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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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| Herring, Atlantic Thread
Opisthonema oglinum | Greenie, Greenback, Hairyback, Thread, Shiner, Atlantic Thread Herring | Herrings
Clupeidae | 
| Hind, Red
Epinephelus guttatus | Strawberry Grouper, Red Hind | Sea Basses
Serranidae | 
| Hind, Rock
Epinephelus adscensionis | Calico Grouper, Rock Hind | Sea Basses
Serranidae | 
| Hind, Speckled
Epinephelus drummondhayi | Kitty Mitchell, Speckled Hind | Sea Basses
Serranidae | 
| Hogfish
Lachnolaimus maximus | Hog Snapper, Hog Wrasse, Captain | Wrasses
Labridae |
| Houndfish
Tylosurus crocodilus | Saltwater Gar, Giant Needlefish, Houndfish | Needlefishes
Belonidae |
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