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Common Name	Family	Genus & Species
alligator gar	Lepisosteidae	*Atractosteus spatula*
Atlantic angelshark	Squatinidae	*Squatina dumeril*
Atlantic devil ray	Mobulidae	*Mobula hypostoma*
Atlantic guitarfish	Rhinobatidae	*Rhinobatos lentiginosus*
Atlantic sharpnose shark	Carcharhinidae	*Rhizoprionodon terraenovae*
Atlantic spadefish	Ephippidae	*Chaetodipturus faber*
Atlantic stingray	Dasyatidae	*Dasyatis sabina*
Atlantic torpedo	Torpedinidae	*Torpedo nobiliana*
Atlantic weasel shark	Hemigaleidae	*Paragaleus pectoralis*
Australian bull ray	Myliobatidae	*Myliobatis australis*
Australian swellshark	Scyliorhinidae	*Cephaloscyllium laticeps*
balloonfish	Diodontidae	*Diodon holocanthus*
banded butterflyfish	Chaetodontidae	*Chaetodon striatus*
bar jack	Carangidae	*Caranx ruber*
barndoor skate	Rajidae	*Dipturus laevis*
basking shark	Cetorhinidae	*Cetorhinus maximus*
bat ray	Myliobatidae	*Myliobatis californica*
big skate	Rajidae	*Raja binoculata*
bigeye sixgill shark	Hexanchidae	*Hexanchus nakamurai*
bigeye thresher	Alopiidae	*Alopias superciliosus*
bignose shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus altimus*
black crappie	Centrarchidae	*Pomoxis nigromaculatus*
black dogfish	Etmopteridae	*Centroscyllium fabricii*
black grouper	Serranidae	*Mycteroperca bonaci*
blackfin snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus bucanella*
blackfin tuna	Scombridae	*Thunnus atlanticus*
blacknose shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus acronotus*
blacktip shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus limbatus*
blacktip reef shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus melanopterus*
blotched fantail ray	Dasyatidae	*Taeniura meyeni*
blue angelfish	Pomacanthidae	*Holacanthus bermudensis*
blue marlin	Istiophoridae	*Makaira nigricans*
blue shark	Carcharhinidae	*Prionace glauca*
blue tang	Acanthuridae	*Acanthurus coeruleus*
bluefin tuna	Scombridae	*Thunnus thynnus*
bluehead	Labridae	*Thalassoma bifasciatum*
bluespotted ribbontail ray	Dasyatidae	*Taeniura lymma*
bluespotted stingray	Dasyatidae	*Dasyatis kuhlii*
bluestriped grunt	Haemulidae	*Haemulon sciurus*
bluntnose sixgill shark	Hexanchidae	*Hexanchus griseus*
bluntnose stingray	Dasyatidae	*Dasyatis say*
bonefish	Albulidae	*Albula vulpes*
bonnethead	Sphyrnidae	*Sphyrna tiburo*
bowfin	Amiidae	*Amia calva*
bramble shark	Echinorhinidae	*Echinorhinus brucus*
brownbanded bambooshark	Hemiscylliidae	*Chiloscyllium punctatum*
brown ray	Rajidae	*Raja miraletus*
brown shyshark	Scyliorhinidae	*Haploblepharus fuscus*
brown smooth-hound	Triakidae	*Mustelus henlei*
bull shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus leucas*
bullnose ray	Myliobatidae	*Myliobatis freminvilli*
Caribbean reef shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus perezi*
Caribbean sharpnose shark	Carcharhinidae	*Rhizoprionodon porosus*
cero mackerel	Scombridae	*Scomberomorus regalis*
chain dogfish	Scyliorhinidae	*Scyliorhinus retifer*
channel catfish	Ictaluridae	*Ictalurus punctatus*
clearnose skate	Rajidae	*Raja eglanteria*
clown anemonefish	Pomacentridae	*Amphiprion ocellaris*
cobia	Rachycentridae	*Rachycentron canadum*
common eagle ray	Myliobatidae	*Myliobatis aquila*
common snook	Centropomidae	*Centropomus undecimalis*
cookiecutter shark	Dalatiidae	*Isistius brasiliensis*
cownose ray	Myliobatidae	*Rhinoptera bonasus*
crevalle jack	Carangidae	*Caranx hippos*
Cuban dogfish	Squalidae	*Squalus cubensis*
cubera snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus cyanopterus*
daisy stingray	Dasyatidae	*Dasyatis margarita*
dark shyshark	Scyliorhinidae	*Haploblepharus pictus*
doctorfish	Acanthuridae	*Acanthurus chirurgus*
dog snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus jocu*
dolphinfish	Coryphaenidae	*Coryphaena hippurus*
dusky shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus obscurus*
dwarf sawfish	Pristidae	*Pristis clavata*
epaulette shark	Hemiscylliidae	*Hemiscyllium ocellatum*
filetail catshark	Scyliorhinidae	*Parmaturus xaniurus*
finetooth shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus isodon*
Florida gar	Lepisosteidae	*Lepisosteus platyrhincus*
foureye butterflyfish	Chaetodontidae	*Chaetodon capistratus*
French angelfish	Pomacanthidae	*Pomacanthus paru*
freshwater sawfish	Pristidae	*Pristis microdon*
gag grouper	Serranidae	*Mycteroperca microlepis*
Galapagos shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus galapagensis*
ghost shark	Callorhinchidae	*Callorhinchus milii*
goblin shark	Mitsukurinidae	*Mitsukurina owstoni*
goliath grouper	Serranidae	*Epinephelus itajara*
gray angelfish	Pomacanthidae	*Pomacanthus arcuatus*
grey smooth-hound	Triakidae	*Mustelus californicus*
gray snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus griseus*
gray triggerfish	Balistidae	*Balistes capriscus*
great barracuda	Sphyraenidae	*Sphyraena barracuda*
great hammerhead	Sphyrnidae	*Sphyrna mokarran*
greater amberjack	Carangidae	*Seriola dumerili*
green moray	Muraenidae	*Gymnothorax funebris*
green sawfish	Pristidae	*Pristis zijsron*
Greenland shark	Dalatiidae	*Somniosus microcephalus*
grey reef shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos*
Gulf of Mexico pygmy skate	Rajidae	*Fenestraja sinusmexicanus*
gulf sturgeon	Acipenseridae	*Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi*
gulf toadfish	Batrachoididae	*Opsanus beta*
gulper shark	Centrophoridae	*Centrophorus granulosus*
hogfish	Labridae	*Lachnolaimus maximus*
horn shark	Heterodontidae	*Heterodontus francisci*
king mackerel	Scombridae	*Scomberomorus cavalla*
kitefin shark	Dalatiidae	*Dalatias licha*
knifetooth sawfish	Pristidae	*Anoxypristis cuspidata*
ladyfish	Elopidae	*Elops saurus*
lane snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus synagris*
largemouth bass	Centrarchidae	*Micropterus salmoides*
largetooth sawfish	Pristidae	*Pristis perotteti*
lemon shark	Carcharhinidae	*Negaprion brevirostris*
leopard catshark	Scyliorhinidae	*Poroderma pantherinium*
leopard shark	Triakidae	*Triakis semifasciata*
lesser electric ray	Narcinidae	*Narcine brasiliensis*
little skate	Rajidae	*Leucoraja erinacea*
little tunny	Scombridae	*Euthynnus alletteratus*
sharksucker	Echeneidae	*Echeneis naucrates*
Longfin mako	Lamnidae	*Isurus paucus*
longlure frogfish	Antennariidae	*Antennarius multiocellatus*
longnose gar	Lepisosteidae	*Lepisosteus osseus*
longnose skate	Rajidae	*Raja rhina*
mangrove rivulus	Aplocheilidae	*Rivulus marmoratus*
mahogany snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus mahogoni*
manta	Myliobatidae	*Manta birostris*
marbled electric ray	Torpedinidae	*Torpedo marmorata*
Mayan cichlid	Cichlidae	*Cichlasoma urophthalmus*
megamouth shark	Megachasmidae	*Megachasma pelagios*
Milk shark	Carcharhinidae	*Rhizoprionodon acutus*
mutton snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus analis*
Nassau grouper	Serranidae	*Epinephelus striatus*
narrowfin smooth-hound	Triakidae	*Mustelus norrisi*
narrowtooth shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus brachyurus*
necklace carpetshark	Parascylliidae	*Parascyllium variolatum*
night shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus signatus*
northern red snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus campechanus*
northern stargazer	Uranoscopidae	*Astroscopus guttatus*
nurse shark	Ginglymostomatidae	*Ginglymostoma cirratum*
oceanic whitetip shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus longimanus*
orange clownfish	Pomacentridae	*Amphiprion percula*
ornate wobbegong	Orectolobidae	*Orectolobus ornatus*
oscar	Cichlidae	*Astronotus ocellatus*
Pacific angelshark	Squatinidae	*Squatina californica*
Pacific electric ray	Torpedinidae	*Torpedo californica*
pelagic stingray	Dasyatidae	*Pteroplatytrygon violacea*
pelagic thresher	Alopiidae	*Alopias pelagicus*
permit	Carangidae	*Trachinotus falcatus*
pike killifish	Poeciliidae	*Belonesox belizanus*
pink anemonefish	Pomacentridae	*Amphiprion perideraion*
polk-a-dot batfish	Ogcocephalidae	*Ogcocephalus cubifrons*
pompano dolphin	Coryphaenidae	*Coryphaena equiselis*
porbeagle	Lamnidae	*Lamna nasus*
porcupinefish	Diodontidae	*Diodon hystrix*
porkfish	Haemulidae	*Anisotremus virginicus*
Port Jackson shark	Heterodontidae	*Heterodontus portusjacksoni*
Portuguese shark	Somniosidae	*Centroscymnus coelolepis*
puffadder shyshark	Scyliorhinidae	*Haploblepharus edwardsii*
queen angelfish	Pomacanthidae	*Holacanthus ciliaris*
red grouper	Serranidae	*Epinephelus morio*
red lionfish	Scorpaenidae	*Pterois volitans*
reef butterflyfish	Chaetodontidae	*Chaetodon sedentarius*
rock beauty	Pomacanthidae	*Holacanthus tricolor*
rosette skate	Rajidae	*Leucoraja garmani*
roughskin dogfish	Squalidae	*Cirrhigaleus asper*
roughtail stingray	Dasyatidae	*Dasyatis centroura*
round stingray	Urolophidae	*Urobatis halleri*
roundel skate	Rajidae	*Raja texana*
sailfin molly	Poeciliidae	*Poecilia latipinna*
sailfish	Istiophoridae	*Istiophorus platypterus*
salmon shark	Lamnidae	*Lamna ditropis*
sand perch	Serranidae	*Diplectrum formosum*
sandbar shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus plumbeus*
sand tiger shark	Odontaspidae	*Carcharias taurus*
sargassumfish	Antennariidae	*Histrio histrio*
scalloped hammerhead	Sphyrnidae	*Sphyrna lewini*
sergeant major	Pomacentridae	*Abudefduf saxatilis*
sevengill shark	Hexanchidae	*Notorynchus cepedianus*
sharpnose sevengill shark	Hexanchidae	*Heptranchias perlo*
sheepshead	Sparidae	*Archosargus probatocephalus*
shortfin mako	Lamnidae	*Isurus oxyrinchus*
short-tail stingray	Dasyatidae	*Dasyatis brevicaudata*
sicklefin lemon shark	Carcharhinidae	*Negaprion acutidens*
silky shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus falciformis*
silvertip shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus albimarginatus*
skipjack tuna	Scombridae	*Katsuwonus pelamis*
smalleye hammerhead	Sphyrnidae	*Sphyrna tudes*
small-spotted catshark	Scyliorhinidae	*Scyliorhinus canicula*
smalltail shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus porosus*
smalltooth sawfish	Pristidae	*Pristis pectinata*
smooth butterfly ray	Gymnuridae	*Gymnura micrura*
smooth dogfish	Triakidae	*Mustelus canis*
smooth hammerhead	Sphyrnidae	*Sphyrna zygaena*
southern fiddler	Rhinobatidae	*Trygonorrhina fasciata*
southern stargazer	Uranoscopidae	*Astroscopus y-graecum*
southern stingray	Dasyatidae	*Dasyatis americana*
Spanish mackerel	Scombridae	*Scomberomorus maculatus*
spinner shark	Carcharhinidae	*Carcharhinus brevipinna*
spiny butterfly ray	Gymnuridae	*Gymnura altavela*
spiny dogfish	Squalidae	*Squalus acanthias*
spotfin butterflyfish	Chaetodontidae	*Chaetodon ocellatus*
spotted eagle ray	Myliobatidae	*Aetobatus narinari*
spotted ratfish	Chimaeridae	*Hydrolagus colliei*
spotted seatrout	Sciaenidae	*Cynoscion nebulosus*
spotted tilapia	Cichlidae	*Tilapia mariae*
spotted wobbegong	Orectolobidae	*Orectolobus maculatus*
spreadfin skate	Rajidae	*Dipturus olseni*
stoplight parrotfish	Scaridae	*Sparisoma viride*
striped catshark	Scyliorhinidae	*Poroderma africanum*
striped mullet	Mugilidae	*Mugil cephalus*
swell shark	Scyliorhinidae	*Cephaloscyllium ventriosum*
swordfish	Xiphiidae	*Xiphias gladius*
tarpon	Megalopidae	*Megalops atlanticus*
tasselled wobbegong	Orectolobidae	*Eucrossorhinus dasypogon*
tawny nurse shark	Ginglymostomatidae	*Nebrius ferrugineus*
thorny skate	Rajidae	*Amblyraja radiata*
thresher shark	Alopiidae	*Alopias vulpinus*
tiger shark	Carcharhinidae	*Galeocerdo cuvier*
tope shark	Triakidae	*Galeorhinus galeus*
tripletail	Lobotidae	*Lobotes surinamensis*
wahoo	Scombridae	*Acanthocybium solandri*
walking catfish	Clariidae	*Clarias batrachus*
whale shark	Rhincodontidae	*Rhincodon typus*
white grunt	Haemulidae	*Haemulon plumieri*
white marlin	Istiophoridae	*Tetrapturus albidus*
white shark	Lamnidae	*Carcharodon carcharias*
whitespotted bambooshark	Hemiscylliidae	*Chiloscyllium plagiosum*
whitetip reef shark	Carcharhinidae	*Triaenodon obesus*
winter skate	Rajidae	*Leucoraja ocellata*
yellow stingray	Urolophidae	*Urobatis jamaicensis*
yellowfin tuna	Scombridae	*Thunnus albacares*
yellowtail snapper	Lutjanidae	*Lutjanus chrysurus*
zebra shark	Stegostomatidae	*Stegostoma fasciatum*

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