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. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
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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. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
5. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
6. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
7. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
8. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
9. |
Caribbean Coot
|
Fulica caribaea |
Birds |
Central America, North America (United States Territory), South America |
10. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Commoner Lignum Vitae
|
Guaiacum officinale |
Plants |
Central and South America, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
12. |
Crossband Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca interstitialis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
13. |
Cubera Snapper
|
Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
14. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
15. |
Elliptical Star Coral
|
Dichocoenia stokesii |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
16. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
17. |
Euler's Flycatcher
|
Empidonax euleri johnstonei |
Birds |
West Indies (Grenada) |
18. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
19. |
Grenada Dove
|
Leptotila wellsi |
Birds |
West Indies (Grenada) |
20. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
21. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
22. |
Hook-billed Kite
|
Chondrohierax uncinatus |
Birds |
West Indies (Cuba and Grenada) |
|
23. |
Lamarck's Sheet Coral
|
Agaricia lamarcki |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central and South America, Europe, North America (including United States) |
24. |
Large Ivory Coral
|
Oculina varicosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
25. |
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 |
26. |
Montastraea franksi
|
Montastraea franksi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
27. |
Montastraea faveolata
|
Montastraea faveolata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
28. |
Montastraea annularis
|
Montastraea annularis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
29. |
Mutton Snapper
|
Lutjanus analis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
30. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
31. |
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 |
32. |
Pillar Coral
|
Dendrogyra cylindrus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
33. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
34. |
Porites branneri
|
Porites branneri |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, South America |
35. |
Pristimantis Rain Frog
|
Pristimantis euphronides |
Amphibians |
West Indies (Grenada) |
36. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
37. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
38. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
39. |
Rough Cactus Coral
|
Mycetophyllia ferox |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
40. |
Seabass
|
Epinephelus niveatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
41. |
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 |
42. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
43. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |