Oceanic Fishes of the Yucatan
Cartilaginous Fishes - Chondrichthyes
- Sand Tiger - Carcharias (Odontaspis/Eugomphodus) taurus
- Bull Shark - Carcharhinus leucas
- Dusky Shark - Carcharhinus obscurus
- Sandbar Shark - Carchathinus plumbeus
- Tiger Shark - Galeocerdo cuvieri
- Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum
- Lemon Shark - Negaprion brevirostris
- Whale Shark - Rhincodon typus
- Atlantic Sharpnose Shark - Rhizoprioltodon terraenovae
- Scalloped Hammerhead - Splhlryna lewini
- Spiny Dogfish - Squalus acanhtias
- Bumpytail Ragged-Tooth Shark - Odontaspis ferox
- Manta Ray - Manta birostris
- Spotted Eagle Ray - Aetobatus narinari
- Cownose Ray -
Rhinoptera bonasus
Have long, pointed
pectoral fins that separate into two lobes in front of their high-domed heads.
The population in the Gulf of Mexico migrates in schools of as many as 10,000,
clockwise from western Florida to the Yucatan in Mexico.
- Southern Stingray - Dasyatis americana
Bony Fishes - Osteichthyes
Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda
- Great Barracuda -
Sphyraena barracuda
- Blue Marlin - Makaira nigricans
- Jewfish - Argyrosomus hololepidotus
- Dorado - Coryphaena hippurus
...photo
- Tarpon - Megalops atlanticus
- Bonefish - Albula vulpes
- Guianan Snook - Centropomus mexicanus
- Splendid Toadfish - Sanopus splendidus (endemic)
- Mangrove Killifish - Kryptolebias (formerly Rivulus) marmoratus
- Yucatan killifish - Fundulus persimilis
 Spanish translation
|
Whale Shark (Photo copyright 2005, Keith Jones)
