Important marine fishes
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MAJOR CULTIVABLE MARINE FISHES
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Pearlspot
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Source: completeaquarium.blogs.comdiannekrumel.com
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Taxonomic Group
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Common name
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Scientific Name
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Finfish
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Cobia
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Rachycentron canadum
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Milk fish
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Chanos chanos
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Mullet
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Mugil cephalus
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Pearlspot
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Etroplus suratensis
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Gilthead (Sea bream)
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Sparus aurata
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Molluscs-Bivalves
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Abalone, black
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Haliotis iris
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Black lip
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H. rubra
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Donkey’s ear
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H. asinina
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Green
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H. fulgens phiippi
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Red
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H. rufescens
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South African
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H. midae
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Clam
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Northern quahog
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Mercenaria mercenaria
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Southern quahog
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M. campechiensis
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Mussel
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Bay
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Mytilus edulis
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Blue
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M.trossulus
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Brown
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Perna perna
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Green
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P. viridis
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Green shell
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P. canaliculus
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Mediterranean
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M. galloprovincialis
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Oyster
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Edible oyster
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Crassostrea gryphoides
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European flat
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Ostrea edulis
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Indian back-water
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C. madrasensis
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Pacific
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C. gigas
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Crustaceans
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Crab, mud
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Scylla serrata
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Crayfish, marron
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Cherax tenuimanus
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Red claw
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C. quadricarinatus
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Red swamp
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Procambarus clarkia
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Lobster
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American
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Homarus americanus
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European
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H. grammarus
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Spiny
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Panulirus sp.
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Shrimp
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Banana
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Penaeus merguiensis
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Black tiger
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Penaeus monodon
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Blue
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Litopenaeus stylirostris
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Chinese
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Fenneropenaeus chinensis
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Indian white
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F. indicus
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Source: apps.acesag.auburn.edu (Milk fish),
Source: http://www.poonamseafood.com/full-images/grey-mullet-fish-808757.jpg (Mullet)
Source: diannekrumel.com (Cobia)
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Last modified: Thursday, 31 May 2012, 10:30 AM
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