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Family name Common name Scientific name/ authority & date Common Name General St. John/Thomas British VI St. Croix Literature Voucher BMNH MCZ ANSP AMNH UF UMML UMMZ USNM FMNH MNHN UPR GCRL ZMUC CAS SIO References
Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 Ocean surgeon X X X X X 14,15,27,42,45
Acanthuridae Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) Doctorfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Acanthuridae Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 Blue tang X X X X X 14,15,27,42,45
Achiridae American soles Gymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858 Flabby sole X X X X 17
Achiridae Trinectes inscriptus (Gosse, 1851) Scrawled sole X X X X 14
Acropomatidae Lanternbellies * Synagrops trispinosus Mochizuki and Sano, 1984 Threespine bass X X X X 29
Acropomatidae * Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860 Black verilus X X X X
Albulidae Bonefishes Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) Bonefish X X X 14,34
Anguillidae Freshwater eels Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817) American eel X X X 14
Anomalopidae Flashlightfishes Kryptophanaron alfredi Silvester and Flower, 1926 Caribbean flashlightfish X X X X 14
Antennariidae Frogfishes Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes, 1837) Longlure frogfish X X X X 14,34,45
Antennariidae Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz, 1957 Dwarf frogfish X X X X 45
Antennariidae Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794) Striated frogfish X X X X 32
Antennariidae Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) Sargassumfish X X X X X X X 14
Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon affinis (Poey, 1875) Bigtooth cardinalfish X X X X X 14,15,45
Apogonidae Apogon aurolineatus (Mowbray, 1927) Bridle cardinalfish X ? X X
Apogonidae Apogon lachneri Böhlke, 1959 Whitestar cardinalfish X X X X X 14,15,45
Apogonidae Apogon maculatus (Poey, 1860) Flamefish X X X X X 14,15,42,45
Apogonidae Apogon binotatus (Poey, 1867) Barred cardinalfish X X X X X X 14,15,42,45
Apogonidae Apogon phenax Böhlke and Randall, 1968 Mimic cardinalfish X X X X 6
Apogonidae Apogon pillionatus Böhlke and Randall, 1968 Broadsaddle cardinalfish X X X
Apogonidae Apogon planifrons Longley and Hildebrand, 1940 Pale cardinalfish X X X X X X X X 6,14
Apogonidae Apogon quadrisquamatus Longley, 1934 Sawcheek cardinalfish X X X X X 14,15,42,45
Apogonidae Apogon townsendi (Breder, 1927) Belted cardinalfish X X X X X 14,15,42,45
Apogonidae Astrapogon alutus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) Bronze cardinalfish X X 14
Apogonidae Astrapogon puncticulatus (Poey, 1867) Blackfin cardinalfish X X X X 14,45
Apogonidae Astrapogon stellatus (Cope, 1867) Conchfish X X X X X X X 1,3,14,34
Apogonidae Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester, 1915) Freckled cardinalfish X X X X X 14,42,45
Apogonidae Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey, 1860) Dusky cardinalfish X X X X X 14,15,42,45
Apogonidae Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke and Randall, 1968) Sponge cardinalfish X X X X X 6,14,15,42
Atherinidae Old world silversides Atherinomorus stipes (Müller and Troschel, 1848) Hardhead silverside X X X X 14,34,45
Atherinidae Hypoatherina harringtonensis (Goode, 1877) Reef silverside X X X X X 14
Aulopidae Trumpetfishes Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes, 1837 Trumpetfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Balistidae Triggerfishes Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 Gray triggerfish X X X 14
Balistidae Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758 Queen triggerfish X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Balistidae Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786) Rough triggerfish X X X
Balistidae Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815) Ocean triggerfish X X X 14,34
Balistidae Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) Black durgon X X X 14
Balistidae Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758) Sargassum triggerfish X X X 14
Belonidae Needlefishes ◊ Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846) Flat needlefish X X 14
Belonidae ◊ Platybelone argalus argalus (Lesueur, 1821) Keeltail needlefish X X X 34
Belonidae ◊ Strongylura timucu (Walbaum, 1792) Timucu X X X X 14,34
Belonidae ◊ Tylosurus acus acus (Lacepède, 1803) Agujon needlefish X
Belonidae ◊ Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron and Lesueur, 1821) Hound needlefish X X 14
Blenniidae Combtooth blennies Entomacrodus nigricans Gill, 1859 Pearl blenny X X X X X 14,45
Blenniidae Hypleurochilus pseudoaequipinnis Bath, 1994 Oyster blenny X X X X 1
Blenniidae Hypleurochilus springeri Randall, 1966 Orangespotted blenny X X X X X X X 14,45
Blenniidae Hypsoblennius exstochilus Böhlke, 1959 Longhorn blenny X X X X 14,45
Blenniidae Ophioblennius macclurei Silvester, 1915 Redlip blenny X X X X X 14,15,45
Blenniidae Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876) Seaweed blenny X X X X X X X 43
Blenniidae Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) Molly miller X X X X X X X 34,45
Bothidae Lefteye flounders Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Peacock flounder X X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Bothidae Bothus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831) Eyed flounder X X X X X 14,15,34,45
Bothidae Bothus maculiferus (Poey, 1860) Maculated flounder X X X X 14,45
Bothidae Cyclopsetta fimbriata (Goode and Bean, 1885) Spotfin flounder X X X
Bothidae * Monolene atrimana Goode and Bean, 1886 Longfin deepwater flounder X X X
Bothidae * Trichopsetta ventralis (Goode and Bean, 1885) Sash flounder X X X
Bramidae Pomfrets * Eumegistus brevorti (Poey, 1861) X X X
Bythitidae Viviparous brotulas Dinematichthys minyomma Sedor and Cohen, 1987 Shore brotula X X X X 45
Bythitidae Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi Møller, Schwarzhans and Nielsen, 2005 Ghost brotula X X X X 45
Bythitidae Ogilbia suarezae Møller, Schwarzhans and Nielsen, 2005 Shy brotula X X X X 45
Bythitidae Ogilbichthys kakuki Møller, Schwarzhan and Nielsen, 2004 Lemon brotula X X X X 45
Bythitidae Ogilbichthys longimanus Møller, Schwarzhan and Nielsen, 2004 Longfin brotula X X X X 45
Bythitidae Stygnobrotula latebricola Böhlke, 1957 Black brotula X X 14
Callionymidae Dragonets Diplogrammus pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) Spotted dragonet X X X X X X
Callionymidae Paradiplogrammus bairdi (Jordan, 1888) Lancer dragonet X X X X X X 14,34,45
Caproidae Boarfishes * Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843 Deepbody boarfish X X X X
Carangidae Jacks Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787) African pompano X X X 14,15,34
Carangidae Caranx bartholomaei Cuvier, 1833 Yellow jack X X X X X X 14,15,27,34
Carangidae Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815) Blue runner X X 14,27,45
Carangidae Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) Crevalle jack X X X 14
Carangidae Caranx latus Agassiz, 1831 Bigeye jack X X X X X 14,34,42
Carangidae Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860 Black jack X X X 14,34
Carangidae Caranx ruber (Bloch, 1793) Bar jack X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Carangidae Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766) Atlantic bumper X X X X X 42
Carangidae Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829) Round scad X X X X
Carangidae Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833) mackerel scad X X X X 14,34,45
Carangidae Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) Rainbow runner X X 14,34
Carangidae Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) Bigeye scad X X X X X 14,15,27,34
Carangidae Selene brownii (Cuvier, 1816) Caribbean moonfish X X X
Carangidae Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758) Lookdown X X X X 14
Carangidae Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810) Greater amberjack X X 14,34
Carangidae Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes, 1833 Almaco jack X X 14,34
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Family name Common name Scientific name/ authority & date Common Name General St. John/Thomas British VI St. Croix Literature Voucher BMNH MCZ ANSP AMNH UF UMML UMMZ USNM FMNH MNHN UPR GCRL ZMUC CAS SIO References
Carangidae Trachinotus goodei Jordan and Evermann, 1896 Palometa X X X X X X 14,34,45
Carangidae Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Permit X X X X X 14,34
Carcharhinidae Requiem sharks Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller and Henle, 1839) Silky shark X X 14
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass and Heller, 1905) Galapagos shark X X 33
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle, 1839) Blacktip shark X X X 14,34
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) Oceanic whitetip shark X X 14
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus perezii (Poey, 1876) Reef shark X X X X X X 14,34
Carcharhinidae Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron and Lesueur, 1822) Tiger shark X X X 14
Carcharhinidae Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868) Lemon shark X X 14,34
Carcharhinidae Rhizopionodon porosus (Poey, 1861) Caribbean sharpnose shark X 34
Centropomidae Snooks Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch, 1792) Snook X X X 14
Chaenopsidae Tube blennies Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley, 1927) Roughhead blenny X X X X 45
Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria maria Böhlke, 1961 Secretary blenny X X X X 13
Chaenopsidae Acanthemblemaria spinosa Metzelaar, 1991 Spinyhead blenny X X X X X 14,42,45
Chaenopsidae Chaenopsis limbaughi Robins and Randall, 1965 Yellowface blenny X X X X X 14,34,38,45
Chaenopsidae Chaenopsis ocellata Poey in Gill, 1865 Bluethroat pikeblenny X X X X X 38,45
Chaenopsidae Coralliozetus cardonae Evermann and Marsh, 1899 Twinhorn blenny X X X X X
Chaenopsidae Emblemaria pandionis Evermann and Marsh, 1900 Sailfin blenny X X X X 45
Chaenopsidae Emblemaria piratula Ginsberg and Reid, 1942 Pirate blenny X X X
Chaenopsidae Emblemariopsis bahamensis Stephens, 1961 Blackhead blenny X X X X 14,45
Chaenopsidae Emblemariopsis leptocirris Stephens, 1970 Lowfin blenny X X 42
Chaenopsidae Emblemariopsis pricei Greenfield, 1975 Seafan blenny X X X
Chaenopsidae Emblemariopsis ruetzleri Tyler and Tyler, 1997 Carrie Bow blenny X X X X 45
Chaenopsidae Emblemariopsis signifer (Ginsburg, 1942) Flagfin blenny X X X X X 42,45
Chaenopsidae Emblemariopsis sp. "A" ______ blenny X X X X 45
Chaenopsidae Lucayablennius zingaro (Böhlke, 1957) Arrow blenny X X X 14
Chaenopsidae Stathmonotus gymnodermis Springer, 1955 Naked blenny X X X X X X 14,25,45
Chaenopsidae Stathmonotus hemphilli Bean, 1885 Blackbelly blenny X X X X 14,25
Chaenopsidae Stathmonotus stahli stahli (Evermann and Marsh, 1899) Eelgrass blenny X X X X X X 14,25,45
Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus, 1758 Foureye butterflyfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch, 1787 Spotfin butterflyfish X X 14,27,34
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon sedentarius Poey, 1860 Reef butterflyfish X X 14,34
Chaetodontidae Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus, 1758 Banded butterflyfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Chaetodontidae Prognathodes aculeatus (Poey, 1860) Longsnout butterflyfish X X X X X 14,34
Chlopsidae False morays Chilorhinus suensonii Lütken, 1852 Seagrass eel X X X X X X 14,44,45
Chlopsidae Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Strömann, 1896) False moray X X X X 45
Chlopsidae Kaupichthys nuchalis Böhlke, 1967 Collard eel X X X X X
Cirrhitidae Hawkfishes Amblycirrhitus pinos (Mowbray, 1927) Redspotted hawkfish X X X X X 14,15,34,42,45
Clupeidae Herrings Harengula clupeola (Cuvier, 1829) False pilchard X X 14,34
Clupeidae Harengula humeralis (Cuvier, 1829) Redear sardine X X 14
Clupeidae Jenkinsia lamprotaenia (Grosse, 1851) Dwarf herring X X X X X 14,15,42,45
Clupeidae Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1818) Atlantic thread herring X X X
Clupeidae Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847 Spanish sardine X X X X 45
Congridae Conger eels Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) Bandtooth conger X X 14
Congridae Conger esculentus Poey, 1861 Antillean conger X X X
Congridae Conger triporiceps Kanazawa, 1958 Manytooth conger X X X X 34,45
Congridae Heteroconger longissimus Günther, 1870 Brown garden eel X X X X X 15,34,45
Congridae Paraconger caudilimbatus (Poey, 1867) Margintail conger X X X
Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes ◊ Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus, 1758 Pompano dolphinfish X X 14
Coryphaenidae ◊ Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758 Dolphinfish X X 14
Cynoglossidae Tonguefishes Symphurus arawak Robins and Randall, 1965 Ocellatus tonguefish X X X X 34,45
Cynoglossidae Symphurus ommaspilus Böhlke, 1961 Caribbean tonguefish X X X X 45
Dactylopteridae Flying gurnards Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) Flying gurnard X X X X 14,27,34,45
Dactyloscopidae Sand stargazers Dactyloscopus comptus Dawson, 1982 X X X X 19
Dactyloscopidae Dactyloscopus poeyi Gill, 1861 Shortchin stargazer X X X X X X X 45
Dactyloscopidae Dactyloscopus tridigitatus Gill, 1859 Sand stargazer X X X X X X X 14,19,45
Dactyloscopidae Gillellus greyae Kanazawa, 1952 Arrow stargazer X X X X X X X 14,19,45
Dactyloscopidae Gillellus jacksoni Dawson, 1982 X X X
Dactyloscopidae Gillellus uranidae Böhlke, 1968 Warteye stargazer X X X X 45
Dactyloscopidae Leurochilus acon Böhlke, 1968 Smoothlip stargazer X X X X X X 19
Dactyloscopidae Platygillellus rubrocinctus (Longley, 1934) Saddle stargazer X X X X X X X 14,19,45
Dasyatidae Whiptail stingrays Dasyatis americana Hildebrand and Schroeder, 1928 Southern ray X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Diodontidae Porcupinefishes Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier, 1816) Bridled burrfish X X X 14,34
Diodontidae Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan and Rutter, 1897 Web burrfish X X X 14
Diodontidae Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 Porcupinefish X X X 14,15,27,34
Diodontidae Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 Balloonfish X X X X X X 14,45
Echeneidae Remoras Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 Sharksucker X X X 15,34,45
Echeneidae ◊ Echeneis neucratoides Zuiew, 1786 Whitefin sharksucker X
Echeneidae ◊ Remora australis (Bennett, 1840) Whalesucker X
Echeneidae ◊ Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839) Spearfish sucker X
Echeneidae ◊ Remora osteochir (Cuvier, 1829) Marlinsucker X
Echeneidae ◊ Remora remora (Linnaeus, 1758) Remora X X 14
Echeneidae ◊ Remorina albescens (temminck and Schlegel, 1850) White suckerfish X
Eleotridae Sleepers Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1792) Fat sleeper X X X X 14
Eleotridae Eleotris perniger (Cope, 1871) Smallscaled spiny sleeper X X X X 14,31
Eleotridae Erotelis smaragdus (Valenciennes, 1837) Emerald sleeper X X 14
Eleotridae Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800 Bigmouth sleeper X X X X 14
Elopidae Tenpounders Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766 Ladyfish X X 14
Emmelichthyidae Rovers * Emmelichthys ruber (Trunov, 1976) Red rover X X X
Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoa cayorum (Fowler, 1906) Key anchovy X X X X 45
Engraulidae Anchoa colonensis Hildebrand, 1943 Narrowstriped anchovy X X X
Engraulidae Anchoa lyolepis (Evermann and Marsh, 1900) Dusky anchovy X X X X 27,34
Ephippidae Spadefishes Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) Atlantic spadefish X X X X 14,34,45
Etmopteridae Lantern sharks * Etmopterus hillianus (Poey, 1861) Caribbean laternshark X X *
Exocoetidae Flyingfishes ◊ Cheilopogon cyanopterus (valenciennes, 1847) Margined flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Cheilopogon exsiliens (linnaeus, 1771) Bandwing flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) Spotfin flyingfish X
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Family name Common name Scientific name/ authority & date Common Name General St. John/Thomas British VI St. Croix Literature Voucher BMNH MCZ ANSP AMNH UF UMML UMMZ USNM FMNH MNHN UPR GCRL ZMUC CAS SIO References
Exocoetidae ◊ Cheilopogon melanurus (valenciennes, 1847) Atlantic flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Cypselurus comatus (mitchill, 1815) Clearwing flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Exocoetus obtusirostris Günther, 1866 Oceanic two-wing flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 Tropical two-wing flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Hirundichthys affinis (Günther, 1866) Fourwing flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1846) Mirrorwing flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Parexocoetus hillianus (Gosse, 1851) Sailfin flyingfish X
Exocoetidae ◊ Parexocoetus occidentalis Parin, 1999 Bluntnose flyingfish X
Fistularidae Cornetfishes Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus, 1758 Bluespotted cornetfish X X 14,34
Gerreidae Mojarras Eucinostomus argenteus Baird and Girard, 1855 Spotfin mojarra X X X X 14
Gerreidae Eucinostomus gula (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) Silver jenny X X X X X 14
Gerreidae Eucinostomus harengulus Goode and Bean, 1879 Tidewater mojarra X X X X
Gerreidae Eucinostomus jonesii (Günther, 1879) Slender mojarra X X X 27
Gerreidae Eucinostomus lefroyi (Goode, 1874) Mottled mojarra X X X X 14,45
Gerreidae Gerres cinereus (Walbaum, 1792) Yellowfin mojarra X X X X 14,27,34,45
Ginglymostomatidae Nurse sharks Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) Nurse shark X X 45
Gobiesocidae Clingfishes Acyrtops amplicirrus Briggs, 1955 Flarenostril clingfish X X X X 11
Gobiesocidae Acyrtus artius Briggs, 1955 Papillate clingfish X X X X X X 11,45
Gobiesocidae Acyrtus rubiginosus (Poey, 1868) Red clingfish X X X X X X 14,45
Gobiesocidae Arcos macrophthalmus (Günther, 1861) Padded clingfish X X X X X X 14,34
Gobiesocidae Gobiesox nigripinnis (Peters, 1860) Blackfin clingfish X X X X X 45
Gobiesocidae Gobiesox punctulatus (Poey, 1875) Stippled clingfish X X X X X X 45
Gobiesocidae Tomicodon briggsi Williams and Tyler, 2003 X X X X 47
Gobiesocidae Tomicodon fasciatus (Peters, 1859) Barred clingfish X X X X 47
Gobiesocidae Tomicodon leurodiscus Williams and Tyler, 2003 X X X X 47
Gobiesocidae Tomicodon reitzae Briggs, 2001 Surge clingfish X X X X 45,47
Gobiesocidae Tomicodon rupestris (Poey, 1860) X X X X 47
Gobiidae Gobies Awaous banana (Valenciennes, 1837) River goby X X X X 14
Gobiidae Barbulifer antennatus Böhlke and Robins, 1968 Barbulifer X X X X 45
Gobiidae Barbulifer ceuthoecus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1884) Bearded goby X X X X X X 5
Gobiidae Bathygobius curacao (Metzelaar, 1919) Notchtongue goby X X X 14
Gobiidae Bathygobius soporator (Valenciennes, 1837) Island frillfin X X X X X 45
Gobiidae Chriolepis fisheri Herre, 1942 Translucent goby X X X
Gobiidae Coryphopterus alloides Böhlke and Robins, 1960 Barfin goby X X X X X 14
Gobiidae Coryphopterus dicrus Böhlke and Robins, 1960 Colon goby X X X X X X X X 4,45
Gobiidae Coryphopterus eidolon Böhlke and Robins, 1960 Pallid goby X X X X X X 4,42
Gobiidae Coryphopterus glaucofraenum Gill, 1863 Bridled goby X X X X X X X X 4,14,15,27,42,45
Gobiidae Coryphopterus hyalinus Böhlke and Robins, 1962 Glass goby X X X X 14
Gobiidae Coryphopterus lipernes Böhlke and Robins, 1962 Peppermint goby X X ? X X X X 14
Gobiidae Coryphopterus personatus (Jordan and Thompson, 1905) Masked goby X X X X X 14,15,34,42,45
Gobiidae Coryphopterus thrix Böhlke and Robins, 1960 Bartail goby X X X X X 42,45
Gobiidae Ctenogobius saepepallens (Gilbert and Randall, 1968) Dash goby X X X X X 45
Gobiidae Elacatinus chancei (Beebe and Hollister, 1933) Shortstripe goby X X X X X 14,45
Gobiidae Elacatinus dilepis (Böhlke and Robins, 1964) Orangeside goby X X X X X X 14,45
Gobiidae Elacatinus evelynae (Böhlke and Robins, 1968) Sharknose goby X X X X X X X 5,14,15,34,42,45
Gobiidae Elacatinus gemmatum (Ginsburg, 1939) Frecklefin goby X X X X 45
Gobiidae Elacatinus horsti (Metzelaar, 1922) Yellowline goby X X 15,42
Gobiidae Elacatinus multifasciatum (Steindachner, 1876) Greenband goby X X X X X X X 5,14
Gobiidae Elacatinus pallens (Ginsburg, 1939) Semiscaled goby X X X X 45
Gobiidae Elacatinus prochilos (Böhlke and Robins, 1968) Broadstripe goby X X X X 14,45
Gobiidae Elacatinus saucrus (Robins, 1960) Leopard goby X X X X X 14,42
Gobiidae Elacatinus tenox Böhlke and Robins, 1968 Slaty goby X X See Colin e-mail 14
Gobiidae Evorthodus lyricus (Girard, 1858) Lyre goby X X X 14
Gobiidae Ginsburgellus novemlineatus (Fowler, 1950) Ninelined goby X X X X 14,45
Gobiidae Gobionellus oceanicus (Pallas, 1770) Highfin goby X X X X 14
Gobiidae Gnatholepis thompsoni Jordan, 1904 Goldspot goby X X X X X 14,27,42,45
Gobiidae Lythrypnus crocodilus (Beebe and Tee-Van, 1928) Mahogany Goby X X X X 45
Gobiidae Lythrypnus elasson Robins and Böhlke, 1964 Dwarf goby X X X X X 42,45
Gobiidae Lythrypnus nesiotes Böhlke and Robins, 1960 Island goby X X X X X 42,45
Gobiidae Lythrypnus okapia Robins and Böhlke, 1964 Okapi goby X X X X 45
Gobiidae Microgobius carri Fowler, 1945 Seminole goby X X X X 2
Gobiidae Microgobius signatus Poey, 1867 X X X
Gobiidae Microgobius sp. X X X
Gobiidae Nes longus (Nichols, 1914) Orangespotted goby X X X X 14,45
Gobiidae Palatogobius paradoxus Gilbert, 1971 Mauve goby X X X X 24
Gobiidae Priolepis hipoliti (Metzelaar, 1922) Rusty goby X X X X X 14,42,45
Gobiidae Psilotris alepis Ginsburg, 1953 Scaleless goby X X X X 14,45
Gobiidae Psilotris boehlkei Greenfield, 1993 Popeye goby X X X X 45
Gobiidae Psilotris celsus Böhlke, 1963 Highspine goby X X X X X 45
Gobiidae Pycnomma roosevelti Ginsburg, 1939 President goby X X X X 45
Gobiidae Risor ruber (Rosén, 1911) Tusked goby X X X X X X X 5,14,42,45
Gobiidae Sicydium buscki Evermann and Clark, 1906 ? X X X X
Grammatidae Basslets Gramma linki Starck and Colin, 1978 Yellowcheek basslet X X X X 14
Grammatidae Gramma loreto Poey, 1868 Fairy basslet X X X X X 14,15,34,45
Gempylidae Snake mackerels * Lepidocybium flavobrunneum (Smith, 1843) Escolar X X
Gempylidae * Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832) Roudi escolar X X X
Haemulidae Grunts Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791) Black margate X X X X X 14,34
Haemulidae Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Porkfish X X X X X 14,34
Haemulidae Haemulon album Cuvier, 1830 Margate X X X 14,15,34
Haemulidae Haemulon aurolineatum Cuvier, 1830 Tomtate X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Haemulidae Haemulon carbonarium Poey, 1860 Caesar grunt X X 14,27,34,45
Haemulidae Haemulon chrysargyreum Güther, 1859 Smallmouth grunt X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Haemulidae Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1828) French grunt X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Haemulidae Haemulon macrostomum Gűnther, 1859 Spainish grunt X X 14,34
Haemulidae Haemulon melanurum (Linnaeus, 1758) Cottonwick X X X X 14,34,45
Haemulidae Haemulon parra (Desmarest, 1823) Sailors choice X X 14,34
Haemulidae Haemulon plumieri (Lacepede, 1801) White grunt X X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
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Family name Common name Scientific name/ authority & date Common Name General St. John/Thomas British VI St. Croix Literature Voucher BMNH MCZ ANSP AMNH UF UMML UMMZ USNM FMNH MNHN UPR GCRL ZMUC CAS SIO References
Haemulidae Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803) Bluestripe grunt X X X 14,15,34,45
Hemiramphidae Halfbeaks Hemirhamphus balao Lesueur, 1821 Balao X
Hemiramphidae Hemirhamphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus, 1758) Ballyhoo X X X X X X 14,45
Hemiramphidae Hyporhampus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1842) Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak X X ? X X
Hexanchidae Cow sharks * Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Bluntnose sixgill shark X X 14
Holocentridae Squirrelfishes Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765) Squirrelfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Holocentridae Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum, 1792) Longspine squirrelfish X X X X X 14,15,34,42,45
Holocentridae Myripristis jacobus Cuvier, 1829 Blackbar soldierfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Holocentridae Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829) Longjaw squirrelfish X X X X X 14,15,34,42,45
Holocentridae * Ostichthys trachypoma (Günther, 1859) Bigeye soldierfish X X
Holocentridae Plectrypops retrospinis (Guichenot, 1853) Cardinal soldierfish X X X X 14,34,45
Holocentridae Sargocentron bullisi (Woods, 1955) Deepwater squirrelfish X X X
Holocentridae Sargocentron coruscum (Poey, 1860) Reef squirrelfish X X X X X 14,15,34,42,45
Holocentridae Sargocentron poco (Woods, 1965) Saddle squirrelfish X X X X 45
Holocentridae Sargocentron vexillarium (Poey, 1860) Dusky squirrelfish X X X X 14,34,45
Inermiidae Bonnetmouths Emmelichthyops atlanticus Schultz, 1945 Bonnetmouth X X X
Inermiidae Inermia vittata Poey, 1860 Boga X X X X X 14,15,42,45
Istiophoridae Billfishes ◊ Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792) Sailfish X X 14
Istiophoridae ◊ Makaira nigricans Lacepède, 1802 Blue marlin X X 14
Istiophoridae ◊ Tetrapturus albidus Poey, 1860 White marlin X X 14
Istiophoridae ◊ Tetrapturus pfluegeri Robins and de Sylva, 1963 Longbill spearfish X X 14
Kyphosidae Sea chubs Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Bermuda chub X X 14,45
Labridae Wrasses Bodianus puellaris (Poey, 1860) Red hogfish X X 14
Labridae Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) Spanish hogfish X X X X X 14,15,34,45
Labridae Clepticus parrae (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Creole wrasse X X X X X 14,15,34,45
Labridae Doratonotus megalepis (Gűnther, 1862) Dwarf wrasse X X X X 14,27,34,45
Labridae Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791) Slippery dick X X X X X 14,27,34,36,42,45
Labridae Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch, 1791) Yellowcheek wrasse X X X X 36
Labridae Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839) Yellowhead wrasse X X X X X 14,15,27,34,36,42,45
Labridae Halichoeres maculipinna (Műller and Troschel, 1848) Clown wrasse X X X X X 14,27,34,36,42,45
Labridae Halichoeres pictus (Poey, 1860) Rainbow wrasse X X X X 14,34,36,45
Labridae Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner, 1867) Blackear wrasse X X X X 14,27,36,45
Labridae Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Puddingwife X X X X 14,27,34,36,45
Labridae Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum, 1792) Hogfish X X X 14,34
Labridae Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791) Bluehead X X X X X 14,15,27,42,45
Labridae Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes, 1840 Rosy razorfish X X X X 14,27,34,45
Labridae Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) Pearly razorfish X X X X 34,45
Labridae Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau, 1855 Green razorfish X X X X 14,34,45
Labrisomidae Labrisomid blennies Labrisomus albigenys Beebe and Tee-Van, 1928 Whitecheek blenny X X X X 45
Labrisomidae Labrisomus bucciferus Poey, 1868 Puffcheek blenny X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Labrisomus filamentosus Springer, 1960 Quillfin blenny X X X X 20
Labrisomidae Labrisomus gobio (Valenciennes, 1836) Palehead blenny X X X X 45
Labrisomidae Labrisomus guppyi (Norman, 1922) Mimic blenny X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Labrisomus haitiensis Beebe and Tee-Van, 1928 Longfin blenny X X X X X 42,45
Labrisomidae Labrisomus nigricinctus Howell Rivero, 1936 Spotcheek blenny X X X X 45
Labrisomidae Labrisomus nuchipinnis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) Hairy blenny X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Malacoctenus aurolineatus Smith, 1957 Goldline blenny X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Malacoctenus boehlkei Springer, 1959 Diamond blenny X X X X 45
Labrisomidae Malacoctenus erdmani Smith, 191957 Imitator blenny X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Malacoctenus gilli (Steindachner, 1867) Dusky blenny X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Malacoctenus macropus (Poey, 1868) Rosy blenny X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Malacoctenus triangulatus Springer, 1959 Saddle blenny X X X X 14,34,45
Labrisomidae Malacoctenus versicolor (Poey, 1876) Barfin blenny X X X X 45
Labrisomidae Nemaclinus atelestos Böhlke and Springer, 1975 Threadfin blenny X X X X 8
Labrisomidae Paraclinus barbatus Springer, 1954 Goatee blenny X X X X 46
Labrisomidae Paraclinus fasciatus (Steindachner, 1876) Banded blenny X X X X X X 14,45,46
Labrisomidae Paraclinus grandicornis (Rosén, 1911) Horned blenny X X X X 45
Labrisomidae Paraclinus nigripinnis (Steindachner, 1876) Blackfin blenny X X X X X X 14,45,46
Labrisomidae Starksia atlantica Longley, 1934 Smootheye blenny X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Starksia culebrae (Evermann and Marsh, 1900) Culebra blenny X X X X 45
Labrisomidae Starksia elongata Gilbert, 1971 Elongate blenny X X X X 45
Labrisomidae Starksia hassi Klausewitz, 1958 Ringed blenny X X X X X 14,42
Labrisomidae Starksia lepicoelia Böhlke and Springer, 1961 Blackcheek blenny X X X X X 42,45
Labrisomidae Starksia melasma Williams and Mounts, 2003. Blackspot blenny X X X X 45,48
Labrisomidae Starksia nanodes Böhlke and Springer, 1961 Dwarf blenny X X X X X 14,45
Labrisomidae Starksia smithvanizi Williams and Mounts, 2003. Brokenbar blenny X X X X 14,45,48
Lobotidae Tripletails Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) Tripletail X X X X X X 14
Lutjanidae Snappers * Apsilus dentatus Guichenot, 1853 Black snapper X X X X ? 14
Lutjanidae * Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes, 1828) Queen snapper X X 14
Lutjanidae Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) Mutton snapper X X X 14,34,45
Lutjanidae Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) Schoolmaster X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Lutjanidae Lutjanus buccanella (Cuvier, 1828) Blackfin snapper X X X 14,15
Lutjanidae Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier, 1828) Cubera snapper X X X 14,15,34,42
Lutjanidae Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gray snapper X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Lutjanidae Lutjanus jocu (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Dog snapper X X X 14,34
Lutjanidae Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier, 1828) Mahogany snapper X X X X X 14,27,34,45
Lutjanidae Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866) Caribbean red snapper X X X 14
Lutjanidae Lutjanus synagris (Linnaeus, 1758) Lane snapper X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Lutjanidae Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier, 1828) Silk snapper X X X X 14
Lutjanidae Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) Yellowtail snapper X X X X X 14,15,27,42,45
Lutjanidae * Pristipomoides macrophthalmus (Müller and Troschel, 1848) Cardinal snapper X X 14
Lutjanidae Rhomboplites aurorubens (Cuvier, 1829) Vermilion snapper X X 14
Malacanthidae Tilefishes Caulolatilus cyanops Poey, 1866 Blackline tilefish X X 14
Malacanthidae Caulolatilus williamsi Dooley and Berry, 1977 Yellow barred tilefish X X X 14
Malacanthidae Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786) Sand tilefish X X 14,27,34,45
Megalopidae Tarpons Megalops atlantica Valencieenes, 1847 Tarpon X X X 14,15
Microdesmidae Wormfishes Cerdale floridana Longley, 1934 Pugjaw wormfish X X X X X 45
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Family name Common name Scientific name/ authority & date Common Name General St. John/Thomas British VI St. Croix Literature Voucher BMNH MCZ ANSP AMNH UF UMML UMMZ USNM FMNH MNHN UPR GCRL ZMUC CAS SIO References
Mobulidae Mantas ◊ Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) Giant manta X X 14
Monacanthidae Filefishes Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855 Dotterel filefish X X X
Monacanthidae Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) Scrawled filefish X X X 14
Monacanthidae Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard, 1854) Whitespotted filefish X X X X X 14
Monacanthidae Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1842) Orangespotted filefish X X X X X X X 14,15,34,45
Monacanthidae Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818) Fringed filefish X X X X X 14,27,34,45
Monacanthidae Monacanthus tuckeri Bean, 1906 Slender filefish X X X X X 14,42,45
Monacanthidae Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) Planehead filefish X X 14
Monacanthidae Stephanolepis setifer (Bennett, 1831) Pygmy filefish X X 14
Moringuidae Spaghetti eels Moringua edwardsi (Jordan and Bollman, 1889 Spaghetti eel X X X X 14,45
Mugilidae Mullets Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft, 1834) Mountain mullet X X 14
Mugilidae Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 White mullet X X 14
Mugilidae Mugil liza Valencieenes, 1836 Liza X X 14
Mugilidae Mugil tricodon Poey, 1875 Fantail mullet X X X X 14,45
Mullidae Goatfishes Mulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier, 1829) Yellow goatfish X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Mullidae Pseudupenus maculatus (Bloch, 1793) Spotted goatfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Muraenidae Morays Anarchias similis (Lea, 1913) Pygmy moray X X X X 45
Muraenidae Echidna catenata (Bloch, 1795) Chain moray X X X X X X X 3,14,45
Muraenidae Enchelycore carychroa Böhlke and Böhlke, 1976 Chestnut moray X X X X X 14,45
Muraenidae Enchelycore nigricans (Bonnaterre, 1788) Viper moray X X X X X X X X 3,14,34,45
Muraenidae Gymnothorax conspersus Poey, 1867 Saddle moray X X X X 3
Muraenidae Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 Green moray X X X X X 14,45
Muraenidae Gymnothorax maderensis (Johnson, 1862) Sharktooth moray X X X X X 3
Muraenidae Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaulp, 1856) Goldentail moray X X X X X 3,14,42,45
Muraenidae Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) Spotted moray X X X X X X X 3,14,27,34,42,45
Muraenidae Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 Ocellated moray X X X
Muraenidae Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855) Purplemouth moray X X X X X X X 3,14,34,45
Muraenidae Monopenchelys acuta (Parr, 1930) Redface eel X X X
Muraenidae Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825) Marbled moray X X X X X X X 3,14,45
Mylobatidae Eagle rays Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) Spotted eagle ray X X 34,45
Nomeidae Driftfishes Nomeus gronovii (Gmelin, 1789) Man-of-war fish
Nomeidae Psenes cyanophrys Valenciennes, 1833 Freckled driftfish
Ogcocephalidae Batfishes Ogcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829) Shortnose batfish X X X X X X 10,14,34
Ogcocephalidae Ogcocephalus pumilus Bradbury, 1980 Dwarf batfish X X X X X X 10
Ogcocephalidae * Malthopsis gnoma Bradbury, 1998 X X X
Ophichthidae Snake eels Ahlia egmontis (Jordan, 1884) Key worm eel X X X X X X X 28,45
Ophichthidae Aprognathodon platyventris Böhlke, 1967 Stripe eel X X X X X X X 28,45
Ophichthidae Apterichtus ansp (Böhlke, 1968) Academy eel X X X
Ophichthidae Callechelys bilinearis Kanazawa, 1952 Twostripe snake eel X X X X 28
Ophichthidae Caralophia loxochila Böhlke, 1955 Slantlip eel X X X
Ophichthidae Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848) Spotted spoon-nose eel X X X X 28
Ophichthidae Echiophis punctifer (Kaup, 1860) Stippled spoon-nose eel X X X X
Ophichthidae Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann and Marsh, 1900) Surf eel X X X X 45
Ophichthidae Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848) Sharptail eel X X X X X X X 28,45
Ophichthidae Myrichthys ocellatus (Lesueur, 1825) Goldspotted eel X X X X X X X 28,34,45
Ophichthidae Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder, 1927 Broadnose worm eel X X X X X 45
Ophichthidae Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1851 Speckled worm eel X X X X X X 28
Ophichthidae Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus, 1758) Spotted snake eel X X 14,27
Ophidiidae Cusk-eels Brotula barbata (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Bearded brotula X X X X X X 12,14
Ophidiidae * Lepophidium marmoratus (Goode and Bean, 1885) X
Ophidiidae * Neobythites ocellatus Gűnther, 1887 X X X
Ophidiidae * Neobythites unicolor Nielsen and Retzer, 1994 X X X
Ophidiidae Ophidion lagochila (Böhlke and Robins, 1959 ) Harelip cusk-eel X X X X 45
Ophidiidae Otophidium dormitator Böhlke and Robins, 1959 Sleeker cusk-eel X X X X 45
Ophidiidae Paraophidion schmidti (Woods & Kanazawa, 1951) Dusky cusk-eel X X X X X 45
Ophidiidae Petrotyx sanguineus (Meek and Hildebrand, 1928) Red brotula X X X X X 45
Opistognathidae Jawfishes Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan and Thompson, 1905) Yellowhead jawfish X X X X X X 14,34,45
Opistognathidae Opistognathus gilberti Böhlke, 1967 Yellow jawfish X X X X 14
Opistognathidae Opistognathus macrognathus Poey, 1860 Banded jawfish X X X X X 34
Opistognathidae Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860 Mottled jawfish X X X X X X 14,45
Opistognathidae Opistognathus whitehursti (Longley, 1927) Dusky jawfish X X X X X 45
Ostraciidae Boxfishes Acanthostracion polygonia Poey, 1876 Honeycomb cowfish X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Ostraciidae Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) Scrawled cowfish X X X X X 14
Ostraciidae Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Spotted trunkfish X X X 14,15,34
Ostraciidae Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus, 1758) Trunkfish X X X 14,34
Ostraciidae Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758) Smooth trunkfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Paralichthyidae Sand flounders * Ancylopsetta antillarum Gutherz, 1966 Antilles flounder X X X
Paralichthyidae * Citharichthys dinoceros Goode and Bean, 1886 Pined whiff X X X
Paralichthyidae Cyclopsetta fimbriata (Goode and Bean, 1885) Spotfin flounder X X X
Paralichthyidae Syacium papillosum (Linnaeus, 1758) Dusky flounder X 45
Pempheridae Sweepers Pempheris schomburgki (Müller and Troschel, 1848) Glassy sweeper X X X X 14,34,45
Percophidae Flatheads * Bembrops macromma Ginsburg, 1955 X X X
Percophidae * Chrionema squamentum Ginsburg, 1955 X X X
Polymixiidae Beardfishes * Polymixia lowei Günther, 1859 Beardfish X X X 14
Polynemidae Threadfins Polydactylus oligodon (Günther, 1860) Littlescale threadfin X X 14
Polynemidae Polydactylus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Barbulifer X X X 14
Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Centropyge argi Woods and Kanazawa, 1951 Cherubfish X X X X X 14,15
Pomacanthidae Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Queen angelfish X X X X X 14,15,34,42,45
Pomacanthidae Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch, 1795) Rock beauty X X X 14,15,34,45
Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Gray anglefish X X X 14,15,34,42,45
Pomacanthidae Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787) French angelfish X X X X 14,27,34,45
Pomacentridae Damselfishes Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Sergeant major X X X X X 14,27,34,45
Pomacentridae Abudefduf taurus (Műller and Troschel, 1848) Night sergeant X X X X X 14,34,45
Pomacentridae Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860) Blue chromis X X X X X 14,15,34,42,45
Pomacentridae Chromis multilineata (Guichenot, 1853) Brown chromis X X X X X 14,15,42,45
Pomacentridae Chromis scotti Emery, 1968 Purple reeffish X X X X 14
Pomacentridae Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830) Yellowtail damselfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
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Family name Common name Scientific name/ authority & date Common Name General St. John/Thomas British VI St. Croix Literature Voucher BMNH MCZ ANSP AMNH UF UMML UMMZ USNM FMNH MNHN UPR GCRL ZMUC CAS SIO References
Pomacentridae Stegastes adustus (Troschel, 1865) Dusky damselfish X X X X 14,45
Pomacentridae Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan and Rutter, 1897) Longfin damselfish X X X X 14,27,34,45
Pomacentridae Stegastes leucostictus (Műller and Troschel, 1848) Beaugregory X X X X 14,45
Pomacentridae Stegastes partitus (Poey, 1868) Bicolor damselfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Pomacentridae Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier, 1830) Threespot damselfish X X X X X 14,15,27,42,45
Pomacentridae Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau, 1855) Cocoa damselfish X X X X X 14,15,27,42,45
Priacanthidae Bigeyes Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801) Glasseye snapper X X X X X 14,15,34,45
Priacanthidae Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829 Bigeye X X 14,34
Priacanthidae Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862) Short bigeye X X X X 14
Ptereleotridae Dartfishes Ptereleotris helenae (Randall, 1968) Hovering goby X X X X 14,45
Rachycentridae Cobias Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1758) Cobia X X 14
Scaridae Parrotfishes Cryptotomus roseus Cope, 1871 Bluelip parrotfish X X X X 14,27,34,45
Scaridae Nicholsina usta (Valenciennes, 1840) Emerald parrotfish X X X 14
Scaridae Scarus coelestinus Valenciennes, 1840 Midnight parrotfish X X 14,34
Scaridae Scarus coeruleus (Bloch, 1786) Blue parrotfish X X X 14,15,34
Scaridae Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829 Rainbow parrotfish X X X X X 14,34,45
Scaridae Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789) Striped parrotfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Scaridae Scarus vetula Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Queen parrotfish X X X X X 14,34,42,45
Scaridae Scarus taeniopterus Desmarest, 1831 Princess parrotfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Scaridae Sparisoma atomarium (Poey, 1861) Greenblotch parrotfish X X X X 14,45
Scaridae Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840) Redband parrotfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Scaridae Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Redtail parrotfish X X X X 14,27,34,45
Scaridae Sparisoma radians (Valenciennes, 1840) Bucktooth parrotfish X X X X 14,27,34,45
Scaridae Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes, 1840) Redfin parrotfish X X X X 14,27,34,45
Scaridae Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) Stoplight parrotfish X X X X X 14,15,27,34,42,45
Sciaenidae Drums Bairdiella batabana (Poey, 1860) Blue croaker X X X X 37
Sciaenidae Bairdiella sanctaeluciae (Jordan, 1890) Striped croaker X X 14
Sciaenidae Equetus lanceolatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Jackknife-fish X X X X X 14,15,34
Sciaenidae Equetus punctatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Spotted drum X X X X X 14,15,34,45
Sciaenidae Odontoscion dentex (Cuvier, 1830) Reef croaker X X X X X X 14
Sciaenidae Pareques acuminatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) High-hat X X X X X 14,27,34,45
Sciaenidae Umbrina coroides Cuvier, 1830 Sand drum X X X X
Scomberidae Mackerels ◊ Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832) Wahoo X X 14
Scomberidae ◊ Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) Little tunny X X X 14,34
Scomberidae ◊ Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Skipjack tuna X X 14
Scomberidae ◊ Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) King mackerel X X X 14,34
Scomberidae ◊ Scomberomorus maculatus (Mitchill, 1815) Spanish mackerel X X X 14
Scomberidae ◊ Scomberomorus regalis (Bloch, 1793) Cero X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Scomberidae ◊ Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) Albacore X X 14
Scomberidae ◊ Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) Yellowfin tuna X X 14
Scomberidae ◊ Thunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) Blackfin tuna X X 14
Scombropidae ◊ Scombrops oculatus (Poey, 1860) Atlantic scombrops X X X X
Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes * Neomerinthe beanorum (Evermann and Marsh, 1900) Spotwing scorpionfish X X X
Scorpaenidae * Pontinus castor Poey, 1860 Longsnout scorpionfish X X X X 23
Scorpaenidae * Pontinus nematophthalmus (Gűnther, 1860) Spinythroat scorpionfish X X X X 14,23
Scorpaenidae * Pontinus sp. (new sp.?) X X X
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena albifimbria Evermann and Marsh, 1900 Coral scorpionfish X X X X 22
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena bergii Evermann and Marsh, 1900 Goosehead scorpionfish X X X X X
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829 Barbfish scorpionfish X X X X 22,34
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena calcarata Goode and Bean, 1880 Smoothhead scorpionfish X X X X 22
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena grandicornis Cuvier, 1829 Plumed scorpionfish X X X X X 14,34
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena inermis Cuvier, 1829 Mushroom scorpionfish X X X X X X X 14,22,45
Scorpaenidae Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 Spotted scorpionfish X X X X X X X X 14,22,34,45
Scorpaenidae Scorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek and Hildebrand, 1928 Reef scorpionfish X X X X 14,34,45
Serranidae Sea basses Alphestes afer (Bloch, 1793) Mutton hamlet X X X X X 14,26,27,34,41
Serranidae * Bathyanthias cubensis (Schultz, 1958) X X
Serranidae Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède, 1802) Graysby X X X X X X 14,15,26,34,42,45
Serranidae Cephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus, 1758) Coney X X X X X X 14,15,26,34,45
Serranidae Dermatolepis inermis (Valenciennes, 1833) Marbled grouper X X X
Serranidae Diplectrum bivittatum (Valenciennes, 1828) Dwarf sand perch X X X X X X X X 9
Serranidae Epinephelus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) Rock hind X X X 14,15,26,45
Serranidae Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Red hind X X X X X X X X 14,15,26,27,34,45
Serranidae Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) Goliath grouper X X X 14,26,34
Serranidae Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828) Red grouper X X X 14,26,34
Serranidae Epinephelus mystacinus (Poey, 1852) Misty grouper X X X 14,26
Serranidae Epinephelus striatus (Bloch, 1792) Nassau grouper X X X X X X X X 14,26,27,34,42
Serranidae Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier, 1828) Spainish flag X X X X 14
Serranidae Hypoplectrus aberrans Poey, 1868 Yellowbelly hamlet X X X 14,15,21,34
Serranidae Hypoplectrus chlorurus (Cuvier, 1828) Yellowtail hamlet X X X X X X 14,21,34,45
Serranidae Hypoplectrus guttavarius (Poey, 1852) Shy hamlet X X X 14,21,34
Serranidae Hypoplectrus indigo (Poey, 1852) Indigo hamlet X X X X X 27,43
Serranidae Hypoplectrus nigricans (Poey, 1852) Black hamlet X X X 14,15,21,27,34
Serranidae Hypoplectrus puella (Cuvier, 1828) Barred hamlet X X X X X 14,15,21,27,34,42,45
Serranidae Hypoplectrus unicolor (Walbaum, 1792) Butter hamlet X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Serranidae Liopropoma carmabi (Randall, 1963) Candy basslet X X 14
Serranidae Liopropoma mowbrayi Woods and Kanazawa, 1951 Cave basslet X X X 14,30
Serranidae Liopropoma rubre Poey, 1861 Peppermint bass X X X X X 14,34,45
Serranidae Mycteropoma acutirostris (Valenciennes, 1828) Comb grouper X X 26,34
Serranidae Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860) Black grouper X X X 14,15,26
Serranidae Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey, 1860) Yellowmouth grouper X X 14,26,34
Serranidae Mycteroperca tigris (Valenciennes, 1833) Tiger grouper X X X 14,15,26,34,45
Serranidae Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellowfin grouper X X X X X X 14,26,34
Serranidae Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes, 1828) Atlantic creolefish X X X 14,26,34
Serranidae Parasphyraenops incisus (Colin, 1978) X X 14
Serranidae Pseudogramma gregoryi (Breder, 1927) Reef bass X X X X X 14,15,45
Serranidae Rypticus bistrispinus (Mitchell, 1818) Freckled soapfish X X X X X X 16
Serranidae Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Greater soapfish X X X X X 14,27,34,45
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Family name Common name Scientific name/ authority & date Common Name General St. John/Thomas British VI St. Croix Literature Voucher BMNH MCZ ANSP AMNH UF UMML UMMZ USNM FMNH MNHN UPR GCRL ZMUC CAS SIO References
Serranidae Rypticus subbifrenatus Gill, 1861 Spotted soapfish X X X X X 14,45
Serranidae * Schultzea beta (Hildebrand in Hildebrand and Longley, 1940) School bass X X X X X X 14
Serranidae Serranus annularis (Günther, 1880) Orangeback bass X X X X 34,39
Serranidae * Serranus atrobranchus (Cuvier, 1829) Blackear bass X X X X 39
Serranidae Serranus baldwini (Evermann and Marsh, 1899) Lantern bass X X X X X 14,34,39,45
Serranidae Serranus chionaraia Robins and Starck, 1961 Snow bass X X X X X 14
Serranidae Serranus luciopercanus Poey, 1852 Crosshatch bass X X X X 14
Serranidae * Serranus phoebe Poey, 1851 Tattler X X X X X 12,39
Serranidae Serranus tabacarius (Cuvier, 1829) Tobaccofish X X X X X X 14,15,27,45
Serranidae Serranus tigrinus (Bloch, 1790) Harlequin bass X X X X X 14,15,27,39,45
Serranidae Serranus tortugarum Longley, 1935 Chalk bass X X X X X X X 14,15,34,45
Sparidae Porgies Archosargus rhomboidalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Sea bream X X X 14
Sparidae Calamus bajonado (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Jolthead porgy X X X X 14,35
Sparidae Calamus calamus (Valenciennes, 1830) Saucereye porgy X X X X 14,34,35
Sparidae Calamus penna (Valenciennes, 1830) Sheephead porgy X X X 14,35
Sparidae Calamus pennatula Guichenot, 1868 Pluma porgy X X X 14,15,35
Sparidae Diplodus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1830) Silver porgy X X 34
Sphyraenidae Barracudas Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) Great barracuda X X X X X 14,15,27,34,45
Sphyraenidae Sphyraena picudilla Poey, 1860 Southern sennet X X X X X 14,34,45
Squalidae Dogfish sharks * Cirrhigaleus asper (Merrett, 1973) Roughskin dogfish X X X
Squalidae * Squalis cubensis Howell Rivero, 1936 Cuban dogfish X X X
Synaphobranchidae Cutthroat eels * Dysommina rugosa Ginsburg, 1951 X X
Syngnathidae Pipefishes Acentronura dendritica (Barbour, 1905) Pipehorse X X X X 45
Syngnathidae Anarchopterus tectus (Dawson, 1978) Insular pipefish X X 14
Syngnathidae Brxy dunckeri (Metzelaar, 1919) Pugnose pipefish X X X X X X X X 14,18,45
Syngnathidae Bryx randalli (Herald, 1965) Ocellated pipefish X X X X 18,45
Syngnathidae Cosmocampus brachycephalus (Poey, 1868) Crested pipefish X X X X X X 14,18
Syngnathidae Cosmocampus elucens (Poey, 1868) Shortfin pipefish X X X X X X X 18
Syngnathidae Cosmocampus profundus (Herald, 1965) Deepwater pipefish X X X X 18
Syngnathidae Halicampus crinitus (Jenyns, 1842) Banded pipefish X X X X 14,45
Syngnathidae Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg, 1933 Longsnout seahorse X X X X X 14,45
Syngnathidae Oostethus brachyurus lineatus (Kaup, 1856) Opossum pipefish X X X X X 14,18
Syngnathidae Pseudophallus mindii (Meek and Hildebrand, 1923) Freshwater pipefish X X X X 18
Syngnathidae Syngnathus caribbaeus Dawson, 1979 Caribbean pipefish X X X X X 14,34
Syngnathidae Syngnathus dawsoni (Herald, 1969) X X X X X X 18
Synodontidae Lizardfishes * Saurida caribbaea Breder, 1927 Caribbean lizardfish X X X
Synodontidae * Saurida normani Longley, 1935 Shortjaw lizardfish X X X
Synodontidae Saurida suspicio Breder, 1927 Doubtful lizardfish X X X
Synodontidae Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766) Inshore lizardfish X X X X 27,34
Synodontidae Synodus intermedius (Spix and Agassiz, 1829) Sand diver X X X X X 15,42,45
Synodontidae * Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887 Offshore lizardfish X X X
Synodontidae Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bluestripe lizardfish X X 14
Synodontidae Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758) Red lizardfish X X X X 45
Sphyrnidae Hammerhead sharks ◊ Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837) Great hammerhead X X 14
Tetraodontidae Puffers Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786) Sharpnose puffer X X X X X 14,15,27,42,45
Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller and Troschel, 1848) Blunthead puffer X X X X 14
Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1785) Bandtail puffer X X X X X X 14,15,27,34,40,45
Tetraodontidae Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) Checkered puffer X X X X X 14,40
Trachipteridae Ribbonfishes ◊ Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819) Scalloped ribbonfish X X X
Triakidae Houndsharks * Mustelus canis (Mitchill, 1815) Smooth dogfish X X 14
Trichiuridae Cutlassfishes *◊ Evoxymetopon taeniatus Poey, 1863 Channel scabbardfish X X X X X
Trichiuridae Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic cutlassfish X
Triglidae Searobins Prionotus ophryas Jordan and Swain, 1885 Bandtail searobin X X 34
Tripterygiidae Triplefins Enneanectes altivelis Rosenblatt, 1960 Lofty triplefin X X X X X ??,45
Tripterygiidae Enneanectes boehlkei Rosenblatt, 1960 Roughhead triplefin X X X X X 14,45
Tripterygiidae Enneanectes pectoralis (Flower, 1941) Redeye triplefin X X X X X 45
Uranoscopidae Stargazers * Kathetostoma cubana Barbour, 1941
Xiphiidae Swordfishes ◊ Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 Swordfish X X 14
Zenionidae Zeniontids * Zenion hololepis (Goode and Bean, 1896) X X X
* indicates a deepwater species (>200m)
◊ indicates pelagic
no common name
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depository abbreviation depository location
AMNH American Museum of Natural History New York, USA
ANSP Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, PA, USA
BMNH Natural History Museum London, UK
CAS California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA, USA
FMNH Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL, USA
GCRL Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Ocean Springs, MS, USA
MCZ Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University Cambridge, MA, USA
MNHN Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Paris, France
SIO Scripps Institution of Coeanpgraphy La Jolla, CA, USA
UF University of Florida, Florida State Museum Gainesville, FL, USA
UMML University of Miami Marine Laboratory Miami, FL, USA
UMMZ University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Ann Arbor, MI, USA
UPR University of Puerto Rico La Parguera, Puerto Rico
USNM National Museum of Natural History Washington, D.C., USA
ZMUC Kobenhavns Universitet Zoologisk Museum Copenhagen, Denmark