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The albacore
(Thunnus alalunga) is an important food fish,
a type of tuna.
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Sardines
Mackerel
Anchovies
other small fish
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Cosmopolitan
in tropical and temperate waters of all oceans
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Name
of a pair of species of fish of the Carangidae
family are voracious predators
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Squid
Fish
Crustaceans
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Spawn
offshore throughout most of the year
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Is
a large mackerel-like fish
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Mackerel
Menhaden
Alewives
Squid
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Shallow waters of the Atlantic
Ocean
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Is
a silvery, highly compressed fish in the herring family
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Plankton
Silversides
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North
Atlantic, ranging from Nova Scotia, Canada to central
Florida, USA
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A
type of perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae
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Algae
(Cleaner Fish.)
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Southeastern
United States and Caribbean.
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A
freshwater fish of the temperate bass family Moronidae
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Minnow
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South
and Midwestern United States
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Are
ray-finned fishes notable for their large size
(up to 6 ft, up to a foot in width and fearsome
appearance
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All
Kinds
Live bait
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Western
Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts (U.S.) to Brazil
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An
important food fish, a type of tuna of the family Scombridae
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Cephalopods
Crustaceans
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Open
waters of all tropical and temperate oceans
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Is
a saltwater fish similar to its cousin, the red drum.
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Oysters
and other small shellfish
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Southern
North America,
Gulf of Mexico
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An
exclusively marine fish, also known as sea bass and blackfish.
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Crab
Blue crab
Juvenile lobster
Shrimp
Herring
Menhaden
Squid
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Coasts
from Maine to NE Florida and the eastern Gulf of
Mexico
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The
blacktip is a large fairly stout shark, gray in color, normally
with black-tipped fins.
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Sardines
Herring
Mullet
Jacks
Spanish mackerel
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Continental
and insular shelves of tropical and warm temperate
seas around the world
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Is
the smallest tuna species in the Thunnus genus
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Various
fish
Squid
Amphipods
Shrimp
Crabs
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Western
Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts (US) south to
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), including the Gulf of
Mexico and Caribbean Sea
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It
is a large commercial game fish. Max weight- 1,000lbs./ Max
length- 16ft.
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Other
fish and cephalopods
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Atlantic South East Coast
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The
northern bluefin tuna is an important source of seafood,
providing most of the tuna used in sushi
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Small
schooling fishes, particularly Anchovies
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Western
and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and extending into
the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
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A
species of popular marine game-fish. The sole species
of the Pomatomidae family.
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Menhaden
Sardine
Jacks Weakfish
Grunts
Shrimp
Squid
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Florida
in the winter months. By April, they have disappeared,
heading north. By June, they may be found off Massachusetts
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The
blueline tilefish is a bottom dweller found in water ranging from 240-780
feet deep |
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Crabs
Shrimp
Snails
Worms
Sea urchins
Small fish.
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Virginia
to the Campeche Banks of Mexico
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Butterfish
is similar in appearance to its close relative, the
harvestfish, but can be distinguished by its much
lower dorsal and tail fin. |
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Small
fish
Crustaceans
Annelids
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Atlantic
Coast from South Carolina to Nova Scotia
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A
very diverse group of bony fish. Named for their
prominent barbels, which give the image of cat-like
whiskers. |
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Insects
Fish
small amounts of plant material
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Most
diverse in tropical South America, Africa, and
Asia, Also found in the US
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Are
perciform marine fish, the sole representative of
their family, the Rachycentridae.
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Crabs
Squid
Small Fish
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Wintering in the Gulf of
Mexico, they migrate north as far as Maryland
in the Summer, passing East Central Florida in
March
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Belonging
to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common
name of a variety of other fishes |
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Sandeels
Whiting
Haddock
Small cod
Squid
Crabs
Mussels
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Cape
Hatteras to Ungava Bay along the N. American coast;
east and west coasts of Greenland
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Is
a family of fish commonly called drums, or hardheads
for the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds
(which they make themselves) heard under water
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Invertebrates
Smaller Fish
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S.E.
Asia, N.E. South America, Gulf of Mexico, and Gulf
of California.
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Also
known as Mahi-mahi, surface-dwelling
ray-finned fish found in off-shore tropical and
subtropical waters worldwide
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Flying
Fish
Crabs
Squid
Mackerel
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Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Japan, and the United States
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Also
known as flukes are flatfish
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Fish
spawn
Crustaceans
Polychaetes
Small fish
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North
Atlantic along the East Coast of the US and Canada
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Is
a drab, mottled gray fish lacking the distinguishing features
of other groupers.
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Fishes
Crabs
Shrimps
Cephalopods
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Western
Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina (US) south to
the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico)
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The
body of the gray triggerfish is laterally compressed, with
tough leathery skin and two dorsal fins
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Shrimp
Crabs
Sea urchins
Sand dollars
Sea stars
Sea cucumbers
Bivalve Mollusks
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Western
Atlantic Ocean, Nova Scotia southeast to Bermuda,
and south to Argentina, as well as in the Gulf
of Mexico
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The
common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging
to the salmon family, Salmonidae |
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Flies
Mayflies
Caddisflies
Stoneflies
Dragonflies
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Throughout
North America, northern Asia and Europe
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The haddock is
easily recognised by a black lateral line running
along its white side |
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Molluscs
Spawn
Herring
Capelin
Fry
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Western
North Atlantic from New Jersey to the Strait of
Belle Isle.Eastern North Atlantic from Bay of Biscay
to Spitzbergen
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The
hammerhead range from 6.5 to 20 feet and all have
a projection on each side of the head that give it
a resemblance to a flattened hammer |
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Fish
Rays
Cephalopods
Crustaceans
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Western
Atlantic Ocean, New Jersey (US) south to Brazil
including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea;
and in the eastern Atlantic from the Mediterranean
Sea to Namibia
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Also
known as river herrings, comprise the genus Alosa, fishes related
to herring in the family Clupeidae. |
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Squid
Crabs
Sm. Fish
Sm. Fish Eggs
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Atlantic
Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea.
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The hogfish is
large with a laterally compressed body that is high
and round. This is in contrast to other wrasses,
which tend to be smaller and cigar-shaped |
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Mollusks
Crabs
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Western
Atlantic Ocean: from Bermuda and North Carolina,
south through the Caribbean Sea and northern Gulf
of Mexico, continuing to the north coast of South
America
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| Is a species of the
lizardfish and In shape they are elongated and can grow to 16
inches in length |
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Small
Fish
Crabs
Puffer Fish
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Massachusetts
to Brazil and thats including the Gulf of Mexico
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Is
a mullet of the genus Mugil, found in coastal tropical and subtropical
waters worldwide |
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Organic
detritus
Micro-organisms
Algae
Small worms
Crustaceans
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Western
Atlantic Ocean, it is found from Nova Scotia, Canada
south to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico
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Is
a migratory species of mackerel an important species to both
the commercial and recreational fishing industries.
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Crustaceans
Mollusks
Jack mackerels
Snappers
Grunts
Halfbeaks
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Massachussetts
to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico.
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The
Knobbed porgy have deep bodies. The head slopes steeply upward,
giving the name “knobby.” |
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Snails
Crabs
Sea urchins
Starfish
Clams
Barnacles
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Western
Atlantic from North Carolina southward to and including
most of the Gulf of Mexico, including the Florida
Keys, the Bahamas and Cuba.
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The body of the little tunny is wider towards the center and tapers towards
both ends. Coloration is a metallic light blue on the upper half with a pale
silver underbelly. |
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Herring
Spanish sardine
Round scad
Squid
Fish larvae
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Florida
and the Bahamas and in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf
of Mexico.
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The
shortfin mako shark has a well-proportioned, streamlined
body that allows it to swim very fast. |
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Squid
Mackerel
Herring
Bonito
Sharks
Whales
Dolphins
Swordfish
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Western
Atlantic from the Gulf of Maine to southern Brazil,
including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean
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Are
bottom-feeding scorpaeniform fishes in the family Triglidae.
They get their name from their large pectoral fins, which, when
swimming, open and close like a bird's wings in flight |
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Shellfish
Crustaceans
Worms
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Northern
Atlantic Ocean
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The
gulf toadfish lacks scales and has three lateral lines. The head
is large, broad, and flattened, with a lower jaw projecting beyond
upper jaw. |
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Small fishes
Gobies
Crustaceans
Shrimps
Crabs
Mollusks
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Southeastern
Florida to the Bahamas, southeast through the entire
Gulf of Mexico to Yucatan, Mexico
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The
red pigfish when young has a long pointed snout with
slightly concave forehead profile, and protruding
fleshy mouth. |
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Molluscs
Crabs
Amphipods
Brittlestars
Sea urchins
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Australia,
Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, and around
New Zealand, including the Kermadec Islands
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Small fish that are eaten by many predators, pinfish are commonly used as
baitfish by anglers |
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Minnow
Crustaceans
Worms
Mollusks
Seaweed
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Western
Atlantic from Massachusetts to Yucatan, Mexico
Whole East Coast(US)
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Florida pompano are prominent members of the jack family and popular with
anglers. They have two characteristics that make them somewhat unique |
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Crabs
Shrimp
Mollusks
Sand fleas
Crustaceans Amphipods
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Massachusetts
in North America to Brazil in South America
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Red
drum have a range of possible coloration, from deep blackish-bronze
to reddish-copper to silver. |
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Atlantic
croaker
Pinfish
Mullet
Menhaden
Flounder
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Western
Atlantic from the Gulf of Maine to northern Mexico
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Shaped
similarly to the red snapper, the silk snapper is pinkish-red
over its dorsal area shading to a lighter pink and silver on
the sides and underneath. |
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Fish
Shrimp
Crabs
Gastropods
CephalopodsS
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Western
Atlantic waters as far north as Bermuda and the
Carolinas and as far south as Brazil
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Atlantic sailfish are
members of the billfish family and are related
to the larger marlin. |
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Mackerel
Tuna
Herring
Ballyhoo
Needlefish
Mullet
Squid
Octopus
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Western
Atlantic, roughly from Maine to Venezuela. They
are found throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
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Atlantic
salmon are long, sleek fish with bodies five times
as long as they are deep. |
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Herring
Shrimp
Capelin
Sardines
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Atlantic
Ocean from Greenland to Cape Cod, Massachusetts
in the western hemisphere and from Russia to Portugal
in Europe
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Scamp
have stout, elongated bodies that are similar in
shape to the body of a largemouth bass. |
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Small
fish
Squid
Octopus
Shrimp
Crabs
Freshly dead fish or other sea animals.
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Eastern
coast of the United States through the Caribbean
Sea to Venezuela.
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Is
a mullet of the genus Mugil, found in coastal tropical and subtropical
waters worldwide |
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Organic
detritus
Micro-organisms
Algae
Small worms
Crustaceans
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Western
Atlantic Ocean, it is found from Nova Scotia, Canada
south to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico
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Sheepshead
have a compressed body with a shape somewhere between
the round disk of a spadefish and the elongated form
of a bass or trout |
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Oyster
Mussels
Sea urchins
Crabs
Fiddler crabs
Barnacles
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Western
Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to Brazil, including
the northern Gulf of Mexico
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Silver
perch are predominantly, as their name denotes, silver with yellowish
fins. Their bellies shade to a whitish color, and their backs
may be gray. |
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Crustaceans
Worms
Small fish
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Coastal
western Atlantic waters from New York to southern
Florida and the Gulf of Mexico
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Blackfin
snapper are a medium-sized, stocky fish. The coloration is bright
red on the back and upper side, fading to silver-red on the lower
side |
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Shrimp
Worms
Crustaceans
Baitfish
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Western
Atlantic, as far north as North Carolina and as
far south as Brazil
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The
barndoor skate can be found on various types of ocean
bottom including soft muddy, sandy, and rocky bottoms. |
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Squid
Cancer Crabs
Spider Crabs
Lobsters
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Atlantic
coast of North America
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Blackfin
tuna are one of the smaller but most abundant tuna species. They
are equally tapered toward their head and tail from their midsection,
helping them earn the nickname “football.” |
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Crustaceans
Zooplankton
Crab
Shrimp larvae
Squid
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Western
Atlantic Ocean, from Massachusetts in the north
to Brazil in the south and including the Gulf of
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
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Spanish
mackerel have elongated, slender bodies that allow them to be
very fast swimmers. Coloration is bluish or olive on the back
and silvery on the belly and the sides. |
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Herring
Menhaden
Mullet
Anchovies
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Western
Atlantic coast of the U.S. from Chesapeake Bay
(and occasionally Cape Cod) to Miami, and the second
exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico
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The
spotted seatrout has a long, streamlined body similar to a freshwater
trout, though it is actually a member of the drum family |
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Shrimp
Anchovies
Mullet
Pinfish
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Western
Atlantic coast from New York to southern Florida
and throughout the Gulf of Mexico
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A member of the Croaker family, the spot is distinguished from other croakers,
especially its cousin the Atlantic croaker, by its wide, forked tail
and a dark blotch behind its gill. |
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Worms
Fish
Crustaceans
Detritus
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US
and Mexican east coasts
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Although
spottail pinfish are one of over 100 species of the porgy family,
the prominent black band that runs around their caudal peduncle
easily identifies them. |
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Small
Fish
Shrimp
Plants
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Atlantic
Ocean Chesapeake Bay to northeastern Mexico. Florida,
the Florida Keys and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
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This stingray is one of the smallest rays in the family Dasyatidae. The flattened
pectoral fins of the disc are continuous and extend anterior to the
head and posterior to the pelvic region. |
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Bivalves
Tube anemones
Amphipods
Crustaceans
Clams
Nereid worms
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Western
North Atlantic Ocean. It ranges from Chesapeake
Bay south to Florida, and in the Gulf of Mexico
south to Campeche, Mexico
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Striped bass are the largest members of the temperate bass family. They are
primarily anadromous, which means they live in a saltwater habitat and migrate
to fresh water only to spawn |
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Herring
Menhaden
Flounder
Silversides
Eels
Zooplankton
Shrimp
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East
Coast, Gulf Coast, and West Coast of the United
States. Along the East Coast, they range from the
St. Lawrence River in Canada to the St. John’s
River in Florida
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The
swordfish has a large dorsal fin, no pelvic fins,
and is generally characterized by the fusion and
prolongation of the bones of the upper jaw to form
a sword-like beak that constitutes one-third of the
total body length. |
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Squid
Other Fish
Crustaceans
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Worldwide
in all tropical, subtropical and temperate waters
of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans
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Considered
one of the world’s premier saltwater gamefish,
the tarpon is a large and powerful specimen. Its
long, thick and streamlined body, which is covered
in large scales, is a blue-gray to green-gray in
color on its back and varies in darkness from silver
to nearly black |
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Crabs
Sardines
Anchovies Mullets
Pinfish
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Eastern
Atlantic, Virginia to central Brazil
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The tiger shark has very distinct dentition. The jaws house large teeth with
curved cusps and finely serrated edges. Each tooth has a deep notch
on the outer margin lined with numerous cusplets |
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Sea
turtles
Stingrays
other sharks
Bony fishes
Sea birds
Dolphins
Squid
Crustaceans
Carrion
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Found
throughout the world's temperate and tropical waters,
with the exception of the Mediterranean Sea
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The body of the vermilion snapper is slender, somewhat drawn-out and a vivid
red in color. It has a series of short, irregular, diagonal blue lines formed
by spots on the scales above the lateral line. |
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Small
fish
shrimp
Cephalopods
Mollusk
Plankton
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Western
Atlantic from as far north as North Carolina to
as far south as Brazil
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The
wahoo is a long, slender species of mackerel with
a sharply pointed head and widely forked tail. It
has a distinguishable dark blue coloring along its
back, with 25 to 30 bright or dusky blue vertical
bands that extend down the side |
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Sardines
Scads
Mackerel
Squid
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Atlantic,
Pacific and Indian Oceans in clear, tropical and
subtropical waters
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The
white grunt is tapered at both ends, and the body is somewhat
deeper toward the front, with a sloped forehead and a forked
tail. |
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Shrimp
Crabs
Mollusks
Worms
Small fish
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Western
Atlantic Chesapeake Bay in Maryland through the
Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Bahamas and
the Florida Keys southward to Brazil.
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White
marlin are the smallest of the marlin species. Yet, like the
rest of the marlin family, they are highly regarded game fish. |
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Herring
Mackerels
Triggerfish
Dolphin fish
Flying fish Squid
Crabs
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(US)
East Coast subtropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean
and Caribbean Sea
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Yellowfin tuna have a muscular, streamlined body and, like all tuna, are
extremely fast swimmers. Coloration is dark metallic blue to black on the
back and tail fin, yellow and silver on the side and belly. |
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Baitfish
Crustaceans
Squids
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Worldwide
in tropical and some subtropical waters
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Yellowmouth grouper have stout, elongated bodies. Coloration is tan to brown
on the back and side, fading to a slightly paler brown on the belly. |
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Baitfish
Crustaceans
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Western
Atlantic, from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to
Brazil
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Yellowtail
snapper have slender, streamlined bodies with a prominent yellow
stripe that starts at the snout and broadens as it runs to the
tail. |
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Small
fish
Worms
Gastropods
Plankton
Crustaceans
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Atlantic
from Massachusetts to Brazil
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