Fish

Angelfishes

Also known as butterflyfish (Family Chaetodontidae). Including: Angelfishes (Holacanthus species, Pomacanthus species). Marine angelfish are perciform fish of the family Pomacanthidae. They are found on shallow reefs in the tropical Atlantic, Indian, and mostly western Pacific Oceans. The family contains seven genera and about 86 species. They should not be confused with the freshwater angelfish,

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Anchovies

Family Engraulidae. Including: European anchovy (Engraulis encrasciolus), North of California anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Anchovies are small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water. More than 140 species are placed in 16 genera;

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Amberjack

The greater amberjack, also known as the allied kingfish, great amberfish, greater yellowtail, jenny lind, sea donkey, purplish amberjack, reef donkey, rock salmon, sailors choice, yellowtail, and yellow trevally, is a species of predatory ray-finned fish in the family Carangidae, the jacks and pompanos. It is found.

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Alewife

The alewife or river herring is an anadromous species of herring found in North America. It is one of the “typical” North American shads, attributed to the subgenus Pomolobus of the genus Alosa.

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Albacore

The albacore, known also as the albicore or longfin tuna, is a species of tuna of the order Scombriformes. It lives in temperate and tropical waters across the globe in the epipelagic and mesopelagic zones.

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