Fish living in the Gulf of Mexico

Amberjack, Lesser

Seriola fasciata

The amberjack has an olive-green or brownish back above the lateral line and silvery below it. …

Angelfish, Queen

Holacanthus ciliaris

The king angelfish has a moderately large body, deep and compressed. The most notable thing about …

Bass, Striped

Morone saxatilis

A large fish with a large mouth. The striped bass is more streamlined than its close …

Batfish

Ogcocephalus nasutus

The head and body are wide and flattened, disc-shaped or triangular, and the body is covered …

Blue Tang

Acanthurus coeruleus

Although the body color of reef fish can vary from light to dark blue, the dorsal, …

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

The body is long, strong, compressed, with flat belly. The mouth is large with very sharp, …

Bocaccio

Sebastes paucispinis

Body is elongated, its height fits 3,6-3,8 times standard body length. The head is large, pointed, …

Bonefish

Albula vulpes

The body, except for the head, is covered with rather fine scales. The back is dark …

Bonito, Atlantic

Sarda sarda

The Atlantic bonito belongs to a group in which the dorsal fins are very close together …

Bream, Sea

Archosargus rhomboidalis

The West Atlantic sea bream is similar to other members of its genus. It differs in …

Butterfish

Peprilus triacanthus

Fish of this species are usually full-bodied, flattened from the sides, somewhat round or rounded, with …

Catfish, Gafftopsail

Bagre marinus

The Gafftopsail catfish has a grayish-blue dorsal fin, silvery pelvic fins, a strong body, and a …

Coney

Cephalopholis fulva

The Coney has many color phases, you should not try to identify this fish by color. …

Croaker, Atlantic

Micropogonias undulatus

Body is rather massive, back is elevated and compressed. Head is long, snout is protruded forward …

Croaker, Spotfin

Roncador stearnsii

The body of the spotted croaker is elongated, strongly elongated forward. The upper profile of the …

Drum, Black

Pogonias cromis

The black drum has a short, deep, and stocky body, with a high, arched back and …

Drum, Red

Sciaenops ocellatus

The red drum is similar in appearance to the black drum, although its maximum size is …

Eel, American Conger

Conger oceanicus

Conger are distinguished from moray eels by having pectoral fins (morays have none) and by the …

Graysby

Cephalopholis cruentata

Graysby's colors range from pale gray to dark brown, with many dark oranges, red-brown spots on …

Grouper, Black

Mycteroperca bonaci

Depending on its habitat, the black grouper may be olive, gray, or reddish-brown or black in …

Grouper, Goliath

Epinephelus itajara

Goliath grouper are yellowish-brown to olive-green or brown. The entire body, including the head and fins, …

Grouper, Nassau

Epinephelus striatus

The body is relatively tall. The coloration of the Nassau grouper varies; it usually has a …

Grouper, Red

Epinephelus morio

Red grouper have different coloration, usually dark brown-red, may have dark stripes and spots similar to …

Grouper, Warsaw

Epinephelus nigritus

The Warsaw grouper has a gray-brown to dark red-brown body, sometimes irregularly mottled with several small …