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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora palmata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Gulf of Mexico, North America (United States Territory) |
2. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora cervicornis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Gulf of Mexico, North America (United States Territory) |
3. |
American Mahogany
|
Swietenia mahagoni |
Plants |
Central and South America, Florida |
4. |
Bahama Swallow
|
Tachycineta cyaneoviridis |
Birds |
Bahamas, Cuba, Florida |
5. |
Bahaman Lesser Funnel-eared Bat
|
Chilonatalus tumidifrons |
Mammals |
Bahamas |
6. |
Bahamas Rock Iguana
|
Cyclura carinata |
Reptiles |
Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands |
7. |
Bahamian Hutia
|
Geocapromys ingrahami |
Mammals |
Bahamas |
8. |
Bee Hummingbird
|
Mellisuga helenae |
Birds |
Bahamas, Cuba |
9. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Black Grouper
|
Epinephelus nigritus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, Mexico, United States |
11. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
12. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
13. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
14. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
15. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
16. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Cat Island Turtle
|
Trachemys terrapen |
Reptiles |
Cat Island - West Indies (Bahamas), Jamaica |
18. |
Cerulean Warbler
|
Setophaga cerulea |
Birds |
Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Peru, United States, Venezuela |
19. |
Commoner Lignum Vitae
|
Guaiacum officinale |
Plants |
Central and South America, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
20. |
Crossband Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca interstitialis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
21. |
Cuban Parrot
|
Amazona leucocephala |
Birds |
West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas, Caymans) |
22. |
Cubera Snapper
|
Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
|
23. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
24. |
Elliptical Star Coral
|
Dichocoenia stokesii |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
25. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
26. |
Goliath Grouper
|
Epinephelus itajara |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
27. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
28. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
29. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
30. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
31. |
Holywood Lignum Vitae
|
Guaiacum sanctum |
Plants |
Central and South America, Florida, Mexico, Puerto Rico |
32. |
Hooded Seal
|
Cystophora cristata |
Mammals |
Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
33. |
Inagua Island Turtle
|
Trachemys stejnegeri malonei |
Reptiles |
West Indies (Bahamas - Great Inagua Island) |
34. |
Juniper
|
Juniperus barbadensis |
Plants |
Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, West Indies (St. Lucia) |
35. |
Kirtland's Wood Warbler
|
Dendroica kirtlandii |
Birds |
Bahamas, Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean, Canada, Michigan, South Carolina, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wisconsin |
36. |
Lamarck's Sheet Coral
|
Agaricia lamarcki |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central and South America, Europe, North America (including United States) |
37. |
Large Ivory Coral
|
Oculina varicosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
38. |
Least Tern
|
Sterna antillarum |
Birds |
Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
39. |
Lined Seahorse
|
Hippocampus erectus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
40. |
Lucifuga spelaeotes
|
Lucifuga spelaeotes |
Fishes |
Bahamas |
41. |
Minor Red Bat
|
Lasiurus minor |
Mammals |
Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico |
42. |
Montastraea franksi
|
Montastraea franksi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
43. |
Montastraea faveolata
|
Montastraea faveolata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
44. |
Montastraea annularis
|
Montastraea annularis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
|
45. |
Mutton Snapper
|
Lutjanus analis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
46. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
47. |
North Atlantic Right Whale
|
Balaena glacialis |
Mammals |
Northern Oceans |
48. |
Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana
|
Cyclura cychlura |
Reptiles |
Bahamas |
49. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
50. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
51. |
Parhippolyte sterreri
|
Parhippolyte sterreri |
Crustaceans |
Bahamas, Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean, Cuba, Mexico |
52. |
Pillar Coral
|
Dendrogyra cylindrus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
53. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
54. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
55. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
56. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
57. |
Rough Cactus Coral
|
Mycetophyllia ferox |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
58. |
Seabass
|
Epinephelus niveatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
59. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
60. |
Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral
|
Agaricia tenuifolia |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America (including United States Territories), South America |
61. |
Watling Island Iguana
|
Cyclura rileyi |
Reptiles |
West Indies (Bahamas) |
62. |
West Indian Manatee
|
Trichechus manatus |
Mammals |
Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA |
63. |
West Indian Whistling-duck
|
Dendrocygna arborea |
Birds |
Antigua, Bahamas, Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Caymans, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands |
64. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
65. |
White-crowned Pigeon
|
Patagioenas leucocephala |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
66. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
|
67. |
Zamia lucayana
|
Zamia lucayana |
Plants |
Central America |
68. |
Zamia integrifolia
|
Zamia integrifolia |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
69. |
Zanthoxylum flavum
|
Zanthoxylum flavum |
Plants |
Central America, North America, Oceanic, South America |