Fish living in the Gulf of Mexico

Cynoscion nothus

The coloration is pale straw or hazel on the back and silvery-white underneath, without clearly defined …

Sphyraena borealis

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Alosa alabamae

It has a large terminal mouth with upper and lower jaws of almost equal length. The …

Squatina dumeril

The Atlantic angelfish is often mistaken for a stingray because of its flattened, triangular body. However, …

Carcharhinus limbatus

Dark bluish-gray on the back and whitish underneath, with a distinctive silvery-white stripe on each side. …

Sphyrna tiburo

The bonnethead shark is characterized by the presence of eyes located at the far ends of …

Sphyrna species

Hammerheads are easy to identify, even for the beginner: the eyes are located at the ends …

Alopias species

Known by various names, the thresher shark is distinguished by its well-branched tail, whose upper blade …

Lutjanus griseus

The body is short, the snout is long and pointed. The front pair of canines on …

Lutjanus campechanus

Body is moderately high. Eyes small. Nostrils without tubes, situated close to each other. The anal …

Ocyrus chrysurus

The body is short, the head is relatively small, the upper jaw slightly protrudes forward over …

Centropomus undecimalis

A silvery fish with a yellow-green or olive hue, it has a streamlined and slender body …

Megalops atlanticus

The body of the tarpon is elongated and contracted, covered with large major scales and a …

Thunnus atlanticus

The pectoral fins of the fish reach somewhere between the twelfth dorsal spine and the beginning …

Euthynnus alletteratus

The body is spindle-shaped. Little tunny has a scattering of dark fingerprint-like spots between the pectoral …