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Poroderma africanum This small nocturnal shark prefers the coastal waters off of southern Africa where it hunts crustaceans and small bony fish at night. It is gray with seven dark stripes that run from head to tail, and has gray lobed fins set further back toward the asymmetrical caudal fin than
Danger to Humans Striped catsharks are often caught as bycatch by bottom trawlers

Rhinobatos rhinobatos Guitarfish seem to be somewhere between sharks and rays, with an elongated tubular body and fins on the torso and tail, and a wide, flat pectoral disc at their head. This guitarfish grows to around 55 to 64 inches long, and is chocolate brown on top and white underneath, ide
Danger to Humans The common guitarfish is considered harmless to humans.

Cirrhigaleus asper These dogfish get their name from their rough skin, caused by unusually large denticles (translated as „little teeth“) which are specialized scales designed to make sharks swim more efficiently. They have stout bodies and pointed snouts with large eyes, two dorsal fins with lar
Danger to Humans This species of dogfish is considered harmless to humans.

Pseudobatos lentiginosus Guitarfish look somewhere between a shark and a ray, with the dorsal and caudal fins on the back half of its tubular body, and a narrow pectoral disc at its head. The Atlantic guitarfish is one of the smallest, growing to almost 30 inches, and gray to brown on top with wh
Danger to Humans The Atlantic guitarfish is considered harmless to humans.

Mycteroperca bonaci This oblong reef fish has small eyes over a protruding lower jaw, and a continuous dorsal fin that leads back to its square caudal (tail) fin. It’s an olive gray color with dark blotches and bronze hexagonal shapes on its head and sides. Like most groupers, these all start out
Danger to Humans There have been reported cases of ciguatera from human consumption

Native Flora Flora changes from macroalgae in fresh and brackish waters to seagrass and mangroves as salinity increases. The freshwater habitats of the Everglades are dominated by marsh and slough flora, however the flora changes moving downstream where the freshwater mixes with seawater. Tran
endangered species: a species in danger of becoming extinct that is protected by

Leucoraja garmani These deep-water skates have blunt snouts and lobed pectoral fins that are buff to brown on top and pale yellow-white underneath. Their name comes from the groupings, or rosettes, of darker spots on their shoulders and pectoral fins, which differentiate them from the freckled sk
Danger to Humans Rosette skates are considered harmless to humans.

Ocyurus chrysurus This common snapper prefers schooling in small groups in and around reefs in the Western Atlantic. It has a distinct yellow lateral line that starts off narrow near the eye and widens as it reaches the forked, yellow caudal fin. It has blue-ish or olive sides with yellow spots a
Danger to Humans There have been reports of ciguatera poisoning from human consumption

Carcharhinus albimarginatus This streamline requiem shark tends to appear blue-gray from above, with a bronze sheen, paling to white below. The silvertip name comes from the white tips and borders on all of its fins. It averages between 6 and 8 feet long but can get to be almost 10 feet and over
Danger to Humans The silvertip shark should be treated with caution, as it is potentially

Oligoplites saurus This elongated, silvery fish usually grows to about 10 or 11 inches long, and often has a blue-green or yellow sheen. This game fish should be handled with caution because the spines at its dorsal and anal fins can deliver significantly painful venom. Order – Perciformes Fa
Danger to Humans Leatherjack.