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FISHING BY CARIBBEAN AREA

Aruba

145 species with documented occurrence. Records may be historical; they do not establish abundance or permission to fish.

Species found here

145 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

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  • American yellow cockle

    Dallocardia muricata

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  • Atlantic bumper

    Chloroscombrus chrysurus

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  • Atlantic deep-sea lobster

    Acanthacaris caeca

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  • Atlantic midshipman

    Porichthys plectrodon

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  • Atlantic needlefish

    Strongylura marina

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  • Atlantic pearl oyster

    Pinctada imbricata

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  • Atlantic tarpon

    Megalops atlanticus

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  • Atlantic thread herring

    Opisthonema oglinum

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  • Atlantic tiger lucine

    Codakia orbicularis

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  • Ballyhoo halfbeak

    Hemiramphus brasiliensis

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  • Bar jack

    Caranx ruber

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  • Barbados keyhole limpet

    Fissurella barbadensis

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  • Barbfish

    Scorpaena brasiliensis

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  • Bermuda sea chub

    Kyphosus sectatrix

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  • Bigeye scad

    Selar crumenophthalmus

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  • Bigeye tuna

    Thunnus obesus

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  • Black margate

    Anisotremus surinamensis

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  • Blackbar soldierfish

    Myripristis jacobus

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  • Blackear wrasse

    Halichoeres poeyi

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  • Blackfin tuna

    Thunnus atlanticus

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  • Bleeding tooth

    Nerita peloronta

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  • Blue crab

    Callinectes sapidus

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  • Blue land crab

    Cardisoma guanhumi

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  • Blue parrotfish

    Scarus coeruleus

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  • Blue runner

    Caranx crysos

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  • Blue tang surgeonfish

    Acanthurus coeruleus

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  • Bluehead

    Thalassoma bifasciatum

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  • Bluestriped grunt

    Haemulon sciurus

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  • Bonefish

    Albula vulpes

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  • Caesar grunt

    Haemulon carbonarium

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  • Calico scallop

    Argopecten gibbus

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  • Caribbean reef squid

    Sepioteuthis sepioidea

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  • Caribbean spiny lobster

    Panulirus argus

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  • Chain moray

    Echidna catenata

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  • Channel flounder

    Syacium micrurum

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  • Chestnut turban

    Turbo castanea

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  • Clown wrasse

    Halichoeres maculipinna

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  • Comb grouper

    Mycteroperca acutirostris

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  • Common Caribbean donax

    Donax denticulatus

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  • Coney

    Cephalopholis fulva

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  • Corocoro grunt

    Orthopristis rubra

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  • Cottonwick grunt

    Haemulon melanurum

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  • Cross-barred venus

    Chione cancellata

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  • Cyclope flounder

    Ancylopsetta cycloidea

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  • Doctorfish

    Acanthurus chirurgus

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  • Dog snapper

    Lutjanus jocu

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  • Dusky flounder

    Syacium papillosum

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  • Escolar

    Lepidocybium flavobrunneum

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  • Eyed flounder

    Bothus ocellatus

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  • Fighting conch

    Strombus pugilis

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  • Flat needlefish

    Ablennes hians

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  • Flying gurnard

    Dactylopterus volitans

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  • Foureyed flounder

    Ancylopsetta kumperae

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  • Fourwing flyingfish

    Hirundichthys affinis

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  • French grunt

    Haemulon flavolineatum

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  • Fringefin lanternshark

    Etmopterus schultzi

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Glasseye

    Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

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  • Goldentail moray

    Gymnothorax miliaris

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  • Graysby

    Cephalopholis cruentata

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  • Great barracuda

    Sphyraena barracuda

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  • Green moray

    Gymnothorax funebris

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  • Grey snapper

    Lutjanus griseus

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  • Gulf cubbyu

    Pareques iwamotoi

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  • High hat

    Pareques acuminatus

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  • Horse-eye jack

    Caranx latus

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  • Hound needlefish

    Tylosurus crocodilus

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  • Lane snapper

    Lutjanus synagris

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  • Lemon shark

    Negaprion brevirostris

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Lister’s keyhole limpet

    Diodora listeri

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  • Little tunny

    Euthynnus alletteratus

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  • Longfin scorpionfish, Fr - Rascasse-aîle-longe, Sp - Rascacio chasnete de fondo

    Scorpaena agassizii

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  • Longjaw squirrelfish

    Neoniphon marianus

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  • Longspine squirrelfish

    Holocentrus rufus

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  • Mahi-mahi

    Coryphaena hippurus

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  • Mahogany snapper

    Lutjanus mahogoni

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  • Marginated flyingfish

    Cheilopogon cyanopterus

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  • Masked swimcrab

    Callinectes larvatus

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  • Midnight parrotfish

    Scarus coelestinus

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  • Mottled flounder

    Bothus maculiferus

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  • Nurse shark

    Ginglymostoma cirratum

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Orangespotted filefish

    Cantherhines pullus

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  • Palometa pompano

    Trachinotus goodei

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  • Peacock flounder

    Bothus lunatus

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  • Poey’s lizardfish

    Synodus poeyi

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  • Princess parrotfish

    Scarus taeniopterus

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  • Puddingwife

    Halichoeres radiatus

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  • Purplemouth moray

    Gymnothorax vicinus

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  • Queen conch

    Aliger gigas

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  • Queen parrotfish

    Scarus vetula

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  • Queen triggerfish

    Balistes vetula

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  • Rainbow parrotfish

    Scarus guacamaia

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  • Red lionfish

    Pterois volitans

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  • Redband parrotfish

    Sparisoma aurofrenatum

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  • Redfin parrotfish

    Sparisoma rubripinne

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  • Redspotted shrimp

    Penaeus brasiliensis

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  • Redtail parrotfish

    Sparisoma chrysopterum

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  • Round sardinella

    Sardinella aurita

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  • Round scad

    Decapterus punctatus

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  • Sailfin flyingfish

    Parexocoetus hillianus

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  • Sailor’s choice

    Haemulon parra

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  • Sand diver

    Synodus intermedius

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  • Sand drum

    Umbrina coroides

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  • Sand tilefish

    Malacanthus plumieri

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  • Scaled herring

    Harengula jaguana

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  • Schoolmaster snapper

    Lutjanus apodus

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  • Scrawled filefish

    Aluterus scriptus

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  • Sheepshead porgy

    Calamus penna

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  • Skipjack tuna

    Katsuwonus pelamis

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  • Slippery dick

    Halichoeres bivittatus

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  • Smooth-cheek scorpionfish

    Scorpaena isthmensis

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  • Smoothtail spiny lobster

    Panulirus laevicauda

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  • Southern brown shrimp

    Penaeus subtilis

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  • Southern red snapper

    Lutjanus purpureus

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  • Southern stingray

    Hypanus americanus

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Spanish grunt

    Haemulon macrostomum

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  • Spanish hogfish

    Bodianus rufus

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  • Spotfin flounder

    Cyclopsetta fimbriata

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  • Spotted drum

    Equetus punctatus

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  • Spotted eagle ray

    Aetobatus narinari

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Spotted goatfish

    Pseudupeneus maculatus

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  • Spotted moray

    Gymnothorax moringa

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  • Spotted scorpionfish

    Scorpaena plumieri

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  • Squirrelfish

    Holocentrus adscensionis

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  • Stoplight parrotfish

    Sparisoma viride

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  • Striped parrotfish

    Scarus iseri

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  • Swamp eel

    Synbranchus marmoratus

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  • Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

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  • Tomtate grunt

    Haemulon aurolineatum

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  • Two-toned lobsterette

    Nephropsis rosea

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  • Variegated electric ray

    Diplobatis picta

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Vermilion snapper

    Rhomboplites aurorubens

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  • West Indian crown conch

    Melongena melongena

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  • West Indian murex

    Chicoreus brevifrons

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  • West Indian top shell

    Cittarium pica

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  • Whale shark

    Rhincodon typus

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • White grunt

    Haemulon plumierii

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  • White margate

    Haemulon album

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  • White mullet

    Mugil curema

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  • Whitespotted filefish

    Cantherhines macrocerus

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  • Yellowfin mojarra

    Gerres cinereus

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  • Yellowfin tuna

    Thunnus albacares

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  • Yellowhead wrasse

    Halichoeres garnoti

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  • Yellowtail snapper

    Ocyurus chrysurus

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  • Zigzag scallop

    Euvola ziczac

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