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ANGLER'S GUIDE TO FISHES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO!
This book is a given for recreational and commercial fishermen as well as anyone who loves the outdoors! Since most anglers identify their fish by reviewing illustrations rather than using scientific keys, the authors have succeeded in making fishing easier by providing superb illustrations and detailed diagnostics for fish identification. A valuable, one-stop reference tool for everyday anglers, fisheries experts, biologists, and outdoors writers, this guide includes intensively researched information on 207 species of saltwater fish, essential data on each species’ habitat, identification, typical size, and food value. By Jerald Horst & Mike Lane, illustrated by Duane Raver. 207 species. |
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Sorted by Scientific Species Name - Click on each fish name for detailed information and picture.
| Common Name
Latin Species Name | Other
Common Names | Family Name
Latin Family Name | |
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| Stingray, Southern
Dasyatis americana | Stingaree, Stingray, Southern Stingray | Stingrays
Dasyatidae | 
| Stingray, Atlantic
Dasyatis sabina | Atlantic Stingray | Stingrays
Dasyatidae |
| Stingray, Bluntnose
Dasyatis sayi | Bluntnose Stingray | Stingrays
Dasyatidae |
| Scad, Round
Decapterus punctatus | Cigar Minnow, Cigarfish, Round Scad | Jacks
Carangidae |
| Scad, Redtail
Decapterus tabl | Speedy, Speedo, Redtail Scad | Jacks
Carangidae |
| Pompano, Irish
Diapterus auratus | Irish Mojarra, Mojarra, Punchmouth, Irish Pompano | Mojarras
Gerreidae | 
| Porcupine Fish
Diodon hystrix | Spiny Boxfish, Spiny Puffer, Porcupine Fish | Puffers
Tetraodontidae | 
| Perch, Sand
Diplectrum formosum | | Sea Basses
Serranidae | 
| Pinfish, Spottail
Diplodus holbrooki | Porgy, Spot, Spottail Pinfish | Porgies
Sparidae |
| Sleeper, Fat
Dormitator maculatus | Storm Minnow, Fat Sleeper | Sleepers
Eleotridae |
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