moray
Uropterygius macularius
Read guideMilk conch
Macrostrombus costatus
Read guideMottled mojarra
Ulaema lefroyi
Read guideMushroom scorpionfish
Scorpaena inermis
Read guideMutton hamlet
Alphestes afer
Read guideNassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus
Read guideNurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideOcean surgeon
Acanthurus bahianus
Read guideOcean triggerfish
Canthidermis sufflamen
Read guideOceanic two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus obtusirostris
Read guideOilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
Read guidePalometa pompano
Trachinotus goodei
Read guidePeacock flounder
Bothus lunatus
Read guidePlanehead filefish
Stephanolepis hispida
Read guidePuddingwife
Halichoeres radiatus
Read guidePurplemouth moray
Gymnothorax vicinus
Read guideQueen conch
Aliger gigas
Read guideQueen parrotfish
Scarus vetula
Read guideRainbow wrasse
Halichoeres pictus
Read guideRed hind
Epinephelus guttatus
Read guideRedband parrotfish
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Read guideRedfin parrotfish
Sparisoma rubripinne
Read guideReef squirrelfish
Sargocentron coruscum
Read guideRock hind
Epinephelus adscensionis
Read guideRoudi escolar
Promethichthys prometheus
Read guideRound scad
Decapterus punctatus
Read guideSand diver
Synodus intermedius
Read guideSand tilefish
Malacanthus plumieri
Read guideSargassum triggerfish
Xanthichthys ringens
Read guideScarlet shrimp
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana
Guide coming later
Sculptured lobster
Eunephrops cadenasi
Guide coming later
Sennet
Sphyraena borealis
Read guideSlender filefish
Monacanthus tuckeri
Read guideSlippery dick
Halichoeres bivittatus
Read guideSouthern stingray
Hypanus americanus
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideSpotfin flyingfish
Cheilopogon furcatus
Guide coming later
Spotted drum
Equetus punctatus
Read guideSpotted eagle ray
Aetobatus narinari
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideSpotted goatfish
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Read guideSpotted moray
Gymnothorax moringa
Read guideSpotted spiny lobster
Panulirus guttatus
Read guideSquirrelfish
Holocentrus adscensionis
Read guideStoplight parrotfish
Sparisoma viride
Read guideStriped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
Read guideSwordfish
Xiphias gladius
Read guideThree-eye flounder
Ancylopsetta dilecta
Guide coming later
Tomtate grunt
Haemulon aurolineatum
Read guideTwo-toned lobsterette
Nephropsis rosea
Guide coming later
Viper moray
Enchelycore nigricans
Read guideWahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
Read guideWest Indian lanternshark
Etmopterus robinsi
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
West Indian top shell
Cittarium pica
Read guideYellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
Read guideYellowhead wrasse
Halichoeres garnoti
Read guideYellowtail snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
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