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LIST OF SPECIES NAMES1

FISH SPECIES

Latin name

FAO English name

FAO Spanish name

FAO French name

Local names

Lutjanus purpureus

Southern red snapper

Pargo colorado

Vivaneau rouge


Lutjanus synagris

Lane snapper

Pargo biajaiba

Vivaneau gazou


Lutjanus griseus

Grey snapper

Pargo prieto

Vivaneau sarde gris


Cynoscion jamaicensis

Jamaica weakfish

Corvinate goete

Acoupa gongolare

Salmon

Cynoscion virescens

Green weakfish

Corvinata cambucú

Acoupa cambucu

Curbina Kandratiki

Macrodon ancylodon

King weakfish

Pescadilla real

Acoupa chasseur

Curbinata BangamaryDagoetifi

Micropogonias furnieri

Whitemouth croaker

Corvinón rayado

Tambour rayé

Cro-cro

Nebris microps

Smalleye croaker

Corvina ojo chico

Courbine tiyeux

ButterfishBotervis

Scomberomorus brasiliensis

Serra Spanish mackerel

Serra

Thazard tacheté du sud

Carite

Arius parkeri

Gillbacker sea catfish

Bagre amarillo

Mâchoiron jaune

Gillbacker

SHRIMP SPECIES

Latin name

English name FAO

Spanish name FAO (local)

French name FAO

Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis (Penaeus brasiliensis)

Red or Pink spotted shrimp

Camarón rosado con manchas (Camarón rosado)

Crevette royale rose

Farfantepenaeus subtilis (Penaeus subtilus)

Southern brown shrimp

Camarón café sureño (Camarón marrón)

Crevette café

Litopenaeus schmitti (Penaeus schmitti)

Southern white shrimp

Camarón blanco sureño (Camarón blanco)

Crevette ligubam du sud

Farfantepenaeus notialis (Penaeus notialis)

Southern pink shrimp

Camarón rosado sureño

Crevette rodché du sud

Nematopalaemon schmitti

Whitebelly shrimp

Camarón cuac

Bouquet covac

Xiphopenaeus kroyeri

(Atlantic) seabob

Camaron siete barbas (Camarón tití)

Crevette seabob


1 According to Cervigón et al., 1993. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine and brackish-water resources of the northern coast of South America. Rome, FAO, 513p. + plates

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