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LIST OF SPECIES NAMES1

FISH SPECIES

Latin name

FAO English name

FAO Spanish name

FAO French name

Local names

Balistes vetula

Queen triggerfish

Pejepuerco cachuo

Baliste royal


Caranx latus

Horse-eye jack

Jurel común

Carangue mayole

Guraximboira

Elagatis bipinnulata

Rainbow runner

Macarela salmón

Comète saumon

Arabaiana

Selene setapinis

Atlantic moonfish

Jorobado lamparosa

Musso atlantique


Holocentrus adscensionis

Squirrelfish

Candil gallito

Marignon coq


Lutjanus purpureus

Southern red snapper

Pargo colorado

Vivaneau rouge

Pargo ord

Lutjanus synagris

Lane snapper

Pargo biajaiba

Vivaneau gazou


Lutjanus griseus

Grey snapper

Pargo prieto

Vivaneau sarde gris


Lutjanus jocu

Dog snapper

Pargo jocú

Vivaneau chien

Dentão

Lutjanus vivanus

Silk snapper

Pargo de lo alto

Vivaneau soie


Rhomboplites aurorubens

Vermillion snapper

Pargo cunaro

Vivaneau ti-yeux


Ocyurus chrysurus

Yellowtail snapper

Rabirubia

Vivaneau queue jaune

Guaiuba

Cynoscion acoupa

Acoupa weakfish

Corvinate amarilla

Acoupa toeroe


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
Bangamary
Dagoetifi

Micropogonias furnieri

Whitemouth croaker

Corvinón rayado (Roncador)

Tambour rayé

Cro-cro

Nebris microps

Smalleye croaker

Corvina ojo chico

Courbine tiyeux

Butterfish
Botervis

Cephalopholis fulva

Coney seabass

Cherna cabrilla

Coné ouatalibi


Epinephelus morio

Red grouper

Mero rojo

Mérou rouge

Garoupa

Epinephelus niveatus or (novestus?)

Snowy grouper

Cherna pintada

Mérou neige

Cherne

Mycteroperca bonaci

Black grouper

Cuna bonaci

Badêche bonaci

Venezuelan grouper
Serigado

Rachycentron canadum

Cobia

Cobia

Mafou

Beijupirá

Scomberomorus brasiliensis

Serra Spanish mackerel

Serra

Thazard tacheté du sud

Carite

Acanthocybium solandri

Wahoo

Peto

Thazard bâtard

Cavala impinge

Arius parkeri

Gillbacker sea catfish

Bagre amarillo

Mâchoiron jaune

Gillbacker

Bagre bagre

Coco sea catfish

Bagre doncella

Mâchoiron coco


Cathorops spixii

Madamango sea catfish

Bagre cuinche

Mâchoiron mamango



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 (Brown shrimp)

Camarón café sureño (Camarón marrón)

Crevette café

Litopenaeus schmitti (Penaeus schmitti)

Southern white shrimp (White, cock or cork 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 (Honey or jinga shrimp)

Camaron siete barbas (Camarón tití) (Camarão sete barbas)

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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