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Vertebrate Species Listed for Belize Source: Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System for Belize (BERDS) http://www.biodiversity.bz n Amphibia 41 taxa Class Order Order Name Family Family Name Genus Species Subspecies Scientific Author English name Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Bufonidae Toads Bufo campbelli Mendelson Campbell's Rainforest Toad Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Bufonidae Toads Bufo marinus Linnaeus 1758 Cane Toad Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Bufonidae Toads Bufo valliceps Wiegman 1833 Gulf Coast Toad Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Centrolenidae Glass Frogs Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Boettger 1893 Fleichmann's Glass Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Agalychnis moreletii (Duméril, 1853) Morelet's Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Agalychnis callidryas Cope Red-eyed Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla valancifer Firschein and Smith, San Martin Fringe-limbed Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla bromeliacia Schmidt Bromeliad Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla ebraccata Cope 1874 Hourglass Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla loquax Gaige and Stuart 193 Mahogany (Loquacious) Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla picta G¸nther 1901 Painted Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla minera Wilson, McCranie a Fringe-limbed Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla microcephala Cope 1886 Yellow Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Phrynohyas venulosa Laurenti 1768 Veined Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Scinax staufferi Cope 1865 Stauffer's Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Smilisca baudini DumËril and Bibron Common Mexican Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Smilisca cyanosticta Smith 1953 Blue-spotted Mexican Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Triprion petasatus Cope 1865 Yucatecan Casquehead Treefrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus laticeps DumËril 1853 Broadhead Rainfrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus sabrinus Campbell and Savage 2000 Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus sandersoni Schmidt 1941 Sanderson's Rainfrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus chac Savage Chac's Rainfrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus psephosypharus Campbell, Savage a Limestone Rainfrog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus leprus Cope 1879 Leprus Chirping Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus rhodopsis Cope 1867 Polymorphic Robber Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Leptodactylus melanonotus Hallowell 1861 Sabinal Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Leptodactylus labialis Cope 1877 White-lipped Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Physalaemus pustulosus Cope 1864 Tungara Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Microhylidae Sheep Frogs Gastrophryne elegans Boulenger 1882 Elegant Narrowmouth Toad Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Microhylidae Sheep Frogs Hypopachus variolosus Cope 1866 Sheep Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Ranidae True Frogs Rana vaillanti Brocchi 1877 Vaillant's Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Ranidae True Frogs Rana juliani Hills and De Sa Maya Mountain Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Ranidae True Frogs Rana berlandieri Baird 1859 Rio Grande Leopard Frog Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Rhinophrynidae Burrowing Toads Rhinophyrnus dorsalis DumËril and Bibron Burrowing Toad<br>(Woa) Amphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Bolitoglossa yucatana Peters 1882 Yucatan Mushroomtongue Salamander Amphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Bolitoglossa dofleini Werner 1903 Doflein's Mushroomtongue Salamander Amphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Bolitoglossa mexicana Duméril, Bibron and Mexican Mushroomtongue Salamander Amphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Bolitoglossa rufescens Cope 1869 Northern Banana Salamander Amphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Cryptotriton sp. Dwarf Salamander Amphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Oedipina elongata Schmidt 1836 Central American Worm Salamander Amphibia Gymnophiona Caecilians Caecilidae Caecilians Gymnopis syntrema (Cope, 1886) Mountain Caecilian Appendix 2: Vertebrate Species Lists for Belize Meerman, 2005: Compilation of information on Biodiversity in Belize

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Page 1: Vertebrate Species Listed for Belize

Vertebrate Species Listed for BelizeSource: Biodiversity and Environmental Resource Data System for Belize (BERDS) http://www.biodiversity.bz

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Amphibia 41 taxaClass Order Order Name Family Family Name Genus Species Subspecies Scientific AuthorEnglish nameAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Bufonidae Toads Bufo campbelli Mendelson Campbell's Rainforest ToadAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Bufonidae Toads Bufo marinus Linnaeus 1758 Cane ToadAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Bufonidae Toads Bufo valliceps Wiegman 1833 Gulf Coast ToadAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Centrolenidae Glass Frogs Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Boettger 1893 Fleichmann's Glass FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Agalychnis moreletii (Duméril, 1853) Morelet's TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Agalychnis callidryas Cope Red-eyed TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla valancifer Firschein and Smith, San Martin Fringe-limbed TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla bromeliacia Schmidt Bromeliad TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla ebraccata Cope 1874 Hourglass TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla loquax Gaige and Stuart 193Mahogany (Loquacious) TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla picta G¸nther 1901 Painted TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla minera Wilson, McCranie a Fringe-limbed TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Hyla microcephala Cope 1886 Yellow TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Phrynohyas venulosa Laurenti 1768 Veined TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Scinax staufferi Cope 1865 Stauffer's TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Smilisca baudini DumËril and Bibron Common Mexican TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Smilisca cyanosticta Smith 1953 Blue-spotted Mexican TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Hylidae Tree Frogs Triprion petasatus Cope 1865 Yucatecan Casquehead TreefrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus laticeps DumËril 1853 Broadhead RainfrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus sabrinus Campbell and Savage 2000Amphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus sandersoni Schmidt 1941 Sanderson's RainfrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus chac Savage Chac's RainfrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus psephosypharus Campbell, Savage a Limestone RainfrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus leprus Cope 1879 Leprus Chirping FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Eleutherodactylus rhodopsis Cope 1867 Polymorphic Robber FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Leptodactylus melanonotus Hallowell 1861 Sabinal FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Leptodactylus labialis Cope 1877 White-lipped FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Leptodactylidae Rain Frogs Physalaemus pustulosus Cope 1864 Tungara FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Microhylidae Sheep Frogs Gastrophryne elegans Boulenger 1882 Elegant Narrowmouth ToadAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Microhylidae Sheep Frogs Hypopachus variolosus Cope 1866 Sheep FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Ranidae True Frogs Rana vaillanti Brocchi 1877 Vaillant's FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Ranidae True Frogs Rana juliani Hills and De Sa Maya Mountain FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Ranidae True Frogs Rana berlandieri Baird 1859 Rio Grande Leopard FrogAmphibia Anura Frogs and Toads Rhinophrynidae Burrowing Toads Rhinophyrnus dorsalis DumËril and Bibron Burrowing Toad<br>(Woa)Amphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Bolitoglossa yucatana Peters 1882 Yucatan Mushroomtongue SalamanderAmphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Bolitoglossa dofleini Werner 1903 Doflein's Mushroomtongue SalamanderAmphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Bolitoglossa mexicana Duméril, Bibron and Mexican Mushroomtongue SalamanderAmphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Bolitoglossa rufescens Cope 1869 Northern Banana SalamanderAmphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Cryptotriton sp. Dwarf SalamanderAmphibia Caudata Newts and Salamanders Plethodontidae Lungless Salamanders Oedipina elongata Schmidt 1836 Central American Worm SalamanderAmphibia Gymnophiona Caecilians Caecilidae Caecilians Gymnopis syntrema (Cope, 1886) Mountain Caecilian

Appendix 2: Vertebrate Species Lists for Belize Meerman, 2005: Compilation of information on Biodiversity in Belize

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Reptilia 126 taxaClass Order Order Name Family Family Name Genus Species Subspecies Scientific AuthorEnglish nameReptilia Crocodilia Caimans and Crocodiles Crocodylidae Crocodiles Crocodylus acutus Cuvier 1807 American CrocodileReptilia Crocodilia Caimans and Crocodiles Crocodylidae Crocodiles Crocodylus moreletii DumËril and Bibron Morelet's CrocodileReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Anguidae Alligator Lizards Diploglossus rozellae Smith 1942 Rozella's Lesser GalliwaspReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Boidae Boas and Pythons Boa constrictor L. Boa Constrictor<br /> (Wowla)Reptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Adelphicos quadrivirgatus Jan 1862 Middle American Earth SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Amastridium veliferum Cope 1861 Rustyhead SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Clelia scytalina Cope 1867 Mexican Snake EaterReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Clelia clelia Daudin 1803 MussuranaReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Coluber constrictor Linnaeus 1758 RacerReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Coniophanes fissidens G¸nther 1858 White-lipped Spotbelly SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Coniophanes schmidti Bailey Schmidt's Black-striped SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Coniophanes bipunctatus Günther 1858 Two-spotted SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Coniophanes imperialis Kennicot in Baird 185Black-striped SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Conophis lineatus DumËril, Bibron and Road GuarderReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Dendrophidion nuchale W. Peters Black-naped Forest RacerReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Dendrophidion vinitor Smith 1941 Barred Forest RacerReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Dipsas brevifacies Cope 1866 Snail-eating Thirst SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Dryadophis melanolomus Cope 1868 Lizard EaterReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Drymarchon corais Boie 1827 Indigo SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Drymobius margaritiferus Schlegel 1837 Speckled RacerReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Elaphe flavifura Cope 1867 Tropical Rat SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Ficimia publia Cope1866 Blotched Hooknose SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Imantodes cenchoa Linnaeus 1758 Blunthead Tree SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Lampropeltis triangulum LacËpøde 1789 Milk SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Leptodeira septentrionalis Kennicott in Baird 1 Northern Cat-eyed SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Leptodeira frenata Cope 1887 Rain Forest Cat-eyed SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Leptophis mexicanus DumËril, Bibron and Mexican Parrot SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Leptophis mexicanus hoeversi Henderson, 1976 Turneffe Parrot SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Leptophis ahaetulla Linnaeus 1758 Parrot SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Masticophis mentovarius DumËril, Bibron and Neotropical WhipsnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Ninia diademata Baird and Girard 18 Ringneck Coffee SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Ninia sebae DumËril, Bibron and Redback Coffee SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Oxybelis fulgidus Daudin 1803 Green Vine SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Oxybelis aeneus Wagler 1824 Mexican Vine SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Oxyrhopus petola Linnaeus 1758 Calico False Coral SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Pseustes poecilinotus G¸nther 1858 Puffing SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Rhadinea decorata G¸nther 1858 Adorned Graceful Brown SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Scaphiodontophis annulatus DumËril, Bibron and Guatemalan Neckband SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Senticolis triaspis Cope 1866 Peninsular Rat SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Sibon sanniolus Cope 1866 Pygmy Snail SuckerReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Sibon sartorii Cope 1863 Terrestrial Snail SuckerReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Sibon nebulata Linnaeus 1758 Cloudy Snail SuckerReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Sibon dimidiatus G¸nther 1862 Slender Snail Sucker

Appendix 2: Vertebrate Species Lists for Belize Meerman, 2005: Compilation of information on Biodiversity in Belize

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Reptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Spilotes pullatus Linnaeus 1758 Tiger Tree SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Stenorrhina freminvillii DumËril, Bibron and Freminville's Scorpion-eating SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Stenorrhina degenhardtii Berthold 1846 Degenhardt's Scorpion-eating SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Symphimus mayae Gaige 1936 Yucatán White-lipped Snake Reptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Tantilla cuniculator Smith 1939 Yucatán Centipede SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Tantilla schistosa Bocourt 1883 Red Earth Centipede SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Tantillita lintoni Smith 1940 Linton's Dwarf Short-tailed SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Tantillita canula Cope 1876 Yucatán Dwarf Short-tailed SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Thamnophis marcianus Baird and Girard 18 Checkered Garter SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Thamnophis proximus Say in James 1823 Western Ribbon SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Tretanorhinus nigroluteus Cope 1861 Orangebelly Swamp SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Urotheca elapoides Cope 1860 False Coral SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Colubridae Typical Snakes Xenodon rabdocephalus Wied 1824 False TerciopeloReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Corytophanidae Casque-headed Lizards Basiliscus vittatus Wiegmann 1828 Brown BasiliskReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Corytophanidae Casque-headed Lizards Corytophanes hernandezii Wiegmann 1834 Hernandez's Helmeted BasiliskReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Corytophanidae Casque-headed Lizards Corytophanes cristatus Merrem 1821 Smoothhead Helmeted BasiliskReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Corytophanidae Casque-headed Lizards Laemanctus longipes Wiegmann 1834 Eastern Casquehead IguanaReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Corytophanidae Casque-headed Lizards Laemanctus serratus Cope 1864 Serrated Casquehead IguanaReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Elaphidae Coral Snakes Micrurus nigrocinctus Girard 1854 Central American Coral SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Elaphidae Coral Snakes Micrurus hippocrepis Peters Maya Coral SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Elaphidae Coral Snakes Micrurus diastema DumËril, Bibron and Variable Coral SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Eublepharidae Banded Geckos Coleonyx elegans Gray 1845 Yucatán Banded GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Aristelliger georgeensis Bocourt 1873 Saint George Island GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Gekko gecko Linnaeus 1758 GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Gonatodes albogularis DumËril and Bibron Yellowhead GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Hemidactylus frenatus Schlegel in DumËril House GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Phyllodactylus insularis Dixon Island Leaf-toed GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Phyllodactylus tuberculosus Wiegmann 1835 Tuberculate Leaf-toed GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Sphaerodactylus millepunctuatus Hallowell 1861 Spotted GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Sphaerodactylus glaucus Cope 1865 Dwarf GeckoReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gekkonidae Geckos Thecadactylus rapicauda Houttuyn 1782 Turnip TailReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Gymnophthalmidae Spectacled Lizards Gymnophthalmus speciosus Hallowell 1861 Golden Spectacled LizardReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Iguanidae Iguanas Ctenosaura similis Gray 1831 Black IguanaReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Iguanidae Iguanas Iguana iguana Linnaeus 1758 Green Iguana<br>(Bamboo Chicken, Gorobo)Reptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Leptotyphlopidaee Thread Snakes Leptotyphlops goudoti DumËril and Bibron Black Blind SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Phrynosomatidae Spiny Lizards Sceloporus serrifer Cope 1866 Blue-spotted Spiny LizardReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Phrynosomatidae Spiny Lizards Sceloporus variabilis Wiegmann 1834 Rosebelly LizardReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Phrynosomatidae Spiny Lizards Sceloporus lundelli Smith 1939 Lundell's Spiny LizardReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Phrynosomatidae Spiny Lizards Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope 1867 Yucat?n Spiny LizardReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Anolis carolinensis Voigt 1832 Green AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Anolis allisoni Barbour Allison's AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops rodriguezii Bocourt 1873 Smooth AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops pentaprion Cope 1862 Lichen AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops biporcatus Wiegmann 1834 Neotropical Green AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops lemurinus Cope 1861 Ghost Anole

Appendix 2: Vertebrate Species Lists for Belize Meerman, 2005: Compilation of information on Biodiversity in Belize

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Reptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops uniformis Cope 1885 Lesser Scaly AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops tropidonotus Peters 1863 Greater Scaly AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops sericeus Hallowell 1856 Silky AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops capito Peters 1863 Bighead AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Polychrotidae Anoles Norops sagrei Cocteau in DumËril aBrown AnoleReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Scincidae Skinks Eumeces schwartzei Fischer 1884 Schwartze's SkinkReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Scincidae Skinks Eumeces sumichrasti Cope 1866 Sumicrast's SkinkReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Scincidae Skinks Mabuya unimarginata Cope Central American MabuyaReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Scincidae Skinks Sphenomorphus cherriei Cope 1893 Brown Forest SkinkReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Teiidae Whip-Tailed Lizards Ameiva festiva Lichtenstein and vo Middle American AmeivaReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Teiidae Whip-Tailed Lizards Ameiva undulata Wiegmann 1834 Rainbow AmeivaReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Teiidae Whip-Tailed Lizards Cnemidophorus lemniscatus Linnaeus 1758 Striped RacerunnerReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Teiidae Whip-Tailed Lizards Cnemidophorus maslini Fritts Maslin's WhiptailReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Teiidae Whip-Tailed Lizards Cnemidophorus angusticeps Cope 1878 Yucatán WhiptailReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Typhlopidae Blind Snakes Ramphotyphlops braminus Daudin 1803Reptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Typhlopidae Blind Snakes Typhlops microstomus Cope 1866 Yucatecan Blind SnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Viperidae Pit Vipers and Rattlesnak Agkistrodon bilineatus G¸nther CantilReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Viperidae Pit Vipers and Rattlesnak Atropoides nummifer R?pell 1845 Jumping Pitviper<br />(Jumping Tommygoff)Reptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Viperidae Pit Vipers and Rattlesnak Bothriechis schlegelii Berthold 1846 Eyelash Palm-PitviperReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Viperidae Pit Vipers and Rattlesnak Bothrops asper Garman 1884 Tommy Goff<br />(Terciopelo)Reptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Viperidae Pit Vipers and Rattlesnak Crotalus durissus Linnaeus 1758 Neotropical RattlesnakeReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Viperidae Pit Vipers and Rattlesnak Porthidium nasutum Bocourt 1868 Rainforest Hognose PitviperReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Xantusidae Night Lizards Lepidophyma mayae Bezy Maya Night LizardReptilia Squamata Amphisbaenians, Lizards an Xantusidae Night Lizards Lepidophyma flavimaculatum DumËril 1851 Yellow-spotted Night LizardReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Cheloniidae Hard-Shelled Sea Turtles Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758 LoggerheadReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Cheloniidae Hard-Shelled Sea Turtles Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 Green TurtleReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Cheloniidae Hard-Shelled Sea Turtles Eretmochelys imbricata HawksbillReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Chelydridae Snapping Turtles Chelydra serpentina Linnaeus 1758 Snapping TurtleReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Dermatemydidae Central American River T Dermatemys mawii Gray 1847 Central American River TurtleReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Dermochelyidae Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Vandelli 1761 LeatherbackReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Emydidae Wood Turtles and Sliders Rhinoclemmys areolata DumËril and Bibron Furrowed Wood TurtleReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Emydidae Wood Turtles and Sliders Trachemys scripta Schoepf 1792 SliderReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Kinosternidae Mud and Musk Turtles Claudius angustatus Cope 1865 Narrowbridge Musk TurtleReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Kinosternidae Mud and Musk Turtles Kinosternon acutum Gray 1831 Tabasco Mud TurtleReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Kinosternidae Mud and Musk Turtles Kinosternon scorpioides Linnaeus 1766 Scorpion Mud TurtleReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Kinosternidae Mud and Musk Turtles Kinosternon leucostomum DumËril and Bibron White-lipped Mud TurtleReptilia Testudines Tortoises and Turtles Kinosternidae Mud and Musk Turtles Staurotypus triporcatus Wiegmann 1828 Mexican Giant Musk Turtle

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Pisces/Fish: Freshwater 70 taxaClass Order Order Name Family Family Name Genus Species Subspecies Scientific AuthorEnglish nameActinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Sanopus astrifer Whitespotted ToadfishActinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Batrachoides gilberti Meek and Hildebrand 1928Actinopterygii Characiformes Characins, f/w Hatchetfishes Characidae Characids/Tetra Fishes Astyanax fasciatus Cuvier 1819 Banded Astyanax<br />(Billum)Actinopterygii Characiformes Characins, f/w Hatchetfishes Characidae Characids/Tetra Fishes Brycon guatemalensis Regan 1908 Machaca<br />MacabilActinopterygii Characiformes Characins, f/w Hatchetfishes Characidae Characids/Tetra Fishes Hyphessobrycon compressus Meek 1904 Mayan Tetra<br />(Billum)Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Dorosoma petenense G¸nther 1867 Threadfin ShadActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Dorosoma anale Meek 1904 Mexican River Gizzard Shad, Longfin Gizzard ShaActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Cyprinodontidae Pupfishes Cyprinodon artifrons Hubbs 1936 Yucat?n PupfishActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Cyprinodontidae Pupfishes Floridichthys polyommus Hubbs 1936 Ocellated KillifishActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Cyprinodontidae Pupfishes Garmanella pulchra Hubbs 1936 Yucat?n FlagfishActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Carlhubbsia stuarti Rosen and Bailey 1 Barred LivebearerActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Gambusia yucatana Regan, 1914 Yucatan MosquitofishActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Gambusia nicaraguensis G¸nther 1866 Nicaraguan MosquitofishActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Gambusia sexradiata Hubbs 1936 Teardrop MosquitoActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Gambusia luma Rosen and Bailey 1 Sleek MosquitofishActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Heterandria bimaculata Heckel 1848 Twospot LivebearerActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Phallichthys fairweatheri Rosen and Bailey 1 Picotee LivebearerActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Poecilia orri Fowler 1943 Mangrove MollyActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Poecilia mexicana Steindachner 1863 Shortfin MollyActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Poecilia petenensis G¸nther 1866 Peten MollyActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Poecilia teresae Greenfield 1990 Mountain MollyActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Xiphophorus maculatus G¸nther 1866 Southern PlatyfishActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Xiphophorus hellerii Heckel 1848 Green SwordtailActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Profundulidae Middle American Killifishe Profundulus guatemalensis G¸nther 1866Actinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Rivulidae Rivulines Kryptolebias marmoratus (Poey, 1880) Mangrove RivulusActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Rivulidae Rivulines Rivulus tenuis Meek 1904 Dogtooth RivulusActinopterygii Lepisosteiformes Gars Lepisosteidae Gars Atractosteus tropicus Gill 1863 Tropical GarActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Centrarchidae Basses and Sunfishes Micropterus dolomieui LacepËde 1802 Smallmouth BassActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Centropomidae Snooks Centropomus ensiferus Poey 1860 Swordspine SnookActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Centropomidae Snooks Centropomus pectinatus Poey 1860 Tarpon SnookActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Centropomidae Snooks Centropomus poeyi Ch?vez 1961 Mexican SnookActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Centropomidae Snooks Centropomus parallelus Poey 1860 Fat SnookActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Amphilophus robertsoni Regan 1905 False Firemouth CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Archocentrus spilurus G¸nther 1862 Blue-eye CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Cichlasoma salvini G¸nther 1862 Yellow Belly CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Cichlasoma octofasciatum Regan 1903 Jack DempseyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Cichlasoma urophthalmus G¸nther 1862 Mexican Mojarra<br />Mayan CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Cichlasoma bocourti Vaillant and PellegrinChisel-tooth CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus 1758 TilapiaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Parachromis motaguensis G¸nther 1867 False Yellowjacket CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Parachromis friedrichsthalii Heckel 1840 Yellowjacket Cichlid<br />(Mus mus)Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Thorichthys affinis G¸nther 1862 Yellow MeekiActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Thorichthys meeki Brind 1918 Firemouth Cichlid<br />(Panya gial)

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Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Thorichthys aureus G¸nther 1862 Blue Flash<br />Golden Firemouth CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Vieja intermedia G¸nther 1862 Northern Checkmark CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Vieja godmanni G¸nther 1862 Southern Checkmark CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Vieja maculicauda Regan 1905 Blackbelt CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Vieja synspila Hubbs 1935 Redhead CichlidActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Eleotridae Sleepers Dormitator maculatus Bloch 1792 Fat SleeperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Eleotridae Sleepers Eleotris pisonis Gmelin 1789 Spinycheek SleeperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Eleotridae Sleepers Eleotris amblyopsis Cope 1871 Large-scaled Spinycheek SleeperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Eleotridae Sleepers Gobiomorus dormitor Lacapøde 1800 Bigmouth SleeperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Eugerres plumieri Cuvier 1830 Striped MojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Gerres cinereus Walbaum 1792 Yellow Fin MojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Awaous banana Valenciennes 1837 River GobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Ctenogobius smaragdus (Valenciennes) 1837Emerald GobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Evorthodus lyricus Girard 1858 Lyre GobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Gobioides broussoneti Lacapøde 1800 Violet GobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Gobiosoma yucatanum Dawson 1971 Yucatan GobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Lophogobius cyprinoides Pallas 1770 Crested GobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Pomadasys crocro Cuvier 1830 Burro GruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mugilidae Mullets Agonostomus monticola Bancroft 1834 Mountain MulletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mugilidae Mullets Joturus pichardi Poey 1860 Bobo MulletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mugilidae Mullets Mugil liza Valenciennes 1836 LizaActinopterygii Siluriformes Catfishes Heptapteridae Heotapterid Catfishes Rhamdia laticauda Kner 1858 Filespine ChulÌnActinopterygii Siluriformes Catfishes Heptapteridae Heptapterid Catfishes Rhamdia typhla Greenfield, Greenfie Cave chulÌnActinopterygii Siluriformes Catfishes Heptapteridae Heptapterid Catfishes Rhamdia guatemalensis G¸nther 1864 Guatemalan ChulÌnActinopterygii Siluriformes Catfishes Ictaluridae N. A. Freshwater Catfish Ictalurus furcatus Valenciennes 1840 Blue CatfishActinopterygii Synbrachiformes Spiny Eels Synbranchidae Swamp Eels Ophisternon aenigmaticum Rosen and Greenw Obscure Swamp Eel

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Pisces/Fish: Marine 601 taxaClass Order Order Name Family Family Name Genus Species Subspecies Scientific AuthorEnglish nameActinopterygii Albuliformes Bonefishes and Halosaurs Albulidae Bananafishes, Bonefishe Albula vulpes Linnaeus 1758 BonefishActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Anguillidae Eels Anguilla rostrata Leseuer 1817 American EelActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Chlopsidae False Morays Chilorhinus suensonii L¸tken 1852 Seagrass eelActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Chlopsidae False Morays Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Strˆmman 1896) False morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels and Morays Chlopsidae False Morays Kaupichthys nuchalis Böhlke, 1967 Collared eelActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Congridae Conger and Garden Eels Heteroconger longissimus Guunther 1870Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels and Morays Congridae Conger and Garden Eels Xenomystax bidentatus (Reid, 1940)Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels and Morays Congridae Conger and Garden Eels Xenomystax congroides Smith & Kanazawa, 1989Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Congridae Conger and Garden Eels Xenomystax austrinus Smith and Kanazawa 1989Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Moringuidae Worm or Spaghetti Eels Moringua edwardsi (Jordan and Bollma Spaghetti eelActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Muraenidae Moral Eels Channomuraena vittata (Richardson 1845) Broadbanded morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Muraenidae Moral Eels Echidna catenata (Bloch 1795) Chain morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Muraenidae Moral Eels Enchelycore nigricans Bonnaterre 1788) Mulatto congerActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Muraenidae Moral Eels Gymnothorax funebris (non Ranzani 1840) Green morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Muraenidae Moral Eels Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau 1855) Purplemouth morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Muraenidae Moral Eels Gymnothorax saxicola Jordan and Davis 1 Ocellated morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Muraenidae Moral Eels Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier 1829) Spotted morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Muraenidae Moral Eels Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup 1856) Goldentail morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels and Morays Muraenidae Moray Eels Uropterygius macularius (Lesueur, 1825) Marbled morayActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Nettastomatidae Duckbill Eels Hoplunnis tenuis Ginsburg 1951 Spotted pike-congerActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels and Morays Ophichthidae Snake Eels Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh,Surf eelActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels and Morays Ophichthidae Snake Eels Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848) Sharptail eelActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Ophichthidae Snake Eels Myrophis platyrhynchus Breder 1927 Broadnose worm eelActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Ophichthidae Snake Eels Myrophis punctatus L¸tken 1852 Speckled worm eelActinopterygii Anguilliformes Eels Ophichthidae Snake Eels Ophichthus ophis (Linnaeus 1758) Spotted snake eelActinopterygii Antheriniformes Silversides Antherinidae Silversides Antherinella sp. nov. 2 Mangrove SilversideActinopterygii Antheriniformes Silversides Antherinidae Silversides Antherinella sp. nov. 1 Belize SilversideActinopterygii Aulopiformes Salmons Synodontidae Lizardfishes Saurida caribbaea Breder 1927 Smallscale lizardfishActinopterygii Aulopiformes Salmons Synodontidae Lizardfishes Synodus foetens (Linnaeus 1766) Inshore lizardfishActinopterygii Aulopiformes Grinners Synodontidae Lizardfishes Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887 Offshore lizardfishActinopterygii Aulopiformes Grinners Synodontidae Lizardfishes Synodus synodus (Linnaeus, 1758) Diamond lizardfishActinopterygii Aulopiformes Grinners Synodontidae Lizardfishes Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) Atlantic lizardfishActinopterygii Aulopiformes Grinners Synodontidae Lizardfishes Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 18 Sand diverActinopterygii Aulopiformes Grinners Synodontidae Lizardfishes Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) SnakefishActinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Opsanus dichrostomus Collette 2001Actinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Opsanus beta (Goode and Bean 1 Gulf toadfishActinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Porichthys plectrodon Jordan & Gilbert, 188Atlantic midshipmanActinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Sanopus astrifer (Robins & Starck, 1965)Actinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Sanopus greenfieldorum Collette 1983 Whitelined toadfishActinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Sanopus reticulatus Collette 1983 Reticulated ToadfishActinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Sanopus barbatus (Meek and Hildebra Bearded toadfishActinopterygii Batrachoidiformes Toadfishes Batrachoididae Toadfishes Triathalassothia gloverensis Greenfield and Greenfield 1973Actinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Belonidae Needlefishes Ablennes hians (Valenciennes 1846)Flat needlefish

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Actinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Belonidae Needlefishes Platybelone argalus argalus (non Lesueur 1821) Keeltail needlefishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Belonidae Needlefishes Strongylura timucu (Walbaum 1792) TimucuActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Belonidae Needlefishes Strongylura notata notata (Poey 1860) Redfin needlefishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Belonidae Needlefishes Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus (PÈron and Lesueur Hound needlefishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Belonidae Needlefishes Tylosurus acus acus (LacepËde 1803) Agujon needlefishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Exocoetidae Flyingfishes Cheilopogon melanurus (Valenciennes 1847)Atlantic flyingfishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Exocoetidae Flyingfishes Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill 1815) Spotfin flyingfishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Exocoetidae Flyingfishes Cheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes 1847)Margined flyingfishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Exocoetidae Flyingfishes Cypselurus exsiliens (Linnaeus 1771) Bandwing flyingfishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Exocoetidae Flyingfishes Exocoetus obtusirostris G¸nther 1866 Oceanic two-wing flyingfishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Exocoetidae Flyingfishes Parexocoetus brachypterus (non Richardson 18 Sailfin flyingfishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Exocoetidae Flyingfishes Prognichthys gibbifrons (Valenciennes 1847)Bluntnose flyingfishActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Hemiramphidae Halfbeaks Euleptorhamphus velox Poey 1868 Flying halfbeakActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Hemiramphidae Halfbeaks Hemiramphus balao Lesueur 1821 Balao halfbeakActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Hemiramphidae Halfbeaks Hemiramphus brasiliensis (Linnaeus 1758) BallyhooActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Hemiramphidae Halfbeaks Hyporhamphus roberti hildebrandi Valenciennes 1847 Central American halfbeakActinopterygii Beloniformes Needlefishes Hemiramphidae Halfbeaks Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (non Ranzani 1842) Common halfbeak, Silverstripe halfbeakActinopterygii Beryciformes Sawbellies Holocentridae Soldierfishes and Squirrel Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck 1765) SquirrelfishActinopterygii Beryciformes Sawbellies Holocentridae Soldierfishes and Squirrel Holocentrus rufus Walbaum 1792 Longspine squirrelfishActinopterygii Beryciformes Sawbellies Holocentridae Soldierfishes and Squirrel Myripristis jacobus Cuvier 1829 Blackbar soldierfishActinopterygii Beryciformes Sawbellies Holocentridae Soldierfishes and Squirrel Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829) Longjaw squirrelfishActinopterygii Beryciformes Sawbellies Holocentridae Soldierfishes and Squirrel Plectrypops retrospinis (Guichenot 1853) Cardinal soldierfishActinopterygii Beryciformes Sawbellies Holocentridae Soldierfishes and Squirrel Sargocentron bullisi Woods 1955 Deepwater squirrelfishActinopterygii Beryciformes Sawbellies Holocentridae Soldierfishes and Squirrel Sargocentron coruscum Poey 1860 Reef squirrelfishActinopterygii Beryciformes Sawbellies Holocentridae Soldierfishes and Squirrel Sargocentron vexillarium (Poey 1860) Dusky squirrelfishActinopterygii Carcharhiniformes Ground Sharks Triakidae Smoothhound Sharks Mustelus canis (Mitchill, 1815) Dusky smooth-houndActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Chirocentrodon bleekerianus (Poey 1867) Dogtooth herringActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Harengula jaguana Poey 1865 Scaled herringActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Harengula clupeola (Cuvier 1829) False herringActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Harengula humeralis (Cuvier 1829) Redear herringActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Jenkinsia lamprotaenia (non Gosse 1851) Dwarf round herringActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Jenkinsia majua Whitehead 1963 Little-eye round herringActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Jenkinsia stolifera (non Jordan and GilbFlorida round herringActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur 1818) Atlantic thread herringActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) Brazilian sardinellaActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Clupeidae Herrings and Shads Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 Round sardinellaActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoa lamprotaenia Hildebrand 1943 Big-eye anchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoa cubana (Poey 1868) Cuban anchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoa colonensis Hildebrand 1943 Narrow-striped anchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoa cayorum (Fowler 1906) Key anchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoa belizensis Thomerson and GreeBelize AnchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoa parva Meek and HildebrandLittle AnchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoa lyolepis (Evermann and MarsShortfinger anchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchovia clupeoides (Swainson 1839) Zabaleta anchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchovia sp. nov.

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Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Anchoviella elongata (Meek and Hildebra Elongate anchovyActinopterygii Clupeiformes Herrings Engraulidae Anchovies Lycengraulis grossidens Agassiz 1829 Atlantic Sabretooth AnchovyActinopterygii Cyprinodontiformes Killifishes, Mosquitofishes Poeciliidae Live Bearers Belonesox belizanus Kner 1860 Topminnow<br />Pike killifishActinopterygii Elopiformes Tarpons, Ladyfishes, etc Elopidae Ladyfishes Elops saurus (non Linnaeus 1766)LadyfishActinopterygii Elopiformes Tarpons, Ladyfishes, etc Megalopidae Tarpons Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes 1847 TarponActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Caelorinchus caelorhincus carminatus (Risso 1810) Longnose grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Hymenocephalus italicus Gigioli 1884 Glasshead grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Malacocephalus laevis (non Lowe 1874) 184Softhead grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode and Bean 188Western softhead grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Nezumia atlantica (Parr, 1946) Western Atlantic grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Nezumia aequalis (Günther, 1878) Common Atlantic grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Sphagemacrurus grenadae (Parr, 1946) Pugnose grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Trachonurus sulcatus (Goode and Bean 1 Bristly grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Ventrifossa mucocephalus Marshall 1973 Slimehead grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Macrouridae Grenadiers or Rattails Ventrifossa macropogon Marshall 1973 Longbeard grenadierActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Merlucciidae Hakes Merluccius albidus (Mitchill 1818) Offshore hakeActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods and Hakes Merlucciidae Hakes Steindachneria argentea Goode and Bean 189Luminous hakeActinopterygii Gadiformes Cods Moridae Morid Cods Laemonema goodebeanorum Meléndez C. & Markle, 1997Actinopterygii Gobiesociformes Clingfishes Gobiesocidae Clingfishes Acyrtops beryllinus (Hildebrand and GinsEmerald clingfishActinopterygii Gobiesociformes Clingfishes Gobiesocidae Clingfishes Gobiesox punctulatus (Poey 1876) Stippled clingfishActinopterygii Gobiesociformes Clingfishes Gobiesocidae Clingfishes Gobiesox barbatulus Starsk 1913Actinopterygii Gobiesociformes Clingfishes Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits Tomicodon rupestris (Poey, 1860)Actinopterygii Gobiesociformes Clingfishes Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits Tomicodon lavettsmithi Williams & Tyler, 2003Actinopterygii Gobiesociformes Clingfishes Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits Tomicodon fasciatus (Peters, 1859) Barred clingfishActinopterygii Gobiesociformes Clingfishes Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits Tomicodon clarkei Williams & Tyler, 2003Actinopterygii Gobiesociformes Clingfishes Gobiesocidae Clingfishes and singleslits Tomicodon briggsi Williams & Tyler, 2003Actinopterygii Lampriformes Velifers, Tube-eyes and Rib Lampridae Opahs Lampris guttatus (non Bruunnich 178 OpahActinopterygii Lophiiformes Anglerfishes Antennariidae Frogfishes Antennarius multiocellatus (Valenciennes 1837)Longlure frogfishActinopterygii Lophiiformes Anglerfishes Antennariidae Frogfishes Antennarius striatus (Shaw 1794) Striated frogfishActinopterygii Lophiiformes Anglerfishes Antennariidae Frogfishes Antennarius pauciradiatus Schultz 1957 Dwarf frogfishActinopterygii Lophiiformes Anglerfishes Lophiidae Goosefishes Lophius gastrophysus Miranda-Ribiero 191 Blackfin goosefishActinopterygii Lophiiformes Anglerfishes Ogcocephalidae Batfishes Ogcocephalus nasutus (Cuvier, 1829) Shortnose batfishActinopterygii Myctophiformes Lanternfishes Myctophidae Lanternfishes Lobianchia gemellarii (Cocco 1838) Cocco's lantern fishActinopterygii Myctophiformes Lanternfishes Myctophidae Lanternfishes Notolychnus valdiviae (Brauer 1904) Topside lampfishActinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels and Brotulas Bythitidae Livebearing Brotulas Grammonus claudei (Torre and Huerta 19Reef-cave brotulaActinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels and Brotulas Bythitidae Livebearing Brotulas Ogilbia cayorum Evermann and Ken Key brotulaActinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels and Brotulas Carapidae Pearlfishes Carapus bermudensis (Jones 1874) PearlfishActinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels and Brotulas Ophidiidae Brotulas, Cusk Eels Brotula barbata (Bloch and Schneid Bearded brotulaActinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels and Brotulas Ophidiidae Brotulas, Cusk Eels Lepophidium brevibarbe (Cuvier 1829) Shortbeard cusk-eelActinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels Ophidiidae Brotulas_ Cusk Eels Neobythites marginatus Goode & Bean, 1886Actinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels and Brotulas Ophidiidae Brotulas, Cusk Eels Neobythites elongatus Nielsen and Retzer 1994Actinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels Ophidiidae Brotulas_ Cusk Eels Neobythites ocellatus Günther, 1887Actinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels Ophidiidae Cusk-Eels Otophidium dormitator Böhlke & Robins, 1 Sleeper cusk-eelActinopterygii Ophidiiformes Cusk Eels Ophidiidae Cusk-Eels Petrotyx sanguineus (Meek & Hildebrand, Redfin brotulaActinopterygii Osmeriformes Argentines and Smelts Alepocephalidae Slickheads Alepocephalus australis Barnard 1923 Small scaled brown slickhead

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Actinopterygii Osmeriformes Argentines and Smelts Alepocephalidae Slickheads Alepocephalus agassizii Goode and Bean 188Agassiz' slickheadActinopterygii Osmeriformes Argentines and Smelts Alepocephalidae Slickheads Bajacalifornia megalops (L¸tken 1898) Bigeye smooth-headActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes and Tangs Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau 1855 Ocean surgeonActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes and Tangs Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch and SchneiderBlue tang surgeonfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes and Tangs Acanthurus chirurgus (non Bloch 1787) DoctorfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon robbyi Gilbert and Tyler 199Striped cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon robinsi Bˆhlke and Randall Roughlip cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon binotatus (Poey 1867) Barred cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon maculatus (Poey 1860) FlamefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon lachneri Bˆhlke 1959 Whitestar cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon planifrons Longley and HildebraPale cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon leptocaulus Gilbert 1972 Slendertail cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon pseudomaculatus Longely 1932 Twospot cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Apogon townsendi (Breder 1927) Belted cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Astrapogon stellatus (Cope 1867) ConchfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester 1915) Freckled cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey 1860) Dusky cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Apogonidae Cardinalfishes Phaeoptyx xenus (Böhlke & Randall, 1 Sponge cardinalfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Ariommatidae Ariommatids Ariomma bondi Fowler 1930 Silver-rag driftfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Blenniidae Blennies Entomacrodus nigricans Gill 1859 Pearl blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Blenniidae Blennies Hypleurochilus springeri Randall 1966 Orangespotted blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Blenniidae Blennies Hypleurochilus aequipinnis (G¸nther 1861) Oyster blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Blenniidae Blennies Lupinoblennius dispar Herre 1942 Mangrove blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Blenniidae Blennies Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes, 1836)Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Blenniidae Blennies Parablennius marmoreus (Poey 1876) Seaweed blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Blenniidae Blennies Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) Molly millerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Bramidae Pomfrets Brama brama (Bonnaterre 1788) Atlantic pomfretActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Alectis ciliaris (Bloch 1787) African pompanoActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Caranx hippos (Linnaeus 1766) Crevalle jackActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Caranx ruber (Bloch 1793) Bar jackActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Caranx lugubris Poey 1860 Black jackActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Caranx bartholomaei Cuvier 1833 Yellow jackActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Caranx crysos (non Mitchill 1815) Blue runnerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Caranx latus Agassiz 1831 Horse-eye jackActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Chloroscombrus chrysurus (Linnaeus 1766) Atlantic bumperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier 1833) Mackerel scadActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier 1829) Round scadActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy and Gaimard Rainbow runnerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus (Cuvier 1833) Bluntnose jackActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Naucrates ductor (Linnaeus, 1758) PilotfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Oligoplites saurus (Bloch and Schneid LeatherjackActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch 1793) Bigeye scadActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Selene vomer (Linnaeus 1758) LookdownActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Selene brownii Spix and Agassiz 1 Caribbean moonfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Carangidae Jacks and Pompanos Selene setapinnis (Mitchill 1815) Atlantic moonfish

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Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Acanthemblemaria maria Bˆhlke 1961 Secretary blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Acanthemblemaria paula Johnson and Brothe Dwarf spinyhead blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Acanthemblemaria aspera (Longley 1927) Roughhead blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Acanthemblemaria greenfieldi Smith-Vaniz and Pal False papillose blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Acanthemblemaria spinosa Metzelaar 1919 Spinyhead blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Chaenopsis ocellata Gill 1865 Bluethroat pikeblennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Chaenopsis limbaughi Robins and Randall Yellowface pikeblennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Coralliozetus cardonae Evermann and Mars Twinhorn blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Emblemaria pandionis Evermann and Mars Sailfin blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Emblemaria caldwelli Stephens 1970 Caribbean blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Emblemaria hyltoni Johnson and Greenf Filament blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Emblemaria piratula Ginsburg and Reid 1Pirate blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Emblemariopsis signifera (Ginsburg 1942)Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Emblemariopsis leptocirris Stephens 1970Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Emblemariopsis pricei Greenfield 1975 Seafan blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Hemiemblemaria simulus Longley and HildebraWrasse blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Lucayablennius zingaro (Bˆhlke 1957) Arrow blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Stathmonotus gymnodermis Springer 1955 Naked blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Stathmonotus stahli (Evermann and MarsEelgrass blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaenopsidae Blennies Stathmonotus hemphilli Bean 1885 Blackbelly blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch 1878 Spotfin butterflyfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus 1758 Banded butterflyfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus 1758 Foureye butterflyfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Chaetodontidae Butterflyfishes Prognathodes guyanensis (Durand, 1960) French butterflyfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Cichlidae Cichlids Petenia splendida G¸nther 1862 Bay Snook<br />(Blanco)Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Coryphaena equiselis Linnaeus 1758 Pompano dolphinfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758 Common dolphinfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Symphurus piger (non Goode and Be Deepwater tonguefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Symphurus ommaspilus B¯ohlke 1961 Ocellated tonguefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Symphurus diomedeanus (Goode and Bean 1 Spottedfin tonguefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Symphurus arawak Robins and Randall Caribbean tonguefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Symphurus tessellatus (Quoy and Gaimard CyprinodontidaeActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Symphurus rhytisma Bˆhlke 1961 Patchtail tonguefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Coryphaenidae Dolphinfishes Symphurus plagusia Linnaeus 1866 Blackcheek tonguefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Echeneidae Remoras Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus 1758 Live sharksuckerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Eleotridae Sleepers Erotelis smaragdus (Valenciennes 1837)Emerald sleeperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Ephippidae Spadefishes Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet 1782) Atlantic spadefish

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Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gempylidae Snake Mackerels Diplospinus multistriatus (Maul 1948) Striped escolarActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gempylidae Snake Mackerels Gempylus serpens Cuvier 1829 Snake mackerelActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gempylidae Snake Mackerels Neoepinnula americana (Grey, 1953) American sackfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gempylidae Snake Mackerels Nesiarchus nasutus Johnson, 1862 Black gemfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Diapterus rhombeus (Cuvier 1829) Caitipa mojarra, Silver mojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Diapterus auratus Ranzani 1842 Irish mojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Eucinostomus lefroyi (Goode 1874) Mottled mojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker 1863) Flagfin mojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Eucinostomus jonesii (G¸nther 1879) Slender mojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Eucinostomus gula (Quoy and Gaimard Jenny mojarra, Silver jennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Eucinostomus argenteus Baird and Girard 18 Silver mojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gerreidae Mojarras Eugerres brasilianus (Cuvier 1830) Brazilian mojarraActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Elacatinus saucrus Robins 1960 Leopard gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Elacatinus gemmatus (Ginsburg 1939) Frecklefin gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Elacatinus horsti Metzelaar 1922 Yellowline gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Bathygobius soporator Valenciennes 1837) Frillfin gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Coryphopterus personatus (Jordan and Thomp Masked gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Coryphopterus glaucofraenum Gill 1863 Bridled gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Coryphopterus eidolon Bˆhlke and Robins 1 Pallid gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Ctenogobius stigmaturus (Goode and Bean 1 Spottail gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Ctenogobius pseudofasciatus (Gilbert and Randall Slashcheek gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Elacatinus dilepis (Robins and Bˆhlke 1Orangesided gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Gnatholepis thompsoni Jordan 1904 Goldspot gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Gobiosoma prochilos Bˆhlke and Robins 1 Broadstripe gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Gobiosoma oceanops (Jordan 1904) Neon gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Gobiosoma pallens (Ginsburg 1939) Semiscaled gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Lythrypnus elasson Böhlke & Robins, 1 Dwarf gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Lythrypnus crocodilus (Beebe and Tee-Va Mahogany gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Lythrypnus heterochroma Ginsburg 1939 Diphasic gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Lythrypnus nesiotes Böhlke & Robins, 1 Island gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Lythrypnus spilus Böhlke & Robins, 1 Bluegold gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Lythrypnus okapia Robins & Böhlke, 1 Okapi gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Microgobius microlepis Longley and HildebraBanner gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Nes longus (Nichols, 1914) Orangespotted gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Oxyurichthys stigmalophius (Mead & Böhlke, 195Spotfin gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Priolepis hipoliti (Metzelaar 1922) Rusty gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Psilotris batrachodes Bˆhlke 1963 Toadfish gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Psilotris kaufmani Greenfield, Findley and Johnson 1993Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Psilotris amblyrhynchus Smith and Baldwin 1999Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Risor ruber (Rosén, 1911) Tusked gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Gobiidae Gobies and True Gobies Varicus imswe Greenfield 1981 Whiteband gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Grammatidae Basslets Gramma melacara Bˆhlke and Randall Blackcap bassletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Grammatidae Basslets Gramma loreto Poey 1868 Royal grammaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Grammatidae Basslets Gramma linki Starck and Colin 19 Yellowlined bassletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Grammatidae Basslets Lipogramma evides Robins and Colin 19 Banded basslet

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(Desmarest 1823) Sailor's gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon striatum (Linnaeus 1758) Striped gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon melanurum (Linnaeus 1758) Cottonwick gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon macrostoma G¸nther 1859 Spanish gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon chrysargyreum G¸nther 1859 Smallmouth grunt, French gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon carbonarium Poey 1860 Caesar gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon bonariense Cuvier 1830 Black gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon aurolineatum Cuvier 1830 Tomtate gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon album Cuvier 1830 White margateActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon sciurus (Shaw 1803) Bluestriped gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Haemulon plumieri (LacapËde 1801) GruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Orthopristis chrysoptera Linnaeus 1766 PigfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Haemulidae Grunts Pomadasys corvinaeformis (Steindachner 1868) Roughneck gruntActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Inermiidae Bonnetmouths Inermia vittata Poey 1860 Atlantic sailfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Istiophoridae Billfishes, Sailfishes Istiophorus albicans (Latreille 1804)Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Istiophoridae Billfishes, Sailfishes Makaira nigricans LacapËde 1802 Atlantic blue marlinActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Istiophoridae Billfishes, Sailfishes Tetrapturus albidus Poey 1860 Atlantic white marlinActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Istiophoridae Billfishes, Sailfishes Tetrapturus pfluegeri Robins and de Sylv Longbill spearfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Kyphosidae Drummers Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus 1766) Bermuda sea chubActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Kyphosidae Drummers Kyphosus incisor (Cuvier 1831) Yellow sea chubActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Bodianus pulchellus (Poey 1860) Spotfin hogfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Bodianus rufus (non Linnaeus 1758)Spanish hogfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Doratonotus megalepis G¸nther 1862 Dwarf wrasseActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Halichoeres poeyi (Steindachner 1867) Blackear wrasseActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791) Slippery dickActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Halichoeres caudalis (Poey 1860) Painted wrasseActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Halichoeres cyanocephalus (Bloch 1791) Yellowcheek wrasseActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Halichoeres garnoti (Valeniciennes 183 Yellowhead wrasseActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Halichoeres maculipinna (M¸ller and Troschel Clown wrasseActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Halichoeres pictus (Poey 1860) Rainbow wrasseActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus 1758) Puddingwife wrasseActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Lachnolaimus maximus (Walbaum 1792) HogfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloach 1791) BlueheadActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Xyrichtys martinicensis Valenciennes 1840 Rosy razorfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Xyrichtys splendens Castelnau 1855 Green razorfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labridae Wrasses Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus 1758) Pearly razorfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus albigenys Beeb and Tee-Van Whitecheek blenny

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Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus filamentosus Springer, 1960 Quillfin blenny Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus haitiensis Beeb and Tee-Van Longfin blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus kalisherae (Jordan 1904) Downy blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus nuchipinnis (Quoy and Giamard Hairy blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus nigricinctus Howell Rivero 1936) Spotcheek blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus bucciferus (Poey 1860) Puffcheek blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus gobio (Valenciennes 1836)Palehead blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Labrisomus guppyi (Norman 1922) Mimic blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Malacoctenus erdmani Smith 1957Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Malacoctenus gilli (Steindachner 1867) Dusky blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Malacoctenus macropus (Poey 1868) Rosy blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Malacoctenus triangulatus Springer 1959 Saddled blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Malacoctenus versicolor (Poey 1876) Barfin blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Malacoctenus aurolineatus Smith 1957 Goldline blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Malacoctenus boehlkei Springer 1959 Diamond blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Malacoctenus delalandei (Valenciennes 1836)Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Paraclinus fasciatus (Steindachner 1876) Banded blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Paraclinus cingulatus (Evermann and MarsCoral blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Paraclinus barbatus Springer 1955 Goatee blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Paraclinus nigripinnis (Steindachner 1876) Blackfin blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Paraclinus marmoratus (Steindachner 1876) Marbled blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Paraclinus infrons Bˆhlke 1960 Bald blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia ocellata (Steindachner, 1876 Checkered blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia hassi Klausewitz 1958 Ringed blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia elongata Gilbert 1971Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia starcki Gilbert 1971 Key blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia sluiteri (Metzelaar 1919) Chessboard blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia occidentalis Greenfield 1979Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia atlantica Longley 1934 Smooth-eye blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia nanodes Bˆhlke and Springer 1961Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Labrisomidae Labrisomids Starksia lepicoelia Bˆhlke and Springer Blackcheek blennyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lobotidae Tripletails Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790) Atlantic tripletailActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Etelis oculatus (Valenciennes 1828)Queen snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus vivanus (Cuvier 1828) Silk snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus cyanopterus (Cuvier 1828) Cubera snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus analis (Cuvier 1828) Mutton snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum 1792) Schoolmaster snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus buccanella (Cuvier 1828) Blackfin snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus 1758) Grey snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus jocu (Bloch and Schneid Dog snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier 1828) Mahogany snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus purpureus Poey 1876 Southern red snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Lutjanus 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Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Pristipomoides macrophthalmus (M¸ller and Troschel Cardinal snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Lutjanidae Snappers Rhomboplites aurorubens (Cuvier 1828) Vermilion snapperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Malacanthidae Tilefishes Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch 1786) Sand tilefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Microdesmidae Wormfishes Cerdale floridana Longley 934 Pugjaw wormfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Microdesmidae Wormfishes Microdesmus longipinnis (Weymouth 1910) Pink wormfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Microdesmidae Wormfishes Microdesmus carri Gilbert, 1966Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Microdesmidae Wormfishes Ptereleotris helenae (Randall, 1967) Hovering gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mugilidae Mullets Mugil gyrans (Jordan and Gilbert 1Fantail mulletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mugilidae Mullets Mugil trichodon Poey 1875Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mugilidae Mullets Mugil curema Valenciennes 1836 White mulletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mullidae Goat Fishes Mulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier 1829) Yellow goatfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mullidae Goat Fishes Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 188Red goatfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Mullidae Goat Fishes Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch 1793) Spotted goatfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Nomeidae Driftfishes Nomeus gronovii (Gmelin 1789) Man-of-war fishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Opistognathidae Jawfishes Opistognathus maxillosus Poey, 1860 Mottled jawfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Opistognathidae Jawfishes Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan and Thomp Yellowhead jawfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Opistognathidae Jawfishes Opistognathus gilberti Böhlke, 1967 Yellow jawfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pempheridae Sweepers Pempheris schomburgkii M¸ller and Troschel Glassy sweeperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Polynemidae Threadfins Polydactylus oligodon (Günther, 1860) Littlescale threadfinActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Polynemidae Threadfins Polydactylus virginicus (Linnaeus 1758) BarbuActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Abudefduf taurus (M¸ller and Troschel Night sergeantActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus 1758) Sergeant majorActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Centropyge argi Woods and Kanaza CherubfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Chromis scotti Emery 1968 Purple reeffishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Chromis insolata (Cuvier 1830) SunshinefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Chromis multilineata (Guichenot 1853) Brown chromisActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Chromis cyanea (Poey 1860) Blue chromisActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Holacanthus isabelita (Jordan and Rutter 1Blue angelfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch 1795 ) Rock beautyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Holacanthus bermudensis (non Goode 1876) AngelfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus 1758) Queen angelfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier 1830) Yellowtail damselfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Pomacanthus paru (Bloch 1787) French angelfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus 1758) Gray angelfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Stegastes variabilis (Castelnau 1855) Cocoa damselfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Stegastes dorsopunicans (Poey 1863) 1865 Dusky damselfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Stegastes fuscus (Cuvier 1830) Brazilian damselActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Stegastes leucostictus (M¸ller and Troschel BeaugregoryActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Stegastes partitus (Poey 1868) Bicolor damselfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier 1830) Threespot damselfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomacanthidae Angelfishes Stegastes diencaeus (Jordan and Rutter 1Longfin damselfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Pomatomidae Bluefishes Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus 1766) BluefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Priacanthidae Catalufas or Big Eyes Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (LacapËde 1801) GlasseyeActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Priacanthidae Catalufas or Big Eyes Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier 1829 Atlantic bigeyeActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Priacanthidae Catalufas or Big Eyes Pristigenys alta (Gill 1862) Short bigeye

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Scarus coeruleus (Bloch 1876) Blue parrotfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scaridae Parrotfishes Sparisoma chrysopterum Bloch and SchneiderRedtail parrotfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scaridae Parrotfishes Sparisoma atomarium (Poey 1861) Greenblotch parrotfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scaridae Parrotfishes Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes 1840)Redband parrotfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scaridae Parrotfishes Sparisoma radians (Valenciennes 1840)Bucktooth parrotfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scaridae Parrotfishes Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes 1840)Redfin parrotfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scaridae Parrotfishes Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre 1788) Stoplight ParrotfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Bairdiella ronchus (Cuvier 1830) Ground croakerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Equetus lanceolatus (Linneaus 1758) Jack-knifefishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Menticirrhus americanus (Linneaus 1758) Southern kingcroakerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823) Whitemouth croakerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Odontoscion dentex (Cuvier 1830) Reef croakerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Ophioscion panamensis Schultz 1945 Panama croakerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Pareques acuminatus (Bloch and Schneid High-hatActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Stellifer lanceolatus (Holbrook, 1855) American stardrumActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sciaenidae Drums or Croakers Stellifer colonensis Meek and HildebrandStardrumActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier 1832) WahooActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Auxis thazard thazard (LacapËde 1800) Frigate tunaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Auxis rochei rochei (Risso 1810) Bullet tunaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Euthynnus alletteratus (non Rafinesque 18 Little tunnyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Katsuwonus pelamis (Linneaus 1758) Skipjack tunaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Scomberomorus brasiliensis (Collette, Russo and Serra Spanish mackerelActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Scomberomorus regalis (Bloch 1793) CeroActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier 1829) King mackerelActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Thunnus atlanticus (non Lesson 1830) Blackfin tunaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre 1788) Yellowfin tunaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Scombridae Mackerels, Tunas and Bo Thunnus thynnus (non Linnaeus 1758)Northern bluefin tunaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Alphestes afer (Bloch 1793) Mutton hamletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Cephalopholis fulva (Linneaus 1758) ConeyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Cephalopholis cruentata (LacapËde 1802) GraysbyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Dermatolepis inermis (Valenciennes 1833)Marbled grouperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Epinephelus adscensionis Osbeck 1765) Rock hindActinopterygii 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Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Epinephelus flavolimbatus Poey 1865 Yellowedge grouperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein 1822) Itajara, Jewfish, Goliath GrouperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes 1828)Snowy grouperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Gonioplectrus hispanus (Cuvier 1828) Spanish flagActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Hypoplectrus unicolor (Walbaum 1792) Butter hamletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Hypoplectrus puella (non Cuvier 1828) Barred hamletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Hypoplectrus nigricans (non Poey 1852) Black hamletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Hypoplectrus indigo (non Poey 1851) Indigo hamletActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Liopropoma mowbrayi Woods and Kanaza Cave bassActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses_ Groupers a Liopropoma rubre Poey, 1861 Peppermint bass Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey 1860) Black grouperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Mycteroperca venenosa (Linnaeus 1758) Yellowfin grouperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Mycteroperca phenax Jordan and Swain 18ScampActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode and Bean 1 GagActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Mycteroperca tigris (Valenciennes 1833)Tiger grouperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Mycteroperca interstitialis (Poey 1860) Yellowmouth grouperActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Pseudogramma gregoryi (Breder 1927) Reef bassActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses_ Groupers a Rypticus randalli Courtenay, 1967Actinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses_ Groupers a Rypticus bornoi Beebe & Tee-Van, 1 Largespotted soapfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses_ Groupers a Rypticus subbifrenatus Gill, 1861 Spotted soapfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Rypticus saponaceus (Bloch and Schneid Lizard gobyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Serranus phoebe Poey 1851 TattlerActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Serranus annularis (Guunther 1880) Orangeback bassActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Serranus baldwini (Evermann and MarsLantern bassActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Serranus tigrinus (Bloch 1790) Harlequin bassActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Serranidae Sea Basses, Groupers a Serranus tabacarius (Cuvier 1829) TobaccofishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sparidae Porgies Archosargus rhomboidalis (Linnaeus 1758) Western Atlantic seabreamActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sparidae Porgies Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum 1792) Sheepshead seabream, Southern sheeps headActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sparidae Porgies Calamus pennatula Guichenot 1868 Pluma porgyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sparidae Porgies Calamus bajonado (Bloch and Schneid Jolthead porgyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sparidae Porgies Calamus calamus (Valenciennes 1830)Saucereye porgyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sparidae Porgies Lagodon rhomboides (Linnaeus 1766) PinfishActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sparidae Porgies Pagrus pagrus (non Linnaeus 1758)Common seabream, Red PorgyActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sphyraenidae Barracudas Sphyraena picudilla Poey 1860 Southern sennetActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sphyraenidae Barracudas Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier 1829 Guachanche barracudaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Sphyraenidae Barracudas Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum 1792) Great barracudaActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Symphysanodontidae Symphysanodon berryi Anderson, 1970 Slope bassActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Trichiuridae Cutlassfishes Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus 1758 Largehead hairtailActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Tripterygiidae Threefin Blennies Enneanectes pectoralis (Fowler 1941) Redeye triplefinActinopterygii Perciformes Perch-like Fishes Xiphiidae Common Swordfishes Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758 SwordfishActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Achiridae American Soles Achirus lineatus Linnaeus 1758 Lined soleActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Achiridae American Soles Achirus declivis Chabanaud 1940 Plainfin soleActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Achiridae American Soles Trinectes paulistanus (Miranda-Ribiero 191Slipper sole, Southern hogchokerActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Bothidae Left-eyed Flounders Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus 1758) Plate fishActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Bothidae Left-eyed Flounders Bothus ocellatus (Agassiz 1831) Eyed flounder

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Actinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Bothidae Left-eyed Flounders Monolene sessilicauda Goode, 1880 Deepwater flounderActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Cynoglossidae Tonguefishes Symphurus plagiusa Linnaeus 1766 Blackcheek TonguefishActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Paralichthyidae Lefteye Flounders Citharichthys spilopterus Guunther 1862 Bay whiffActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Paralichthyidae Lefteye Flounders Citharichthys macrops Drsel 1885 Spotted whiffActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Paralichthyidae Lefteye Flounders Cyclopsetta chittendeni Bean 1895 Mexican flounderActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Paralichthyidae Lefteye Flounders Paralichthys albigutta Jordan and Gilbert 1 Gulf flounderActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Paralichthyidae Lefteye Flounders Syacium micrurum (non Ranzani 1842) Channel flounderActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Paralichthyidae Lefteye Flounders Syacium papillosum (Linnaeus 1758) Dusky flounderActinopterygii Pleuronectiformes Flatfishes Pleuronectidae Righteye Flounders Poecilopsetta inermis (Breder 1927) PolynemidaeActinopterygii Rajiformes Skates and Rays Pristidae Sawfishes Pristis pristis Latham, 1794 Largetooth SawfishActinopterygii Rajiformes Skates and Rays Rhinobatidae Guitarfishes Rhinobatos lentiginosus Garman, 1880 Atlantic guitarfishActinopterygii Rajiformes Skates and Rays Urolophidae Round Rays Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) Yellow stingrayActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Dactylopteridae Flying Gurnards Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus 1758) Flying gurnardActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Dactylopteridae Flying Gurnards Dactyloscopus poeyi Gill 1861 Shortchin stargazerActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Dactylopteridae Flying Gurnards Dactyloscopus tridigitatus Gill 1859 Sand stargazerActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Dactylopteridae Flying Gurnards Gillellus greyae Kanazawa 1952 Arrow stargazerActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Dactylopteridae Flying Gurnards Gillellus uranidea Bˆhlke 1968 Warteye stargazerActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Dactylopteridae Flying Gurnards Platygillellus rubrocinctus (Longley 1934) Saddle stargazerActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or RockfishPontinus castor Poey 1860 Longsnout scorpionfishActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or RockfishScorpaena albifimbria Evermann & Marsh, Coral scorpionfishActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or RockfishScorpaena plumieri plumieri Bloch 1789 Spotted scorpionfishActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or RockfishScorpaena grandicornis Cuvier 1829 Plumed scorpionfishActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or RockfishScorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829 BarbfishActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or RockfishScorpaenodes tredecimspinosus (Metzelaar, 1919) Deepreef scorpionfishActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or RockfishScorpaenodes caribbaeus Meek & Hildebrand, Reef scorpionfishActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Triglidae Gurnards and Sea RobinsPrionotus punctatus (Bloch 1793) Bluewing searobinActinopterygii Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfishes and Flathead Triglidae Gurnards and Sea RobinsPrionotus rubio Jordan, 1886 Blackwing searobinActinopterygii Siluriformes Catfishes Ariidae Sea Catfishes Bagre marinus Mitchell 1815 Gafftopsail Sea CatfishActinopterygii Siluriformes Catfishes Ariidae Sea Catfishes Cathorops spixii (Spix and Agassiz 18Madamango sea catfishActinopterygii Siluriformes Catfishes Ariidae Sea Catfishes Hexanematichthys assimilis G¸nther 1864 Mayan Sea CatfishActinopterygii Stephanoberyciformes Pricklefishes, Bigscales and Melamphaidae Bigscales Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling 1962 MerlucciidaeActinopterygii Stomiiformes Lightfishes and DragonfishesSternoptychidae Hatchet Fishes Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco 1829 Half-naked hatchetfishActinopterygii Stomiiformes Lightfishes and DragonfishesStomiidae Dragonfishes Aristostomias grimaldii Sugmayer 1913Actinopterygii Stomiiformes Lightfishes and DragonfishesStomiidae Dragonfishes Aristostomias tittmanni Welsh 1923 LoosejawActinopterygii Stomiiformes Lightfishes and DragonfishesStomiidae Dragonfishes Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim 1914)Actinopterygii Stomiiformes Lightfishes and DragonfishesStomiidae Dragonfishes Eustomias fissibarbis (Pappenheim 1914)Actinopterygii Stomiiformes Lightfishes and DragonfishesStomiidae Dragonfishes Photonectes margarita (Goode and Bean 1896)Actinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Aulostomidae Trumpetfishes Aulostomus maculatus Valenciennes 1837 TrumpetfishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Fistulariidae Cornetfishes Fistularia tabacaria Linnaeus 1758 Cornet fishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Fistulariidae Cornetfishes Fistularia petimba (non LacapËde 180 Red cornetfishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesAnarchopterus tectus (Dawson 1978) Insular pipefishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesBryx randalli (Herald 1965)Actinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesBryx dunckeri (Metzelaar 1919) Pugnose pipefishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesCosmocampus elucens (Poey 1868) Shortfin pipefishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesCosmocampus 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Actinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesHippocampus zosterae Jordan and Gilbert 1 Dwarf seahorseActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesHippocampus erectus Poey 1810-11 Lined seahorseActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesHippocampus reidi Ginsburg 1923 Longsnout seahorseActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesMicrognathus crinitus (Jenyns 1842) Banded pipefishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesMicrophis brachyurus lineatus (Bleeker 1851) Opossum pipefishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesPseudophallus mindii Meek and Hildebrand 1923Actinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesSyngnathus caribbaeus Dawson 1979 Caribbean pipefishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesSyngnathus floridae (Jordan and Gilbert 1Dusky pipefishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesSyngnathus scovelli Evermann and Ken Gulf PipefishActinopterygii Syngnathiformes Pipefishes and Seahorses Syngnathidae Pipefishes and SeahorsesSyngnathus pelagicus Linneaus 1758 Sargassum pipefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Balistidae Triggerfishes Balistes capriscus Gmelin 1789 Grey triggerfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Balistidae Triggerfishes Balistes vetula Linnaeus 1758 Queen triggerfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Balistidae Triggerfishes Melichthys niger (Bloch 1786) Black triggerfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Balistidae Triggerfishes Xanthichthys ringens (non Linnaeus 1758)Sargassum triggerfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Diodontidae Porcupinefishes Diodon hystrix (non Linnaeus 1758)Spot-fin porcupinefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Molidae Molas or Ocean Sunfishe Mola mola (Linnaeus 1758) Ocean sunfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Monacanthidae Filefishes Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus 1758) Unicorn leatherjacketActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Monacanthidae Filefishes Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum 1792) Orange filefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Monacanthidae Filefishes Cantherhines macrocerus (Hollard 1853) American whitespotted filefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Monacanthidae Filefishes Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani 1842) Orangespotted filefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Monacanthidae Filefishes Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill 1818) Fringed filefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Monacanthidae Filefishes Monacanthus tuckeri Bean 1906 Slender filefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Monacanthidae Filefishes Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus 1766) Planehead filefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Monacanthidae Filefishes Stephanolepis setifer (Linnaeus 1766) Pygmy filefishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Ostraciidae Boxfishes Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus 1758) Scrawled cowfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Ostraciidae Boxfishes Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus 1758) Spotted trunkfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Ostraciidae Boxfishes Lactophrys trigonus (Linnaeus 1758) Buffalo trunkfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Ostraciidae Boxfishes Lactophrys polygonius (Poey 1876) Honeycomb cowfishActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Tetraodontidae Pufferfishes Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch 1786) Sharpnose pufferActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Tetraodontidae Pufferfishes Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus 1766) Smooth pufferActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Tetraodontidae Pufferfishes Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus 1758) Checkered pufferActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Tetraodontidae Pufferfishes Sphoeroides yergeri Shipp 1972 Speckled pufferActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Tetraodontidae Pufferfishes Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode and bean 1 Southern pufferActinopterygii Tetraodontiformes Puffers and Filefishes Tetraodontidae Pufferfishes Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch 1785) Bandtail pufferActinopterygii Torpediniformes Electric Rays Narcinidae Numbfishes Narcine brasiliensis (Olfers, 1831) Brazilian electric rayElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani 1840) Smalltail sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey 1860) Blacknose sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo 1927) Sandbar sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Carcharhinus falciformis (M¸eller and Henle 1 Silky sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Carcharhinus leucas (Möeller and Henle Bull sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey 1861) Oceanic whitetip sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Carcharhinus limbatus (Müeller and Henle Blacktip sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Carcharhinus perezi (Poey 1876) Caribbean reef sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Galeocerdo cuvier (Peeron and Lesueu Tiger sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) Lemon shark

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Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758) Blue sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Carcharhinidae Requiem Sharks Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey 1861) Caribbean sharpnose sharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Scyliorhinidae Cat Sharks Galeus arae (Nichols 1929) Roughtail catsharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Scyliorhinidae Cat Sharks Scyliorhinus retifer (Garman 1881) Chain catsharkElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Sphyrnidae Hammerhead Sharks Sphyrna tiburo (Linnaeus 1758) BonnetheadElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Sphyrnidae Hammerhead Sharks Sphyrna mokarran (Ruuppell 1837) Great hammerheadElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Sphyrnidae Hammerhead Sharks Sphyrna lewini (Griffith and Smith 18Scalloped hammerheadElasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Ground or Whaler Sharks Triakidae Smoothhound Sharks Mustelus norrisi Spinger 1939 Narrowfin smooth-houndElasmobranchii Lamniformes Mackerel Sharks Lamnidae Mackerel Sharks Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque 1810 Shortfin makoElasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Carpet Sharks Ginglymostomidae Nurse Sharks Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre 1788) Nurse sharkElasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Carpet Sharks Rhincodontidae Small-toothed Sharks Rhincodon typus Smith 1828 Whale sharkElasmobranchii Pristiformes Sawfishes Pristidae Sawfishes Pristis perotteti Largetooth SawfishElasmobranchii Pristiformes Sawfishes Pristidae Sawfishes Pristis pectinata Latham 1794 Smalltooth sawfish, WIde sawfishElasmobranchii Rajiformes Skates and Rays Dasyatidae Stingrays Dasyatis americana Hildebrand and Schr Southern stingrayElasmobranchii Rajiformes Skates and Rays Dasyatidae Stingrays Dasyatis guttata (Bloch and Schneid Longnose stingrayElasmobranchii Rajiformes Skates and Rays Dasyatidae Stingrays Himantura schmardae (Werner 1904) Chupare stingrayElasmobranchii Rajiformes Skates and Rays Myliobatidae Eagle and Manta Rays Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen 1790) Spotted eagle rayElasmobranchii Rajiformes Skates and Rays Rajidae Skates Dipturus garricki (Bigelow and Schro San Blas skate

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Aves/Birds 574 taxaClass Order Order Name Family Family Name Genus Species Subspecies Scientific AuthorEnglish nameAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Anas discors Linnaeus 1766 Blue-winged TealAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Anas cyanoptera Vieillot 1816 Cinnamon TealAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 Northern PintailAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Anas clypeata Linneaus 1758 Northern ShovelerAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Anas crecca Linnaeus 1758 Green-winged TealAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Anas americana Gmelin 1789 American WidgeonAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Anser caerulescens Snow GooseAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Anser albifrons (Scopoli 1769) Greater White-fronted GooseAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Aythya collaris (Donovan 1809) Ring-necked DuckAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Aythya affinis (Eyton 1838) Lesser ScaupAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Cairina moschata (Linnaeus 1758) Muscovy DuckAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot 1816) Fulvous Whistling-DuckAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus 1758) Black Bellied Whistling DuckAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus 1758) Hooded MerganserAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Mergus serrator Linnaeus 1758 Red-breasted MerganserAves Anseriformes Ducks Anatidae Waterfowl Nomonyx dominicus (Linnaeus 1766) Masked DuckAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Apodidae Swifts Aeronautes saxatilis (Woodhouse 1853) White-throated SwiftAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Apodidae Swifts Chaetura vauxi (Townsend 1839) Vaux's SwiftAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Apodidae Swifts Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus 1758) Chimney SwiftAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Apodidae Swifts Cypseloides cryptus Zimmer 1945 White-chinned SwiftAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Apodidae Swifts Panyptila cayennensis (Gmelin 1789) Lesser Swallow-tailed SwiftAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Apodidae Swifts Streptoprocne rutila Chestnut-collard SwiftAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Apodidae Swifts Streptoprocne zonaris (Shaw 1796) White-collared SwiftAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Amazilia cyanocephala (Lesson 1829) Azure-crowned HummingbirdAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Amazilia tzacatl Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Amazilia rutila (DeLattre 1842) Cinnamon HummingbirdAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Amazilia candida (Bourcier & Mulsant White-bellied EmeraldAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Amazilia yucatanensis (Cabot 1845) Buff-bellied HummingbirdAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Anthracothorax prevosti (Lesson 1832) Green-breasted MangoAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus 1758) Ruby-throated HummingbirdAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Campylopterus curvipennis (Deppe 1830) Wedge-tailed SabrewingAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Campylopterus hemileucurus (Deppe 1830) Violet SabrewingAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Chlorostilbon canivetti (Lesson 1832) Canivet's EmeraldAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Colibri delphinae (Lesson 1839) Brown Violet-earAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Eupherusa eximia (DeLattre 1843) Stripe-tailed HummingbirdAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Florisuga mellivora (Linnaeus 1758) White-necked JacobinAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Heliomaster longirostris (Audebert & Vieillot 1Long-billed StarthroatAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Heliothryx barroti (Bourcier 1843) Purple-crowned FairyAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Hylocharis eliciae (Bourcier & Mulsant Blue-throated GoldentailAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Lophornis helenae (DeLatter 1843) Black-crested CoquetteAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Phaeochroa cuvierii (DeLattre & Bourcier Scaly-breasted HummingbirdAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Phaethornis longuemareus (Lesson 1832) Little HermitAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Phaethornis supercillosus (Linnaeus 1766) Long-tailed Hermit

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Aves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Thalurania columbica (Bourcier 1843) Violet-crowned WoodnymphAves Apodiformes Hummingbirds & Swifts Trochilidae Hummingbirds Threnetes ruckeri (Bourcier 1847) Band-tailed BarbthroatAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars Caprimulgus badius (Bangs & Peck 190 Yucatan NightjarAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars Caprimulgus vociferus Wilson 1812 Whip-poor-willAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars Caprimulgus carolinensis Gmelin 1789 Chuck-will's WidowAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars Chordeiles acutipennis (Hermann 1783) Lesser NighthawkAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars Chordeiles minor (Forster 1771) Common NighthawkAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars Lurocalis semitorquatus (Gmelin 1789) Short-tailed NighthawkAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars Nyctidromus albicollis (Gmelin 1789) PauraqueAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Caprimulgidae Nighthawks & Nightjars Nyctidromus yucatanicus Yucatan PoorwillAves Caprimulgiformes Nightbirds Nyctibiidae Potoos Nyctibius jamaicensis (Gmelin 1789) Northern PotooAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Charadriidae Plovers Charadrius semipalmatus Bonapart 1825 Semipalmated PloverAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Charadriidae Plovers Charadrius wilsonia Ord 1814 Wilson's PloverAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Charadriidae Plovers Charadrius collaris Vieillot 1818 Collared PloverAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Charadriidae Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus Linnaeus 1758 Snowy PloverAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Charadriidae Plovers Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus 1758 KilldeerAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Charadriidae Plovers Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus 1758) Black-bellied PloverAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Charadriidae Plovers Pluvialis dominica (Muller 1776) American Golden-PloverAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Charadriidae Plovers Vanellus chilensis (Molina 1782) Southern LapwingAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Haematopodidae Oystercatchers Haematopus palliatus Temminck 1820 American OystercatcherAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Jacanidae Jacanas Jacana spinosa (Linnaeus 1758) Northern JacanaAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Anous stolidus (Linnaeus 1758) Brown NoddyAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Anous minutus Boie 1844 Black NoddyAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Catharacta skua Brunnich 1764 Great SkuaAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Chlidonias niger (Linnaeus 1758) Black TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Larus argentatus Pontoppidan 1763 Herring GullAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Larus marinus Great Black-backed GullAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Larus pipixcan Wagler 1831 Franklin's GullAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Larus delawarensis Ord 1815 Ring-billed GullAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Larus crassirostris Vieillot 1818 Black-tailed GullAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Larus philadelphia (Ord 1815) Bonaparte's GullAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Larus atricilla Linnaeus 1758 Laughing GullAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus 1758) Black-legged KittiwakeAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Rynchops niger Linnaeus 1758 Black SkimmerAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Stercorarius parasiticus (Linnaeus 1758) Parasitic JaegarAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck 1815) Pomarine JaegarAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna sandvicensis Latham 1787 Sandwich TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna dougalli Montagu 1813 Roseate TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna maxima Boddaert 1783 Royal TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna hirundo Linnaeus 1758 Common TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna forsteri Nuttall 1834 Forster's TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna antillarum (Lesson 1847) Least TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna caspia Pallas 1770 Caspian TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna fuscata Linnaeus 1758 Sooty TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna nilotica Gmelin 1789 Gull-billed Tern

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SAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Laridae Skuas, Gulls, Terns and Sterna anaethetus Bridled TernAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Recurvirostridae Stilts & Avocets Himantopus mexicanus (Muller 1776) Black-necked StiltAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Recurvirostridae Stilts & Avocets Recurvirostra americana Gmelin 1789 American AvocetAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Actitis macularia (Linnaeus 1766) Spotted SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Arenaria interpres Ruddy TurnstoneAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Bartramia longicauda Upland SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris mauri (Cabanis 1857) Western SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris himantopus (Bonaparte 1826) Stilt SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris alpina (Linneaus 1758) DunlinAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris melanotos (Vieillot 1819) Pectoral SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris fuscicollis (Vieillot 1819) White-rumped SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris minutilla (Vieillot 1819) Least SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris pusilla (Linnaeus 1766) Semipalmated SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris alba (Pallas 1764) SanderlingAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Calidris canutus (Linnaeus 1758) Red KnotAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (Gmelin 1789) WilletAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Gallinago gallinago (Linnaeus 1758) Common SnipeAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Limnodromus scolopaceus (Say 1823) Long-billed DowitcherAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Limnodromus griseus (Gmelin 1789) Short-billed DowitcherAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Limosa fedoa (Linneaus 1758) Marbled GodwitAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Limosa haemastica (Linneaus 1758) Hudsonian GodwitAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Numenius phaeopus (Linneaus 1758) WhimbrelAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Numenius americanus (Bechstein 1812) Long-billed CurlewAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Phalaropus lobatus (Linnaeus 1758) Red-necked PhalaropeAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Phalaropus tricolor (Vieillot 1819) Wilson's PhalaropeAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Tringa flavipes (Gmelin 1789) Lesser YellowlegsAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Tringa solitaria Wilson 1813 Solitary SandpiperAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin 1789) Greater YellowlegsAves Charadriiformes Shorebirds & Relatives Scolopacidae Sandpipers & Allies Tryngites subruficollis (Vieillot 1819) Buff-breasted SandpiperAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Agamia agami (Gmelin 1789) Agami HeronAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Ardea herodias Linnaeus 1758 Great Blue HeronAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Botaurus pinnatus (Wagner 1829) Pinnated BitternAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett 1813) American BitternAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus 1758) Cattle EgretAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Butorides virescens (Linnaeus 1758) Green HeronAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus 1766) Boat-billed HeronAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Egretta tricolor (Muller 1776) Tricolored HeronAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Egretta thula (Molina 1782) Snowy EgretAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Egretta alba (Linnaeus 1758) Great EgretAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Egretta caerula (Linnaeus 1758) Little Blue HeronAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Egretta rufescens Gmelin 1789) Reddish EgretAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Ixobrychus exilis (Gmelin 1789) Least BitternAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Nyctanassa violaceus (Linnaeus 1758) Yellow-crowned Night HeronAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus 1758) Black-crowned Night HeronAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ardeidae Bitterns, Herons & Egrets Tigrisoma mexicanum Swainson 1834 Bare-throated Tiger Heron

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Aves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Cathartidae American Vultures Cathartes aura (Linnaeus 1758) Turkey VultureAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Cathartidae American Vultures Cathartes burrovianus Cassin 1845 Lesser Yellow-Headed VultureAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Cathartidae American Vultures Coragyps atratus (Bechstein 1793) Black VultureAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Cathartidae American Vultures Sarcoramphus papa (Linnaeus 1758) King VultureAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ciconiidae Storks Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein 1819) JabiruAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Ciconiidae Storks Mycteria americana Linnaeus 1758 Wood StorkAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Threskiornithidae Ibises & Spoonbills Ajaia ajaja (Linnaeus 1758) Roseate SpoonbillAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Threskiornithidae Ibises & Spoonbills Eudocimus ruber (Linnaeus 1758) Scarlet IbisAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Threskiornithidae Ibises & Spoonbills Eudocimus albus (Linnaeus 1758) White IbisAves Ciconiiformes Stork & Relatives Threskiornithidae Ibises & Spoonbills Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus 1766) Glossy IbisAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Claravis pretiosa (Ferrari-Perez 1886) Blue Ground-DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columba livia Gmelin 1789 Feral PigeonAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columba cayennensis Bonnaterre 1792 Pale-vented PigeonAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columba speciosa Gmelin 1789 Scaled PigeonAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columba flavirostris Wagler 1831 Red-billed PigeonAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columba leucocephala Linnaeus 1758 White-crowned PigeonAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columba nigrorostris Sclater 1860 Short-billed PigeonAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columbina minuta (Linnaeus 1766) Plain-breasted Ground-DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columbina talpacoti (Temminck 1810) Ruddy Ground-DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columbina passerina (Linnaeus 1758) Common Ground-DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Columbina inca (Lesson 1847) Inca DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Geotrygon montana Linnaeus 1758) Ruddy Quail-DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Leptotila verreauxi (Bonaparte 1855) White-tipped DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Leptotila cassini (Lawrence 1867) Gray-chested DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Leptotila rufaxilla (Richard & Bernard 1Gray-fronted DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Leptotila jamaicensis (Linnaeus 1766) Caribbean DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky 1838) Eurasian Collared DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus 1758) Mourning DoveAves Columbiformes Pigeons & Doves Columbidae Pigeons & Doves Zenaida asiatica (Linnaeus 1758) White-winged DoveAves Coraciiformes Kingfishers & Allies Alcedinidae Kingfishers Ceryle alcyon (Linnaeus 1758) Belted KingfisherAves Coraciiformes Kingfishers & Allies Alcedinidae Kingfishers Ceryle torquata (Linnaeus 1766) Ringed KingfisherAves Coraciiformes Kingfishers & Allies Alcedinidae Kingfishers Chloroceryle americana (Gmelin 1788) Green KingfisherAves Coraciiformes Kingfishers & Allies Alcedinidae Kingfishers Chloroceryle amazona (Latham 1790) Amazon KingfisherAves Coraciiformes Kingfishers & Allies Alcedinidae Kingfishers Chloroceryle aenea (Pallas 1764) Pygmy KingfisherAves Coraciiformes Kingfishers & Allies Motmotidae Motmots Electron carinatum (Du Bus de GisigniesKeel-billed MotmotAves Coraciiformes Kingfishers & Allies Motmotidae Motmots Hylomanes momotula (Lichtenstein 1839) Tody MotmotAves Coraciiformes Kingfishers & Allies Motmotidae Motmots Momotus momota (Linnaeus 1766) Blue-crowned MotmotAves Cuculiformes Cuckoos, Hoatzins, Turacos Cuculidae Cuckoos & Anis Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Wilson 1811) Black-billed CuckooAves Cuculiformes Cuckoos, Hoatzins, Turacos Cuculidae Cuckoos & Anis Coccyzus minor Gmelin 1788) Mangrove CuckooAves Cuculiformes Cuckoos, Hoatzins, Turacos Cuculidae Cuckoos & Anis Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus 1758) Yellow-billed CuckooAves Cuculiformes Cuckoos, Hoatzins, Turacos Cuculidae Cuckoos & Anis Crotophaga sulcirostris Swainson 1827 Groove-billed AniAves Cuculiformes Cuckoos, Hoatzins, Turacos Cuculidae Cuckoos & Anis Crotophaga ani Linnaeus 1758 Smooth-billed AniAves Cuculiformes Cuckoos, Hoatzins, Turacos Cuculidae Cuckoos & Anis Dromococcyx phasianellus (Spix 1824) Pheasant CuckooAves Cuculiformes Cuckoos, Hoatzins, Turacos Cuculidae Cuckoos & Anis Piaya cayana (Linnaeus 1766) Squirrel CuckooAves Cuculiformes Cuckoos, Hoatzins, Turacos Cuculidae Cuckoos & Anis Tapera naevia (Linnaeus 1766) Striped Cuckoo

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Aves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlAccipiter bicolor (Vieillot 1817) Bicolored HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlAccipiter cooperi (Bonaparter 1828) Cooper's HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlAccipiter striatus Sharp-shinned HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlAsturina nitida Gray HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlBusarellus nigricollis (Latham 1790) Black collared HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeo albonotatus Kaup 1847 Zone-tailed HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeo swainsoni Swainson's HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeo magnirostris (Gmelin 1788) Roadside HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeo platypterus Vieillot 1823) Broad-winged HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeo brachyurus Vieillot 1816 Short-tailed HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeo albicaudatus Vieillot 1816 White-tailed HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin 1788) Red-tailed HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeogallus anthracinus (Deppe 1830) Common Black-HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlButeogallus urubitinga (Gmelin 1788) Great Black-HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlChondrohierax uncinatus (Temminck 1822) Hook-billed HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlCircus cyaneus (Linnaeus 1766) Northern HarrierAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlElanoides forficatus (Linnaeus 1758) Swallow-tailed KiteAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlElanus leucurus (Vieillot 1818) Black-shouldered KiteAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlGeranospiza caerulescens (Vieillot 1817) Crane HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlHarpagus bidentatus (Latham 1790) Double-toothed KiteAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlHarpia harpyja (Linnaeus 1758) Harpy EagleAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlHarpyhaliateus solaritus (Tschudi 1844) Solitary EagleAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & Al Ictinia plumbea (Gmelin 1788) Plumbeous KiteAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & Al Ictinia mississippiensis (Wilson 1811) Mississippi KiteAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlLeptodon cayanensis (Latham 1790) Gray-headed KiteAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlLeucopternis albicolis (Latham 1790) White HawkAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlMorphnus guianensis (Daudin 1800) Crested EagleAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlPandion haliaetus (Linnaeus 1758) OspreyAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlRostrhamus sociabilis (Vieillot 1818) Snail KiteAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlSpizaetus ornatus (Daudin 1800) Ornate Hawk-EagleAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlSpizaetus tyrannus (Wied-Neuwied 1820Black Hawk-EagleAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles & AlSpizastur melanoleucus (Vieillot 1816) Black and White Hawk-EagleAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Caracara cheriway Crested CaracaraAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Falco pereginus Tunstall 1771 Peregrine FalconAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Falco deiroleucus Temminck 1825 Orange-breasted FalconAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Falco rufigularis Daudin 1800 Bat FalconAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 American KestrelAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Falco columbaris Linnaeus 1758 MerlinAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Falco femoralis Temminck 1822 Aplomado FalconAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Herpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus 1758) Laughing FalconAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Micrastur ruficolis (Vieillot 1817) Barred Forest-FalconAves Falconiformes Falcons & Allies Falconidae Falcons & Allies Micrastur semitorquatus (Vieillot 1817) Collared Forest-FalconAves Galliformes Chicken-like Birds Cracidae Guans and Curassows Crax rubra Linnaeus 1758 Great CurassowAves Galliformes Chicken-like Birds Cracidae Guans and Curassows Ortalis vetula (Wagler 1830) Plain ChachalacaAves Galliformes Chicken-like Birds Cracidae Guans and Curassows Penelope purpurascens Wagler 1830 Crested Guan

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Aves Galliformes Chicken-like Birds Odontophoridae Quails Colinus nigrogularis (Gould 1843) Black-throated QuailAves Galliformes Chicken-like Birds Odontophoridae Quails Dactylortyx thoracicus (Gambel 1848) Singing QuailAves Galliformes Chicken-like Birds Odontophoridae Quails Odontophorus guttatus (Gould 1838) Spotted Wood-QuailAves Galliformes Chicken-like Birds Phasianidae Turkeys Meleagris ocellata Cuvier 1820 Ocellated TurkeyAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Aramidae Limpkins Aramus guarauna (Linnaeus 1766) LimpkinAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Heliornthidae Finfoots Heliornis fulica (Boddaert 1783) SungrebeAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesAmaurolimnas concolor (Gosse 1847) Uniform CrakeAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesAramides cajanea (Muller 1776) Gray-necked Wood RailAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesAramides axillaris Lawrence 1863 Rufous-necked Wood RailAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesFulica americana (Gmelin 1789) American CootAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesGallinula chloropus (Linnaeus 1758) Common MoorhenAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesLaterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin 1789) Black RailAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesLaterallus ruber (Sclater & Salvin 186Ruddy CrakeAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesLaterallus exilis (Temminck 1831) Gray-breasted CrakeAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesPardirallus maculatus (Boddaert 1783) Spotted RailAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesPorphyrula martinica (Linnaeus 1766) Purple GallinuleAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesPorzana carolina (Linnaeus 1758) SoraAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesPorzana flaviventer (Boddaert 1783) Yellow-breasted CrakeAves Gruiformes Coots, Cranes and Rails Rallidae Rails, Gallinules and AlliesRallus longirostris Boddaert 1783 Clapper RailAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Bombycillidae Waxwings Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot 1808 Cedar WaxwingAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus 1758) Northern CardinalAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Caryothraustes poliogaster (Du Bus de GisigniesBlack-faced GrosbeakAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Cyanocompsa cyanoides (Lafresnaye 1847) Blue-back GrosbeakAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Cyanocompsa parellina (Bonaparte 1850) Blue BuntingAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Passerina ciris (Linnaeus 1758) Painted BuntingAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Passerina caerulea Blue GrosbeakAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus 1766) Indigo BuntingAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus 1766) Rose-breasted GrosbeakAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Saltator atriceps (Lesson 1832) Black-headed SaltatorAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Saltator maximus (Muller 1776) Buff-throated SaltatorAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Saltator coerulescens Vieillot 1817 Grayish SaltatorAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cardinalidae Saltators, Grosbeaks & B Spiza americana (Gmelin 1789) DickcisselAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Coerebidae Bananaquits Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus 1758) BananaquitAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Corvidae Jays & Crows Cyanocorax yncas (Boddaert 1783) Green JayAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Corvidae Jays & Crows Cyanocorax yucatanicus (Dubois 1875) Yucatan JayAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Corvidae Jays & Crows Cyanocorax morio (Wagler 1829) Brown JayAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Cotingidae Cotingas Cotinga amabilis Gould 1857 Lovely CotingaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Dendrocincla anabatina Sclater 1859 Tawny-winged WoodcreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Dendrocincla homochroa (Sclater 1859) Ruddy WoodcreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae (Lafresnaye 1852) Northern Barred-WoodcreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Glyphorynchus spirurus (Vieillot 1810) Wedge-billed WoodcreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Lepidocolaptes souleyetii (DesMurs 1849) Streak-headed WoodcreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Sittasomus griseicapillus (Vieillot 1818) Olivaceus WoodcreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus (Lesson 1840) Strong-billed WoodcreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Xiphorhynchus flavigaster Swainson 1827 Ivory-billed Woodcreeper

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Aves Passeriformes Perching Birds Dendrocolaptidae Woodcreepers Xiphorhynchus erythropygius (Sclater 1859) Spotted WoodcreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Aimophila rufescens (Swainson 1827) Rusty SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Aimophila botterii (Sclater 1858) Botteri's SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Amaurospiza concolor Cabanis 1861 Blue SeedeaterAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Ammodramus sandwichensis (Gmelin 1789) Savannah SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Ammodramus savannarum (Gmelin 1789) Grasshopper SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Aremonops rufivirgatus (Lawrence 1851) Olive SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Aremonops chloronotus (Salvin 1861) Green-backed SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Arremon aurantiirostris Lafresnaye 1847 Orange-billed SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Chondestes grammacus (Say 1823) Lark SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Melospiza lincolnii (Audubon 1834) Lincoln's SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Oryzoborus funereus Thick-billed SeedfinchAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Sicalis luteola (Sparrman 1789) Grassland Yellow-finchAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Spizella pallida (Swainson 1832) Clay-colored SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Spizella passerina (Bechstein 1798) Chipping SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Sporophila schistacea (Lawrence 1862) Slate-colored SeedeaterAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Sporophila torqueola (Bonaparte 1850) White-collared SeedeaterAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Sporophila americana (Gmelin 1789) Variable SeedeaterAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Tiaris olivacea (Linnaeus 1766) Yellow-faced GrassquitAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus 1766) Blue-black GrassquitAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Zonotrichia albicollis (JF Gmelin, 1789) White-throated SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Emberizidae Seedeaters & Allies Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Estrilidae Waxbills Lonchura malacca (Linnaeus 1758) Chesnut ManakinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Formicariidae Antthrushes & Antpittas Formicarius analis (d'Orbigny & Lafres Black-faced AntthrushAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Fringillidae Finches Carduelis psaltria (Say 1823) Lesser GoldfinchAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Fringillidae Finches Carduelis notata Du Bus de Gisignie Black-headed SiskinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Fringillidae Finches Loxia curvirostra (Linnaeus 1758) Red CrossbillAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Furnariidae Ovenbirds Anabacerthia variegaticeps (Sclater 1857) Scaly-throated Foliage-gleanerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Furnariidae Ovenbirds Automolus ochrolaemus (Tschudi 1844) Buff-throated Foliage-gleanerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Furnariidae Ovenbirds Sclerurus guatemalensis (Hartlaub 1844) Scaly-throated LeaftosserAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Furnariidae Ovenbirds Sclerurus mexicanus Sclater 1857 Tawny-throated LeaftosserAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Furnariidae Ovenbirds Synallaxis erythrothorax Sclater 1855 Rufous-breasted SpinetailAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Furnariidae Ovenbirds Xenops minutus (Sparrman 1788) Plain XenopsAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 Barn SwallowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot 1817) Cliff SwallowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Petrochelidon fulva Vieillot 1808) Cave SwallowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Progne subis (Linnaeus 1758) Purple MartinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Progne chalybea (Gmelin 1789) Gray-breasted MartinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Progne dominicensis (Gmelin 1789) Snowy-bellied MartinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Riparia riparia (Linnaeus 1758) Bank SwallowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon 1838) Northern Rough-winged SwallowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot 1808) Tree SwallowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Hirundinidae Swallows Tachycineta albineata (Lawrence 1863) Mangrove SwallowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus 1766) Red-winged BlackbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Amblycercus holosericeus (Deppe 1830) Yellow-billed Cacique

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Aves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Dives dives (Deppe 1830) Melodius BlackbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linnaeus 1758) BobolinkAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Icterus spurius (Linnaeus 1766) Orchard OrioleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Icterus galbula (Linnaeus 1758) Baltimore OrioleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Icterus gularis (Wagler 1829) Altamira OrioleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Icterus auratus Bonaparte 1850 Orange OrioleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Icterus mesomelas (Wagler 1829) Yellow-tailed OrioleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Icterus chrysater (Lesson 1844) Yellow-backed OrioleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Icterus cucullatus (Swainson 1827) Hooded OrioleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Icterus prosthemelas Black-cowled OrioleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Molothrus oryzivorus Giant CowbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Molothrus aeneus (Wagler 1829) Bronzed CowbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Molothrus ater (Boddaert 1783) Brown-naped CowbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Psarocolius montezuma (Lesson) Montezuma OropendolaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Psarocolius wagleri (Gray 1845) Chesnut-headed OropendolaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Quiscalus mexicanus (Gmelin 1788) Great-tailed GrackleAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Icteridae Blackbirds & Allies Sturnella magna (Linnaeus 1758) Eastern MeadowlarkAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Laniocera rufescens (Sclater 1858) Speckled MournerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Lipaugus unirufus Sclater 1859 Rufous PihaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Lawrence 1861 Cinnamon BecardAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Pachyramphus aglaiae (Lafresnaye 1839) Rose-throated BecardAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Pachyramphus major (Cabanis 1847) Gray-collared BecardAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Pachyramphus polychopterus (Vieillot 1818) White-wing BecardAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Schiffornis turdinus (Weid-Neuweid 1831Thrushlike SchiffornisAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Tityra inquisitor (Lichtenstein 1823) Black-crowned TityraAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Incerta Sedis Uncertain Affinities Tityra semifasciata (Spix 1825) Masked TityraAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Mimidae Mockingbirds Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus 1766) Gray CatbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Mimidae Mockingbirds Melanoptila glabrirostris Sclater 1858 Black CatbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Mimidae Mockingbirds Mimus gilvus (Vieillot 1808) Tropical MockingbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Basileuterus rufifrons (Swainson 1838) Rufous-capped WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Basileuterus culcivorus (Deppe 1830) Golden-crowned WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica coronata (Linnaeus 1766) Yellow-rumped WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica nigrescens (Townsend 1837) Black-throated Gray WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica virens (Gmelin 1789) Black-throated Green WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica chrysoparia Sclater & Salvin 186 Golden-cheeked WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica occidentalis (Townsend 1837) Hermit WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica fusca (Muller 1776) Blackburnian WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica dominica (Linnaeus 1766) Yellow-throated WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica graciae Baird 1865 Grace's WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica discolor (Vieillot 1808) Prairie WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica palmarum (Gmelin 1789) Palm WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica pensylvanica (Linnaeus 1766) Chesnut-sided WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica petechia (Linnaeus 1766) Yellow WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica cerulea (Wilson 1810) Cerulean WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica castanea (Wilson 1810) Bay-breasted Warbler

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Aves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica striata (Forster 1772) Black-poll WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica caerulescens (Gmelin 1789) Black-throated WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica tigrina (Gmelin 1789) Cape May WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Dendroica magnolia (Wilson 1811) Magnolia WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Geothlypis trichas (Linnaeus 1766) Common YellowthroatAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Geothlypis poliocephala (Baird 1865) Gray-crowned YellowthroatAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Granatellus sallaei Bonaparte 1856 Gray-throated ChatAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Helmitheros vermivorus (Gmelin 1789) Worm-eating WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Icteria virens (Linnaeus 1758) Yellow-breasted ChatAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Limnothlypis swainsonii (Audubon 1834) Swainson's WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus 1766) Black-and-White WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Oporornis philadelphia (Wilson 1810) Mourning WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Oporornis formosus (Wilson 1811) Kentucky WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Oporornis agilis (Wilson 1812) Connecticut WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Parula americana (Linnaeus 1758) Northern ParulaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Parula pitiayumi (Vieillot 1817) Tropical ParulaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Protonotaria citrea (Boddaert 1783) Prothonotary WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Seiurus motacilla (Vieillot 1809) Louisiana WaterthrushAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Seiurus aurocapillus (Linnaeus 1766) OvenbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Seiurus noveboracensis (Gmelin 1789) Northern WaterthrushAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus 1758) American RedstartAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Vermivora celata (Say 1823) Orange-crowned WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Vermivora chrysoptera (Linnaeus 1766) Golden-winged WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Vermivora virginiae (Baird 1860) Virginia's WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Vermivora peregrina (Wilson 1811) Tennessee WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Vermivora ruficapilla (Wilson 1811) Nashville WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Vermivora pinus (Linnaeus 1766) Blue-winged WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Wilsonia pusilla (Wilson 1811) Wilson's WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Wilsonia citrina (Boddaert 1783) Hooded WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Parulidae Wood Warblers Wilsonia canadensis (Linnaeus 1766) Canada WarblerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Passeridae Old World Sparrows Passer domesticus (Linnaeus 1758) House SparrowAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Pipridae Manakins Manacus candei (Parzudaki 1841) White-collared ManakinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Pipridae Manakins Pipra mentalis Scalter 1857 Red-capped ManakinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Sylviidae Gnatcatchers Polioptila plumbea (Gmelin 1788) Tropical GnatcatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Sylviidae Gnatcatchers Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus 1766) Blue-gray GnatcatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Sylviidae Gnatcatchers Ramphocaenus melanurus Vieillot 1819 Long-billed GnatwrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Cercomacra tyrannina (Sclater 1855) Dusky AntbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Dysithamnus mentalis (Temminck 1823) Plain AntvireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Gymnocichla nudiceps (Cassin 1850) Bare-crowned AntbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Microrhopias quixensis (Cornalia 1849) Dot-winged AntwrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Myrmotherula schisticolor (Lawrence 1865) Slaty AntwrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Taraba major (Vieillot 1816) Great AntshrikeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Thamnistes anabatinus Scalter & Salvin 186 Russet AntshrikeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Thamnophilus doliatus (Linnaeus 1764) Barred AntshrikeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thamnophilidae Typical Antbirds Thamnophilus atrinucha Godman & Salvin 1 Western Slaty-Antshrike

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sAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Chlorophanes spiza (Linnaeus 1758) Green HoneycreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Chlorospingus ophthlamicus Du Bus de Gisignie Common Bush-TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Cyanerpes lucidus (Sclater & Salvin 185Shining HoneycreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Cyanerpes cyaneus (Linnaeus 1766) Red-legged HoneycreeperAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Eucometis penicillata (Spix 1825) Gray-headed TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Euphonia elegantissima (Bonaparte 1838) Elegant EuphoniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Euphonia hirudinacea Bonaparte 1838 Yellow-throated EuphoniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Euphonia minuta Cabanis 1849 White-vented EuphoniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Euphonia gouldi Sclater 1857 Olive-backed EuphoniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Euphonia affinis (Lesson 1842) Scrub EuphoniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Habia rubica (Vieillot 1817) Red Crowned Ant TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Habia fuscicauda (Cabanis 1861) Red Throated Ant TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Lanio aurantius Lafresnaye 1846 Black-throated Shrike-TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Piranga leucoptera Trudeau 1839 White-winged TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Piranga bidentata (Swainson 1827) Flame-colored TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Piranga ludoviciana (Wilson 1811) Western TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Piranga olivacea (Gmelin 1789) Scarlet TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Piranga rubra (Linneaus 1758) Summer TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Piranga flava (Vieillot 1822) Hepatic TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Piranga roseogularis (Cabot 1846) Rose-throated TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Ramphocelus sanguinolentus (Lesson 1831) Crimson-collared TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte 1831 Passerini's TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Tangara larvata (Du Bus de GisigniesGolden-hooded EuphoniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Thraupis abbas (Deppe 1830) Yellow-winged TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Thraupidae Tanagers Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus 1766) Blue-gray TanagerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Campylorhynchus zonatus (Lesson 1832) Band-backed WrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Cistothorus platensis (Latham 1790) Sedge WrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Henicorhina leucosticta (Cabanis 1847) White-breasted Wood-wrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Microcerculus philomela (Salvin 1861) Nightinggale WrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Thryothorus modestus Cabanis 1861 Plain WrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham 1790) Carolina WrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Thryothorus maculipectus Lesfresnaye 1845 Spot-breasted WrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Troglodytes aedon Vieillot 1809 House WrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Troglodytidae Wrens Uropsila leucogastra (Gould 1837) White-bellied WrenAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Catharus minimus (Lafresnaye 1848) Gray-cheeked ThrushAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Catharus fuscescens (Stephens 1817) VeeryAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Catharus ustulatus (Nuttall 1840) Swainson's ThrushAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Hylocichla mustelinus (Gmelin 1789) Wood ThrushAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Myadestes unicolor Sclater 1857 Slate-colored SolitaireAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Sialia sialis (Linnaeus 1758) Eastern BluebirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Turdus assimilis Cabanis 1850 White-throated RobinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Turdus migratorius Linnaeus 1766 American RobinAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Turdidae Thrushes Turdus grayi Bonaparte 1838 Clay-colored ThrushAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Attila spadiceus (Gmelin 1789) Bright-rumped AttilaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Camptostoma imberbe Sclater 1857 Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

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Aves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Contopus cinereus (Spix 1825) Tropical PeeweeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Contopus virens (Linnaeus 1766) Eastern Wood-PeeweeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Contopus sordidulus Scalter 1859 Western Wood-PeeweeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Contopus pertinax Cabanis & Heine 185Greater PeeweeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Contopus cooperi (Nuttall 1831) Olive-sided FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg 1822) Yellow-bellied ElaeniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Elaenia martinica (Linnaeus 1766) Caribbean ElaeniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Empidonax virescens (Vieillot 1818) Acadian FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Empidonax alnorum Brewster 1895 Alder FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Empidonax traillii (Audubon 1828) Willow FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Empidonax albigularis Sclater & Salvin 185 White-throated FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Empidonax minimus (Baird & Baird 1843) Least FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Empidonax flaviventris (Baird & Baird 1843) Yellow-bellied FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Legatus leucophaius (Vieillot 1818) Piratic FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Leptopogon amaurocephalus Tschudi 1846 Sepia-capped FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Megarynchus pitangua (Linnaeus 1766) Boat-billed FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Mionectes oleaginus (Lichtenstein 1823) Ochre-bellied FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiarchus tyrannulus (Muller 1776) Brown-crested FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiarchus yucatanensis Lawrence 1871 Yucatan FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiarchus tuberculifer (d'Orbigny & Lesfre Dusky-capped FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus 1758) Great Crested FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiobius sulphureipygius Sulphur-rumped FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiodynastes maculatus (Muller 1776) Streaked FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiodynastes luteiventris Sclater 1859 Sulphur-bellied FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiopagis viridicata (Vieillot 1817) Greenish ElaeniaAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Myiozetetes similis (Spix 1825) Social FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Oncostoma cinereigulare (Sclater 1857) Northern BentbillAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Onychorhynchus coronatus (Muller 1776) Royal FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Ornithion semiflavum (Sclater & Salvin 186Yellow-bellied TyrannuletAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus 1766) Great KiskadeeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Platyrinchus cancrominus Sclater & Salvin 186 Stub-tailed SpadebillAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Pyrocephalus rubinus (Boddaert 1783) Vermillion FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Rhynchocyclus brevirostris (Cabanis 1847) Eye-ringed FlatbillAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Rhytipterna holerythra (Sclater & Salvin 186Rufous MournerAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Sayornis nigricans (Swainson 1827) Black PhoebeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Terenotriccus erythrurus Ruddy-tailed FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Todirostrum sylvia (Desmarest 1806) Slate-headed Tody-flycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Todirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus 1766) Common Tody-flycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Tolmomyias sulphurescens (Spix 1825) Yellow-olive FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin 1789) Scissor-tailed FlycatcherAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin 1788) Gray KingbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannus vociferans Swainson 1826 Cassin's KingbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot 1819 Tropical KingbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus 1758) Eastern KingbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannus savana Vieillot 1808 Fork-tailed Flycatcher

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Aves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannus couchii Baird 1858 Couch's KingbirdAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers Zimmerius vilissimus (Sclater & Salvin 185Paltry TyrannuletAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Cyclarhis gujanensis (Gmelin 1789) Rufous-browed PeppershrikeAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Hylophilus ochraceiceps Sclater 1859 Tawny-crowned GreenletAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Hylophilus decurtatus (Bonaparte 1838) Lesser GreenletAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo griseus (Boddaert 1783) White-eyed VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo flavifrons Vieillot 1808 Yellow-throated VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo solitarius (Wilson 1810) Blue-headed VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo pallens Salvin 1863 Mangrove VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo plumbeus Coues 1866 Plumbeous VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo magister (Lawrence 1871) Yucatan VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo altiloquus (Vieillot 1808) Black-whiskered VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo flavoviridis (Cassin 1851) Yellow-green VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus 1766) Red-eyed VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo philadelphicus (Cassin 1851) Philadelphia VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireo gilvus (Vieillot 1808) Warbling VireoAves Passeriformes Perching Birds Vireonidae Vireos Vireolanius pulchellus Sclater & Salvin 185 Green Shrike-VireoAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Anhingidae Anhingas Anhinga anhinga (Linnaeus 1766) AnhingaAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Fregatidae Frigatebirds Fregata magnificens Matthews 1914 Magnificent FrigatebirdAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Pelecanidae Pelicans Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin 1789 American White PelicanAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Pelecanidae Pelicans Pelecanus occidentalis (Linnaeus 1766) Brown PelicanAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Phaethontidae Tropicbirds Phaethon lepturus Daudin 1802 White-tailed TropicbirdAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Phalacrocoracidae Comorants Phalacocorax auritus (Lesson 1831) Double-crested CormorantAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Phalacrocoracidae Comorants Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin 1789) Neotropical ComorantAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Sulidae Boobies Sula sula (Linnaeus 1766) Red-footed BoobyAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Sulidae Boobies Sula dactylatra Lesson 1831 Masked BoobyAves Pelecaniformes Pelicans & Relatives Sulidae Boobies Sula leucogaster (Boddaert 1783) Brown BoobyAves Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos Pphoenicopteridae Flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus 1758 American FlamingoAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Bucconiidae Puffbirds Malacoptila panamensis Lefresnaye 1847 White-whiskered PuffbirdAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Bucconiidae Puffbirds Notharchus macrorhynchos (Gmelin 1788) White-necked PuffbirdAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Gabulidae Jacamars Galbula ruficauda Cuvier 1816 Rufous-tailed JacamarAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Campephilus guatemalensis (Hartlaub 1844) Pale-billed WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Celeus castaneus (Wagler 1829) Chesnut-colored WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Dryocopus lineatus (Linnaeus 1766) Lineated WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Melanerpes formicivorus (Swainson 1827) Acorn WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler 1829) Golden-fronted WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Melanerpes pygmaeus (Ridgway 1885) Red-vented WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Melanerpes pucherani (Malherbe 1849) Black-cheeked WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Picoides scalaris (Wagler 1829) Ladder-backed WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Piculus rubiginosus (Swainson 1820) Golden-olive WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaues 1766) Yellow-bellied SapsuckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Picidae Woodpeckers Veniliornis fumigatus (d'Orbigny 1840) Smoky-brown WoodpeckerAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Ramphastidae Toucans Aulacorhynchus prasinus (Gould 1834) Emerald ToucanetAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Ramphastidae Toucans Pteroglossus torquatus (Gmelin 1788) Collared AraçariAves Piciformes Woodpeckers & Relatives Ramphastidae Toucans Ramphastos sulfuratus Lesson 1830 Keel-billed Toucan

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Aves Podicipediformes Grebes Podicipedidae Grebes Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus 1758) Pied-billed GrebeAves Podicipediformes Grebes Podicipedidae Grebes Tachybaptus dominicus (Linnaeus 1766) Least GrebeAves Procellariiformes Shearwaters Procellariidae Shearwaters Puffinus lherminieri Lesson 1839 Audubon's ShearwaterAves Procellariiformes Shearwaters Procellariidae Shearwaters Puffinus griseus (Gmelin 1789) Sooty ShearwaterAves Procellariiformes Shearwaters Procellariidae Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus (Brunnich 1764) Manx ShearwaterAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Amazona xantholora (Gray 1859) Yellow-lored ParrotAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Amazona albifrons Sparrman 1788) White-fronted ParrotAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Amazona oratrix Ridgway 1887 Yellow-headed ParrotAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Amazona auropalliata (Lesson 1842) Yellow-naped parrotAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Amazona farinosa (Boddaert 1783) Mealy ParrotAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Amazona autumnalis (Linnaeus 1758) Red-lored ParrotAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Ara macao (Linnaeus 1758) Scarlet MacawAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Aratinga nana (Vigors 1830) Olive-throated parakeetAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Pionopsitta haematotis (Sclater & Salvin 186Brown-hooded ParrotAves Psittaciformes Parrots & Allies Psittacidae Parrots Pionus senilis (Spix 1824) White-crowned ParrotAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Asio stygius (Wagler 1832) Stygian OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan 1763) Short-eared OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Athene cunicularia (Molina 1782) Burrowing OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Bubo virginianus (Gmelin 1788) Great Horned OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Ciccaba nigrolineata (Sclater 1859) Black and White OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Ciccaba virgata (Cassin 1849) Mottled OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Glaucidium brasilianum (Gmelin 1788) Ferruginous Pygmy OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Glaucidium griseiceps Sharpe 1875 Central American Pygmy OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Lophostrix cristata (Daudin 1800) Crested OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Otus guatemalae Vermiculated Screeh-OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Pseudoscops clamator (Vieillot 1808) Striped OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Strigidae Typical Owls Pulsatrix perspicillata (Latham 1790) Spectacled OwlAves Strigiformes Owls Tytonidae Barn Owls Tyto alba (Scopoli 1769) Barn OwlAves Tinamiformes Tinamous Tinamidae Tinamous Crypturellus boucardi (Sclater 1859) Slaty-breasted TinamouAves Tinamiformes Tinamous Tinamidae Tinamous Crypturellus cinnamomeus (Lesson 1842) Thicket TinamouAves Tinamiformes Tinamous Tinamidae Tinamous Crypturellus soui (Hermann 1783) Little TinamouAves Tinamiformes Tinamous Tinamidae Tinamous Tinamus major (Gmelin) 1789 Great TinamouAves Trogoniformes Trogons Trogonidae Trogons Trogon melanocephalus Gould 1836 Black-headed TrogonAves Trogoniformes Trogons Trogonidae Trogons Trogon violaceus Gmelin 1788 Violaceous TrogonAves Trogoniformes Trogons Trogonidae Trogons Trogon collaris Vieillot 1817 Collared TrogonAves Trogoniformes Trogons Trogonidae Trogons Trogon massena Gould 1838 Slaty-tailed Trogon

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Mammalia/Mammals 152 taxaClass Order Order Name Family Family Name Genus Species Subspecies Scientific AuthorEnglish nameMammalia Artiodactyla Even-toed Ungulates Bovidae Cattle Bos taurus Linnaeus 1758 CowMammalia Artiodactyla Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Deer Mazama americana Erxleben 1777 Red Brocket DeerMammalia Artiodactyla Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Deer Mazama pandora Merriam 1901 Gray Brocket DeerMammalia Artiodactyla Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Deer Odocoileus virginianus truei Merriam 1898 White-tailed DeerMammalia Artiodactyla Even-toed Ungulates Tayassuidae Peccaries Dicotyles pecari ringens Link 1795 White-lipped PeccaryMammalia Artiodactyla Even-toed Ungulates Tayassuidae Peccaries Pecari tajacu Linnaeus 1758 Collared PeccaryMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Canidae Dogs Canis latrans goldmani Say 1823 CoyoteMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Canidae Dogs Urocyon cinereoargenteus fraterculus Schreber 1775 Gray FoxMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Felidae Cats Herpailurus yagouaroundi fossata Lacapede 1809 JaguarundiMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Felidae Cats Leopardus pardalis pardalis Linnaeus 1758 OcelotMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Felidae Cats Leopardus wiedii yucatanica Nelson and GoldmanMargayMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Felidae Cats Panthera onca goldmani Mearns 1901 JaguarMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Felidae Cats Puma concolor mayensis Nelson and GoldmanPumaMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Mephitidae Skunks Conepatus semistriatus yucatanesis Goldman 1943 Striped Hog-nosed SkunkMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Mephitidae Skunks Conepatus mesoleucus Lichtenstein 1832 Hog-nosed SkunkMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Mustelidae Weasels Eira barbara senex Thomas 1900 TayraMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Mustelidae Weasels Galictis vittata canaster Nelson 1901 GrisonMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Mustelidae Weasels Lontra longicaudis annectens (Offers, 1818) Neotropical River OtterMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Mustelidae Weasels Mustela frenata perda Hall 1936 Long-tailed WeaselMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Mustelidae Weasels Spilogale putorius yucatanesis Burt 1938 Spotted SkunkMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Phocidae Seals Monachus tropicalis Gray 1850 Caribbean Monk SealMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Procyonidae Raccoons Bassariscus sumichrasti Saussure 1860 RingtailMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Procyonidae Raccoons Nasua narica Linnaeus 1766 CoatimundiMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Procyonidae Raccoons Potos flavus chiriquensis Schreber 1774 KinajouMammalia Carnivora Carnivores Procyonidae Raccoons Procyon lotor shufeldti Nelson and GoldmanRacconMammalia Cetacea Whales, Dolphins and Porpo Balaenopteridae Baleen Whales Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus 1758 Fin WhaleMammalia Cetacea Whales, Dolphins and Porpo Delphinidae Dolphins and Porpoises Globicephala macrorhyncus Gray 1846 Short-finned Pilot WhaleMammalia Cetacea Whales, Dolphins and Porpo Delphinidae Dolphins and Porpoises Stenella longirostris Gray 1828 Spinner DolphinMammalia Cetacea Whales, Dolphins and Porpo Delphinidae Dolphins and Porpoises Stenella frontalis G. Cuvier 1829 Atlantic Spotted DolphinMammalia Cetacea Whales, Dolphins and Porpo Delphinidae Dolphins and Porpoises Steno bredanensis G. Cuvier 1828 Rough-toothed DolphinMammalia Cetacea Whales, Dolphins and Porpo Delphinidae Dolphins and Porpoises Tursiops truncatus Montagu 1821 Bottlenose DolphinMammalia Cetacea Whales, Dolphins and Porpo Physeteridae Sperm Whales Physeter catodon Linaeus 1758 Great Sperm WhaleMammalia Chiroptera Bats Emballonuridae Sac-winged Bats Balantiopteryx io Thomas 1904 Least Sac-winged BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Emballonuridae Sac-winged Bats Centronycteris centralis Fischer 1829 Thomas' BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Emballonuridae Sac-winged Bats Diclidurus albus Wied-Neuwied 1820 Northern Ghost BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Emballonuridae Sac-winged Bats Peropteryx kappleri kappleri Peters 1867 Greater Dog-like BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Emballonuridae Sac-winged Bats Peropteryx macrotis macrotis Wagner 1843 Lesser Dog-like BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Emballonuridae Sac-winged Bats Rhynchonycteris naso Wied-Neuwied 1820 Proboscis BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Emballonuridae Sac-winged Bats Saccopteryx leptura Schreber 1774 Lesser White-lined BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Emballonuridae Sac-winged Bats Saccopteryx bilineata Temminck 1838 Greater White-lined BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Eumops hansae Sanborn 1932 Sanborn's Bonneted BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Eumops auripendulus auripendulus Shaw 1800 Shaw's Mastiff BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Eumops glaucinus glaucinus Wagner 1843 Wagner's Bonneted Bat

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Mammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Eumops bonariensis nanus Miller 1900 Dwarf Mastiff BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Eumops underwoodi underwoodi Goodwin 1940 Underwood's Mastiff BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Molossops greenhalli Goodwin 1958 Greenhall's Dog-faced BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Molossus sinaloae sinaloae J. A. Allen 1906 Allen's Mastiff BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Molossus molossus Pallas 1766 Pallas' Mastiff BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Molossus rufus E. Geoffroy St.-HilairBlack Mastiff BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Molossidae Free-tailed Bats Nyctinomops laticaudatus yucatanica Miller 1902 Broad-tailed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Mormoopidae Leaf-chinned Bats Mormoops megalophylla megalophylla Peters 1864 Ghost-faced BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Mormoopidae Leaf-chinned Bats Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus Smith 1972 Common Moustached BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Mormoopidae Leaf-chinned Bats Pteronotus personatus psilotis Dobson 1878 Wagner's Moustached BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Mormoopidae Leaf-chinned Bats Pteronotus davyi fulvus Thomas 1892 Davy's Nacked-backed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Mormoopidae Leaf-chinned Bats Pteronotus gymnonotus Natterer, 1843 Greater Naked-backed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Natalidae Funnel-eared Bats Natalus stramineus saturatus Dalquest and Hall 1 Mexican Funnel-eared BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Noctilionidae Bulldog Bats Noctilio leporinus mastivus Vahl 1797 Greater Fishing BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Anoura geoffroyi geoffroyi Gray 1838 Geoffroy's Tail-less BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Artibeus lituratus palmarum J. A. Allen and Cha Great Fruit-eating BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Artibeus jamaicensis Leach 1821 Jamaican Fruit-eating BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Artibeus intermedius J. A. Allen 1897 Intermediate Fruit-eating BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Artibeus watsoni Thomas 1901 Thomas' Fruit-eating BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Artibeus phaeotis phaeotis Miller 1902 Pygmy Fruit-eating BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Artibeus toltecus toltecus Saussure 1860 Toltec Fruit-eating BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Carollia castanea H. Allen 1890 Allen's Short-tailed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Carollia brevicauda Schinz 1821 Silky Short-tailed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Carollia perspicillata azteca Saussure 1860 Seba's Short-tailed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Carollia subrufa Hahn 1905 Hahn's Short-tailed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Centurio senex senex Gray 1842 Wrinkle-faced BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Chiroderma villosum jesupi J. A. Allen 1900 Shaggy-haired BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Choeroniscus godmani Thomas 1903 Godman's BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Chrotopterus auritus auritus Peters 1856 Peter's False Vampire BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Desmodus rotundus E. Geoffroy 1810 Common Vampire BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Diphylla ecaudata Spix 1823 Hairy-legged Vampire BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Glossophaga commissarisi commissarisi Gardner 1962 Brown Long-tongued BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Glossophaga soricina handleyi Webster and Jones Common Long-tongued BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Hylonycteris underwoodi underwoodi Thomas 1903 Underwood's Long-tongued BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Lampronycteris brachyotis Dobson 1879 Orange-throated BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Lichonycteris obscura Thomas 1895 Brown Long-tongued BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Lonchorhina aurita aurita Tomes 1863 Tomes's Sword-nosed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Macrophyllum macrophyllum Schinz 1821 Long-legged BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Micronycteris schmidtorum Sanborn 1835 Schmidt's Large-eared BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Micronycteris sylvestris Thomas 1896 Tri-colored Big-eared BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Mimom cozumelae Goldman 1914 Cozumel Golden BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Mimon crenulatum keenani Handley 1960 Striped Spear-nosed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Phylloderma stenops septentrionalis Goodwin 1940 Northern Spear-nosed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Phyllostomus hastatus panamensis JA Allen 1904 Spear-nosed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Phyllostomus discolor verrucosus Elliot 1905 Pale Spear-nosed Bat

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Mammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Platyrrhinus helleri Peters 1866 Heller's Broad-nosed BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Sturnira lilium parvidens Goldman 1917 Yellow-shouldered BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Tonatia brasiliense Peters 1866 Pygmy Round-eared BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Tonatia evotis Davis and Carter 197Davis' Round-eared BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Tonatia saurophila bakeri Spix 1823 Spix's Round-eared BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Trachops cirrhosus coffini Goldman 1925 Fringe-lipped BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Trinycteris nicefori Sanborn 1949 Large-eared BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Uroderma bilobatum molaris Davis 1968 Tent-making BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Vampryodes caraccioli major G. M. Allen 1908 San Pablo BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Vampyressa pusilla thyone Thomas 1909 Little Yellow-eared BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Phyllostomidae Leaf-nosed Bats Vampyrum spectrum Linnaeus 1758 Linneaus' False Vampire BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Thyropteridae Disc-winged Bats Thyroptera tricolor albiventer Tomes 1856 Spix's Disc-winged BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Vespertilionidae Plain-nosed Bats Bauerus dubiaquercus meyeri Pine 1966 Van Gelder's BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Vespertilionidae Plain-nosed Bats Eptesicus furinalis gaumeri J. A. Allen 1897 Argentine Brown BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Vespertilionidae Plain-nosed Bats Lasiurus intermedius intermedius H. Allen 1862 Northern Yellow BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Vespertilionidae Plain-nosed Bats Lasiurus ega xanthinus Thomas 1897 Southern Yellow BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Vespertilionidae Plain-nosed Bats Lasiurus blossevillii frantzii Lesson and Garnot 1Western Red BatMammalia Chiroptera Bats Vespertilionidae Plain-nosed Bats Myotis keaysi pilosotibialis LaVal 1973 Hairy-legged MyotisMammalia Chiroptera Bats Vespertilionidae Plain-nosed Bats Myotis elegans Hall 1962 Elegant MyotisMammalia Chiroptera Bats Vespertilionidae Plain-nosed Bats Rhogeessa tumida H. Allen 1866 Central American Yellow BatMammalia Didelphimorphia Oppossums and Allies Didelphidae Opossums Caluromys derbianus fervidus Thomas 1913 Central American Woolly OpossumMammalia Didelphimorphia Oppossums and Allies Didelphidae Opossums Chironectes minimus argyrodytes Zimmermann 1780 Water OpossumMammalia Didelphimorphia Oppossums and Allies Didelphidae Opossums Didelphis marsupialis tabascensis Linnaeus 1758 Common OpossumMammalia Didelphimorphia Oppossums and Allies Didelphidae Opossums Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 Virginia OpossumMammalia Didelphimorphia Oppossums and Allies Didelphidae Opossums Marmosa mexicana mayensis Merriam 1897 Mexican Mouse OpossumMammalia Didelphimorphia Oppossums and Allies Didelphidae Opossums Marmosa robinsoni ruatanica Bangs 1898 Robinson's Mouse Opossum,PossumMammalia Didelphimorphia Oppossums and Allies Didelphidae Opossums Micoureus alstoni nicaraguae J. A. Allen 1900 Alston's Mouse Opossum, Woolly Mouse OpossuMammalia Didelphimorphia Oppossums and Allies Didelphidae Opossums Philander opossum pallidus Dalquest 1950 Gray Four-eyed OpossumMammalia Insectivora Insectivores Soricidae Shrews Cryptotis parva tropicalis Merriam 1895 Least ShrewMammalia Insectivora Insectivores Soricidae Shrews Cryptotis mayensis Merriam 1901 Maya Small-eared ShrewMammalia Lagomorpha Hares, Pikas and Rabbits Leporidae Rabbits Sylvilagus brasiliensis truei J. Allen 1890 Forest RabbitMammalia Perissodactyla Odd-toed Ungulates Tapiridae Tapirs Tapirus bairdii Gill 1865 Baird's TapirMammalia Primates Apes and Monkeys Cebidae New World Monkeys Alouatta pigra pigra Lawrence 1933 Yucatan Black Howler MonkeyMammalia Primates Apes and Monkeys Cebidae New World Monkeys Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis Kuhl 1820 Yucatán Spider MonkeyMammalia Rodentia Rodents Agoutidae Pacas Agouti paca nelsoni Goldman PacaMammalia Rodentia Rodents Dasyproctidae Agoutis Dasyprocta punctata Gray 1842 Central American AgoutiMammalia Rodentia Rodents Erethizontidae Porcupines Coendou mexicanus mexicanus Kerr 1792 Mexican PorcupineMammalia Rodentia Rodents Geomyidae Gophers Orthogeomys hispidus Le Conte 1852 Hispid Pocket GopherMammalia Rodentia Rodents Heteromyidae Spiny Pocket Mice Heteromys gaumeri J. A. Allen and Cha Gaumer's Spiny Pocket MouseMammalia Rodentia Rodents Heteromyidae Spiny Pocket Mice Heteromys desmarestianus desmarestianus Gray 1868 Desmarest's Spiny Pocket MouseMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Mus musculus brevirostris Waterhouse House MouseMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Nyctomys sumichrasti sumichrasti Sumichrast's Vesper RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Oligoryzomys fulvescens Saussure 1860 Pygmy Rice RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Oryzomys rostratus megadon Merriam 1901 Black-eared Rice RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Oryzomys alfaroi alfaroi J. A. Allen 1891 Alfaro's Rice Rat

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Mammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Oryzomys couesi pinicola Marsh Rice RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Oryzomys couesi Alston 1877 Marsh Rice RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Otonyctomys hatti Anthony 1932 Yucatan Vesper RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Ototylomys phyllotis phyllotis Merriam 1901 Big-eared Climbing RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Peromyscus mexicanus Saussure 1860 Mexican Deer MouseMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Rattus rattus Linnaeus 1758 Roof RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 Norway RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Reithrodontomys gracilis gracillis J. A. Allen and Cha Slender Harvest MouseMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Sigmodon hispidus Say and Ord 1825 Hispid Cotton RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Muridae Rats and Mice Tylomys nudicaudus naudicaudus Peters 1866 Peter's Climbing RatMammalia Rodentia Rodents Sciuridae Squirrels Glaucomys volans goldmani Nelson 1904 Southern Flying SquirrelMammalia Rodentia Rodents Sciuridae Squirrels Sciurus yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1877 Yucatan SquirrelMammalia Rodentia Rodents Sciuridae Squirrels Sciurus deppei vivax Nelson 1901 Deppe's SquirrelMammalia Rodentia Rodents Sciuridae Squirrels Sciurus variegatoides Ogilby 1839 Variegated SquirrelMammalia Sirenia Dugongs and Manatees Trichechidae Manatees Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus 1758 West Indian ManateeMammalia Xenarthra Edentates Dasypodidae Armadillos Cabassous centralis Miller 1899 Northern Naked-tailed ArmadilloMammalia Xenarthra Edentates Dasypodidae Armadillos Dasypus novemcinctus mexicanus Linnaeus 1758 Nine-banded ArmadilloMammalia Xenarthra Edentates Myrmecophagidae Anteaters Cyclopes didactylus mexicanus Hollister 1914 Silky Pygmy AnteaterMammalia Xenarthra Edentates Myrmecophagidae Anteaters Tamandua mexicana mexicana Northern Tamandua

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