Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786)
japonesa, tobi, galafate,
black durgon
0-75
Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
puerquito, cocuyo
sargassum triggerfish
0-240,
FAMILIA MONACANTHIDAE
LIJAS
FILEFISHES
Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855
lija pecosa, pereza
dotterel filefish
10-500
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
lija unicornio, pereza
unicorn filefish
1-50
Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
lija naranja, pereza
orange filefish
3-900
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
lija trompa, pereza
scrawled filefish
3-120
Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1942)
lija motas naranja, pereza,
orangespotted filefish
3-50
Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)
lija ribeteada, pereza, peje puerco
fringed filefish
0-50
Monacanthus tuckeri Bean, 1906
lija delgada, pereza
slender filefish
2-50
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
lija cabecichata, pereza
planehead filefish
0-80
Stephanolepis setifer (Bennett, 1831)
lija pigmea, pereza
pigmy filefish
0-80
FAMILIA OSTRACIIDAE
CHAPINES
BOXFISHES
Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876
chapín panal
honeycomb cowfish
3-80
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
chapín veteado, toro
scrawled cowfish
0-80
Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
chapín moteado
spotted trunkfish
0-210
Lactophrys trigonus (LInnaeus, 1758)
chapín jorobado, gallina
buffalo trunkfish
2-50
Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
chapín liso
smooth trunkfish
0-50
FAMILIA TETRAODONTIDAE
TAMBORILES
PUFFERS
Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
tambor liso, ratón, conejo, tamboril
smooth puffer
10-180
Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
tambor oceánico, tamboril
oceanic puffer
10-476
Sphoeroides dorsalis Longley, 1934
tamboril veteado, tambor
marbled puffer
10-100
Sphoeroides marmoratus (Lowe, 1838)
tamboril lomoespinoso, tambor
Guinean puffer
0-100
Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848) tamboril cabezón, tambor
blunthead puffer
50-480
Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1782)
tamboril colilistado, tambor
bandtail puffer
2-70
Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
tamboril cuadriculado, tambor
checkered puffer
0-48
FAMILIA DIODONTIDAE
GUANABANOS
BURRFISHES
Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter, 1897
guanábano escamudo, puercoespín
web burrfish
1-44
Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758
guanábano moteado, puercoespín
balloonfish
2-100
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758
puercoespín, erizo, guanábano
porcupinefish
2-50
FAMILIA MOLIDAE
PECES SOL
MOLAS
Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)
pez sol colipuya, mola
sharptail mola
0-670
Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
pez sol oceánico, mola
ocean sunfish
0-300
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japonesa, tobi, galafate,
black durgon
0-75
Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus, 1758)
puerquito, cocuyo
sargassum triggerfish
0-240,
FAMILIA MONACANTHIDAE
LIJAS
FILEFISHES
Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855
lija pecosa, pereza
dotterel filefish
10-500
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
lija unicornio, pereza
unicorn filefish
1-50
Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
lija naranja, pereza
orange filefish
3-900
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
lija trompa, pereza
scrawled filefish
3-120
Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani, 1942)
lija motas naranja, pereza,
orangespotted filefish
3-50
Monacanthus ciliatus (Mitchill, 1818)
lija ribeteada, pereza, peje puerco
fringed filefish
0-50
Monacanthus tuckeri Bean, 1906
lija delgada, pereza
slender filefish
2-50
Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
lija cabecichata, pereza
planehead filefish
0-80
Stephanolepis setifer (Bennett, 1831)
lija pigmea, pereza
pigmy filefish
0-80
FAMILIA OSTRACIIDAE
CHAPINES
BOXFISHES
Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876
chapín panal
honeycomb cowfish
3-80
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
chapín veteado, toro
scrawled cowfish
0-80
Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
chapín moteado
spotted trunkfish
0-210
Lactophrys trigonus (LInnaeus, 1758)
chapín jorobado, gallina
buffalo trunkfish
2-50
Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
chapín liso
smooth trunkfish
0-50
FAMILIA TETRAODONTIDAE
TAMBORILES
PUFFERS
Lagocephalus laevigatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
tambor liso, ratón, conejo, tamboril
smooth puffer
10-180
Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
tambor oceánico, tamboril
oceanic puffer
10-476
Sphoeroides dorsalis Longley, 1934
tamboril veteado, tambor
marbled puffer
10-100
Sphoeroides marmoratus (Lowe, 1838)
tamboril lomoespinoso, tambor
Guinean puffer
0-100
Sphoeroides pachygaster (Müller & Troschel, 1848) tamboril cabezón, tambor
blunthead puffer
50-480
Sphoeroides spengleri (Bloch, 1782)
tamboril colilistado, tambor
bandtail puffer
2-70
Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758)
tamboril cuadriculado, tambor
checkered puffer
0-48
FAMILIA DIODONTIDAE
GUANABANOS
BURRFISHES
Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan & Rutter, 1897
guanábano escamudo, puercoespín
web burrfish
1-44
Diodon holacanthus Linnaeus, 1758
guanábano moteado, puercoespín
balloonfish
2-100
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758
puercoespín, erizo, guanábano
porcupinefish
2-50
FAMILIA MOLIDAE
PECES SOL
MOLAS
Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840)
pez sol colipuya, mola
sharptail mola
0-670
Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758)
pez sol oceánico, mola
ocean sunfish
0-300
206