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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 Common 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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| Catfish, Gafftopsail
Bagre marinus | Sailcat, Sea Cat, Gafftop, Slime Cat, Gafftopsail Catfish | Sea Catfishes
Ariidae | 
| Catfish, Hardhead
Arius felis | Tourist Trout, Hardhead Catfish | Sea Catfishes
Ariidae | 
| Cero
Scomberomorus regalis | Cero Mackerel, Painted Mackerel, Cero | Mackerels
Scombridae |
| Chub, Bermuda
Kyphosus sectatrix | Sea Chub, Butter Bream, Bermuda Chub | Sea Chubs
Kyphosidae | 
| Cobia
Rachycentron canadum | Lemonfish, Ling, Crabeater, Cobia | Cobias
Rachycentridae | 
| Coney
Epinephelus fulvus | Coney | Sea Basses
Serranidae |
| Cowfish, Scrawled
Lactophrys quadricornis | Boxfish, Trunkfish, Cowfish, Scrawled Cowfish | Boxfishes
Ostraciidae |
| Creole Fish
Paranthias furcifer | Rose Snapper, Creole Fish | Sea Basses
Serranidae | 
| Crevalle, Jack
Caranx hippos | Jackfish, Jack Crevalle, Jack | Jacks
Carangidae | 
| Croaker, Atlantic
Micropogonias undulatus | Croaker, Golden Croaker, Granier, Atlantic Croaker | Drums
Sciaenidae |
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