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FISHING BY CARIBBEAN AREA

Saba

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

Species found here

173 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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  • Almaco jack

    Seriola rivoliana

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  • Anglefin whiff

    Citharichthys gymnorhinus

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  • Atlantic bigeye

    Priacanthus arenatus

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  • Atlantic deep-sea lobster

    Acanthacaris caeca

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  • Atlantic flyingfish

    Cheilopogon melanurus

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  • Atlantic lizardfish

    Synodus saurus

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  • Atlantic smallwing flyingfish

    Oxyporhamphus micropterus

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  • Atlantic spadefish

    Chaetodipterus faber

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  • Atlantic tarpon

    Megalops atlanticus

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  • Ballyhoo halfbeak

    Hemiramphus brasiliensis

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  • Bar jack

    Caranx ruber

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  • Bermuda sea chub

    Kyphosus sectatrix

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  • Bigeye tuna

    Thunnus obesus

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  • Black jack

    Caranx lugubris

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  • Black margate

    Anisotremus surinamensis

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  • Black triggerfish

    Melichthys niger

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  • Blackbar soldierfish

    Myripristis jacobus

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  • Blackear wrasse

    Halichoeres poeyi

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  • Blackfin snapper

    Lutjanus buccanella

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  • Blue land crab

    Cardisoma guanhumi

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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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  • Bluelip parrotfish

    Cryptotomus roseus

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  • Bluestriped grunt

    Haemulon sciurus

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  • Bonefish

    Albula vulpes

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  • Bonnetmouth

    Emmelichthyops atlanticus

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  • Brazilian lizardfish

    Saurida brasiliensis

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  • Broadtail shortfin squid

    Illex coindetii

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  • Bucktooth parrotfish

    Sparisoma radians

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  • Caesar grunt

    Haemulon carbonarium

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  • Cardinal soldierfish

    Plectrypops retrospinis

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  • Caribbean lanternshark

    Etmopterus hillianus

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Caribbean lizardfish

    Saurida caribbaea

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  • Caribbean reef octopus

    Octopus briareus

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  • Caribbean reef shark

    Carcharhinus perezii

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Caribbean reef squid

    Sepioteuthis sepioidea

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  • Caribbean spiny lobster

    Panulirus argus

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  • Cero

    Scomberomorus regalis

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  • Chain moray

    Echidna catenata

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  • Channel flounder

    Syacium micrurum

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  • Chestnut moray

    Enchelycore carychroa

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  • Clown wrasse

    Halichoeres maculipinna

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  • Common remora

    Remora remora

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  • Coney

    Cephalopholis fulva

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  • Coral scorpionfish

    Scorpaena albifimbria

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  • Cottonwick grunt

    Haemulon melanurum

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  • Creolefish

    Paranthias furcifer

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  • Cubera snapper

    Lutjanus cyanopterus

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  • Doctorfish

    Acanthurus chirurgus

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  • Doublespott whiff

    Citharichthys dinoceros

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  • Doubtful lizardfish

    Saurida suspicio

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  • Dusky shark

    Carcharhinus obscurus

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Escolar

    Lepidocybium flavobrunneum

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  • Eyed flounder

    Bothus ocellatus

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  • Flat needlefish

    Ablennes hians

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  • Flying gurnard

    Dactylopterus volitans

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  • Flying halfbeak

    Euleptorhamphus velox

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  • French grunt

    Haemulon flavolineatum

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  • Fringed filefish

    Monacanthus ciliatus

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  • Giant red shrimp

    Aristaeomorpha foliacea

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  • Glasseye

    Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

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  • Goldentail moray

    Gymnothorax miliaris

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  • Goosehead scorpionfish

    Scorpaena bergii

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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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  • Gulper shark

    Centrophorus granulosus

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • High hat

    Pareques acuminatus

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  • Hoary catshark

    Apristurus canutus

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Hogfish

    Lachnolaimus maximus

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  • Horse-eye jack

    Caranx latus

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  • Jack-knife fish

    Eques lanceolatus

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  • Lane snapper

    Lutjanus synagris

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  • Lined lanternshark

    Etmopterus bullisi

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Little tunny

    Euthynnus alletteratus

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  • Longjaw squirrelfish

    Neoniphon marianus

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  • Longspine squirrelfish

    Holocentrus rufus

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  • Mackerel scad

    Decapterus macarellus

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  • Mahi-mahi

    Coryphaena hippurus

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  • Mahogany snapper

    Lutjanus mahogoni

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  • Marbled grouper

    Dermatolepis inermis

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  • Marbled moray

    Uropterygius macularius

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  • Milk conch

    Macrostrombus costatus

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  • Mottled flounder

    Bothus maculiferus

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  • Mushroom scorpionfish

    Scorpaena inermis

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  • Nassau grouper

    Epinephelus striatus

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  • Northern red snapper

    Lutjanus campechanus

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  • Nurse shark

    Ginglymostoma cirratum

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Ocean surgeon

    Acanthurus bahianus

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  • Ocean triggerfish

    Canthidermis sufflamen

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  • Oceanic two-wing flyingfish

    Exocoetus obtusirostris

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  • Orangespotted filefish

    Cantherhines pullus

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  • Peacock flounder

    Bothus lunatus

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  • Planehead filefish

    Stephanolepis hispida

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  • Plumed scorpionfish

    Scorpaena grandicornis

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  • Poey’s lizardfish

    Synodus poeyi

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  • Pompano dolphinfish

    Coryphaena equiselis

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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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  • Pygmy moray

    Anarchias similis

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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 runner

    Elagatis bipinnulata

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  • Rainbow wrasse

    Halichoeres pictus

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  • Red grouper

    Epinephelus morio

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  • Red hind

    Epinephelus guttatus

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  • Red lionfish

    Pterois volitans

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  • Redband parrotfish

    Sparisoma aurofrenatum

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  • Redbarred lizardfish

    Synodus synodus

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  • Redface eel

    Monopenchelys acuta

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  • Redfin parrotfish

    Sparisoma rubripinne

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  • Redtail parrotfish

    Sparisoma chrysopterum

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  • Reef scorpionfish

    Scorpaenodes caribbaeus

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  • Reef squirrelfish

    Sargocentron coruscum

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  • Rock hind

    Epinephelus adscensionis

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  • Sand diver

    Synodus intermedius

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  • Sand tilefish

    Malacanthus plumieri

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  • Sargassum triggerfish

    Xanthichthys ringens

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  • Sash flounder

    Trichopsetta ventralis

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  • Scarlet shrimp

    Aristaeopsis edwardsiana

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  • Schoolmaster snapper

    Lutjanus apodus

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  • Scrawled filefish

    Aluterus scriptus

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  • Sculptured mitten lobster

    Parribacus antarcticus

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  • Sennet

    Sphyraena borealis

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  • Sharksucker

    Echeneis naucrates

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  • Shoal flounder

    Syacium gunteri

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  • Shortjaw lizardfish

    Saurida normani

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  • Silk snapper

    Lutjanus vivanus

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  • Silky shark

    Carcharhinus falciformis

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Slender filefish

    Monacanthus tuckeri

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  • Slippery dick

    Halichoeres bivittatus

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  • Smallmouth grunt

    Brachygenys chrysargyreum

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  • Snakefish (=Bluntnose lizardfish)

    Trachinocephalus myops

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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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  • Spanish slipper lobster

    Scyllarides aequinoctialis

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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 oceanic triggerfish

    Canthidermis maculata

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  • Spotted scorpionfish

    Scorpaena plumieri

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  • Spotted spiny lobster

    Panulirus guttatus

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  • Squirrelfish

    Holocentrus adscensionis

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  • Stoplight parrotfish

    Sparisoma viride

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  • Striped grunt

    Haemulon striatum

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  • Striped parrotfish

    Scarus iseri

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  • Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

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  • Tiger grouper

    Mycteroperca tigris

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  • Tomtate grunt

    Haemulon aurolineatum

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  • Tropical two-wing flyingfish

    Exocoetus volitans

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  • Two-toned lobsterette

    Nephropsis rosea

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  • Velvet dogfish

    Zameus squamulosus

    Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.

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  • Vermilion snapper

    Rhomboplites aurorubens

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  • Viper moray

    Enchelycore nigricans

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  • Wahoo

    Acanthocybium solandri

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  • West Indian top shell

    Cittarium pica

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  • White grunt

    Haemulon plumierii

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  • White margate

    Haemulon album

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  • Whitespotted filefish

    Cantherhines macrocerus

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  • Yellow jack

    Caranx bartholomaei

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  • Yellowfin grouper

    Mycteroperca venenosa

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  • Yellowfin tuna

    Thunnus albacares

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  • Yellowhead wrasse

    Halichoeres garnoti

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  • Yellowmouth grouper

    Mycteroperca interstitialis

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  • Yellowtail snapper

    Ocyurus chrysurus

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