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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 Scientific 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 | 
| Perch, Silver
Bairdiella chrysoura | Sand Perch, Yellowtail, Sugar Trout, Silver Perch | Drums
Sciaenidae | 
| Triggerfish, Grey
Balistes capriscus | Trigger, Triggerfish, Common Triggerfish, Gray Triggerfish | Leatherjackets
Balistidae | 
| Triggerfish, Queen
Balistes vetula | Painted Triggerfish, Queen Triggerfish | Leatherjackets
Balistidae | 
| Menhaden, Gulf
Brevoortia patronus | Pogie, Ly, Shad, Gulf Menhaden | Herrings
Clupeidae | 
| Brotula, Bearded
Brotula barbata | Hake, Cusk, Cusk Eel, Brotulla, Sugarfish, Bearded Brotula | Cusk-eels
Ophidiidae |
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