EASTERN PACIFIC FISH SPECIES
REFERENCE
In all of REEF's materials, we try
to use the standardized common names published by the American Fisheries
Society. Below are the fishes on REEF's tropical eastern Pacific
scanform, with the common name that is listed on the form and the
scientific name. The most commonly used Spanish name is also given.
Angelfish
Clarion Angelfish -
Holacanthus clarionensis -
angel de Clarion
Cortez Angelfish -
Pomacanthus zonipectus - angel de Cortes
King Angelfish -
Holacanthus passer - angel real
Bigeye
Glasseye -
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
- catalufa de roca
Popeye Catalufa -
Pristigenys serrula - catalufo semáforo
Blenny
Angel Blenny -
Coralliozetus angelica - trambollito angel
Browncheek Blenny -
Acanthemblemaria crockeri - carillo moreno
Largemouth Blenny -
Labrisomus xanti - chalapo
Lizard Triplefin -
Crocodilichthys gracilis - largatija tres aletas
Orangethroat Pikeblenny -
Chaenopsis alepidota - trambollito lucio
Panamic
Fanged Blenny -
Ophioblennius steindachneri
- trambollito
Redside Benney -
Malacoctenus hubbsi - trambollo rojoi
Sabertooth Blenny -
Plagiotremus azaleus - diente sable
Signal Blenny -
Emblemaria hypacanthus - trambollito señal
Butterflyfish
Barberfish -
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
- mariposa barbero
Longnose Butterflyfish -
Forcipiger flavissimus - mariposa hocicona
Scythe Butterflyfish -
Chaetodon falcifer - mariposa guadana
Threebanded Butterflyfish -
Chaetodon humeralis - mariposa muneca
Cardinalfish
Barspot Cardinalfish -
Apogon retrosella - cardenal
Guadalupe Cardinalfish -
Apogon guadalupensis -
cardenal mexicano
Pink Cardinalfish -
Apogon guadalupensis -
cardenal rosado
Chub
Cortez Chub -
Kyphosus elegans - chopa de Cortes
Gulf Opaleye -
Girella simplicidens -
ojo azul
Rainbow Chub -
Sectator ocyurus - chopa salema
Striped Chub -
Kyphosus analogus - chopa
Zebraperch -
Hermosilla azurea - chopa bonita
Rock Croaker -
Pareques guscevittatus -
corvinsta gungo
Damselfish
Acapulco Damselfish -
Stegastes acapulcoensis -
jaqueta Acapulco
Beaubrummel -
Stegastes flavilatus - pez de dos colores
Blue -
And -
Yellow Chromis - Chromis limbaughi -
castaneto de Limbaugh
Bumphead Damselfish -
Microspathodon bairdi - jaqueta vistosa
Cortez Damselfish adult -
Stegastes rectifraenum -
jaqueta de Cortes
Cortez Damselfish juvenile -
Stegastes rectifraenum -
jaqueta de Cortes
Giant Damselfish adult -
Microspathodon dorsalis - castañuela gigante
Giant Damselfish juvenile -
Microspathodon dorsalis - castañuela gigante
Scissortail Damselfish -
Chromis atrilobata - castañeta conquita
Sergeant Major -
Abudefduf troschelii - pintano
Silverstripe Chromis -
Chromis alta -
castaneta oval
Whitetail Damselfish -
Stegastes leucorus - jaqueta rabo blanco
Eel
Cortez Garden Eel
- Heteroconger spp
- anguila jardin
Jeweled Moray -
Muraena lentiginosa - morena pinta
Panamic Green Moray -
Gymnothorax castaneus - morena verde
Red - banded Snake
Eel -
Quassiremus nothochir - anguila rojo rayado
Tiger Snake Eel -
Myrichthys tigrinus - tieso manchado
Zebra Moray -
Gymnomuraena zebra - morena cebra
Filefish
Scrawled Filefish -
Aluterus scriptus - lijatrompa
Goby
Banded Cleaner Goby -
Elacatinus nesiotes - gobio barbero de bandas
Bluebanded Goby -
Lythrypnus dalli - gobio bonito
Redhead Goby -
Elacatinus puncticulatus -
gobio de cabeza rojo
Redlight Goby -
Coryphopterus urospilus - gobio semaforo
Sonora Goby -
Gobiosoma chiquita - gobio chiquito
Grouper (Seabass)
Broomtail Grouper -
Mycteroperca xenarcha - garropa jasplada
Flag Cabrilla -
Epinephelus labriformis - cabrilla piedrera
Gulf Coney -
Epinephelus acanthistius -
baqueta
Gulf Grouper -
Mycteroperca jordani - baya
Jewfish -
Epinephelus itajara - mero guasa
Leather Bass -
Dermatolepis dermatolepis -
mero coriaceo
Leopard/Golden Grouper -
Mycteroperca rosacea - cabrilla sendinera
Mutton Hamlet -
Alphestes immaculatus - guaseta
Panamic Graysby -
Epinephelus panamensis - enjambre
Sawtail Grouper -
Mycteroperca prionura - garropa aserrada
Black Sea Bass -
Stereolepis gigas - pescada
Grunt
Burrito Grunt -
Anisotremus interruptus - burro frijol
Cortez Grunt -
Haemulon flaviguttatum -
burro de Cortes
Graybar Grunt -
Haemulon sexfasciatum -
burro almejera
Latin Grunt -
Haemulon steindachneri -
ronco chere - chere
Panamic Porkfish -
Anisotremus taeniatus - burro bandera
Salema -
Xenistius californiensis -
ojoton
Sargo -
Anisotremus davidsonii - burro piedrero
Humpback Grunt -
Microlepidotus brevipinnis
- ronco rayadillo
Spottail Grunt -
Haemulon maculicauda - ronco soldadito
Wavyline Grunt -
Microlepidotus inornatus - ronco jopato
Hawkfish
Coral Hawkfish -
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
- halcon de coral
Giant Hawkfish -
Cirrhitus rivulatus - chino mero
Longnosed Hawkfish -
Oxycirrhites typus - halcon narigon
Jack
Almaco Amberjack -
Seriola rivoliana - pez fuerte
Bigeye Jack -
Caranx sexfasciatus -
jurel ojón
Gafftopsail Pompano -
Trachinotus rhodopus - pompanito
Golden Jack -
Gnathanodon speciosus - jurel dorado
Green Jack -
Caranx caballus - cocinero dorado
Mexican Lookdown -
Selene brevoorti - jorobado antena
Rainbow Runner -
Elagatis bipinnulata - macarela salmon
Yellowtail -
Seriola lalandi - jurel de aleta amarilla
Jawfish
Bluespotted Jawfish -
Opistognathus rosenblatti - boca manchada azul
Finespotted Jawfish -
Opistognathus punctatus - boca grande manchada
Giant Jawfish -
Opistognathus rhomaleus - bocón azul
Longfish
California Needlefish -
Strongylura exilis - agujon
Halfbeak -
Hemirhamphus unifasciatus -
picuda
Reef Cornetfish -
Fistularia commersonii - pez corneta
Parrotfish
Azure Parrotfish -
Scarus compressus - loro verdeazul
Bicolor Parrotfish -
Scarus rubroviolaceus -
loro violacio
Bluechin Parrotfish -
Scarus ghobban - loro banba azul
Bumphead Parrotfish -
Scarus perrico - loro jorabado
Loosetooth Parrotfish -
Nicholsina denticulata - loro pez
Puffer and Trunkfish
Bullseye Puffer -
Sphoeroides annulatus - botete diana
Guineafowl Puffer -
Arothron meleagris - botete
Lobeskin Puffer -
Sphoeroides lobatus - tamboreta
Pacific Boxfish -
Ostracion meleagris - pez caja
Spotted Sharpnose Puffer -
Canthigaster punctatissima
- botete bonito
Porcupine
Balloonfish -
Diodon holocanthus - pez erizo
Spotted Porcupinefish -
Diodon hystrix - pez puercoespinas
Rays
Banded Guitarfish -
Zapteryx exasperata - pez guitarra
Bullseye Electric Ray -
raya electrica ocelada
Bullseye Stingray -
Diplobatis ommata - raya espina
Diamond Stingray -
Dasyatis brevis - raya de espina
Long -
tailed Stingray - Dasyatis longus -
raya látigo coluda
Manta Ray
- Manta birostris
- manta
Round Stingray -
Urolophus halleri - raya redonda
Smoothtail Mobula -
Mobula thurstoni - manta diablo
Spotted Eagle Ray -
Aetobatus narinari - chucho pintado
Scorpionfish
Rainbow Scorpionfish -
Scorpaenodes xyris - rascaccio arco iris
Stone Scorpionfish -
Scorpaena plumieri mystes -
lapon
Seabass
Barred Serrano -
Serranus psittacinus - guaseta serrano
Creole Fish -
Paranthias colonus - rabirrubia de lo alto
Gold -
Spotted Sandbass - Paralabrax auroguttatus
- extranjero
Mottled Soapfish -
Rypticus bicolor - jabonero de Cortes
Pacific Sandperch -
Diplectrum pacificum - serrano ucho
Rainbow Basslet -
Liopropoma fasciatum - merito arco iris
Spotted Sandbass -
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
- cabrilla de roca
Sharks
Galapagos Shark -
Carcharhinus galapagensis -
tiburón de Galapagos
Scalloped Hammerhead -
Sphyrna lewini - tiburón martillo
Silky Shark -
Carcharhinus falciformis - tiburón jaqueton
Whale Shark -
Rhincodon typus - tiburón ballena
Whitetip Reef Shark -
Triaenodon obesus - tiburón coraleno nato
Snapper
Barred Pargo -
Hoplopagrus guntheri - pargo coconaco
Blue and Gold Snapper -
Lutjanus viridis - pargo rayado
Pacific Dog Snapper -
Lutjanus novemfasciatus -
pargo negro
Yellow Snapper -
Lutjanus argentiventris -
pargo amarillo
Squirrelfish
Panamic Soldierfish -
Myripristis leiognathos - soldato
Tinsel Squirrelfish -
Sargocentron suborbitalis -
candil sol
Surgeonfish
Bluespotted Surgeonfish -
Ctenochaetus marginatus - navajon estriado
Convict Tang -
Acanthurus triostegus - navajon carcelario
Goldrimmed Surgeonfish -
Acanthurus nigricans - navajon cariblanco
Yellowfin Surgeonfish -
Acanthurus xanthopterus -
navajon aleta amarilla
Yellowtail Surgeonfish -
Prionurus punctatus - cirujano cochinito
Triggerfish
Blunthead Triggerfish -
Pseudobalistes naufragium - pejepuenco de piedra
Finescale Triggerfish -
Balistes polylepsis - cochi
Orangeside Triggerfish -
Sufflamen verres - cochino
Wrasse
Banded Wrasse -
Halichoeres notospilus - señorita de cintas
California Sheephead -
Semicossyphus pulcher - vieja de California
Chameleon Wrasse -
Halichoeres dispilus - senorita camaleon
Mexican Hogfish -
Bodianus diplotaenia - vieja de piedra
Pacific Razorfish -
Hemipteronotus pavoninus - viejita
Peacock Wrasse -
Xyrichthys pavo -
cuchillo pavo real
Rainbow Wrasse -
Thalassoma lucasanum - vieja de Cortes
Rock Wrasse -
Halichoeres semicinctus - cocinero
Rockmover Wrasse -
Novaculichthys taeniourus - duncella alguera
Spinster Wrasse -
Halichoeres nicholsi - vieja soltera
Sunset Wrasse -
Thalassoma grammaticum - vieja crepusculo
Wounded Wrasse -
Halichoeres chierchiae - senorita herida
Other
Mexican Barracuda -
Sphyraena lucasana - picuda agujona
Yellowtailed/Mexican Goatfish -
Mulloidichthys dentatus - salmonete barbon
Yellowfin Mojarra -
Gerres cinereus - mojarra blanca
Moorish Idol -
Zanclus cornutus - idolo moro
Pacific Porgy -
Calamus brachysomus - mojarron
Remora -
Remora remora - remora
Roosterfish -
Nematistius pectoralis - papa gallo
Pacific Seahorse -
Hippocampus ingens - caballo de mar
Pacific Spadefish -
Chaetodipterus zonatus - poguala peluquero
Ocellated Turbot -
Pleuronichthys ocellatus - platija ocelada
Common Galapagos and Southern Island Fishes
Pelican Barracuda -
Sphyraena idiastes - barracuda
Galapagos Barnacle Blenny -
Acanthemblemaria castroi - tranbollito percebes de Galapagos
Dusky Chub -
Girella freminvillei -
chopa penumbre
Socorro Chub -
Kyphosus lutescens - chopa de Socorro
Bravo Clinid -
Labrisomus dendriticus - tranbollo bravo
Yelloweye Croaker -
Odontoscion xanthops - bombache ojo amarillo
Southern Whitetail Damselfish -
Stegastes leucorus beebei -
damisela cola blanca
Yellow -
tail Damselfish - Stegastes arcifrons -
damisela cola amarilla
Fine -
Spotted Eel -
Gymnothorax dovi -
morena pintita
Galapagos Garden Eel -
Taenioconger klausewitzi - anguila jardin de Galapagos
Galapagos Blue -
banded Goby -
Lythrypnus gilberti -
gobio de bandas azules de Galapagos
Black Striped Salema Grunt -
Xenocys jessiae - ojon
Galapagos Grunt -
Orthopristis forbesi - roncandor de Galapagos
Yellow -
mouth Pikeblenny - Chaenopsis schmitti -
trambollito pico boca amarilla
Galapagos Puffer -
Sphoeroides angusticeps - tambulero de Galapagos
Socorro Serrano -
Serranus socorroensis -
serranus socorroensis
Galapagos Snake Eel -
Quassiremus evionthas - anguila de Galapagos
Bigeye Squirrelfish -
Myripristis berndti - candil ojo manchado
Yellowtailed Surgeonfish -
Prionurus laticlavius - chanco
Redtail Triggerfish -
Xanthichthys mento - Puerco de cola roja
Galapagos Triplefin -
Lepidonectes corallicola - trambollito triple aleta de Galapagos
Trumpetfish -
Aulostomus chinensis - trumpeteno chino
Socorro Wrasse -
Halichoeres insularis - duncella de Socorro
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