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The Gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) is a small marine filter-feeding fish belonging to the family Alosidae. The range of Gulf menhaden encompasses the entirety of the Gulf of Mexico nearshore waters, with the exception of the extreme eastern Yucatan and western Cuba . [ 2 ]
Keeltail needlefish are found in the western Atlantic Ocean between North Carolina and Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean Sea. [6] In the Indian Ocean, they are known off of East Africa, with their range continuing into the Pacific, reaching the Hawaiian Islands and continuing north to the Ogasawara Islands. [7]
Gulf flounder: Paralichthys albigutta: Gulf killifish: Fundulus grandis: Gulf kingfish Menticirrhus littoralis: Gulf menhaden: Brevoortia patronus: Gulf of Mexico fringed sole: Gymnachirus texae: Gulf pipefish: Syngnathus scovelli: Gulf Stream flounder: Citharichthys arctifrons: Gulf sturgeon: Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi: Gulf surgeonfish ...
Gulf butterfish form large loose schools across the continental shelf over sand/mud bottoms; depth ranges from 2 to 275 m at least, but are most abundant at 155 to 225 m. They are found near the bottom during the day, and migrate into the water column at night. Juveniles are often found under floating weeds and with jellyfish. [3]
Texas Gulf Coast is an intertidal zone which borders the coastal region of South Texas, Southeast Texas, and the Texas Coastal Bend.The Texas coastal geography boundaries the Gulf of Mexico encompassing a geographical distance relative bearing at 367 miles (591 km) of coastline according to CRS [1] and 3,359 miles (5,406 km) of shoreline according to NOAA.
Xiphophorus is a genus of euryhaline and freshwater fishes in the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes, native to Mexico and northern Central America. Xiphophorus species can be divided into 3 groups based on their evolutionary relationships: platyfish (or platies), northern swordtails, and southern swordtails.
A preserved permit from the Gulf of Mexico. Permit can be distinguished by their elongated dorsal fins and anal fin. [3] The dorsal fin is shaped like a scythe. Permit tails are also deeply forked, and their bodies are compressed laterally, making the fish tall and thin when viewed from the front.