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Reef Fish Essential Fish Habitat for the Gulf of Mexico

The Essential Fish Habitat for Reef Fish in the Gulf of Mexico is represented by this dataset. The area defined is based on the FINAL Generic Amendment Number 3 for Addressing Essential Fish Habitat Requirements, Habitat Areas of Particular Concern, and Adverse Effects of Fishing in the following Fishery Management Plans of the Gulf of Mexico: Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, United States Waters; Red Drum Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources (Mackerels) in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Stone Crab Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Coral and Coral Reefs of the Gulf of Mexico. (March 2005, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, Tampa, FL) The Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan includes the following species: almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana) anchor tilefish (Caulolatilus intermedius) banded rudderfish (S. zonata) blackfin snapper (Lutjanus buccanella) blackline tilefish (Caulolatilus cyanops) black grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) blueline tilefish (C. microps) cubera snapper (L. cyanopterus) dog snapper (L. jocu) dwarf sand perch (Diplectrum bivittatum) gag grouper (M. microlepis) goldface tilefish (C. chrysops) goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara) gray snapper (L. griseus) gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) greater amberjack (S. dumerili) hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris) lesser amberjack (S. fasciata) mahogany snapper (L. mahogoni) marbled grouper (E. inermis) misty grouper (E. mystacinus) mutton snapper (L. analis) Nassau grouper (E. striatus) queen snapper (Etelis oculatus) red hind (Epinephelus guttatus) red grouper (E. morio) red snapper (L. campechanus) rock hind (E. adscensionis) sand perch (Diplectrum formosum) scamp grouper (M. phenax) schoolmaster (L. apodus) silk snapper (L. vivanus) snowy grouper (E. niveatus) speckled hind (E. drummondhayi) tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) Warsaw grouper (E. nigritus) wenchman (Pristipomoides aquilonaris) yellowedge grouper (E .lavolimbatus) yellowfin grouper (M. venenosa) yellowmouth grouper (M. interstitialis) yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)

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Modified 2025-04-04T12:25:33.795Z
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