Species found here
74 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.
Partial coverage: a conservative coastal window; inland and offshore waters are not fully covered.
Atlantic spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
Read guideBar jack
Caranx ruber
Read guideBermuda sea chub
Kyphosus sectatrix
Read guideBigeye soldierfish
Ostichthys trachypoma
Read guideBlack jack
Caranx lugubris
Read guideBlack margate
Anisotremus surinamensis
Read guideBlack triggerfish
Melichthys niger
Read guideBlackbar soldierfish
Myripristis jacobus
Read guideBlue tang surgeonfish
Acanthurus coeruleus
Read guideBluehead
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Read guideBluestriped grunt
Haemulon sciurus
Read guideCaesar grunt
Haemulon carbonarium
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 guideConey
Cephalopholis fulva
Read guideDoctorfish
Acanthurus chirurgus
Read guideFlying gurnard
Dactylopterus volitans
Read guideFrench grunt
Haemulon flavolineatum
Read guideGlasseye
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Read guideGoldentail moray
Gymnothorax miliaris
Read guideGraysby
Cephalopholis cruentata
Read guideGreat barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Read guideGreen moray
Gymnothorax funebris
Read guideHigh hat
Pareques acuminatus
Read guideHorse-eye jack
Caranx latus
Read guideJack-knife fish
Eques lanceolatus
Read guideLane snapper
Lutjanus synagris
Read guideLongjaw squirrelfish
Neoniphon marianus
Read guideLongsnout scorpionfish
Pontinus castor
Read guideLongspine squirrelfish
Holocentrus rufus
Read guideMahogany snapper
Lutjanus mahogoni
Read guideNurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideOcean surgeon
Acanthurus bahianus
Read guideOrangespotted filefish
Cantherhines pullus
Read guidePeacock flounder
Bothus lunatus
Read guidePluma porgy
Calamus pennatula
Read guidePrincess parrotfish
Scarus taeniopterus
Read guidePuddingwife
Halichoeres radiatus
Read guidePurplemouth moray
Gymnothorax vicinus
Read guideQueen conch
Aliger gigas
Read guideQueen parrotfish
Scarus vetula
Read guideQueen triggerfish
Balistes vetula
Read guideRed hind
Epinephelus guttatus
Read guideRed lionfish
Pterois volitans
Read guideRedband parrotfish
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Read guideRedfin parrotfish
Sparisoma rubripinne
Read guideRedtail parrotfish
Sparisoma chrysopterum
Read guideReef scorpionfish
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
Read guideSand diver
Synodus intermedius
Read guideSand tilefish
Malacanthus plumieri
Read guideSchoolmaster snapper
Lutjanus apodus
Read guideSculptured mitten lobster
Parribacus antarcticus
Read guideSharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
Read guideShrimp flounder
Gastropsetta frontalis
Read guideSlippery dick
Halichoeres bivittatus
Read guideSmallmouth grunt
Brachygenys chrysargyreum
Read guideSouthern stingray
Hypanus americanus
Incidental encounter; not presented as a fishing target.
Read guideSpanish hogfish
Bodianus rufus
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 scorpionfish
Scorpaena plumieri
Read guideSpotted spiny lobster
Panulirus guttatus
Read guideSquirrelfish
Holocentrus adscensionis
Read guideStoplight parrotfish
Sparisoma viride
Read guideStriped parrotfish
Scarus iseri
Read guideTomtate grunt
Haemulon aurolineatum
Read guideWest Indian top shell
Cittarium pica
Read guideWhite grunt
Haemulon plumierii
Read guideWhitespotted filefish
Cantherhines macrocerus
Read guideYellowhead wrasse
Halichoeres garnoti
Read guideYellowtail snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
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