Species found here
230 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.
Agujon needlefish
Tylosurus acus
Read guideAlmaco jack
Seriola rivoliana
Read guideAtlantic bigeye
Priacanthus arenatus
Read guideAtlantic flyingfish
Cheilopogon melanurus
Guide coming later
Atlantic lizardfish
Synodus saurus
Read guideAtlantic look down
Selene vomer
Read guideAtlantic smallwing flyingfish
Oxyporhamphus micropterus
Guide coming later
Atlantic spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Read guideAtlantic Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus
Guide coming later
Atlantic tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Read guideAtlantic thread herring
Opisthonema oglinum
Read guideAtlantic tiger lucine
Codakia orbicularis
Read guideBalao halfbeak
Hemiramphus balao
Read guideBallyhoo halfbeak
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Read guideBar jack
Caranx ruber
Read guideBarbados keyhole limpet
Fissurella barbadensis
Read guideBarbu threadfin
Polydactylus virginicus
Read guideBay whiff
Citharichthys spilopterus
Read guideBermuda sea chub
Kyphosus sectatrix
Read guideBigeye mojarra
Eucinostomus havana
Guide coming later
Bigeye scad
Selar crumenophthalmus
Read guideBigeye sixgill shark
Hexanchus nakamurai
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
Read guideBigmouth sleeper
Gobiomorus dormitor
Read guideBlack gemfish
Nesiarchus nasutus
Guide coming later
Black margate
Anisotremus surinamensis
Read guideBlack snake mackerel
Nealotus tripes
Guide coming later
Black triggerfish
Melichthys niger
Read guideBlackbar soldierfish
Myripristis jacobus
Read guideBlackear wrasse
Halichoeres poeyi
Read guideBlackline tilefish
Caulolatilus cyanops
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 stingray
Pteroplatytrygon violacea
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Blue tang surgeonfish
Acanthurus coeruleus
Read guideBluehead
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Read guideBluelip parrotfish
Cryptotomus roseus
Read guideBluestriped grunt
Haemulon sciurus
Read guideBlunttooth swimcrab
Callinectes bocourti
Read guideBoa catshark
Scyliorhinus boa
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Read guideBonnetmouth
Emmelichthyops atlanticus
Guide coming later
Brazilian sardinella
Sardinella brasiliensis
Guide coming later
Bucktooth parrotfish
Sparisoma radians
Read guideBurro grunt
Rhonciscus crocro
Read guideCaesar grunt
Haemulon carbonarium
Read guideCardinal snapper
Pristipomoides macrophthalmus
Read guideCardinal soldierfish
Plectrypops retrospinis
Read guideCaribbean reef octopus
Octopus briareus
Read guideCaribbean reef squid
Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Read guideCaribbean sharpnose shark
Rhizoprionodon porosus
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideCaribbean spiny lobster
Panulirus argus
Read guideCero
Scomberomorus regalis
Read guideChain catshark
Scyliorhinus retifer
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Guide coming later
Chain moray
Echidna catenata
Read guideChannel flounder
Syacium micrurum
Read guideChestnut moray
Enchelycore carychroa
Read guideClearwing flyingfish
Cypselurus comatus
Guide coming later
Clown wrasse
Halichoeres maculipinna
Read guideCobia
Rachycentron canadum
Guide coming later
Common remora
Remora remora
Read guideCommon snook
Centropomus undecimalis
Read guideConey
Cephalopholis fulva
Read guideCoral scorpionfish
Scorpaena albifimbria
Guide coming later
Cottonwick grunt
Haemulon melanurum
Read guideCreolefish
Paranthias furcifer
Read guideCrevalle jack
Caranx hippos
Read guideCubbyu
Pareques umbrosus
Guide coming later
Deepreef scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus
Read guideDeepwater flounder
Monolene sessilicauda
Guide coming later
Doctorfish
Acanthurus chirurgus
Read guideDoublespott whiff
Citharichthys dinoceros
Read guideDoubtful lizardfish
Saurida suspicio
Guide coming later
Dusky smooth-hound
Mustelus canis
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideDusky squirrelfish
Neoniphon vexillarium
Read guideEscolar
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
Read guideEyed flounder
Bothus ocellatus
Read guideFalse herring
Harengula clupeola
Read guideFantail mullet
Mugil trichodon
Read guideFlagfin mojarra
Eucinostomus melanopterus
Read guideFlame helmet
Cassis flammea
Read guideFlat needlefish
Ablennes hians
Read guideFlying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
Read guideFlying halfbeak
Euleptorhamphus velox
Read guideFourwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys affinis
Read guideFrench grunt
Haemulon flavolineatum
Read guideGlasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Read guideGoldentail moray
Gymnothorax miliaris
Read guideGoosehead scorpionfish
Scorpaena bergii
Read guideGraysby
Cephalopholis cruentata
Read guideGreat barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Read guideGreen moray
Gymnothorax funebris
Read guideGrey snapper
Lutjanus griseus
Read guideGrey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Read guideHigh hat
Pareques acuminatus
Read guideHogchoker
Trinectes maculatus
Guide coming later
Horned whiff
Citharichthys cornutus
Read guideHorse-eye jack
Caranx latus
Read guideHound needlefish
Tylosurus crocodilus
Read guideIrish mojarra
Diapterus auratus
Read guideJack-knife fish
Eques lanceolatus
Read guideJenny mojarra
Eucinostomus gula
Read guideKeeltail needlefish
Platybelone argalus
Read guideKey anchovy
Anchoa cayorum
Guide coming later
Ladyfish
Elops saurus
Read guideLane snapper
Lutjanus synagris
Read guideLebranche mullet
Mugil liza
Read guideLined sole
Achirus lineatus
Read guideLister’s keyhole limpet
Diodora listeri
Read guideLittle tunny
Euthynnus alletteratus
Read guideLittlescale threadfin
Polydactylus oligodon
Read guideLongfin scorpionfish, Fr - Rascasse-aîle-longe, Sp - Rascacio chasnete de fondo
Scorpaena agassizii
Guide coming later
Longfinned deepwater flounder, blackfinned deepwater flounder
Monolene atrimana
Guide coming later
Longjaw squirrelfish
Neoniphon marianus
Read guideLongspine scorpionfish, Fr - Rascasse épineux, Sp - Rascacio espinoso
Pontinus longispinis
Guide coming later
Longspine squirrelfish
Holocentrus rufus
Read guideMackerel scad
Decapterus macarellus
Read guideMahi-mahi
Coryphaena hippurus
Read guideMahogany snapper
Lutjanus mahogoni
Read guideMarbled moray
Uropterygius macularius
Read guideMarginated flyingfish
Cheilopogon cyanopterus
Guide coming later
Mediterranean flyingfish
Cheilopogon heterurus
Guide coming later
Milk conch
Macrostrombus costatus
Read guideMirrorwing flyingfish
Hirundichthys speculiger
Guide coming later
Mottled flounder
Bothus maculiferus
Read guideMottled mojarra
Ulaema lefroyi
Read guideMottlemargin moray
Gymnothorax ocellatus
Read guideMountain mullet
Dajaus monticola
Read guideMozambique tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
Read guideMushroom scorpionfish
Scorpaena inermis
Read guideMutton hamlet
Alphestes afer
Read guideNeon flying squid
Ommastrephes bartramii
Guide coming later
Ocean surgeon
Acanthurus bahianus
Read guideOilfish
Ruvettus pretiosus
Read guideOrangespotted filefish
Cantherhines pullus
Read guidePalometa pompano
Trachinotus goodei
Read guidePeacock flounder
Bothus lunatus
Read guidePilotfish
Naucrates ductor
Guide coming later
Planehead filefish
Stephanolepis hispida
Read guidePompano dolphinfish
Coryphaena equiselis
Guide coming later
Princess parrotfish
Scarus taeniopterus
Read guidePuddingwife
Halichoeres radiatus
Read guidePurplemouth moray
Gymnothorax vicinus
Read guidePygmy moray
Anarchias similis
Guide coming later
Queen conch
Aliger gigas
Read guideQueen parrotfish
Scarus vetula
Read guideQueen snapper
Etelis oculatus
Read guideQueen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
Read guideRainbow wrasse
Halichoeres pictus
Read guideRed hind
Epinephelus guttatus
Read guideRed lionfish
Pterois volitans
Read guideRedband parrotfish
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Read guideRedbarred lizardfish
Synodus synodus
Read guideRedear herring
Harengula humeralis
Read guideRedface eel
Monopenchelys acuta
Guide coming later
Redfin parrotfish
Sparisoma rubripinne
Read guideRedtail parrotfish
Sparisoma chrysopterum
Read guideReef croaker
Odontoscion dentex
Read guideReef scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
Read guideReef squirrelfish
Sargocentron coruscum
Read guideRiver goby
Awaous banana
Read guideRock hind
Epinephelus adscensionis
Read guideRough scad
Trachurus lathami
Guide coming later
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
Read guideRound scad
Decapterus punctatus
Read guideSailfin flyingfish
Parexocoetus hillianus
Read guideSailor’s choice
Haemulon parra
Read guideSand diver
Synodus intermedius
Read guideSand drum
Umbrina coroides
Read guideSand tilefish
Malacanthus plumieri
Read guideSargassum triggerfish
Xanthichthys ringens
Read guideSash flounder
Trichopsetta ventralis
Read guideScaled herring
Harengula jaguana
Read guideSchoolmaster snapper
Lutjanus apodus
Read guideScrawled filefish
Aluterus scriptus
Read guideShelligs crab
Callinectes ornatus
Read guideShorthead drum
Larimus breviceps
Read guideShortjaw lizardfish
Saurida normani
Read guideSkipjack tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
Guide coming later
Slender filefish
Monacanthus tuckeri
Read guideSlender mojarra
Eucinostomus jonesii
Read guideSlippery dick
Halichoeres bivittatus
Read guideSmallmouth grunt
Brachygenys chrysargyreum
Read guideSmoothhead scorpionfish
Scorpaena calcarata
Read guideSnake mackerel
Gempylus serpens
Read guideSnakefish (=Bluntnose lizardfish)
Trachinocephalus myops
Read guideSnowy grouper
Hyporthodus niveatus
Read guideSouthern sennet
Sphyraena picudilla
Read guideSouthern stingray
Hypanus americanus
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideSpanish grunt
Haemulon macrostomum
Read guideSpanish hogfish
Bodianus rufus
Read guideSpanish slipper lobster
Scyllarides aequinoctialis
Read guideSpinythroat scorpionfish
Pontinus nematophthalmus
Guide coming later
Spotfin hogfish
Bodianus pulchellus
Read guideSpotfin mojarra
Eucinostomus argenteus
Read guideSpotted 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 oceanic triggerfish
Canthidermis maculata
Read guideSpotted scorpionfish
Scorpaena plumieri
Read guideSpotted spiny lobster
Panulirus guttatus
Read guideSquirrelfish
Holocentrus adscensionis
Read guideStoplight parrotfish
Sparisoma viride
Read guideStriped escolar
Diplospinus multistriatus
Guide coming later
Striped grunt
Haemulon striatum
Read guideStriped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
Read guideSwamp eel
Synbranchus marmoratus
Guide coming later
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Read guideSwordspine snook
Centropomus ensiferus
Read guideTidewater mojarra
Eucinostomus harengulus
Read guideTomtate grunt
Haemulon aurolineatum
Read guideTrigonal tivela
Tivela mactroides
Read guideTropical two-wing flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans
Guide coming later
Vermilion snapper
Rhomboplites aurorubens
Read guideViper moray
Enchelycore nigricans
Read guideWahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
Read guideWenchman
Pristipomoides aquilonaris
Read guideWest Indian top shell
Cittarium pica
Read guideWhite grunt
Haemulon plumierii
Read guideWhite mullet
Mugil curema
Read guideWhitespotted filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus
Read guideYellow jack
Caranx bartholomaei
Read guideYellowfin grouper
Mycteroperca venenosa
Read guideYellowfin mojarra
Gerres cinereus
Read guideYellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
Read guideYellowhead wrasse
Halichoeres garnoti
Read guideYellowtail snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
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