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A list of fishes of Jamaica. Jamaican waters contain fresh and saltwater fish. [1] Saltwater. The chief varieties of saltwater fish include: Kingfish; Jack;
Ponyfishes are small and laterally compressed in shape, with a bland, silvery colouration. They are distinguished by highly extensible mouths, and the presence of a mechanism for locking the spines in the dorsal and anal fins.
Like many other Caribbean islands, Jamaica has taken influences from several countries and regions to produce the cuisine that is seen on the island today. African, Asian and European touches have ...
It is found only on Jamaica and on a few islands in the Bahamas. In addition, many types of frogs are common on the island, especially treefrogs. Jamaican waters contain considerable resources of fresh and saltwater fish. [115] The chief varieties of saltwater fish are kingfish, jack, mackerel, whiting, bonito, and tuna.
The Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA) is a large marine and terrestrial area on the island of Jamaica located southwest of Kingston. Nearby cays such as Little Goat Island are included. It is the largest protected area in Jamaica and comprises 1,880 square kilometres (730 sq mi).
Deveximentum insidiator or previously Secutor insidiator, the pugnose ponyfish or barred ponyfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a ponyfish in the family Leiognathidae. [2] The barred ponyfish's mineralized skeleton contains apatite and the mineralized tissue contains hydroxylapatite . [ 4 ]
Alligator Pond is a fishing village on the southwestern coast of Jamaica in the parish of Manchester. [ 3 ] Unlike the tourist-oriented coasts in the northern part of the country, Alligator Pond's shoreline is as much about work as play; here fishermen launch their boats to catch some of the island's best-regarded fish while women conduct the ...
Even using conservative estimates, freshwater fish extinction rates in North America are 877 times higher than background extinction rates (1 in 3,000,000 years). [32] Projected extinction rates for freshwater animals are around five times greater than for land animals, and are comparable to the rates for rainforest communities. [ 24 ]