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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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